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We prepare leaders to think holistically, act boldly and lead ethically in response to organizational and industry change.
As part of the Atkinson Graduate School of Management, the Executive Development Center's faculty and practitioners provide a broad and diverse base of knowledge and experience for public, private and not-for-profit organizations.
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Coordinated Action for Sustainability
The Sustainable Enterprise Certificate explores health and well being through social, environmental and economic systems.
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Empowering Public Sector Professionals
For over 10 years, Willamette's CPM program has become a leader in delivering a transformative learning experience in the field of public management.
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Global Thought Leaders
Darcy Winslow, SEC program director and founder of DSW Collective, leads an experienced team of practitioners and academics in exploring the complex, strategic and systemic aspects of sustainable enterprise.
Executive Development Center
The Willamette University Executive Development Center offers a structured certificate programs, workshops and events that provide the tools, resources and concepts needed to increase individual knowledge and organizational value and productivity.
Sustainable Enterprise
Willamette University’s Sustainable Enterprise Certificate maps the nexus of social well-being, financial integrity, and environmental health to help you, your organization and your community thrive into the future.
Across a transformative curriculum, you'll engage global thought leaders and a cohort of experienced, professional peers. Together, you'll explore the complex, strategic underpinnings of sustainable enterprises. You’ll learn to leverage the way communities and organizations expand social well-being. You’ll mold your learning into a sustainability action plan customized for your organization. As an SEC graduate, you’ll go on to act boldly and ethically to make immediate, lasting impacts in your community, organization and career.
Certificate in Public Management
Today’s successful managers need a varied, multidisciplinary understanding of communication, decision-making, service delivery and organizational structure. The Certificate of Public Management (CPM) program is designed to meet this need by enhancing the administrative effectiveness, technical competency, analytical abilities and communication skills of its participants.
Working with the State of Oregon and associations of local governments, the Atkinson Graduate School of Management developed the CPM, now beginning its 9th cohort. The CPM is designed to meet the professional needs of managers in the public service.
Certificate in Career Management and Coaching
The Career Management and Coaching Certificate is designed for the professional ready to explore opportunities and challenges critical to achieving career and organizational success.
Portland Sessions (Held at the WU Portland Center). Professionals are invited to enroll in one or all sessions. The Professional Certificate in Career Management and coaching will be awarded to participants who successfully complete all of the eight sessions. Academic credit will not be awarded.
Utility Management Certificate Program
This highly interactive and integrative training program emphasizes and develops management theories and skills as applied to the utility industry. It provides substantial coursework in managing regulations, stakeholders, IT and human resources, opportunities and risks, as well as understanding a utility from a financial standpoint. Participants will receive instruction from industry and management experts and will have opportunities to learn and think strategically.Participants will receive instruction from industry and management experts and will have opportunities to learn and think strategically. They will then have two team projects, which helps them learn as much from each other as from their instructors, will complete a self-assessment of their team and leadership styles, and will receive coaching on improving their teamwork.