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Welcome to the Sustainable Jungle!

Student Experience

Where to begin!?!  A four-day weekend that ended my enjoyable hiatus of ‘waiting to start grad school’ and quickly propelled me into full flight school mode. By the end of the four-day long block my inbox resembled that of an overworked employee (I received no sympathy from my working, responsible friends) and I was scrambling …

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Suzanne Farver: Standing at the Pinnacle of Sustainable Business

Presidio News

As a seasoned sustainability professional, Suzanne Farver watched Presidio Graduate School climb up the graduate school system. Over the last nine months, the author of Mainstreaming Corporate Sustainability: Using Proven Tools to Promote Business Success has held the unique position of serving on the finance committee of the Presidio Graduate School board of directors, while …

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Sam Ruben: Learning the Most From Those We Disagree With

Community

Sam Ruben knew before he applied to Presidio Graduate School that it was a place where he belongs. He was impressed by the aptitude and diversity of the “Presidians” he met through a good friend studying in the MBA program, and he immediately aligned with their determination to create a better world for the many, …

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Passion for food system reform connects Ali Long to Presidio

Sustainability

It was Maud Alison (Ali) Long’s passion for reforming food systems that first brought her to the attention of the Presidio Graduate School board of directors. As president of the Spring Creek Foundation, which has offered a fund for food system reform, and based on her own experiences in impact investing, Ali had written a …

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‘The Godfather of Greening’ joins Presidio Graduate School's faculty

Community, Student Experience

Just when you thought the Presidio Graduate School social business community couldn’t get any loftier, the faculty welcomes senior scientist of the Natural Resources Defense Council, Dr. Allen Herschkowitz, as the new Distinguished Visiting Scholar in Sustainable Sports Management. He will be directing the new Sports and Sustainability Certificate Program beginning in the fall of …

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Presidio Graduate School Ranks #1 in Sustainability in Net Impact’s 2013 Business as UNusual Guide

Presidio News

On Friday, Net Impact released its 2013 Business as UNusual guide, the most current and comprehensive ranking of 108 of the world’s MBA programs with a demonstrated commitment to sustainability in their curricula, activities, career services and operations. Presidio Graduate School came out on top in the Sustainability category, earning the #1 slot; in the …

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The EDF Climate Corps Fellowship Complements Sustainable Management Education at PGS

Student Experience

At Presidio Graduate School, sustainability is ingrained in the curriculum. As a result, students Carley and Scott chose to participate in EDF Climate Corps and augment their studies with professional experience. Read below to learn why and how they have become change agents for energy efficiency at Genzyme and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.  Name: Carley …

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Richard Gray on Exploring a Federal Model for Presidio

Presidio News

Richard Gray has dedicated his adult working life to creating collaborative learning communities, Presidio Graduate School being the third of these. He opened World College West in 1973 and Presidio World College in 1993. While he’s intending to take more of a background role with Presidio going forward, Richard has some ideas as a current …

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Freesia Lee: Everyone’s Got a Part to Play in Being Responsible

Community

Freesia Lee found Presidio through a very calculated Google search after digging through peoples’ garbage. That is – she was caught off guard when she encountered co-workers at her former job that weren’t recycling or composting. The San Francisco native had thought these sustainability basics were simply second nature, but she realized that it wasn’t …

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