AACSB Accreditation
In 2020 all undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the School of Business at Slippery Rock University earned AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business - accreditation. AACSB is synonymous with the highest standards of quality to inspire new ways of thinking within business education globally. Only 5 percent of the world’s schools offering business degree programs in 881 institutions across 57 countries have AACSB business accreditation. AACSB accreditation ensures continuous improvement and provides focus for schools to deliver on their mission through the three pillars for innovation, impact and engagement.
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The Three Pillars of an AACSB-accreditation at SRU’s School of Business
Innovation
- Curriculum involves highly experiential activities including simulations, case competitions and service learning
- Only signatory institution in Principles for Responsible Management Education in the State System
- Development of Sustainable Enterprise Accelerator for sustainable entrepreneurship
- Partnerships with local businesses and chambers of commerce
- Partnership with Quanzhou University of Information Engineering for information systems degree
Impact
- Several student organizations have received national recognition
- Retention rate is well above the national average
- Job placement rates are high.
- Faculty actively engaged in research related to teaching and learning
- Numerous SBUS faculty nominated and won teaching and advising awards
- Numerous faculty recipients of best paper awards
- The College has earned the Field of Study badge from Colleges of Distinction for high impact practices in curriculum development
Engagement
- Numerous opportunities for study abroad course work
- SEA and several courses offer business consulting activities with local businesses
- Service learning encouraged
- Volunteer Income Tax (VITA) internship program
- Participation and interaction with professional associations such as American Marketing Assn. and Institute of Internal Auditors.
- Extensive use of experiential learning approaches such as simulations, case studies and field-based projects