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Illinois Institute of Technology – Stuart School of Business

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

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Illinois Institute of Technology – Stuart School of Business

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  1. Illinois Institute of Technology – Stuart School of Business George P. Nassos AASHE Conference October 11-12, 2010

  2. 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

  3. 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)

  4. 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

  5. Diverse Faculty • Assistant & Associate Professors • Industry Professor • Adjuncts • Industrial design • Environmental attorney • Argonne National Lab researcher • OSHA expert

  6. 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%)

  7. Enrollment in MS in Environmental Management & Sustainability # of students Year

  8. Sustainability Programs at Stuart • MS in Environmental Management & Sustainability • Certificate in Sustainable Enterprise • MBA with a concentration in Sustainable Enterprise

  9. Certificate in Sustainable Enterprise • Industrial Ecology • Business Strategy: The Sustainable Enterprise plus one of following • Energy Management • Environmental Economics • Issues in Global Sustainability

  10. MBA with Concentration in Sustainable Enterprise • 9 Core MBA Courses • 4 Electives • 3 Sustainable Enterprise Certificate

  11. 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

  12. Thank you for your attention. George P. Nassos IIT – Stuart School of Business george.nassos@iit.edu

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