The School of Business Administration at Widener
University has maintained its business accreditation by AACSB
International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest serving global accrediting
body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master's, and doctoral
degrees in business and accounting.
The AACSB peer review team which had three business school
deans as members, in their report, stated that the school has:
An outstanding student/faculty environment where students
feel that they are clearly the focus of faculty efforts, where close
interpersonal relations with faculty are easy for students to develop, and
where students feel totally comfortable in the school environment
An excellent program of business relationships including,
but not limited to, outstanding Advisory Board involvement and support of the
School of Business Administration. The degree of involvement of the Business
Advisory Boards in curricula advisement and development is a true strength of
the school. Close working relationships with major employers in the area add to
this strength.
The close working relationship of the Small Business
Development Center with the School and the local community, including the use
of student projects in the Mgmt 451 class to supplement the activities of the
center is a program strength.
A 150 credit hour program in accounting is innovatively
structured to maximize student options and opportunities.
The School of Business Administration offers undergraduate
degrees in accounting, business informatics, economics, finance, international
business, and management with concentrations in marketing, sport management,
and human resource management. There are also three graduate degrees offered in
MBA, Master of Science in Taxation and Financial Planning, and Master of
Science in Business Process Innovation.
“We are particularly pleased with the finding of the peer review team and their comments about our focus on students and the strength of the School of Business Administration Advisory Board,” said Savas Ӧzatalay, dean of the Widener School of Business Administration. “Our goal is to develop students who are leaders in their communities and in their chosen professions, and we believe we are accomplishing that goal through the strength of our faculty, our curriculum, and the wise counsel of our advisory board.”
AACSB Accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in
business education, and has been earned by less than five percent of the
world's business programs. Today, there are more than 650 business schools in
45 countries and territories that maintain AACSB Accreditation.
“It takes a great deal of commitment and determination to
earn and maintain AACSB Accreditation,” said Robert D. Reid, executive
vice president and chief accreditation officer of AACSB International.
“Business schools must not only meet specific standards of excellence, but
their deans, faculty and professional staff must make a commitment to ongoing
continuous improvement to ensure that the institution will continue to deliver
the highest quality of education to students.”
To learn more about Widener University’s School of Business
Administration visit www.widener.edu/sba.
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