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E X E C U T I V E E D U C A T I O N S p e c i a l F e a t u r e fundraising for social purpose enterprises. "It's a very unique program in that it combines a lot of organizational business skills situated within understanding the social and political dynamics of a multi- cultural global world," says Rowe. "The program expands your world view, it increases your skills to navigate a cross- cultural environment, it builds your skills to lead change in an organization and to understand the cultural diversity of com- munities anywhere." Values-based MBA As the only Christian and values-based MBA program in Canada, Trinity Western University (TWU) takes pride in educat- ing MBA students to become leaders in business and excellent stewards in their communities. "Trinity Western Univer- sity provides an education that engages students in discussion of ethics in all subjects," says Murray MacTavish, MBA director at TWU. "Our entire curriculum is designed with ethics at the core. We want to teach students how to lead with integrity, to make decisions e…ectively and to manage people well to bring out their best for the beneˆt of the employee, the organization and society." With three specializations in Manage- ment of the Growing Enterprise, Non-Proˆt and Charitable Organization Management and International Business, the program strives to help students enhance their areas of interest and skill as they prepare to excel in the workforce. TWU o…ers •exible programming to meet the varying needs of its students. Local students tend to enroll in the part- time program in either the Management or Non-Proˆt and Charitable Organization specializations, and continue to work while completing courses. The full-time International Business specialization attracts both international and domestic students. "We meet individually with every student to set up a personalized course schedule," says MacTavish. "We work with each student's personal and professional commitments to ensure they successfully complete the program." The Management of the Growing Enterprise specialization has an entrepre- neurial focus, which teaches students that the highest goal of business is not only to create proˆt, but also to ethically generate and manage society's resources. "Business is built on trust," says MacTavish. "And our focus on ethics is critical to helping our students achieve success in the market- place. Starting a new business is no excep- tion. You need to start with integrity, and continue to manage with integrity. There are no shortcuts." TWU has always been committed to building capacity of Canada's non-proˆt organizations. For this purpose, it o…ers the Non-Proˆt and Charitable Organiza- tion Management specialization, which is one of only two programs in Canada of its kind. Students focusing on this special- ization prepare to become non-proˆt managers and earn personal and profes- sional rewards for learning how to lead an organization with a beneˆcial purpose. Courses cover areas including non-proˆt marketing, grant-writing and fundrais- ing activities. A unique partnership with World Vision Canada trains non-proˆt lead- ers across Canada. The International Business specializa- tion equips students in the art of business leadership from a global perspective. An MBA with an international focus gives stu- dents the expertise and conˆdence to take their business career goals to a global level. Students can participate in international travel courses, including a trip to Europe to tour companies and meet with execu- tives from global and local brands. TWU's MBA program is taught by aca- demically qualiˆed, industry-experienced faculty in a small dynamic learning envi- ronment, and instructors add a personal touch by creating customized study plans. Alumni continually demonstrate how much they value their quality experience at TWU by referring friends and family to the program. Education Program Prepares Directors The Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) is the deˆnitive "go-to" resource for Canada's directors and boards. The ICD o…ers highly regarded professional development programs that provide •exible education and learning opportunities for seasoned and emerging directors. These programs include the ICD-Rotman Directors Educa- tion Program (DEP), which is the ˆrst step towards acquiring the world-recognized ICD.D designation. The ICD-Rotman Directors Education Program (DEP) is a 12-day national pro- gram o…ered at leading business schools in 10 cities across Canada. Participants in the DEP include seasoned corporate directors, emerging directors with a few years of experience in for-proˆt and not-proˆt boards, seasoned executives and o¤cials from federal, provincial and municipal corporations. "These individu- als have vast experiences as executives and directors, having risen to high ranks within their organizations," says Chris- tian Buhagiar, ICD vice president, Educa- tion. "The DEP helps them to continue to improve their skill set to be more e…ective and add more value to the boards on which they serve." Buhagiar says that most boards recog- nize that director education and develop- ment is essential and ongoing, but many still struggle with the complicated chal- lenge of packaging and delivering useful, relevant and timely training. To meet this need, the DEP curriculum is continuously evolving to match the changing needs of directors and the organizations that they serve. "Traditionally, the program's focus was primarily on corporate boards," "The DEP (Directors Edu- cation Program) faculty includes some of the best academics, governance thought leaders and sea- soned directors in Canada, but what makes the pro- gram di…erent is the talent in the classroom" — Christian Buhagiar, Institute of Corporate Directors

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