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Volume X | Issue I | Winter/Spring 2017 SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATEAs we turn our focus to becoming a socially responsible university, the Valpo MBA program is now offering a Certificate in Sustainability. After completing a bachelor's degree, or while enrolled in a Valpo master's program, a student may choose to take four additional courses -eight (8) additional credits -and receive the graduate Certificate in Sustainability. The four additional courses include:• MBA 702 Managing Sustainability -2 credits • MBA 703 Forces Affecting Sustainability -2 credits • MBA 704 Case Studies in Sustainability -2 credits • MBA 705 Fieldwork in Sustainability -2 credits WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY?Sustainability is a vital answer to existence on this planet, but also to the existence of our economy. As we look for better answers to energy issues, the end of landfills, and clean air and water for future generations, we need the business model of efficiency and return on investment to be sure we are taking the best paths to improve the future. MBA VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY MBA JVBL Mission StatementThe mission of the JVBL is to promote ethical and moral leadership and behavior by serving as a forum for ideas and the sharing of "best practices." It serves as a resource for business and institutional leaders, educators, and students concerned about valuesbased leadership. The JVBL defines values-based leadership to include topics involving ethics in leadership, moral considerations in business decision-making, stewardship of our natural environment, and spirituality as a source of motivation. The JVBL strives to publish articles that are intellectually rigorous yet of practical use to leaders, teachers, and entrepreneurs. In this way, the JVBL serves as a high quality, international journal focused on converging the practical, theoretical, and applicable ideas and experiences of scholars and practitioners. The JVBL provides leaders with a tool of ongoing self-critique and development, teachers with a resource of pedagogical support in instructing valuesbased leadership to their students, and entrepreneurs with examples of conscientious decision-making to be emulated within their own business environs. Submission Guidelines for the JVBLThe JVBL invites you to submit manuscripts for review and possible publication. The JVBL is dedicated to supporting people who seek to create more ethically-and sociallyresponsive organizations through leadership and education. The Journal publishes articles that provide knowledge that is intellectually well-developed and useful in practice. The JVBL is a peer-reviewed journal available in both electronic and print fora (fully digital with print-on-demand options). The readership includes business leaders, government representatives, academics, and students interested in the study and analysis of critical issues affecting the practice of values-based leadership. The JVBL is dedicated to publishing articles related to:1. Leading with integrity, credibility, and morality; 2. Creating ethical, values-based org...