Currently, there are only two facilities in the U.S. that specialize in end-of-life care for children. In the article, Lindenfelser attributes this to the discomfort people feel toward the idea of terminally ill children. “In our culture there’s a lot more satisfaction in funding research for a cure,” she says.

In addition to caring for the patients, facilities such as the one Crescent Cove intends to build offer much-needed respite for the parents and families of the children. Caring for these children is often a taxing, 24/7 job that can take precedence over the parenting role. The article quotes one parent of an ill child as saying, “In those precious last moments, I’d like to stop being the lead nurse, doctor, therapist and just go back to being Mom.”

Read: on the Star Tribune site.

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“We use a team approach, because in the real world, that’s how business works,” says Dave Conrad, assistant director of the MBA program in Rochester. The teams of students are selected by the faculty to provide a balanced mix of different skills and specialties that are best suited for each “real-world” partner.

The teams help businesses and non-profits by developing marketing plans, strategic plans, feasibility studies, new product launches, and business initiatives for them. This capstone project concludes with a formal presentation and detailed report to the partner organization.

The MBA students have worked with 18 organizations in Rochester and 60 in the Twin Cities over the last three years. They have included groups like Mayo Clinic, Rochester Public Utilities, the Rochester Post-Bulletin, and the Rochester Civic Theater. They even helped a group that is trying to start a children’s museum in Rochester.

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