SAN DIEGO, Jan. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridgepoint
Education, Inc. (NYSE: BPI) is a provider of postsecondary
education services focused on providing higher access to higher
education. Ashford University, a
Bridgepoint academic institution, has just introduced a degree
designed to connect the functions of mainstream economic enrichment
with the ecological sensitivity necessary to conduct a more
balanced way of doing business: the Bachelor of Arts in Sustainable
Enterprise Management.
According to Ashford University's
Dr. Michael Reilly, executive dean
of the College of Business and Professional Studies, sustainable
business and management career opportunities are extensive and
growing. This ongoing increase led university academics to create
the Sustainable Enterprise degree, built to bridge the gap between
a sensitive footprint and effective business. Despite the U.S.
Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics only beginning to
track the evolution of this market (bls.gov/green/#carinfo), Dr.
Reilly adds that many labor economists are predicting better than
average development of the marketplace through 2018.
"Ashford University's bachelor's
degree in Sustainable Enterprise Management equips the leaders of
tomorrow with environmentally friendly business practices
appropriate to create a secure and reliable business future,"
furthered Dr. Reilly. "Such management skills will become more
mission critical when resources become even more scarce than they
are today."
The bachelor's of Sustainable Enterprise Management is the
intersection of a desire for success in the American workplace and
the personal urge to work within the confines of current green
thinking. This unique crisscross of agendas – complete with theory,
science and analysis – enables students to satisfy a variety of
career intentions: supporting small businesses seeking a greener
business plan, enhancing large companies' efforts to display a
greater sense of environmental conscience, and delivering
environmental solutions to corporate America.
Ashford University's Bachelor of
Arts in Sustainable Enterprise Management is currently available
online and at the Clinton, Iowa,
campus, taught by seasoned business professionals in Ashford's
College of Business and Professional Studies. This degree does not
lead to licensure or certification of any kind.
About Bridgepoint Education
Bridgepoint Education's postsecondary education services focus
on offering associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs
in such disciplines as business, education, psychology, social
sciences and health sciences. Bridgepoint Education's regionally
accredited academic institutions – Ashford
University and University of the Rockies – deliver their
programs online as well as at traditional campuses located in
Clinton, Iowa, and Colorado Springs, Colorado. For more
information about Bridgepoint Education, visit
www.bridgepointeducation.com or call Shari
Rodriguez, associate vice president of Public Relations, at
858.668.2580.
About Ashford University
Founded in 1918, Ashford University
is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North
Central Association of Colleges and Schools (www.ncahlc.org). The
University offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs online
and at its Clinton, Iowa, campus.
The University is known for its high quality yet highly affordable
online and on-campus programs. For more information, please visit
www.ashford.edu or call Shari
Rodriguez, associate vice president of Public Relations, at
858.513.9240 x2513.
Contact: Shari Rodriguez,
Associate Vice President of Public Relations
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SOURCE Bridgepoint Education, Inc.