Oregon Executive MBA Change Afoot

"We want to become the just-in-time partner to help develop the next layer of leadership for Northwest corporations and organizations," is how Dean Kees de Kluyver described the vision behind his upcoming revamp of the Oregon Executive MBA program in a recent interview with the Register-Guard. Plans include dividing the program into a handful of distinct subject areas so that working executives can earn certificates in one or more--or take them all for the full MBA. The program's sponsorship will change, too. Portland State University has chosen to withdraw amicably from the three-school consortium that has run the program since its mid-1980s inception. And--shortly before press time--Oregon State University announced its plans to pull out as well. Current MBA candidates can rest assured: their program will stay the same (including its current location at 200 SW Market Street) and PSU and OSU will remain involved through the 2013 graduation.