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Masters of Sustainability Studies & ‘Green’ MBA
Sustainability Statement"Lenoir-Rhyne University recognizes that it is but one component of larger interconnected communities, each of which is impacted by personal and institutional choices. In order to foster understanding of and responsibility for these human and natural communities, the University encourages education and community outreach that provide students with knowledge and skills to conserve natural resources and to be environmentally responsible citizens. Lenoir-Rhyne endeavors to be a model of environmental stewardship by promoting care and concern for the environment in the daily lives of individuals and by striving for sustainability in our institutional operations."
Lenoir-Rhyne Programs
Dedicated Outreach• Thomas W. Reese Institute for Conservation Studies (2004)
Undergraduate programs• B.S. in Environmental Science and Policy
• Concentrations• Science, Policy & Pre-Forestry and Pre
Environmental Management (Cooperative Program with the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University)
BRSI & Lenoir-Rhyne
Blue Ridge Sustainability Institute
• Earth’s resources are finite
• Knowledge into action
• Action research
L-R Graduate Center of Asheville
• Nearly infinite educational possibilities
• Practitioner oriented
• Learning laboratory
Program Offerings
Health Care & Science
• Dietetics Internship
• Master of Nursing (Education and Administration)
• Master of Public Health
Education and Human Services
• Master of Arts in Community College Administration
• Master of Arts in Counseling
• Master of Arts in Teaching (June 2013)
Program Offerings
Master of Business Administration
• Arts Entrepreneurship
• Tourism and Hospitality
• Health Care Administration
• Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Technology Commercialization
• Business and Sustainability
Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Master of Arts in Writing
• Master of Science in Sustainability Studies
Business and Sustainability MBA
Core Components
• Effective management
• Decision making
• Global perspective
• Creative problem solving – emphasis on negotiation
• Ethical management
Concentration Elements
• Climate, energy and population
• Financial, human, and natural capital
• Field work
Master of Science in Sustainability Studies
Interdisciplinary Core Components
• Science
• Business
• Public Policy
Concentration Elements
• Climate, energy, and population
• Financial, human, and natural capital
• Field work
Other Details
• Locally-based faculty
• Application deadline: August 1, 2012
• Two pathways to admission: Traditional and Career
• Affordability: Competitive tuition and financial incentives
• Community partnerships
Contacts
K. Paul KnottDirectorc 828.302.6802 o [email protected]
Sage A. Dunston |
Sage DunstonEnrollment Management Counseloro [email protected]
Sara LandryCenter Affairs Coordinatoro [email protected]
36 Montford AvenueAsheville, NC 28801
855.232.4723Asheville.lr.edu