ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS we heartily congratulate the ten student writers published here and extend a warm thank you to all the numerous contributors to this fifth edition of The Call. I thank all for their hard work and dedication. We collected more than 1,000 student essays from Business and Its Publics 2017 (BIP), and all these writers are the ultimate inspiration for this magazine. It is our hope that current and future writers are moved by the high caliber of their prose and the challenging ideas contained in their work. We selected ten winning essays primarily based on compelling content and powerful composition. Evidence of critical thinking, too, was paramount. We looked for specific “calls for corporate action” that were realistic, creative, passionate, and unique. We tried to display a mix of current student thinking within a complementary collection of topics. Finally, to demonstrate the complexity of societal connections, we looked for interesting insights into the interrelations between business, society, and government. This publication was written, assembled, and edited by NYU students - most notably by our editors Amy Dong, Catherine O’Connor, Dorit Sosnowik, and Jessica Marion Modi – with timely editorial help from Greta Li, Jenny Yae, and Kyle Lai; thank you. We also could not have completed this publication without our talented art designer, Kelly Xie, and our skilled graphic artist and photographer, Jonny Byrne. Their work is present on every page, and the dramatic results speak for themselves. Thank you to NYU Stern Undergraduate Dean Geeta Menon for her gracious opening letter and to Professor Batia Wiesenfeld for her introduction to the BIP course. Thank you
also to the dedicated instructors who facilitate the weekly discussions, critical thinking, and writing sessions that make up Business and Its Publics: Inquiry and Discourse. Their instruction is evident within all these essays. NYU Stern’s professional faculty lead the smaller “inquiry” discussions and thanks are due to all: Azish Filabi, Barbara Holt, Batia Wiesenfeld, Bruce Buchanan, Caroll Newell, Casey O’Connor, David Segall, Jeff Carr, Joe Foudy, Larry White, Maria Patterson, Mark Brennan, Matt Statler, Mira Dewji, Rachel Kowal, Shelly London, Sophie Rifkin, and Tara Wadhwa. Discourse instructors lead the critical writing portion of the class, and without their dedication, this publication would not have been possible. While I facilitate much of the discourse curriculum, I collaborate with numerous colleagues who help put the plans into play. Thank you to Alec Applebaum, Aya Tanaka, Brian Hanssen, Bruce Meyerson, Caroll Newell, Claudia Caruana, Ellen Pluta, Jessy Hsieh, Larry Menna, Laura Noren, Matt DeBord, Paul Melton, Rob Lyon, Robert DiYanni, Robert Wosnitzer, Tim Gilman, Tim Glencross, Tim Wood, and Irv Schenkler. Finally, for all their support and guidance, I would like to thank Bruce Buchanan, the C.W. Nichols Professor of Business Ethics and Director of the Business & Society Program; Batia Wiesenfeld, the Andre J.L. Koo Professor of Management and Chair of the Management and Organizations Department; and Professor Susan Stehlik, Chair of Management Communication. Thank you, one and all.
JEFFREY J. YOUNGER Clinical Associate Professor, Management Communication
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