Frequently Asked Questions

PRME, Principles for Responsible Management Education, is a United Nations-supported platform to raise the profile of sustainability in schools around the world. The School of Management joined PRME in 2015. Please refer to our projects and reports in the “About PRME” section.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. SDGs are a collection of 17 global goals set by the United Nations in 2015. Please refer to our “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” section.

The UN Global Compact is the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative and network that enthusiastically supports the SDGs. Please refer to the SDGs Explained to Business.

You may choose from the suggested list of research questions and topics, or you can develop your own topic. Refer to the following sources for new ideas and inspiration: World Business Council for Sustainable Development—SDG Business Hub, including the CEO Guide to the SDGs, Business Action, and more. UN Global Compact—Making Global Goals Local Business—A New Era for Responsible Business.

All kinds of projects, individual or group, will be accepted—papers and presentations, qualitative and quantitative studies (including modeling and forecasting), business proposals and analysis of best practices, and creative and innovative ideas for new ventures and business models—there are no limits on the project formats.

There is no limit to how many people can be on a project team, but they must all be Cal Lutheran students. However, the team may include recent graduates as long as they were students at the time of project completion.

Yes, all students/recent alumni who were enrolled /took courses during this academic year are eligible.

You may submit your project independently or in collaboration with faculty outside the coursework. It can be part of your internship, graduate assistantship or other extracurricular activities.

No, you don’t need a faculty member to approve or sponsor your project. However, if you decide to submit the course assignment (e.g., paper, business plan, case study) as your project, you may ask your professor to mentor you. Please note: it is your responsibility to ensure your project adheres to the PRiME competition project guidelines.

You may ask a faculty member to be your mentor or you can contact faculty member Valeria Makarova (vmakarova@CalLutheran.edu). Put ‘PRiME Project’ in the email subject line.

Yes, you can build your project on the previously started (or completed) schoolwork during your studies at CalLutheran.

Yes, both graduate and undergraduate students from all programs and majors in the School of Management are invited to participate in the PRiME Competition. Collaboration across SOM majors and programs is highly encouraged.

There are no specific requirements. However, we would advise not to exceed 15 pages (plus attachments if needed, in the same file). The paper should be in APA format and use as many references as necessary for the project to be your own ideas and not plagiarized. You will submit your project as a PDF file.

Yes, you can use the Writing Center as you would with any other papers or writing assignments for your classes.

No, the PRiME team is not authorized to provide any extra credit for participating in the competition. Assigning extra credit is solely at professors’ discretion, as your project may be part of the course assignments. Ask your professor about the extra-credit policies related your submission.

Participating in this business competition will provide great opportunities for learning new skills, networking and building your professional resume. You can also win cash prizes. Grand Prize: $700, 1st Place: $500, 2nd Place: $300, People's Choice: $700.

The winners receive a cash prize, will be featured in the next PRME report and on the School of Management PRiME webpages. The winners will be announced on the School of Management social media channels. All participants in the competition will receive a certificate of participation.

Project application must be submitted by March 1st, 2023. Competition presentation, including video and presentation files, must be submitted by April 3rd, 2023. 

Yes, each participant in the competition receives a certificate. The certificates will be provided electronically.

You apply on the PRiME website under the section titled, “Apply for Competition”. Refer to the checklist and make sure that you have both your project and executive summary ‘Links2-SDGs’ ready.

Links2-SDGs is a page-long summary that explains how your project theme, scope and purpose are related to the SDGs and address global challenges. This summary will be submitted as part of the application process, included in your project paper. Writing a good summary is an important part of getting the maximum score on project relevance and being selected to compete in the competition.

Yes, you may submit more than one project.

You (or your team lead) should receive a confirmation and further instructions within two weeks after project submission.

There are three key elements: project, one page executive summary (Links2-SDGs), and video presentation with supporting poster or slide presentation component. The projects are evaluated based on how the project theme, scope and purpose are related to SDGs and address global challenges. Hence, writing a good Links2-SDGs summary is important. Judging rubric assesses the project/paper content, concept, relevance, quality-effort, depth-breadth, professionalism. 

The judges of the PRiME Competition will be selected from the Cal Lutheran School of Management Alumni community, Cal Lutheran community (outside the School of Management) and an industry professional whose organization supports the SDGs.

The provided poster/PPT guidelines and templates are offered to help you with designing your presentation, Please make sure you include your name, project title and ‘Links2-SDGs’ statement. The rest is up to you. Unleash your creativity!

Preferably all team members are represented in the video presentation, however, only one team member is required to present. Team members should determine before the presentation how the team will split the winnings, if that should happen and all team members are not present.

Preferably all team members are represented in the video presentation, however, only one team member is required to present. Team members should determine before the presentation how the team will split the winnings, if that should happen and all team members are not present.