Enrollment is open for the individual professional development program, Going Green: Sustainability in Business. The online workshop, part of the Maine Hutchinson Center’s professional development program, will be held from 8:30 to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast.
This workshop will help participants understand current business sustainability strategies and how to put them into practice. The program is designed not only for local businesses, but also for large or small businesses or non-profit organizations that provide goods, experiences or services. Participants will have the opportunity to step out of their day-to-day operations, review their strategic plans and focus on new sustainability opportunities.
The program will be facilitated by Maine Business School Associate Professor Emerita Terry Porter. Porter received her Ph.D. degree at the University of Massachusetts Isenberg School of Management, where her research focused on strategic change in the context of dynamic capabilities and organizational environmental issues. Porter taught business strategy and sustainability at Maine Business School for 13 years. She also initiated the Sustainability Pathway in the MaineMBA program and advises the student chapter of Net Impact, a leadership development program in sustainable business. Porter has a master’s degree in clinical psychology, is a certified mental health counselor and a 2014 Fulbright Scholar. She has over 30 years of experience as a teacher, consultant, coach, guide and facilitator.
This program is reserved for in person. Participants receive a certificate of completion, and 0.8 CEUs / 8 contact hours are available.
The cost of the program is $215 per person. A limited number of need-based scholarships are available to people who live or work in Knox or Waldo County. Early registration is recommended as places are limited. For information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Michelle Patten, um.fhc.pd@maine.edu; 207.338.8002. For more information or to register, visit the Hutchinson Center website.
