Continuing Education

Hesburgh Lecture Series

The Hesburgh Lecture Series continues with exciting speakers presenting topics that affect many in the world around us. Dates are being finalized with the University, please watch NDCD emails as well as check back with the website for updates.

Fall 2011 - Dr. Carolyn Woo on "Building Ethical Cultures: Can it Be Done?"

When: September 22, 2011

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Event Details

When:
Thursday, September 22, 2011
6-7 PM - Lecture
7-8 PM - Post-Lecture Reception

Where:
Newman Center for the Performing Arts
University of Denver
2344 E. Iliff Ave.
Denver, CO

Parking is available for a fee in the adjacent Newman Center parking garage. They may also be street parking available, however many of the streets are restricted to one hour parking only.

Who:
All members of the Denver community are invited and encouraged to attend. Please feel free to invite others.

What:
Please join our sponsors Notre Dame Club of Denver, Notre Dame Alumni Association, University of Denver and Regis University in welcoming Dr. Carolyn Y Woo, Martin J. Gillen Dean and Ray and Milann Siegfried Professor in Entrepreneurial Studies, Mendoza College of Business.

The topic of  Dr. Woo's lecture will be: “Building Ethical Cultures, Can it be Done?”.

Dr. Woo is currently the dean of the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame and will serve as the President/CEO of Catholic Relief Services effective January 2012. Dr. Woo is a distinguished speaker and has focused on ethics and service throughout much of her academic career. Please join us in making her visit to Denver and one of her last lectures as a Notre Dame a very special evening.

RSVP:
The event is free, however registration is required. To register, please click on the Registration button at the top of the page.

For More Information:
Contact the Lecture Organizers:
Betsy Poell (Betsy.Poell@gmail.com)
Mike Fitzpatrick (j.michael_fitzpatrick@comcast.net)

More About the Speaker:

Carolyn Yauyan Woo

Current:
Martin J. Gillen Dean and Ray and Milann Siegfried Professor in Entrepreneurial Studies
Mendoza College of Business
University of Notre Dame.
Effective January 1, 2012:
President and CEO
Catholic Relief Services.

Dr. Woo assumed the deanship of the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame in 1997. The Mendoza College of Business, frequently recognized as the leading business school in ethics education and research, currently is ranked No. 1 for its undergraduate business program by Bloomberg Businessweek for the second consecutive year. Previously, Dr. Woo served as Associate Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Purdue University. She joined Purdue as assistant professor in 1981, became full professor in 1991 and directed the Professional Master's Programs in the Krannert School of Management from 1993 to 1995.

Dr. Woo's research focuses on strategy, entrepreneurship and organizational systems. She lectures regularly on individual integrity, ethical systems and corporate citizenship. Dean Woo received the International Council for Small Business Distinguished Scholar Award, Best Paper Award (Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management, 1991, 1992) and the Salgo-Noren Award for Outstanding Teaching in the Master's Programs. In 1997, she was inducted into the Order of the Griffin by Purdue University for service and commitment. In 1998, Change, a publication of the American Association for Higher Education, named Dr. Woo one of 40 Young Leaders of the Academy. Dr. Woo received the 2002 Excellence Award for Education from the Asian American Alliance and the 2003 John S. Day Distinguished Alumni Academic Service Award from Purdue University. She holds honorary doctorates from the University of St. Francis, Lewis University and Providence College. She was elected Chair of the AACSB International, the global accreditation body for business schools in 2002. The Mendoza College was recognized in 2010 by Catholic Charities USA with a Centennial Medal for its contribution in providing service to the poor.

Dr. Woo is married to David E. Bartkus and they have two sons, Ryan and Justin, who are both Notre Dame graduates.