George Mason Earns AACSB Accreditation Once Again
George Mason’s School of Business has once again maintained its business and accounting accreditations by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), according to a press release on the school’s website. AACSB Accreditation is highest form of accreditation for a school’s business program—Less than five percent of the world’s business programs have been recognized with this level of accreditation. Continue reading…
Leavey Names New Dean of School
Santa Clara University has announced Caryn Beck-Dudley will serve as the next dean of the Leavey School of Business. Beck-Dudley will begin her new position on Aug. 1, 2015. Beck-Dudley currently serves as the dean of the College of Business at Florida State University.
Before her current career at Florida State University, Beck-Dudley served as dean, department head, and professor of management and human resources in the College of Business at Utah State University. She has also taught at the University of Georgia Terry College of Business and the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. She has also worked as a corporate and commercial lawyer.
Fox Maintains AACSB Accreditation
The Fox School of Business has been reaccredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. AACSB accreditation is considered the hallmark of excellence in business education. Less than five percent of business programs are accredited by AACSB. Accredited institutions must undergo a reaccreditation review every five years. The Fox School has been accredited by AACSB International since 1934.
AACSB International was founded in 1916. It is the longest serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master’s, and doctorate degrees in business and accounting. To be considered as an AACSB International member institution, schools must offer undergraduate and/or graduate degrees in business. Schools may voluntarily apply for AACSB Business Accreditation.
AACSB President and Goizueta Dean Discuss the Future of Education
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)– the group responsible for the accreditation of MBA programs– recently released a video interview between Emory University’s Goizueta Business School Dean Erika James and President and CEO of the AACSB John Fernandes. Continue reading…
Robinson Part Time Program Ranked by U.S. News & World Report
The newest ranking of MBA programs by U.S. News & World Report was released on March 10th in the publication’s “Best Graduate Schools 2016″ edition. Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business’ Part Time MBA program placed No. 44 overall and No. 19 among public university programs. Continue reading…
Haub Maintains AACBS Accreditation
The Association to Advance Collegiate Business Schools has once again accredited the Erivan K. Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph’s University. This is the third time that the school has received this accreditation. Less than five percent of the world’s business schools and programs have received the accreditation from AACBS.
In order to maintain AACBS accreditation, programs must undergo an internal review every five years. During the review, the program must show its commitment to a certain level of standards. These standards apply to faculty qualification, strategic management of resources, interactions of faculty and students and commitment to continuous improvement and achievement of learning goals in degree programs.
