Seminar Facilitators:

• Allan D. Spritzer, Allen and Ruth Harris Chair of Excellence in Business, Professor of Management, and former Dean of Business, College of Business and Technology, East Tennessee State University.
• Otis Baskin, professor of management and former dean, George L. Graziadio School of Business and Management, Pepperdine University. 
• Jerry E. Trapnell, executive vice president and chief accreditation officer, AACSB International

“AACSB International: The World of Management Education”

• John Fernandes, president and chief executive officer, AACSB International

• The Basics
• Relationships with Stakeholders
• The Faculty
• Accreditation
• Secrets of Success

• Becoming The Dean by default
• The Dean's job description
• Longevity of business deans
• The career life cycle for deans ... and other top administrators
• Why deans don't survive
• Mentors and monsters
• Stepping stones can break your bones
• Partners at home: "The First Lady" ... or "The First Man"
• The "real dean" and why she or he needs to know it
• Ingredients for success
• Doing it with humor
   

• Where are we going?  How do we get there?  What will it cost?
• Where do we find the resources?  Who is going to do the work?
• Take me to your leader
• Planning the journey
• Competitive threats and the best route
• An itch for a niche
• Mission not tradition
• The Dean's team
• New Destinations
   

• Billy Mitchell's advice for new deans
• Learning the ropes
• Self interests, school interests, faculty interests
• Democracy or dictatorship
• Delegating effectively: Thinking like administrators
• Chairs that can turn the tables
• Finding partners
• Faculty morale, motivation, and productivity
• Old dogs, new tricks: Faculty development and the new technologies
• Negotiation: Getting from "No" to "Maybe"
• Deadlines and guidelines
   

• The Dean as salesperson; Marketing strategies
• Thank heaven for bad news days: When the press is free
• The rankings
• Schmoozing or losing
• Dialing for dollars
• Business advisory boards: Some good advice
• Making the Case
• Hitting the jackpot
   

• Dealing with the Provost; and others who can make a difference
• Baubles, bangles, and budgets
• Students and credit hours
• The curriculum: Who's responsible?
• Recruitment and rolling the dice
• Evaluating the faculty
• Head hunters and body snatchers
• Neat and messy desks: Mastering the in-box
• Grunt work and ribbon cutting
   

• Welcome to the world of management education
• Growth and accreditation around the world
• Global competition for the best and brightest
• New models of management education
• Strategic alliances
• Dealing with partners
   

• Fighting for the faculty
• Gut checks and threats
• Charming snakes
• Dancing with prima donnas
• Dealing with former deans and wannabes
• Handling the hate level
• Jabs, body punches, and knockouts
• On being a realist, not a cynic
• Staying out of court 

• Preparation for the unexpected
• Dealing with changes in technology, student population, student interests, faculty supply, budgets, accreditation, and more
• When the bosses change
• Knowing which way the river's flowing
• Reaching for the brass rings
• When the thrill is gone
• Breaking up is hard to do
• Parachutes, dungeons, and ladders
• Basement blessings or blues
• Life after being The Dean
• Why bridges are not for burning

• Caryn Beck-Dudley, Dean, College of Business, Florida State University
   
• Richard M. Durand, Robert and Arlene Kogod Dean, Kogod School of Business, American University
   
• Ridley J. Gros, Dean Emeritus, College of Business Administration, Nicholls State University
   

• Accreditation Philosophy
• The value of AACSB International accreditation
• The accreditation standards and their interpretations
• Accreditation processes
• Accreditation knowledge
   

• The Standards: High quality, continuous improvement, and peer review
• Accreditation: The Sword, the Whip, the Baton
• Benchmarking: I'll show you mine if you show me yours
• Accreditation hot buttons
• The peers in peer evaluation: What are they looking for?
• Pitfalls for schools seeking accreditation
• The role of The Dean

• Seminar Agenda issues and answers
• Lessons learned
• Success factors for business deans
• Dangers for The Dean to avoid
• Seminar evaluation