{"id":1878,"date":"2009-03-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-04T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/blog\/news\/?p=1878"},"modified":"2009-03-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-04T05:00:00","slug":"new-mba-programs-for-nonprofit-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2009\/new-mba-programs-for-nonprofit-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"New MBA Programs for Nonprofit Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"\/mba\/\">Masters of Business Administration<\/a> (MBA) program is now offering two new programs with a difference for nonprofit leaders seeking highly pragmatic as well as marketable training. <\/p>\n<p \/>\n<div style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MBA class\" src=\"\/news\/images\/09\/mba-classroom.jpg\" \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/stoltzfr?ssi=mba\">Ron Stoltzfus<\/a>, co-director of EMU&#8217;s MBA program, works with student during a class.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p> Interested persons can attend a free MBA open house between 5:30 and 7 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 19 at EMU&#8217;s Campus Center building, room 301, or contact the MBA office at 540-432-4150.<\/p>\n<h3>Nonprofit Focus for Business Leaders<\/h3>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p> A new <a href=\"\/mba\/nonprofit\"><b>MBA concentration in nonprofit entrepreneurial management<\/b><\/a> will allow nonprofit leaders to earn their MBA in 2 1\/2 years as part of a cohort taking classes together Thursday evenings.<\/p>\n<p>  In addition, the MBA program now offers a <b><a href=\"\/mba\/nonprofit-certificate\">graduate certificate in nonprofit leadership and social entrepreneurship<\/a><\/b> in collaboration with EMU&#8217;s renowned <a href=\"\/cjp\/\">Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP)<\/a>. The certificate program includes five courses that can be selected from a menu of options to provide broader opportunities to tailor their training. <\/p>\n<p> &#8220;We&#8217;re excited to offer these new programs to nonprofit leaders, as we see this as a growing sector of the Shenandoah Valley and Albemarle Co. area economies,&#8221; said <a href=\"\/personnel\/people\/show\/aes693?ssi=mba\">Dr. Anthony (Tony) Smith<\/a>, MBA co-director.  &#8220;The EMU MBA program focuses on increasing leadership strengths, building management skills and developing stewardship strategies. <\/p>\n<p> The university&#8217;s mission and culture emphasize the values of ethics, stewardship and sustainability. Students may also pursue a <a href=\"\/mba\/general\">general management MBA<\/a> or a <a href=\"\/mba\/health-services\">concentration in health services administration<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program is now offering two new programs with a difference for nonprofit leaders seeking highly pragmatic as well as marketable training. 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