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The George Washington University
School of Business

2201 G St. NW
Funger Hall 615
Washington, DC 20852
United States

In the school's own words...

The George Washington University (GW) provides an ideal setting for business students to study a wide range of topics, including the increasingly important social, ethical, and environmental issues in business. Primarily located in the heart of the capital of the United States of America, GW and its School of Business (GWSB) attempt both to leverage the opportunities of being in Washington, D.C. and to make a significant contribution to its vitality and sustainability.

The region, in addition to hosting all three branches of the U.S. federal government and the District of Columbia, also is home to many thousands of nonprofit organizations, including hundreds of trade and professional organizations, as well as businesses in a wide range of sizes and industries, many of which supply expert guest speakers and project and class on-site visits for numerous GWSB courses. In addition, the D.C. metropolitan area is also home to dozens of international organizations, such as the World Bank (including the International Finance Corporation, or IFC), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), among many others. Our students benefit from being within walking distance to or only a Metro ride away from many of these important organizations.

In addition to its strategic location for the study of social, ethical, and environmental issues in business, GWSB offers several MBA programs with global ethics and leadership at the core, and dozens of courses with social, ethical, and/or environmental content. Specialized masters programs are available for students seeking more depth or focus, including those which incorporate Beyond Grey Pinstripes-related topics, and a new hybrid/on-line Masters in Sustainability Management and Policy program is being proposed for the fall of 2009. Regarding course processes, GWSB features many programs and courses offered via multi-media approaches, including traditional lectures with high levels of interactivity, both in-class and on-line, audiovisuals, client on-site projects, and numerous program/course-related special events.

Finally, our GLOBE program and Maxxon lecture series have featured a number of top management executives, such as Sir John Brown of BP and Dr. Richard Sandor, the founder of the Chicago Climate Exchange, our very active Net Impact chapter continuously generates speaker, volunteer, and social events, highlighting social, ethical, and environmental issues, and we organize and participate in many global, national, and regional case and business plan competitions, including our well-known global MBA Nonprofit Case Competition held in Washington, D.C. every March. GWSB also offers interested students with a wealth of opportunities to interact with the GW Institute for Corporate Responsibility, the Institute for the Analysis of Solar Energy, the Center for International Business Education and Research, and several other research-related GWSB entities.

All told, GWSB offers an ideal location, set of programs and courses, multi-media presentations, and special events and activities that can provide graduate students with a broad and deep range of experience, knowledge, and skills on many areas of leadership, including social, ethical, and environmental issues in business. We welcome you to join us to study and advance these exciting, important, and growing business career opportunities.

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