Presidio School of Management
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Presidio Graduate School is a higher-education institution based in San Francisco, California
, offering graduate level programs in sustainable management, including those for MBA, MPA
, and Executive Education. Previously known as Presidio World College and Presidio School of Management, Presidio Graduate School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
through its affiliation with Alliant International University.
Presidio is one of the first graduate institutions to focus on sustainable management. The school was founded in 2003 with an MBA class of 22 students and has since grown to include over 600 students and graduates.
MPA in Sustainable Management: The MPA is a 60-credit curriculum with 16 required courses. The program combines the effectiveness of face-to-face learning with the benefit of interactive distance-learning opportunities. Full-time (2 years).
Executive Education in Sustainable Management: The Executive Program is five-months long and designed for mid- to senior-level managers. Students meet two days per month in San Francisco or Boston
and engage online in between sessions.
, Mattel
, NBC
, PETA
, Sundance Channel, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), and Wake Forest University
. Simran Sethi
, a journalist who has hosted and appeared on programs produced by the BBC
, Martha Stewart
, NBC
, NPR
, Sundance Channel’s The Green, Oprah
, and PBS
, is a graduate of Presidio Graduate School. Many alumni have started entrepreneurial ventures that offer unique sustainability solutions.
Presidio faculty includes recognized, award-winning sustainability thought leaders such as Peter Warshall
, and Andrew Hoffman
, as well as academics, business practitioners, and published authors who have worked for and advised Fortune 500
companies, leading NGOs, and governments from around the world.
Presidio Graduate School has been featured in news outlets including BusinessWeek
, CRO Magazine, E/The Environmental Magazine, Fast Company
, Forbes
, GreenBiz, Marin Independent Journal
, Mother Jones
, Newsweek
, Outside Magazine, Reuters
, San Francisco Business Times, San Francisco Chronicle
newspaper and magazine, San Francisco Examiner, Sierra Magazine.
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San Francisco, California
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, offering graduate level programs in sustainable management, including those for MBA, MPA
Master of Public Administration
The Master of Public Administration is a professional post-graduate degree in Public Administration. The MPA program prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state/provincial, and federal/national government, and increasingly in nongovernmental organization and...
, and Executive Education. Previously known as Presidio World College and Presidio School of Management, Presidio Graduate School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. The Western Association of...
through its affiliation with Alliant International University.
Presidio is one of the first graduate institutions to focus on sustainable management. The school was founded in 2003 with an MBA class of 22 students and has since grown to include over 600 students and graduates.
Mission and philosophy
Presidio Graduate School is a learning community dedicated to developing business and civic leaders with the competencies and the courage to implement their ideas for creating a sustainable future.Programs offered
MBA in Sustainable Management: The MBA is a 60-credit curriculum with 16 required courses. The program combines the effectiveness of face-to-face learning with the benefit of interactive distance-learning opportunities. Full-time (2 years) and part-time (4 years).MPA in Sustainable Management: The MPA is a 60-credit curriculum with 16 required courses. The program combines the effectiveness of face-to-face learning with the benefit of interactive distance-learning opportunities. Full-time (2 years).
Executive Education in Sustainable Management: The Executive Program is five-months long and designed for mid- to senior-level managers. Students meet two days per month in San Francisco or Boston
Boston
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and engage online in between sessions.
Profile of the Institution
- SustainabilitySustainabilitySustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of union, an interdependent relationship and mutual responsible position with all living and non...
integrated into every course - Curriculum grounded in experiential learning that gives students the chance to work with companies as part of their coursework
- Curriculum is based on leadership and systems thinking in addition to the foundational courses of business and public administration
Students, graduates, and faculty
Presidio graduates are working with companies in a variety of industries, municipalities, and NGOs, helping lead their efforts to be more socially and environmentally responsible. Employers include: Accenture, ClimateCHECK, the cities of Berkeley and Mountain View, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Goodwill IndustriesGoodwill Industries
Goodwill Industries International is a not-for-profit organization that provides job training, employment placement services and other community-based programs for people who have a disability, lack education or job experience, or face employment challenges...
, Mattel
Mattel
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, NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, PETA
Peta
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, Sundance Channel, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), and Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...
. Simran Sethi
Simran Sethi
Simran Preeti Sethi is an Emmy award-winning Indian American journalist and associate professor at the University of Kansas.-Career:...
, a journalist who has hosted and appeared on programs produced by the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart is an American business magnate, author, magazine publisher, and television personality. As founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, she has gained success through a variety of business ventures, encompassing publishing, broadcasting, and merchandising...
, NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
, Sundance Channel’s The Green, Oprah
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
, and PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
, is a graduate of Presidio Graduate School. Many alumni have started entrepreneurial ventures that offer unique sustainability solutions.
Presidio faculty includes recognized, award-winning sustainability thought leaders such as Peter Warshall
Peter Warshall
Peter Warshall is an ecologist, activist and essayist whose work centers on conservation and conservation-based development. After receiving his A.B. in Biology from Harvard in 1964, he went on to study cultural anthropology at l'École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris with Claude Lévi-Strauss,...
, and Andrew Hoffman
Andrew Hoffman
Andrew J. Hoffman is a scholar of environmental issues and sustainable enterprise. He is the Holcim Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and where he is also associate-director of The Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise...
, as well as academics, business practitioners, and published authors who have worked for and advised Fortune 500
Fortune 500
The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks the top 500 U.S. closely held and public corporations as ranked by their gross revenue after adjustments made by Fortune to exclude the impact of excise taxes companies collect. The list includes publicly and...
companies, leading NGOs, and governments from around the world.
Presidio Graduate School has been featured in news outlets including BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek
Bloomberg Businessweek, commonly and formerly known as BusinessWeek, is a weekly business magazine published by Bloomberg L.P. It is currently headquartered in New York City.- History :...
, CRO Magazine
Fast Company (magazine)
Fast Company is a full-color business magazine that releases 10 issues per year and reports on topics including innovation, digital media, technology, change management, leadership, design, and social responsibility...
, Forbes
Forbes
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, GreenBiz, Marin Independent Journal
Marin Independent Journal
The Marin Independent Journal is the main newspaper of Marin County, California. The paper is owned by California Newspapers Partnership which is in turn mostly owned by MediaNews Group.-History:...
, Mother Jones
Mother Jones (magazine)
Mother Jones is an American independent news organization, featuring investigative and breaking news reporting on politics, the environment, human rights, and culture. Mother Jones has been nominated for 23 National Magazine Awards and has won six times, including for General Excellence in 2001,...
, Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
, Outside Magazine, Reuters
Reuters
Reuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data...
, San Francisco Business Times, San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
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newspaper and magazine, San Francisco Examiner, Sierra Magazine
External links
- Presidio Graduate School
- GreenBiz.com – features monthly column by Presidio called “The Sustainable MBA”
- New York Times, "M.B.A.'s With Three Bottom Lines: People, Planet and Profit", January 8, 2006
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