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Illinois Institute of Technology – Stuart School of Business. George P. Nassos AASHE Conference October 11-12, 2010. The Genesis of Sustainability Curricula at IIT-Stuart. Introduced MS in Environmental Management program – 1995 Attended WRI’s annual BELL Conference – 1997 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Stuart School of Business
Illinois Institute of Technology – Stuart School of Business
George P. Nassos AASHE ConferenceOctober 11-12, 2010
Stuart School of Business
The Genesis of Sustainability Curricula at IIT-Stuart
• Introduced MS in Environmental Management program – 1995
• Attended WRI’s annual BELL Conference – 1997
• Introduced “sustainability” – 1999
Stuart School of Business
Fine Tuned Curriculum with Assistance from Board of Advisors
• Corporate (Abbott, Baxter, CCX, ERM, McGuire Woods, Midwest Generation)
• Government (DOE, EPA)
• NGO (Alliance for Great Lakes, Great Lakes Cities)
• Academic (environmental law, environmental engineering)
Stuart School of Business
MS in Environmental Management & Sustainability – Current Curriculum
• 2 – Environmental Law, Regulations & Compliance• 7 – Environmental/Sustainability
– Pollution Prevention & Remediation– Environmental Occupational Risk Assessment & Management– Industrial Ecology– Energy Management– Environmental Economics– Issues in Global Sustainability– Business Strategy: The Sustainable Enterprise
• 2 – MBA Electives
Stuart School of Business
Diverse Faculty
• Assistant & Associate Professors
• Industry Professor
• Adjuncts– Industrial design– Environmental attorney– Argonne National Lab researcher– OSHA expert
Stuart School of Business
Diverse Students
• International Students – 14% (up from 10%)
• Program with Monterrey TEC – 20 students
• Female Students – 47% (up from 33%)
• Average Age – 34 (up from 32)
• Full-time – 50% (up from 20%)
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Stuart School of Business
Sustainability Programs at Stuart
• MS in Environmental Management & Sustainability
• Certificate in Sustainable Enterprise
• MBA with a concentration in Sustainable Enterprise
Stuart School of Business
Certificate in Sustainable Enterprise
• Industrial Ecology• Business Strategy: The Sustainable Enterprise
plus one of following
• Energy Management• Environmental Economics• Issues in Global Sustainability
Stuart School of Business
MBA with Concentration in Sustainable Enterprise
• 9 Core MBA Courses
• 4 Electives
• 3 Sustainable Enterprise Certificate
Stuart School of Business
Highly Rated by Beyond Grey Pinstripes – But Declining
• 2001 – One of top six curricula in U.S.; overall 2nd tier (6-15)
• 2003 – Overall third tier in world (16-35)
• 2005 – Not among top 30 MBA programs
• 2007 – Overall 45; curriculum 11
• 2009 – Overall 94; curriculum 72
Stuart School of Business
Thank you for your attention.
George P. NassosIIT – Stuart School of Business