Program
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Guest Speakers
The Duquesne MBA Sustainability program attracts interest and participation from an ever-widening circle of corporate, government, not-for-profit and other partners.
Our Distinguished Speakers bring to campus key sustainability leaders who address current business issues, leadership, ethics, and other relevant topics. The exposure that students gain to senior managers enhances classroom discussion and informs your career options and decisions.
FALL 2007 SMBA LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
Dr. Gerd Schweitzer, Bayer Corp., Cologne, Germany
Topic: Sustainability Practices within German Process Industries
Brent Laubaugh, Aldi Corp.
Topic: Greening the Supply Chain
Rodney E. Slater, former United States Secretary of Transportation; Chairman, Driving America’s Future
Topic: Fuel emission standards and proposals to change them.
Highmark Corporation Sustainability Workshop
Topic: "The Human Challenges of Change" Participants in this problem-solving work session included 11 Highmark executives charged with leading a company-wide sustainability effort, MBA students and Duquesne professors.
ANNUAL DUQUESNE MBA SUSTAINABILITY SYMPOSIUM
The Donahue Graduate School of Business and Duquesne University's Beard Center for Leadership in Ethics welcome some of the world’s leading experts on sustainable management and investing, and the connection between sustainability and ethical leadership in the business world.
This half-day Symposium offers global, national and regional perspectives on best-practices, financial implications, and the ultimate role of a leader in growing and maintaining a sustainable business. Past featured speakers include:
- Georg Kell, Executive director of the UN Global Compact
- John P. Surma, Chairman and CEO, United States Steel Corporation
- Steven D. Lydenberg, Chief Investment Officer, Domini Social Investments
- Walter Isaacson, President and CEO, Aspen Institute
- Sy Holzer, Regional President, PNC Bank
- J. Brett Harvey, President and CEO, CONSOL Energy Inc.
- David S. Shapira, Chairman and President, Giant Eagle
- Cathy Gregg, Partner, Treasury Strategies Inc.
- Stehpen A. Baffico, Director U.S. Retail Group for BlackRock
- Thomas M. Franks, Principal, Emmanuel Capital Management LLC
Coop America
A nonprofit U.S. organization that leverages consumer and investor power for social change by promoting socially and environmentally responsible businesses. Publishes the National Green Pages™, the largest annual directory of America's leading socially and environmentally responsible businesses.
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Highlighted Faculty
Nagaraj "Naga" Sivasubramaniam, Ph.D.
Systems Thinking
Nagaraj "Naga" Sivasubramaniam teaches and conducts research on leadership and strategic management, and the organizational impacts of individual and team leadership, advanced information technologies and innovations.
IMPORTANT DATES
- Summer 2008
- Japan Study Trip
- Fall 2008
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Join a select group of MBA graduates ready to lead a sustainable future.
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