Accounting Accreditation Seminar (Denver)

This seminar will take place at Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Denver, Colorado. The seminar will begin at 8:30 a.m. and will conclude at 5:00 p.m. A social networking session will immediately follow the seminar (5:15-6:00 p.m.). This seminar is taking place just prior to the American Accounting Association's Annual Meeting. 

Less than 25 percent of AACSB-accredited schools have supplemental accounting accreditation.

Explore the accounting accreditation process with this in-depth overview facilitated by a facilitator with years of experience as an AACSB peer reviewer and accreditation committee member. The seminar will cover the 2018 accounting accreditation standards, including requirements such as criteria for faculty qualifications and assurance of learning (AoL). The seminar will also introduce the 2020 business accreditation standards.

After you have an understanding of the standards, you will learn about the initial and continuous improvement review (CIR) process; the key committees, such as the Accounting Accreditation Committee (AAC) and the Continuous Improvement Review Committee (CIRC); and peer review team involvement. You will also learn about common pitfalls in the accreditation process, particularly the deficiencies most often noted by CIR peer review team members.

Go through sections of the standards for hands-on experience focusing on three main areas: Strategic Management and Innovation; Learning and Teaching; and Academic and Professional Engagement and Interactions. By the end of the seminar, you will be confident about what is necessary for a successful AACSB accounting accreditation peer team visit and will have a peer network for future support. Those interested in seeking initial supplemental accreditation will be introduced to the process.

Learning Objectives

• Gain an in-depth overview of the AACSB accreditation process and understand what is expected for initial and continuous improvement review process
• Learn from peers and build a support network
• Use selected portions of the standards for hands-on experience focusing on four main areas: Strategic Management and Innovation for Accounting Academic Units; Accounting Learning and Teaching; Accounting Academic and Professional Engagement and Professional Interactions
• Overview of the CIR report

Facilitators

Uday Murthy, University of South Florida

Dr. Uday Murthy is Professor and Quinn Eminent Scholar of Accounting Information Systems in the Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy at the University of South Florida. He served as director of the school from 2011 to 2019.  Professor Murthy earned his PhD from Indiana University, Bloomington. He has published over 50 scholarly journal articles in journals such as The Accounting Review, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Journal of Information Systems, Behavioral Research in Accounting, International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, Journal of Management Information Systems, Decision Support Systems, and Information & Management. Professor Murthy has served as coeditor of the Journal of Information Systems, the leading academic journal for accounting information systems research, and currently serves as an associate editor of International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, and on the editorial boards of Journal of Information Systems and Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting.  In the Brigham Young University Accounting Research rankings, Professor Murthy is ranked #4 in the accounting information systems research field overall and #1 for AIS research using the experimental methodology.

Rachel Dixon-Zudar, AACSB International

Rachel Dixon-Zudar serves as manager, accreditation services at AACSB International, managing a portfolio of approximately 180 business schools throughout the United States. Rachel’s background includes positions in marketing as well as previously working in the conferences department of AACSB. She holds an MBA in Strategy from The University of Alabama.

Who Should Attend

Deans, accounting administrators, department chairs, faculty members, and key stakeholders of AACSB-accredited accounting programs. 

Contact Us

For more information, please contact [email protected].

Special Pricing Offers

Bring your team to the Accounting Accreditation Seminar 

• Bring 4 members of your team and pay 3,040 USD
• Bring 5 members of your team and pay 3,800 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.