Center for Sustainable Business Practices
Industry & Alumni

Get Connected. Below are the most common ways industry and alumni work with the Center for Sustainable Business Practices. If you would like additional information or have idea you wish to share, please contact the center's program manager at 541-346-3356.

• Post a Job or Internship: UO JobLink is a searchable database of jobs and internships. UO JobLink reaches students of all majors, including business students. Companies can self-post jobs on UO JobLink. To get started, visit the following link and follow the instructions: http://uocareer.uoregon.edu/employer.


• Hire Our Graduates: Several venues exist for recruiting firms to engage our students, including hosting an information/recruiting session, taking part in an industry panel discussion series, or hosting a group of students on site. To learn more visit Lundquist College of Business's Career Services.


• Interview on Campus: Conducting interviews at the green Lillis Business Complex is a great way to connect with candidates and get valuable exposure for your company.  To find out about the best time to conduct interviews on campus, please call Bill Sherman in Lundquist College Career Service, 541-346-3696, wsherman@uoregon.edu.


• Visit as a Guest Speaker:  Business professionals inspire our students and faculty with frank insights about the challenges and rewards or practicing sustainable business. The center brings a range of industry leaders from around the country in as guest lecturers and speakers as special events. From more, contact the center's program manager at 541-346-3356.
  


• Work with a Student Consulting Team: Companiesinterested in participating in either in class projects or StrategicPlanning Projects are always welcome! Partners who have worked with our students in the past represent thevariety of businesses in the Pacific Northwest--small and large, forprofit and not for profit, manufacturing to service, public andprivate. From more, contact the center's program manager at 541-346-3356.


• Be an Executive in Residence: Each term the Center for Sustainable Business Practices hosts executives-in-residence. These individuals spend several days on campus working with students and faculty in a variety of settings – classroom guest lectures, business plan evaluations, brown-bag seminar lunches, Club speakers, and research reviews. These executives-in-residence give generously of their time and insights to bring an active and real-world focus to the studies in our classrooms. Our executive-in-residence program allows you to interact with our students and faculty, advise them of the challenges that await them, and be an active part of their learning. From more, contact the center's program manager at 541-346-3356.


• Continue Your Lifelong Learning with Executive Education: The Lundquist College of Business offers companies throughout the Pacific Northwest executive and customized learning opportunities through our Oregon Business Institute in Portland, Oregon.  These executive education courses are designed to address your company’s specific needs, blending theory with the practical application of sustainable business tools.  The center works with the Oregon Business Institute and individual companies to design and structure a program that meets their needs.  Contact the Oregon Business Institute for more information at obi.uoregon.edu or call 503-276-3622.


• Building Sustainable Management throughout the Organization: The University of Oregon’s Sustainability Leadership program offers another continuing education alternative. The program, based in the UO’s Portland White Stag block, offers a series of noncredit workshops. Participants who attend ten workshops will receive the certificate of completion in sustainability leadership from the University of Oregon. The program was launched in 2003 and to date has served hundred of people and organizations.