News+Update!

 = Kinard CARES News Update! =

** Kinard Collaborates With CSU Graduate MBA Leadership Program ** ** April 20, 2011 **

Students in the **Kinard CARES** environmental leadership class had the unique opportunity to participate in a leadership development challenge course sponsored by C**olorado State University Graduate Students** in a business administration program. The MBA final project **SOAL: Step Out And Lead**, focused on designing a business model that could effectively teach and develop 21st century leadership skills for students. The session began with a discussion to develop an understanding of the four phases of successful teams (forming, storming, norming, performing). After a brief introduction, students participated in a hands-on, interactive challenge course outside the school. The leadership course was designed to help students experience the dynamics of leadership and teamwork while developing problem solving skills. After working through a variety of scenarios in small groups, the class discussed they key components of successful teams and effective leadership qualities. This unique collaboration between middle school students and higher education college students provided an enhanced learning environment for both groups. This is the second time that Kinard C.A.R.E.S. has collaborated with CSU graduate students. Watch the video below to see another collaboration with Brian Dunbar's Construction Management graduate students in a lecture hall on campus last year.

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** Kinard Students Speak At Colorado Recycling Summit ** ** June 7, 2010 ** This summer two of Kinard's most outstanding students will travel to Steamboat Springs Colorado to present how Kinard CARES uses social media to spread environmental awareness at the state wide Summit for Recycling. The two students involved also happen to be sisters, Nicole and Juliet Mullen. The annual Summit for Recycling draws in thousands of participants state wide in an effort to educate about recycling innovations. Kinard CARES is proud to offer students unique opportunities like this one to help develop leadership capacity and 21st century skills. See Nicole and Juliets presentation here: Link to Colorado Association for Recycling Here.

** __KINARD C.A.R.E.S. IN THE NEWS__: ** ** Northern Colorado Business Report: When Worms Meet Wikis: [|Click Here] ** ** Colorado State University Graduate Level Collaboration Project: [|Click Here] ** ** Brown on Green Article: Green Schools Improve Student Performance: Click Here ** **Student Leaders Speak At Colorado Recycling Summit In Steamboat:** **Click Here ** ** SOAL Leadership Project Collaboration With CSU Masters in Business: ****Click Here ** ** Kinard C.A.R.E.S. Awarded Red Apple Recycling Grant On Earth Day: ** **Click Here **