Business Accreditation Seminar (Americas)

This virtual seminar will take place each day 1:00 – 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time

New Format!  Explore the accreditation standards through an immersive case study.

The Business Accreditation Seminar has undergone a significant transformation in its format! Experienced facilitators will lead you through an immersive case study, enabling you to enhance your skills by actively exploring the accreditation standards and their practical application to a case institution.

Focusing on the 2020 AACSB accreditation standards, the seminar will provide you with the knowledge and resources to avoid common challenges in the accreditation process. Learn what is important and expected at each stage of the accreditation process through thoughtful group interactions as you explore the standards with a hands-on approach.

Please note this seminar requires pre-work before each lesson. There is a total of about four hours to read and prepare for the cases used in the seminar.

Learning Objectives

• Discover the purpose and philosophy of accreditation and the AACSB guiding principles
• Review the nine 2020 AACSB Standards in depth to understand how they build on each other and assure quality at the school
• Learn the importance of quality and continuous improvement, supported by engagement, innovation and impact
• Gain an understanding of the initial and continuous improvement review processes
• Build a network of peers and have an opportunity to ask questions 

Facilitators

Xavier Ordenana, ESPAE-Graduate School of Management

Xavier Ordeñana, PhD in Economics and Business from U Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain), is the Dean of ESPAE Graduate School of Management – ESPOL (Guayaquil, Ecuador), where he also teaches Global Environment of Business. He has published in journals such as Academy of Management Learning and Education and European Journal of International Management and is part of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Ecuador team. He has also worked on consulting projects for Inter-American Development Bank and Governmental Agencies in Ecuador. Currently, he is part of the Executive Commitee of CLADEA- the Latin American Council of Business Schools and the AACSB Innovation Committee. 

Joyce Strawser, Seton Hall University

Joyce Strawser is Dean of the Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University, a position she has held since March 2012. As a faculty member, Dr. Strawser earned awards for her excellence in teaching and service to students. Dr. Strawser has provided advice to business schools seeking to develop learning outcomes assessment programs and has made numerous conference presentations on business program outcomes assessment and business school accreditation. Dr. Strawser is currently a member of the AACSB's Initial Accreditation Committee (IAC) and Board of Directors.  She is one of 16 business school deans across the world to serve on the AACSB’s Business Accreditation Task Force (BATF), which was charged with reimagining business school accreditation.

Who Should Attend

Deans, administrators, accreditation coordinators, faculty members, and key stakeholders at schools interested in or seeking AACSB Accreditation; individuals new to the AACSB Accreditation Standards and process; accreditation committee members.

Contact Us

For more information, please contact [email protected]

Team Pricing: Bring your team to this offering of the Business Accreditation Seminar

• Bring 4 members of your team and pay 3,400 USD
• Bring 5 members of your team and pay 4,250 USD

To process registration for package pricing please contact [email protected] with the names of your colleagues. Our registration team will process the registrations and send you an invoice.