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AACSB accreditation
Fayetteville State University announced earlier this week that the Broadwell College of Business and Economics has received its renewed accreditation from Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
The AACSB is a prestigious organization and the world’s largest business education alliance with a presence in over 100 countries and territories.
The accreditation is not easy to come by; less than one-third of Fewer than one-third of U.S. business schools and only five percent of international business schools have earned accreditation from AACSB, Fayetteville State University said in a press release.
According to a statement issued by the AACSB, the process of receiving accreditation comes from a “process of rigorous internal focus, engagement with an AACSB-assigned mentor, and peer-reviewed evaluation.” The process takes years as schools work toward aligning with the high standards of AACSB.
“We are extremely proud of the exceptional programs, faculty and students in FSU’s Broadwell College of Business and Economics,” said Monica T. Leach, Ed.D., provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs. “The hard work of Dean [Ulysses] Taylor and his staff continues to guide the school to even greater accomplishments and prepare future business leaders to take their place in a global society.”
The Broadwell College has 1,700 FSU students enrolled with business administration as their top-ranked major.
“The rigorous accreditation process enables the school to assess its programs and curricula for continued excellence as well as benchmark against its peers for the benefit of students and the University as a whole,” said BCBE Dean Ulysses Taylor, MBA, J.D.
“We are pleased to offer award-winning programs that provide students and community members with the practical tools and analytical frameworks needed for successful careers as business professionals and entrepreneurs,” Taylor said. “Our mission is to ensure we provide the highest quality business education possible and sustain the high academic standards of our university.”
“Every AACSB-accredited school has demonstrated a focus on excellence in all areas, including teaching, research, curricula development, and student learning,” said Stephanie M. Bryant, executive vice president and chief accreditation officer of AACSB. “The intense peer-review process exemplifies their commitment to quality business education.”
PHOTO PROVIDED BY FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY Fayetteville State University reports that 1,700 students are enrolled in The Broadwell.
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I-295 construction
LAST SEGMENT OF ROADWORK TO BEGIN IN AUGUST
The North Carolina Department of Transportation awarded a $151.8 million contract to Branch Civil Inc. to begin construction for the final segment of the I-295 Fayetteville Outer Loop in August.
This portion of I-295 will stretch five miles in Cumberland County from Camden Road near Hope Mills and Raeford Road. When completed, the final segment will consist of four lanes with medians and interchanges with bridges and on and off ramps.
“As part of this contract, an exit will be built at Camden Road, southwest of Jack Britt High School, and another exit will be built on a realigned Strickland Bridge Road, south of Century Circle,” stated in a press release.
Construction is expected to be finished by the summer of 2026.
The other I-295 segment under construction stretches from the future Camden Road interchange to I-95 near the Robeson-Cumberland County line.
This will widen I-95 from four lanes to eight lanes and is expected to be completed by the end of 2024.
