Presidio Graduate School

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'''Presidio Graduate School''' (Presidio) is a private [[graduate school]] in [[San Anselmo, California]] that was founded in 2002.{{r|nyt}} It offers [[MBA]] and [[Master of Public Administration|MPA]] degrees in [[sustainable development]].{{r|petersons}} Presidio offers a formal "green MBA" curriculum centered on [[Sustainability|environmental sustainability]] and [[social justice]], to a great extent inspired by [[John Elkington (business author)|John Elkington's]] [[triple bottom line]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Gardner|first=Elizabeth|date=March 16, 2017|title=MBA Programs Help Students Change the World|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/articles/2017-03-16/mba-programs-help-students-change-the-world|access-date=May 30, 2021|website=U.S. News}}</ref> In 2015, ''[[The New York Times]]'' named Presidio the MBA program to choose "if you want to change the world."{{r|nyt2}} It was in the process of being acquired by the [[University of Redlands]] in Southern California until 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/12/14/another-merger-university-redlands | title=Another Merger for the University of Redlands }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/2023/08/21/new-federal-rules-college-mergers-cause-delays-concerns | title=Feds Complicate College Mergers, with Possible Unintended Consequences }}</ref> The campus moved to San Anselmo (at the site of the [[San Francisco Theological Seminary]], also part of U of R) from San Francisco after the merger was announced. Upon the completion of the merger in summer 2024, the school will be known as the '''Presidio Center for Sustainable Solutions in the School of Business & Society at the University of Redlands'''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presidio.edu/redlands/ | title=Merger with University of Redlands • Presidio Graduate School }}</ref>

Presidio has a low-residency format with face-to-face classes once a month and remaining classes online.{{r|nyt2}}<ref name=":1" /> About sixty percent of students are women.{{r|nyt2}}

Presidians have occupied director of sustainability positions at companies including [[Salesforce]] and [[Facebook]].{{r|nyt2}}

Presidio presidents have included William Shutkin (2011-2016) and Mark Schulman.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Itah|first=Maya|date=2014-10-22|title=Poets&Quants {{!}} The Little Green Business School That Could|url=https://poetsandquants.com/2014/10/22/little-green-business-school-that-could/|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Poets&Quants|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

==References== {{Reflist|refs=

<ref name=nyt>{{Cite news|last=Ellin|first=Abby|date=2006-01-08|title=M.B.A.'s With Three Bottom Lines: People, Planet and Profit|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/08/education/edlife/mbas-with-three-bottom-lines-people-planet-and-profit.html|access-date=2021-05-31|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

<ref name=nyt2>{{Cite news|last=McDonald|first=Duff|date=2015-04-07|title=M.B.A. Programs That Get You Where You Want to Go|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/12/education/edlife/mba-programs-that-get-you-where-you-want-to-go.html|access-date=2021-05-31|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

<ref name=petersons>[https://www.petersons.com/graduate-schools/presidio-graduate-school-graduate-programs-in-sustainable-management-000_10067183.aspx Presidio Graduate School: Graduate Programs - San Francisco]. Peterson's. Accessed March 2019.</ref>

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==External links== * [http://presidio.edu/ Official website]

[[Category:Business schools in California]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 2003]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Marin County, California]] [[Category:San Anselmo, California]] [[Category:University of Redlands]] [[Category:Private universities and colleges in California]] [[Category:2003 establishments in California]]