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FEATUREGIVING BACK,HOW ELLER WILDCATS AREAFFECTING POSITIVE CHANGE.DOING GOODThe daily newscast — and theconstant updates on your Internethome page — might suggest thatthere’s little in the way of goodto report in the world. War, politicalunrest, natural disaster, andtragedy warrant prime placementon the news ticker. But out ofthose headlines, many smallerstories grow — stories aboutindividuals who are invested inmaking a difference right now,and for the future.Two years after HurricaneKatrina, Eller undergraduates tryto give back to the still-ravagedcity of New Orleans. Amidgrowing concerns about climatechange, students in the McGuireCenter for Entrepreneurshipconceive venture plans aroundgreen business concepts. And twoextraordinary women in the MPAand MBA programs each make ittheir life’s work to reach out tounderprivileged youth.For many students at the EllerCollege of Management, affectingpositive change in the world isn’tan abstract, unattainable ideal. It’sas simple as participating in theannual Eller College Philanthropyevent in December. It’s asimportant as the bottom line.It’s a way of life.Accounting senior Tanner Detro in New Orleans.PricewaterhouseCoopers photo18 ELLER PROGRESS THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONAWWW.ELLER.ARIZONA.EDUFALL / WINTER 2007 19