SBA earns reaccreditation

By Claudette Zolkowski

Oakland University’s School of Business Administration received the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)-International reaccreditation of its business programs in December.

To achieve this accreditation, the SBA’s programs must satisfy a wide range of quality standards relating to strategic management of resources, interactions of faculty and students in the educational process, achievement of learning goals in degree programs and contributions to knowledge in business fields. These standards are mission-linked.

During the accreditation process, business school deans and chairmen of accounting programs with detailed knowledge of management education, applying accreditation standards that are widely accepted in the educational community, visited and evaluated the SBA in October.

"We are pleased to have our program reaccredited by the AACSB and to continue to be recognized for the outstanding work and accomplishments of the students, faculty and staff in the SBA," says Mohan Tanniru, SBA dean. "The reaccreditation is truly a testament to everyone's hard work and dedication to our mission."

As of December 2008, OU's School of Business Administration is one of 560 business schools in the world to earn AACSB accreditation.

AACSB-International is the premier accrediting agency and service organization for business schools. It is a nonprofit organization consisting of more than 1,100 educational organizations and corporations in 70 countries. Its mission is excellence in management education in colleges and universities.