Loyola to hold 3rd annual Building a Better World Through Business event

Loyola University Maryland’s Sellinger School of Business and Management will present Building a Better World Through Business, an annual series of events
celebrating ways that businesses create sustainable economic and social development
in their communities. The series will take place March 26–28, 2019, on Loyola’s Evergreen
campus.

“In the Sellinger School, faculty help our students recognize the role business plays
in supporting and strengthening a community,” said Kathleen A. Getz, Ph.D., dean of
the Sellinger School. “Building a Better World Through Business offers our campus
community an opportunity to consider how we might be part of bringing about positive
change in Baltimore through innovation, collaboration, and community partnerships.”

The Building a Better World Through Business event series begins with a keynote address
by Bill Strickland, executive chairman of the Manchester Bidwell Corporation—an extraordinary
jobs training center and community arts program. He will present “The Art of Leadership,
and the Business of Social Change,” on Tuesday, March 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the McManus
Theatre. A reception and book signing will follow the presentation.

Strickland leads his staff in working with corporations, community leaders, and schools
to give disadvantaged children and adults the opportunities they need to build a better
future. His centers are open in many cities across the country including Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati, San Francisco, Grand Rapids, New Haven, Boston, and Buffalo; with many
more in the planning stages, including international centers in Israel, London, and
Japan.

Strickland is also the author of Make the Impossible Possible, a recipient of The
White House’s “Coming Up Taller” Award, and the founder of the Grammy-winning MCG Jazz, the most successful jazz subscription series in America. He was named one of the
25 members of the White House Council for Community Solutions by then-President Barack
Obama and was honored by the United States Senate for his contribution to social innovation.

The week will also include:

• On Wednesday, March 27, the “Build Your World Career Fair 2019,” will be held at McGuire
Hall East from 4–6 p.m. Students will have the opportunity to meet with primarily
for-profit companies—many of whom hire all majors, offer full-time, part-time, and
internship opportunities. For more information and to register for the event, students
may sign up in Handshake.

• An entrepreneurial poster and pitch competition, “Rising to the Challenge: Ideas to
Help Build a Better Baltimore,” will take place on Wednesday, March 27, from 6–8 p.m.
in McGuire Hall West. Students will respond to the prompt, “Loyola students: What’s
your idea? Develop an initiative, service, or product that contributes to Baltimore’s
economic and social well-being.”

• A breakfast and panel discussion, “Loyola, Business, and Community Partners: Coming
Together to Build a Better Baltimore,” will explore the relationship between business
and community partners in driving Baltimore’s growth and development. The panelists
are Augie Chiasera, president of Greater Baltimore/Chesapeake Region at M&T Bank;
Tyson Garith, director of partnerships and business services at Strong City Baltimore;
Kelly Hodge-Williams, ’89, former president and CEO of Business Volunteers Maryland;
and Michael Walton, principal of Tower Hill Atlantic, LLC, founding principal of Atlantic
Investment Associates, and member of the board of sponsors for the Sellinger School
of Business and Management. John Brothers, president of the T. Rowe Price Foundation
and Program for Charitable Giving, will moderate the panel discussion. The event will
be held on Thursday, March 28, with breakfast at 8:30 a.m. and discussion from 9–11
a.m. in Loyola’s 4th Floor Program Room located in the Andrew White Student Center.

Building a Better World Through Business events are free and open to the public. Registration
is required.