Interested in sustainability careers? Meet with an XMNR advisor
From: Virginia Tech Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability
Do you want to advance your career, improve your leadership and communications skills, and lead change that matters? If your answer is “Yes!” then you might be ready for Virginia Tech’s Executive Master of Natural Resources (XMNR), an accelerated graduate program focusing on leadership for sustainability.
The XMNR program combines the best of in-person and online learning in a hybrid, cohort-based format that is completed within one year.
The program includes:
One-year, accelerated graduate degree program
Hybrid format with 11 class weekends (6 online, 5 in Arlington, VA)
10-day Global Study international trip
A custom cohort experience with integrated curriculum with individualized learning
1:1 career coaching during cohort year and for two years after graduation
Real-world projects that engage cross-sector partners leading change on climate, energy, water, food and agriculture, urbanization and infrastructure, and related social and environmental systems
XMNR students gain:
Valuable credentials (a master’s degree in natural resources and a graduate certificate in global sustainability)
Practical competencies (knowledge, skills, and abilities)
Strategic connections (professional networks for career change and/or advancement)
Grounded confidence (to make a difference and lead change)
Speak with an XMNR advisor in Blacksburg
The XMNR program will be on campus in Blacksburg and available to share more information on the following dates:
Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the CALS Career Fair at the Inn at Virginia Tech, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 27, in the lobby of Cheatham Hall, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Join an upcoming virtual Q&A Session
If you are unable to join us in person, we invite you to join us for an informal, virtual Q&A session with program director David Robertson.
Register for an upcoming Q&A Session:
For more information or questions about the program, contact XMNR program coordinator Amy Hubbard at ahubb09@vt.edu.
If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation to participate in the virtual Q&A session, please contact Amy Hubbard at ahubb09@vt.edu.