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Griffith MBA students will experience what it’s like to shape strategy for one of the world’s biggest companies, thanks to senior lecturer Dr Stephanie Schleimer.
Dr Schleimer was one of five academics selected from business schools around the world to gain access to the Aspen Institute’s raw case data used in their 2017 Business & Society International MBA Case Competition.
This year’s case was authored by the Yale School of Management and featured IBM’s pro bono work.
“It sits perfectly at the intersection of innovation, strategy and social responsibility,”  Dr Schleimer said.
Griffith University competition participants spent 72 hours in lockdown with the aim of developing a strategy for the IBM Corporate Service Corps, a global pro-bono consulting program which provides leadership training to its staff and improve communities served by IBM’s host organisations.
Students were asked to find ways for the company to increase its social impact while preserving the more tangible aspects of

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Benjamin Shannon will play alongside some of the world’s best jazz musicians at the Banff International Workshop for Jazz and Creative Music next month.
The Queensland Conservatorium graduate is one of just 48 musicians from around the world selected to attend the intensive 3-week workshop in Canada’s Rocky Mountains.
The talented young drummer, who graduated from the Bachelor of Music in 2015, is still celebrating the good news.
“I put in a last minute application, not expecting anything, and not knowing if I was ready,” he said.
“The fact that I’m going is still sinking in – it’s going to be a life-changing experience.”
Queensland Conservatorium Head of Jazz Dr Stephen Newcomb said the workshop was a “tremendous career opportunity”.
“There is a real emphasis on improvisation and exploring diverse approaches to music making at Banff, and the faculty features some of the most renowned musicians in the world,” he said.
“Attendance at a workshop such as this

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Human survival depends on safe, secure and sustainable access to important resources such as food, fresh water and energy.
However, with less than 3 per cent of the earth’s total water volume being fresh water, this essential resource is relatively scarce. Many people in the developed world take for granted their access to fresh water with an unlimited supply available at any time within their own house.
This is not the case for many people living in other parts of the world, where up to 2 million people die every year from preventable water borne diseases. During early January this year, 17 students from Griffith Sciences Group travelled to Siem Reap in Cambodia to implement a community aid project to supply safe drinking water to villagers.
The study tour and community aid project was led by Dr Graham Jenkins, a senior lecturer in the Griffith School of Engineering.
Students studying degrees in Engineering, Industrial

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With increasing interest in developing Gulf of Carpentaria catchments, a new Northern Hub project is improving our understanding of how water resource development could impact the health and productivity of floodplains, coastal areas and biodiversity (including fisheries) in the Gulf.
The water that flows into the Gulf of Carpentaria along the Flinders, Gilbert and Mitchell rivers and floodplains supports diverse ecosystems and nationally significant wetlands, as well as important recreational and commercial fisheries.
Project Leader Professor Michele Burford, of the Australian Rivers Institute at Griffith University, explains that information generated through the project will help government make informed management decisions.
“In particular we need to know how changing flow in the rivers earmarked for future development will affect aquatic production, wetland and coastal ecosystems, and biodiversity within the Gulf,” Professor Burford said.
“Our study will help us better understand the downstream impacts of water resource development in the Gulf catchments and hence the tradeoffs between the environmental, fisheries,

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You’ve probably seen one if you’ve snorkelled a reef but little do people know that the beautiful feather star and sea-lily could one day be the source of new medicines.
Griffith University scientists Dr Yunjiang Feng, Dr Shahan Khokhar and Associate Professor Rohan Davis have undertaken an in-depth study of the chemical makeup of feather stars and sea-lilies – the first since the 1970s – in an effort to comprehensively document the chemistry and biological activity of these unique sea creatures.
The work aims to help future researchers worldwide in their quest for new natural products and potential drugs from these marine sources.
Their comprehensive review, published on the front cover of the prestigious international journal Natural Product Reports, revealed the chemistry, biology, and taxonomy of more than 50 feather stars and sea-lilies – collectively known as crinoids.
Researchers also highlighted current challenges associated with studying these organisms, and provided insights and directions into

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