School of Business accreditation affirms program’s excellence

The world-class excellence of GGC’s School of Business (SBA) was affirmed this spring when it was awarded accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

Founded in 1916 and synonymous with the highest quality standards, AACSB is the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools and the largest business education network connecting students, educators and businesses worldwide.

AACSB Accreditation recognizes institutions demonstrating a focus on excellence in all areas, including teaching, research, curricula development and student learning. It inspires new ways of thinking within business education globally and, as a result, has been earned by less than five percent of the world’s business schools.

“We are extremely pleased that our business program has attained stature among the top programs in the world,” said Stas Preczewski, president. “AACSB Accreditation enhances the college’s global academic reputation and prepares our graduates for successful careers in a global market.”

AACSB-accredited schools have successfully undergone a rigorous review process by their peers in the business education community, ensuring that they have the resources, qualified faculty and commitment needed to provide students with a first-rate, future-focused business education.

The multi-year process was a team effort by GGC faculty and staff and included a four-day site visit by accreditation officials.

AACSB Accreditation provides a framework of 15 international standards against which business schools assess the quality of their educational services.

“We set the bar very high for our program since its inception, with the goal of attaining AACSB Accreditation,” said Dr. Tyler Yu, dean of SBA. “While this is an impressive achievement,

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

Business major Daniel Ownby, ’19, right, explains how he and Nathan Kinjo, ’18, business, applied game theory to understand the behavior of three major bond rating agencies. Game theory models situations with interdependent outcomes to identify players’ best strategies when considering the likely behavior of others.