Simmons School of Management Named One of Top 20 Socially Responsible MBA Programs in the World

Simmons School of Management Named One of Top 20 Socially Responsible MBA
Programs in the World

Only School in Massachusetts to Make Top 20 List

BOSTON, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Simmons College School of
Management in Boston (www.simmons.edu/som) has been ranked No. 15 in the
"Global 100" list of business schools by the Aspen Institute in its 2010-2011
MBA ranking, "Beyond Grey Pinstripes." Simmons is the only school in
Massachusetts to make the top 20 list.

A total of 149 business schools from 24 countries participated in the
2010-2011 Aspen Institute ranking. The biennial survey ranks business schools
that have demonstrated significant leadership in preparing MBA students for
the social, environmental and ethical complexities of modern-day business. The
Aspen Institute is considered the premier resource on socially responsible
business education in the world.

"A commitment to principled leadership is integral to the school's mission,"
said Simmons School of Management Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands. "Our students
learn to hold themselves accountable as leaders to promote ethical
decision-making in their organizations, to negotiate and balance the interests
of multiple stakeholder groups, to build inclusive organizations, and to
steward the environment from which they draw critical resources. These are the
skills required to lead and build enduring organizations in the 21st century."

Below are some examples of how Simmons has incorporated social responsibility
into its curriculum and day-to-day operations:

-- "Leadership, Governance, and Accountability" is a required MBA
capstone
course that pulls together all the facets of the school's mission of
principled leadership
-- The 2009 opening of the first Gold LEED-certified building on the
Simmons College campus, which houses the School of Management
-- More than half of the faculty engaged in active scholarship and
research
with a focus on corporate social responsibility, ethics, and
sustainability
-- A nationally recognized entrepreneurship program (ranked as a top-25
program by Entrepreneur magazine and the Princeton Review) noted for
its
integration of social ventures and social entrepreneurship

-- Students actively involved with Net Impact, a national organization
for
MBA students committed to integrating social responsibility into
business strategy and practice

"I was drawn to Simmons because of the strength and relevance of the mission
to educate women for powerful and principled leadership," said Erin Dopfel,
current MBA student and a leader of Simmons's Net Impact chapter. "At Simmons,
you learn that success is about more than simply turning a profit; it's about
the impact of business decisions on all stakeholders, and on society and the
environment more broadly."

To read the full list of the Aspen Institute's "Global 100" business schools,
visit: www.BeyondGreyPinstripes.org.

The Simmons College School of Management is the first business school in the
world designed specifically to educate women for power and principled
leadership, and the only school of its kind accredited by the Association to
Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Simmons College
(www.simmons.edu) is a nationally recognized private university located in the
heart of Boston.

SOURCE Simmons College

Allyson Irish of Simmons College, (w) +1-617-521-2324, (c) +1-781-696-2850,
allyson.irish@simmons.edu