Academics
The University of Vermont鈥檚 Grossman School of Business uniquely offers a nationally-acclaimed one-year Sustainable Innovation MBA, which directly addresses the current challenges in environment, ethics, poverty and inequality through the lens of enterprise and entrepreneurship. The program was designed at the school from the ground up, enriched by the innovative and green surroundings of Burlington, and 鈥渢ruly incorporates sustainability into its entire curriculum, instead of just adding a couple sustainability classes here and there as saddlebags.鈥 Students take nine months of classes and then complete a three-month practicum in the summer, in which they a have full-time, hands-on experiential engagement with either existing companies or new ventures locally or around the world. A 鈥渉olistic perspective on social business鈥 and classes taught by 鈥渢hought leaders focusing on disruptive innovation鈥 round out the intense experience of a UVM SMBA degree, and the subject matter is 鈥渧ery relevant and necessary for navigating the challenges of the future of the global economy.鈥
All of the professors are 鈥渃aring of students and experts in their field,鈥 and the majority give 鈥渙utstanding lectures鈥 and are committed to 鈥渟uperior focus on sustainability, social responsibility and emerging markets鈥 that underlies the mission of the Sustainability MBA. Small class sizes allow for an 鈥渁ll-consuming鈥 environment where 鈥渆very professor knows each student by name and students develop strong relationships with each other.鈥 This is a new and rapidly growing program and so the administration is constantly facing new challenges, but students feel it is addressing them 鈥渨ell and in a timely manner鈥 via 鈥渕andatory director check-ins every module to understand student concerns/experiences.鈥 They 鈥渟et an excellent tone and culture from the very first day.鈥 Above all, the best thing about the program is 鈥渢he culture that was created by the directors, professors, staff, and students.鈥
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