Villa Joseph Marie Case Study Competition
MISSION MEETS MONEY
The Case Study Competition at Villa Joseph Marie High School offers a cross-disciplinary experience that teaches students the positive impact of balancing mission and money. Through real-world case studies, students get hands-on learning with leadership lessons necessary to navigate ethical crossroads. The competition highlights the significance of a strong moral compass when making key leadership decisions.
HOW IT WORKS
Selected students interview leaders in business and education.
Students from Villa interview business executives from for-profit and nonprofit companies to learn firsthand how successful leaders maintain their values while managing the bottom line, specifically within the context of a difficult professional crossroads. Most recently, students have conducted on-site interviews in Philadelphia and New York City.
Teams of students develop cases based on the interviews.
The students then develop cases based on the interviews. These cases serve as the foundation for the regional high school Case Study Competition. The cases are written by students with the help of advisors and distributed to teams from participating area high schools.
Teams formulate and present case recommendations.
Teams of 3-5 students each from area high schools create a slide deck, formulate a case recommendation, and present their cases to a judge's panel. After several rounds, the panel, comprised of business and ethics experts from universities, as well as local business leaders, chooses winning teams and awards university scholarship prizes totaling at least $325,000.
PAST PARTNERS INCLUDE:
RECENT CASE STUDIES
- A private wealth management firm debates the inequality in distribution of services. (Read this study)
- A doctor debates how to advise the daughter of a dying patient. (Read this study)
- A construction company owner weighs allowing a strike to continue or settling with the union. (Read this study)
- A CEO of a large healthcare organization addresses the fate of a community's failing hospital. (Read this study)
- A community leader considers children's safety amidst COVID-19 while finding work for her employees. (Read this study)
GET INVOLVED
High Schools
Register students from your high school for the upcoming Case Study Competition on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Villa Joseph Marie High School.
Sponsors
We invite community leaders from universities and businesses to support the Case Study Competition as judges, interviewees, and financial sponsors.