Bakke Graduate University
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| Type | Graduate school |
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| Established | 1990 |
| President | Brad Smith |
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Dallas, Texas, United States 32°53′39″N 96°45′14″W / 32.8943°N 96.7539°WCoordinates: 32°53′39″N 96°45′14″W / 32.8943°N 96.7539°W |
| Website | www |
Bakke Graduate University (BGU) is a US accredited graduate school for leaders who are seeking to aid the social transformation of urban areas. BGU includes
Almost half of BGU’s faculty, students, and course related city immersion tours are outside of North America. The school is named for Ray and Dennis Bakke who in the late 20th century pioneered movements to give decision-making power to people in disadvantaged neighborhoods and front-line employees. As a result, BGU has been able to expand into regions in places such as Asia and Africa by developing platforms for local leaders to have the primary voice in how students in their region are trained.
Bakke Graduate University is named for two brothers:
Ray Bakke is an urban leader who pioneered a community development approach in Chicago in the 1960s and 1970s that gave decision-making authority to residents of disadvantaged communities rather than government or outside agencies. Ray was appointed in the early 1980s to lead an effort initiated by Rev. Billy Graham that involved holding 250 city consultations over 25 years in the world’s largest cities. Ray is the Chancellor and Chairman of the Regents of BGU.
Dennis Bakke is cofounder of AES Corporation, an electricity company that in the late 1990s was the world largest independent owner of electricity (after Russia and France). AES pioneered massive carbon-offset programs in the mid-1990s; practiced radical decentralization of decision-making among 40,000 employees in 36 countries; and provided electricity to 100 million people, including developing nations. Dennis’ book "Joy at Work" was number 8 on the New York Times Bestseller list in 2005. Dennis serves on the Board of Directors of BGU.
BGU’s offices were located in Seattle, Washington, but have subsequently moved to Dallas, Texas. Founded in 1990 as Northwest Graduate School of the Ministry (NWGS), the school underwent a transformation in 2001 from a regional school to a global school under new leadership and a new board of directors. The school was renamed in 2005.
The BGU theology school is centered on Biblical studies, in the context of historical veins with application to ministry to the urban poor. The school is interdenominational with students and faculty from Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, as well as other veins of Christianity. BGU’s business school is rooted in Christian principles and history.
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