Student Experience

Urgency and awareness of the climate crisis are increasing at sustainability conferences and events. At GreenBiz 2020 in Phoenix last week, corporate leaders expressed their concern for the environment, shared their sustainability goals, and how they plan to protect the planet. However, there still seems to be a lack of acknowledgment that solutions need to …

Change the world.  Make a difference. Live with purpose.  These are the kinds of general terms shared broadly everywhere from mission statements to self-help books to graduation speeches. But how to get there?  What are the skills, competencies, and knowledge you really need to make the most enduring impact? There’s a lot of buzz these …

We’re happy to have Cecily Joseph join our community as an Expert in Residence (EIR) for the spring 2020 semester. She will offer her expertise to PGS students on the latest sustainability thinking, based on her vast experience. For over 20 years, Cecily has developed and managed programs and teams in environmental sustainability and has …

Our fall 2019 Expert in Residence, Bill Weihl, will bring his expertise as a sustainability consultant and his passion to “create new ideas to accelerate climate action” to the community.   As the Director of Sustainability at Facebook, Bill’s team worked on sustainability and energy efficiency across the company, driving projects to track and reduce …

You have decided to pursue a graduate degree. This is a big commitment and a giant step towards reaching your academic and career goals. Presidio Graduate School is looking for candidates that are a good fit for our community and demonstrate the ability to succeed as a sustainability professional beyond graduation. Passing this test requires …

Sustainability pioneers have long found the students and faculty of Presidio Graduate School a welcoming, vital community. In time for the first Residency of the new year, Gil Friend joins the community as the Expert in Residence (EIR) for Spring Semester 2019. EIRs provide students access to the latest sustainability thinking and advice on developing …

For the first time since Presidio Graduate School acquired Pinchot University, our San Francisco and Seattle campuses came together for a fun-filled, action-packed weekend with 40 students and alumni. The theme of integration traversed throughout all our activities and by the end of the weekend, we knew one another better, understood that we’re more powerful …

Presidio Graduate School Reached Over 100,000 Sustainability Consulting Hours in its 10-Year Experiential Learning Program This signature hands-on approach to teaching continues to deliver measurable triple-bottom-line results to organizations across the globe For more than 14 years, Presidio Graduate School has taught the foundations of sustainability in its classrooms and for the last 10 we have been …

 Dear Presidians: Happy New Year! I couldn’t be more excited to share with you today that you made it happen! Your generosity helped to propel PGS into 2018 with over $250,000 raised for our Renewal Project and the ongoing sustainability of our school. The year-end campaign, Renewing Our Shared Commitment, brought in over $125,000 in …

The purpose of the Sustainable Products and Services course is for students to create a business to practice the entrepreneurial process of innovation, development, and commercialization of new products or services. During our second San Francisco residency, Sustainable Products and Services students visited the Tech Shop and participated in a PGS tradition, the Egg Drop Challenge to …