This document summarizes a presentation given by Joey Shepp, the director of the GreenMBA program, about the GreenMBA program at Dominican University. The presentation covers what a GreenMBA is, the benefits of the program, differences from other MBA programs, curriculum details including tracks and domains, examples of student and alumni careers in sustainability, and information for prospective students such as admissions requirements and financial aid.

1. Info Session Presentation
Presented by Joey Shepp, GreenMBA Program Director
April 2nd, 2011

2. Key Questions
• What is a GreenMBA?
• Why a GreenMBA?
• How are we different?
• What will you learn?
• What are alumni doing?
• What are the next steps?

3. The Story of Today is a Tension Between People, Plant and Pro ts.

4. A Time of Global Problems

5. An Urgent Need for Change

6. Our Generation is Bearing Witness

7. Economic and Environmental Collapse

8. The Time is Now for Change.

9. We believe People, Planet, and Pro ts Can Co-Exist.

10. Architecture
Urban Planning
Smart Homes
Construction
Certi cations
Materials
Energy Efficiency
Green Building

11. Solar, Wind, Tidal Energy
Hydroelectricity, Geothermal
Biofuels and Green Chemistry
Clean Technology
Smart Grid
Carbon Sequestration
Renewable Energy

12. Social and Environmental Auditing/Accounting
Communications, Social Media
Corporate Social Responsibility

13. Vehicle Design
Manufacturing
Charging Stations
High Speed Rail
Electric Vehicles

14. Green Roofs
Aquaculture
Rainwater Catchment
Community Gardens
Urban Sustainability

15. Habitat Restoration
Cultural Preservation
Hospitality
Carbon Offsets
EcoTourism

16. Organic Foods
Local Production/Delivery
Aquaculture
Packaging
Industrial Composting
Local Food and Farmers

17. Higher Education
Job Training
Non-Pro ts
Construction, Retro ts
Green Jobs

18. Non-Pro t Activism
Advocacy and Policy
IT Development
Journalism
Open Government

19. Sustainable Forestry
Watershed Preservation
Wilderness Management
Sustainable Land Management

20. We believe that business can be
a positive force in the world.

21. Program Overview

22. Dominican University

23. School of
Business and Leadership
MBA in MBA in
MBA in Global
Strategic Sustainable
Management
Leadership Enterprise

24. On-campus Partners
Environmental science and Ecology
faculty (undergraduate minor)
Center for Sustainability
Environmental Finance Center
Certificate Programs

25. Academic Community
Cohorts of 20
Variety of life experience and backgrounds
Faculty & Mentors partner with students
Local to Global Reach

26. Experienced Practitioners…!
Personal and Professionally Committed!
!
Faculty!
Dedicated Faculty With Over Decade of Commitment to the Program.

27. Students
All kinds of backgrounds…. Multi-generational

28. What are classes like?
Small cohorts
Group work
Experiential Field Work
Challenging and fulfilling

29. Special Guests
Al Gore, Ted Danson, Bill McKibben, Paul Hawken, Suze Orman

30. Curriculum
The rigor of a traditional MBA combined with innovative sustainability eduction.

31. Tracks
Units/ Starting Class Work
Track Total Time
Semester Semester Time
Academic
44 hours/
Schedule 12 20 Months Fall Only
week
(Summers Off)
Year Round 24 Months 33 hours/
9 Spring/Fall
3/4 Schedule (2 year) week
Year Round 36 Months 22 hours/
6 Spring/Fall
1/2 Schedule (3 year) week

32. Learning Format
• 2 Weekends Per Month Onsite Classroom Time
• Saturday and Sunday All-Day Classes
• Online and Group Assignments in-between
• Structured For Students to Hold Full-Time or Part-Time Jobs

33. Curriculum Overview
1.Foundation Courses (6 units + 3 unit prerequisite)
2.Core Courses (15 units)
3.Domain Courses (24 units)
4.The Culminating Experience (3 units)
TOTAL: 48-51 Units

34. 1. Foundation
• Prerequisite: Financial Accounting (3 units)
• Undergraduate course work with a grade of ‘B’ or better may
substitute for Prerequisite.
• Intrapreneurial Finance 1.5 units
• Marketing Research Methods 3 units
• Economics for Managers 1.5 units
• Total Foundation Courses 6-9 unit

