INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP
The PSU School of Business is committed to building relationships with the Portland business community through the development of future business leaders. We consider ourselves partners with area businesses, and continually seek joint opportunities to further enrich the livability and economic well-being of the region. To this end, our “Four Centers of Excellence” have been established on campus to leverage the unique synergies between our programs and the Portland business community.
Our four Centers do not apply only to students who plan to stay in the Portland area. In fact, many students well outside the region come to our programs because of the unique opportunities that are created by the synergies between PSU and our corporate partners. The mission of these centers is to collect and distribute the latest academic research while also providing a forum for dialogue between the academic and professional worlds.
Center for Global Leadership in Sustainability (CGLS)
Successful transition to a ‘sustainable’ economy depends on the combined efforts of business, educational institutions, government and citizens/consumers. For business, in particular, understanding and implementing these new business strategies and models calls for major leaps forward in design and innovation of products and services. CGLS is a central source within our region for discovery and knowledge sharing for furthering the creation of a socially and environmentally responsible economy. Through education of the School’s students, support of the faculty’s research, and knowledge-sharing with businesses regarding sustainable design and innovation, CGLS plays an important role in creating a new and sustainable economy.
Food Industry Leadership Center (FILC)
The Food Industry Leadership Center is a leading university-affiliated resource designed by and tailored to the retail, food & beverage and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. The mission of the FILC is to assist and support the retail, food & beverage and CPG industry develop a new generation of leaders, through the delivery of high-quality academic curriculum, executive education, and research programs. FILC has a strong applied-research component that draws upon PSU faculty expertise in marketing, supply and logistics management, human resources, accounting, finance, information systems, and strategy.
Center for Real Estate
In 2004, the Center for Real Estate was formed as a partnership between PSU's acclaimed Schools of Urban Studies & Planning and Business Administration to manage the real estate programs at Portland State and serve as a vital link between the University and the real estate community. The Center staff work with employers not only to meet their internship and employment needs, but also provide them with valuable updates on the real estate industry through the Center's annual Real Estate Conference. The Center includes a comprehensive and interdisciplinary set of academic programs that will contribute to the vitality of the real estate industry by educating students through degree and continuing education programs, and by conducting applied and academic research.
The Center for Professional Integrity & Accountability
The purpose of the Center for Professional Integrity and Accountability is to articulate and accentuate organizational management and the accounting profession's responsibility to act in the public interest. The objective of the Center is to encourage and sustain inclusive, enlightened, and ongoing discourse concerning what constitutes organizational management and the accounting profession's responsibility for acting in the public interest. The center explores the role of the accounting profession in promoting and sustaining the core values of public interest, and envisions opportunities for socially responsible and responsive action consistent with these core values.
A new MBA + specialization in “Managing Sustainable Enterprises” will be available in fall 2007. Courses will include Managing Sustainable Enterprises, Product Design and Stewardship, Metrics for Sustainable Business, and Cross-Sector Partnerships for Sustainable Business.
The Master of International Management (MIM) Program has offered a “Global Business and Sustainability” specialization since fall of 2003.