EMBAC offers great in-person opportunities to network and advance professional development – from the industry-event-of-the-year, the annual conference, to the Marketing and Admissions Program to regional meetings. EMBAC also recognizes the convenience and ease of virtual offerings, which help make great content and enlightening discussions more accessible to members. With that in mind, EMBAC has designed several different types of virtual offerings that explore the latest trends, look at topics of current importance, and promote member engagement and discussion.

Delivered in a synchronous (live) format, VDFs are free sessions, one hour or less in duration, typically structured as a facilitated discussion around a topic of importance to the working professional education industry. Some of these VDFs involve an expert, others are purely intended to be a sharing of challenges, insights, and ideas among participants.

EMBAC will continue to add new VDFs in 2025!

Unlocking Autonomy: Making the Case for a P&L Structure

Have you ever wished you could find extra funds for a one-time strategic initiative? Frustrated by cuts to your budget? Wishing for more autonomy when it comes to some of your expenses? This session will help you consider options that offer you more flexibility. Learn more about the various types of P&L structures, their advantages, and ways to lobby for a P&L structure at your institution.

•   October 28, 2025

•  10-11 AM Eastern
•  Registration Required, No Fee
•  Ron Magnuson
  Executive Director of Graduate & Executive Programs, School of Business, College of Charleston

Ron Magnuson currently serves as the executive director of graduate & executive programs at the College of Charleston’s School of Business. Before joining the College of Charleston, Magnuson worked at the University of Pittsburgh, first as the director of administration for the School of Business, as well as an adjunct faculty member in business ethics and labor relations. Later, he received a full-time faculty appointment as a clinical assistant professor with responsibilities for teaching the MBA capstone course.

Magnuson spent most of his career in the energy industry. After receiving his electrical engineering degree from Bucknell University, he worked as an engineer for two different utility companies. He then received his MBA and was appointed to various management positions at Allegheny Energy, including executive director of human resources and vice president of the Customer Business Unit. He participated in external management development programs including the Advanced Management Program at Wharton.

His involvement in community and industry organizations led to service on several boards of directors. A member of the University of Pittsburgh Board of Trustees, he also chaired the Energy Association of Pennsylvania, the Marketing Executive Conference, and the Pitt Greensburg Advisory Board.

No fee, registration required.