This document provides information about Sonoma State University's Organization Development graduate program. The 2-year MA program emphasizes hands-on learning through consulting projects and internships to provide students with powerful tools for effective leadership and management. Classes meet evenings and Saturdays to accommodate working professionals. The program aims to develop a diverse set of students and provide them with applicable skills, an expanded network, and increased career options upon graduating.

1. Sonoma State University
Organization Development
Make Your Living
Making a Difference
You can learn the leadership skills needed for
successfully guiding an organization or community
through needed change. Invest in your future with this
dynamic graduate program. You can gain:
Powerful new tools to be a more effective
manager, leader, or consultant
Cutting-edge approaches, theories, and tools
you can use now to create and sustain winning
organizations and thriving communities
A wider professional network, broadly
applicable skills, and increased employment
"What I like about Sonoma State's options.
OD Program is that it emphasizes
learning by doing. The learning Our two-year MA program emphasizes mentoring and
environment is less like academia and hands-on learning through actual consulting projects
more like today's constantly changing and internships. Classes meet two nights a week and
workplace: one day we'd write a one Saturday a month. Costs are remarkably
proposal with our project teams, the reasonable.
next day we would clarify
This program has a strong commitment to the principle
expectations with our client, and
of diversity. We seek a broad spectrum of students
another day we'd actually facilitate a including members of under-represented groups.
meeting. Stimulated by our hands-on
learning, we then knew what to look Attend an Information Meeting
for in our reading."
Wednesday, October 12
Jon Pappas, M.A. 6:00 to 8:00 PM
(Class of '99) Carson Hall, Room 69
Manager of Training and Call 707/664-2682 to reserve your space.
Organization Development Visit us at
Foster's Wine Estates Americas http://www.sonoma.edu/programs/od/
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School of Extended Education