Duquesne University has been ranked No. 8
worldwide by the Aspen Institute for leadership
in integrating social and environmental issues
into its Master of Business Administration (MBA)
program.
The University, which launched an MBA for Sustainability
this fall, was also ranked No. 1 worldwide among
schools of its size in 2007.
"We are honored to receive this recognition," said
Dr. Alan R. Miciak, dean of the Palumbo  Donahue
School of Business. "We live in a rapidly
changing world that requires business education
and the free enterprise system to move at similar
speeds. Social, ethical and environmental issues
have been at the fore of our University since
its founding, and they are common denominators
in all that we do. The Aspen Institute provides
a valuable service to global business education,
and we at Duquesne are proud to participate in
their mission." |
"Beyond Grey
Pinstripes is
a biennial survey and ranking of business
schools. Our mission is to spotlight
innovative full-time MBA programs that are
integrating issues of social and environmental
stewardship into curricula and research."
2007
RANKINGS
1. Stanford
University
2. The
University of Michigan
3.
York
University
4.
University
of California, Berkeley
5.
University
of Notre Dame
6.
Columbia
University
7.
Cornell
University
9.
Yale
University
10.
Instituto
de Empresa
11.
New
York University
12.
The
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill
13.
The
George Washington University
14.
ESADE
Business School
15.
Erasmus
University Rotterdam |
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Beyond Grey Pinstripes, the biennial
survey by the Aspen Institute Center for Business
Education, looks at how social and environmental
issues are integrated into programs that shape
the training of future business leaders to compile
its Global Top 100 list. More than 600 internationally
accredited business schools were invited to participate.
"In the Beyond Grey Pinstripes survey,
success is measured not by how much new MBA graduates
earn or how many offers they get, but by how
well-prepared they are to guide a company through
the complex relationship of business and society,
where issues relating to the environment or the
well-being of a community can impact a company's
performance and reputation," said Judith
Samuelson, executive director of the Aspen Institute
Business and Society Program.
Duquesne implemented the full-time, one-year
MBA for Sustainability to incorporate the bedrock
elements of ethics and fiscal responsibility
into a global-minded program with environmental
and human capital considered part of a multi-dimensional
bottom line. |
Pictured above from left
to right:
Mary McKenna, current MBA student who recently
completed an internship in Alcoa's
ethics department;
Dr. Charles Dougherty,
president of Duquesne University; and Dr.
Alan R. Miciak, dean of the Palumbo • Donahue
School of Business.
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This program was developed with input from local corporations and prospective students. It does not treat topics focused on sustainability as add-on courses, but as issues integrated into each course offering. Hands-on experiences with local and international companies are part of the program.
Read about the Donahue School's Notable Features as outlined by The Aspen Institute.
Learn more about the rankings and the survey findings at www.beyondgreypinstripes.org. |
