Lenoir-Rhyne University strives to promote sustainability through its operations and educational programs. It offers a Bachelor's in Environmental Science and Policy, as well as Master's degrees in Sustainability Studies and Business Administration with a concentration in sustainability. The University works with the Blue Ridge Sustainability Institute and Thomas W. Reese Institute for Conservation Studies to provide knowledge and skills for environmental stewardship through education, research, and community outreach.

1. Masters of Sustainability
Studies & ‘Green’ MBA

2. 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."

3. 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)

4. 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

5. 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)

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Contacts
K. Paul Knott Sage Dunston Sara Landry
Director Enrollment Management Center Affairs
c 828.302.6802 Counselor Coordinator
o 828.258.6112 o 828.258.6113 o 828.258.6136
paul.knott@lr.edu sage.dunston@lr.edu sara.landry@lr.edu
36 Montford Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801
855.232.4723
Asheville.lr.edu
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