The Bainbridge Graduate Institute (BGI) announced yesterday, April 10, its reorganization and expansion as Pinchot University. Pinchot, named for BGI cofounder Gifford Pinchot III, will join with several other schools, including Organizational Systems Renewal, Pinchot Edge, and the Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship.
The new larger entity is meant to give Pinchot students a wider range of educational opportunities. “Education is about more than just a piece of paper,” said Gifford Pinchot. “Graduates need the ability to do business in a way that brings about the changes they hope to see in the world. To do this they need a holistic combination of financial acumen, sales skills, marketing savvy, sustainable operations and leadership skills.”
Pinchot University will offer MBAs in Sustainable Business and Sustainable Systems, as well as a Master’s in Organizational Leadership through Organizational Systems Renewal. It will also offer nondegree-seeking students with courses and seminars in professional development, personal mastery, and trade-specific skill building.
Pinchot University students can study from home, work in close-knit cohorts, and attend weekend-long intensives at campuses on Bainbridge Island, Washington, and in Seattle. Pinchot describes itself as “an incubator for students who hope to drive change from within major corporations and organizations, or become social entrepreneurs.”
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Photo of Bainbridge Island IslandWood campus courtesy of BGI.