competing in the age of ai brochure
Brochure for the University of Portland Franz Center executive education program “Competing in the Age of AI — Strategy, Execution & Ethics,” running November 4, 2025 to April 28, 2026. The six-month cohort includes 12 bi-weekly Tuesday sessions (4:10–6:30pm), over 40 hours of hands-on training, hybrid delivery with in-person campus sessions and recorded/online options, plus six special meetings and partner events in the Portland area. Designed for senior leaders (senior managers through board members), the program teaches AI strategy, operationalization, data foundations, ROI measurement, ethics, and sustaining momentum; participants earn a Franz Center Certificate of Completion. Program cost is $5,250 and the Program Director/contact is Jon Down (down@up.edu; (541) 231-8390).
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November 4, 2025 – April 28, 2026.
12 bi-weekly sessions on Tuesday afternoons from 4:10pm to 6:30pm.
Over 40 hours of hands-on training.
Six additional special meetings: three events with AI industry partners and three program-exclusive AI salon events.
Jon Down, PhD — down@up.edu — (541) 231-8390.