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The Center for Global Leadership in Sustainability, in Portland State University's School of Business Administration, is pleased to announce its first summer short course:
Oregon Business and Sustainability: Immersion of Inquiry

August 16-25, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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This unique elective offering engages graduate students in a co-learning field experience by directly interacting with the region’s businesses, peers and instructors in the strategies and practices of sustainability-inspired business. The course is offered for an intensive week and half. 

• Earn 4 graduate-level credits in 10 days. 
• Open to students from different academic disciplines
• Experience Portland sustainable business practices first-hand, through visits to Organically Grown Company, Burgerville, Truitt Brothers, Nike, SERA Architects, Gerding Edlen, Iberdrola, and Portland Roasting Company, and more.
• Develop your ability to analyze through systems-based approaches.
• Enhance your sense of inquiry into the challenges and solutions of sustainability-inspired business!

The schedule includes:

• “Persistent Inquiry and its Role in Sustainability-Inspired Business” (first day workshop),
• Visits to and conversations with 10-12 leading sustainability-inspired regional businesses,
• Exploring Innovation in Nature (Saturday, August 21st)
• Collaborative Inquiry Colloquium (final half day workshop).

Interested in participating in this unique course? Contact Jenna Burleson-Davis at jenna.burlesondavis@pdx.edu or (503) 707-2060 for registration information. Registration will be capped at 25.