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January 18, 2006

Earn a Degree to Implement Renewable Energy

San Francisco, California [RenewableEnergyAccess.com]

A new onsite graduate program from the New College of California in the Bay Area is offering an accredited Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in Sustainable Enterprise. Dubbed the "Green MBA," its curriculum comprises basic business fundamentals that provide essential general business skills, courses that focus on sustainability and entrepreneurship, and a core leadership series.

There are so many business opportunities inherent in the challenges we face, and New College is unique in offering this kind of education at so pivotal a time."

-- Nina Simons, Co-Producer, Bioneers, and Executive Director, Collective Heritage Institute

"Finally, an MBA program that equips its participants to go out and start model business ventures that create meaningful jobs while restoring the Earth. There are so many business opportunities inherent in the challenges we face, and New College is unique in offering this kind of education at so pivotal a time," said Nina Simons, Co-Producer, Bioneers, and Executive Director, Collective Heritage Institute.

Every effort is made to integrate sustainability principles into course content and/or the projects and assignments. The faculty and staff continually incorporate the latest developments, with credit units adapted to keep up with the most relevant, up-to-date curriculum possible.

An important component of the curriculum is the annual Bioneers Conference (link below). This conference focuses on practical solutions for restoring the Earth -- and its people, incorporating a network of innovators who are working with nature to heal nature.

The New College of California's MBA is a full-time, two-year, four-semester program that promotes financial viability, ecological sustainability and social justice. It uses a project-oriented learning approach to integrate entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial skills with critical thinking and leadership capacities.

The college is building a community of teachers and learners woven into a supportive network of business, academic and activist leaders, all in keeping with its general mission (even its site claims to be powered by renewable energy).
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January 19, 2006
This looks like a very good program. If we are to have renewable energy businesses implemented, we do need qualified personnel.

adrianakau@aol.com
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January 20, 2006
I already have such an MBA now from one of the oldest universities in the world: http://www.wiwi.tu-freiberg.de/~urm/imre/home.html. Though many of my colleagues have found or have returned to jobs, I've found that my reception in the environmental/energy job market has been far less than ideal. Of course, graduating shortly after 9/11 didn't help much.

Nick Tastad
www.2020institute.org
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January 20, 2006
Golly, could Harvard, Yale and Princeton be next ?
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January 20, 2006
A real pro-view to Renewables and sustainables. Succes to all of them.
We need in this business real professionals
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January 26, 2006
Even better news is the fact that New College is not the only graduate school offering an MBA with a focus in Sustainable Management.

I am a current student at Presidio School of Management (class of 2006) here in SF and the educational experience is both rigorous and inspiring. I have already launched an existing venture, DriveNeutral.org, as part of my work at the school and I am happy to say the organization is running strong.

The key to Presidio's success is full integration of people, planet, and profits into all courses and community events.

Many current students and alumni are committed to issues related specifically to renewable energy as well. One student is working hard to help kick-start a shift toward total renewable energy for the City of Oakland, while others are assisting a multi-million-dollar solar power start-up get to market.

www.presidioMBA.org
www.DriveNeutral.org
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