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Headlines State University, Elizabeth City State University, Harris-Stowe State Uni- versity, Howard University, Ken- tucky State University, Morehouse College, and University of Texas San Antonio. Others receiving grants are Bennett College for Women, Col- lege of Menomonee Nation, Ecu- menical Theological Seminary, Haskell College, Jarvis Christian College, Lane College, Los Angeles Trade Technical, Shaw University, Spelman College, Stillman College, Tougaloo College, United Tribes Technical College, Voorhees Col- lege, and Wilberforce University. The Wharton Redesign: Customized, Lifelong Going Green at Minority Schools The Institute for Capacity Building, part of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), has awarded 23 green plan- ning grants to minority-serving insti- tutions to help them plan sustainabil- ity initiatives. The $240,000 in grant money will help insure that future construction on these campuses can be certified under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. The grant project is run in partnership with the Thur- good Marshall College Fund, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, and Second Nature. The project, known as the Building Green at Minority- Serving Institutions Initiative, was funded by a $1.8 million grant from The Kresge Foundation. In addition to the planning grants, the UNCF program offers training, technical support, networking activi- 10 BizEd MARCH /APRIL 2011 ties, and resources for minority-serv- ing colleges and universities commit- ted to going green. Grant recipients will establish campus climate action plans and sustainability committees and take at least two tangible steps toward reducing campus carbon emissions. The colleges will share accomplishments and best practices during the National Building Green Learning Institute to be held April 7 to 9 in Atlanta. Grant recipients also participated in a baseline pilot sustainability survey of 101 minority-serving institutions, the results of which will be made available online at www.uncfbuilding green.info. Ini- tial results indicate that more than 90 percent of participating schools have campus recycling programs, but more than 80 percent currently have no LEED-certified buildings. Institutions receiving grants include nine AACSB members: Cali- fornia State University Northridge, Clark-Atlanta University, Delaware The Wharton Business School of the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia is one of the most recent business schools to implement significant changes to its curriculum as a way to meet the changing demands of students and organizations. Late last year, after a multiyear study on the evolving role of business educa- tion, the school announced that it is redesigning its MBA program to allow students greater flexibility in customizing their programs and additional opportunities for personal reflection. Most radically, the new program envisions business as a lifelong "knowledge partnership" between Wharton and its graduates, offering tuition-free executive education train- ing for new MBA graduates. "Our research shows that this generation of business leaders wants greater control over educational choices, continued exposure to peers with global experience, and more opportunity in their academic experi- ence to self-analyze," says Thomas DAVID MALAN/GETTY IMAGES