IIT Stuart School of Business Featured in the Aspen Institute’s Beyond Grey Pinstripes
Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) Stuart School of Business has demonstrated significant leadership in integrating social, environmental, and ethical issues into its MBA program, according to the Aspen Institute’s 2009-2010 edition of Beyond Grey Pinstripes, a biennial survey and alternative ranking of business schools.
“We are honored to continue to be included in every edition of Beyond Grey Pinstripes since 2001,” said IIT Stuart Dean Harvey Kahalas. “IIT Stuart’s inclusion in Beyond Grey Pinstripes demonstrates our commitment to the highest standards of business education and our dedication to educating future leaders to become strategically competitive in this ever-evolving economy and world.”
The Aspen Institute prides itself in looking beyond reputation and test scores to measure how well schools are preparing their students for the environmental, social, and ethical complexities of modern-day business.
This year, business schools from 24 countries participated in an 18 month effort to map the landscape of teaching and research on issues pertaining to business and society. Relevant data collected in the survey, as well as the entire “Global 100” list of business schools, which includes IIT Stuart, is available at: www.BeyondGreyPinstripes.org.
“The best business students move quickly into the front ranks of business--and the attitudes and values they bring to the table are deeply influenced by their time in business education,” said Judith Samuelson, Executive Director of the Aspen Institute’s Business and Society Program. “Will they accept the status quo or act on their passion about the positive role business can play at the intersection of corporate profit and social impact? The schools that are competitive in the Beyond Grey Pinstripes ranking are the real trailblazers--they assure that students have the right skill as well as the will to make things happen.”
The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education (Aspen CBE) equips business leaders for the 21st century with the vision and knowledge to integrate corporate profitability and social value. The center helps business educators incorporate issues of social and environmental stewardship into teaching and research by offering targeted resources, networks, and a platform to share cutting edge practice among peers. The Aspen Institute mission is twofold: to foster values-based leadership, encouraging individuals to reflect on the ideals and ideas that define a good society, and to provide a neutral and balanced venue for discussing and acting on critical issues.
IIT Stuart School of Business offers intellectually rigorous business education at all levels, from baccalaureate to doctoral. All programs emphasize real-world application and prepare graduates to compete both in today’s economy and in the next economy. IIT Stuart focuses on the concept of strategic competitiveness, with an emphasis on developing students skilled in thinking differently. To achieve this, IIT Stuart students develop creativity, innovativeness, an entrepreneurial mindset, incisive decision-making skills, leadership competencies and an understanding of sustainability through coursework and related professional development opportunities. For more information about IIT Stuart School of Business, please visit stuart.iit.edu.
Founded in 1890, IIT is a Ph.D.-granting university with more than 7,300 students in engineering, sciences, architecture, psychology, design, humanities, business and law. IIT's interprofessional, technology-focused curriculum is designed to advance knowledge through research and scholarship, to cultivate invention improving the human condition, and to prepare students from throughout the world for a life of professional achievement, service to society, and individual fulfillment. Visit www.iit.edu.