35. 2. Core
• Communication Skills for Business Transformation: 3 units
• Managerial and Environmental Accounting: 3 units
• Marketing Strategy and Tactics: 3 units
• Entrepreneurial Finance: 3 units
• Thriving Regenerative Enterprise: 3 units
• Total Core Courses: 15 units

36. 3. Domains
• Critical Thinking for Business Redesign: 6 units
• Social Impacts of Enterprises: 3 units
• Organizational Behavior for Business Transformation: 3 units
• New Media for Green and Social Marketing: 3 units
• Eco-Commerce Models: 3 units
• Operations Management: 3 units
• Ecological Economics: 3 units
• Total Domain Courses: 24 units

37. 4. Culminating Experience
• Capstone in Strategic Enterprise Planning: 3 unit
• Business Plan for new business or existing business.

38. Student and Alumni Work

39. Julie Nunn
• Director of Product Development
and Stores at The Exploratorium

40. Ofer Morag
• Formerly a regional manager at
FedEx/Kinko
• Now a Motion Pictures and Film
Consultant

41. Avary Kent
• Manager, Ecological Business
Strategy at BioLogical Capital
• formerly Corporate Advisory
Analyst at HIP Investor

42. Michelle Knight
• Director of Marketing and
Customer Success at UpMo

43. Keith Wilson
• Accounting Manager at Numi Tea

44. David Corzilius
• Operations Control Support for
DNV (Det Norske Veritas) in SF,
Risk Management

45. Jonel Seon
• Business Administrator at
GreenHeart Global, Industrial
Design.

46. Jennifer Llacera
• Product Marketing Manager,
MobileMe at Apple Inc.

47. Phoebe Higgins
• Project Manager/Loan Officer at
California Fisheries Fund

48. Sheila Wakida
• Senior Product Manager- Saas
and Web Services at Autodesk

49. Mike Yohay
• Founder at Cityscape Farms, an
Urban Agriculture Company

50. Stacie Shepp
• Executive Director of the
Green Chamber of
Commerce.
• Chapters in San Francisco,
Las Vegas, North Carolina
and more coming.
• Over 300 Business Members.

51. Zachary Davis
• Alumni Zachary Davis funds an
organic Ice Cream shop with
Government Stimulus Loans.
• Creates a YouTube video to thank
President Obama for Stimulus
Loan program.
• The video goes viral and gets
recognized by Vice-President Joe
Biden.

52. Frequently
Asked
Questions

53. Student
Residence
• Many students relocate to
the Bay Area from other
states and countries to be
in our program.
• 1/3 of students live in the
North Bay
• 1/3 live in the East Bay
• 1/3 live in San Francisco
and the southern
peninsula.

54. Requirements
• 4 Year Undergraduate Degree
• College Transcripts
• Financial Accounting Prerequisite
• GMAT and GRE recommended, but not required
• Work Experience
• Written Personal Statement (3-5 pages)
• 2 Letters of Recommendation, Personal or Professional

55. Working While In School
• Many students do hold jobs while in school.
• The program has been designed with several program
structures and bi-monthly weekend classes to give students
the flexibility for work and other responsibilities.
• The admissions department at Dominican can help you
determine which structure will work best for your situation.

56. Tuition
• Tuition for the Fall 2011 Semester is $825 per unit.
• Total Estimated Cost of Education: $39,600 (48 units)

57. Financial Aid
• Students Taking 6 or more Credits are Eligible for Financial Aid
• Federal Direct Loans
• Scholarships and Grants
• Check Dominican.edu for complete information

58. Applying
• Applications are accepting on a rolling basis.
• We are currently accepting applications for Fall 2011 and
Spring 2012.

59. Next Steps
• Apply Today
• Attend Classes
• Setup an Interview
• Follow us on Social Media

60. Follow Us!
• Facebook.com/TheGreenMBA
• Twitter.com/GreenMBA
• GreenMBA.com/Blog
• LinkedIn: Green MBA

61. Sustainability
Thought Leadership

62. Questions?

63. Can You See
Yourself Here?