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Atlanta, GA | Posted: June 1, 2012
Kelly B. Smith, Marketing & Communication
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Need for leadership program to strengthen management skill in young leaders
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Professional Master’s in Manufacturing Leadership Designed to Serve IndustryA recent Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST) industry survey revealed the need for a leadership program to strengthen management skills of young engineers in the pulp and paper industry. Based on that input, IPST has launched an initiative to develop a professional master’s degree in manufacturing leadership – forest bioproducts.
Supported by a previously announced legacy grant from the Institute of Paper Chemistry Foundation, IPST has taken initial steps to prepare the professional master’s program for approval by Georgia Tech, the Georgia Board of Regents and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (accreditation). This unique program would serve the industry by providing an on-line learning environment with only periodic on-campus requirements.
“This is a ground-breaking endeavor on many levels, and it promises to serve many industries in addition to forest bioproducts,” said IPST director Norman Marsolan. “We are engendering a high level of collaboration at Georgia Tech to bring this professional master’s program to fruition, and we already have received numerous commitments.”
The two-year program is being built around a core Georgia Tech curriculum of leadership, manufacturing best practices and business/finance, with a specific concentration on forest bioproducts (pulp and paper). Once approved, the program would be attractive to people such as mill technical professionals with three to five years of experience, providing them with industry-specific advanced leadership training.
“Georgia Tech and IPST are uniquely suited to provide this professional master’s program because the academic elements are readily available at Tech, and Georgia Tech Professional Education has a high level of experience in serving business and industry with its wide range of capabilities,” Marsolan said. “Coupled with IPST’s long-standing leadership position in forest bioproducts graduate education, the combination should be ideal for developing future leaders in the industry.”
“Georgia Tech’s proposal met our request for ideas that could create a lasting legacy for the Institute of Paper Chemistry educational mission,” said Dr Jim Ferris of the Foundation Board of Trustees. “We were particularly attracted by the opportunity to enhance career growth opportunities for working professionals at paper industry manufacturing sites.”
