nonprofit enterprise, and more specialized elective courses cover global corporate responsibility, global ethics and social entrepreneurship. Butkus had been on many service trips with Habitat for Humanity to various locations, but she said this trip made a deeper impact on her life. “The experience was more than I could have ever imagined,” Butkus said. “I saw how these people spoke, shared with each other, appreciated our presence, interacted and how they simply lived.” After graduation this spring, Butkus will go to work for GE Capital in its financial management program. She plans to stay connected with Business Without Borders and with her contacts in Kenya whether it is through simple updates or supporting future projects. “Business is for the betterment of the common good and this experience exemplified that,” Butkus said.
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