Business schools globally continue to advance societal impact initiatives through their missions, curriculum, intellectual contributions, and new innovative activities. Through the AACSB standards, your school is empowered to make decisions that will have the greatest impact on your communities in areas from sustainability to social justice.
But how can you effectively communicate your activities in societal impact in your strategic plan, accreditation reports and tables, and in external communications to your stakeholders?
Join us for a highly interactive one-day seminar on how your school can fulfill the requirements of AACSB’s 2020 business accreditation standards in the area of societal impact.
In an engaging, facilitated discussion, identify each AACSB accreditation standard that incorporates societal impact and engage in activities that will help you select a focus area and generate ideas for measuring impact. Effectively demonstrate your commitment to societal impact that go beyond the measurement methods and metrics we typically associate with accreditation.
Learning Objectives
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Identify the relevant AACSB Accreditation Standards that incorporate societal impact
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Generate ideas on how to integrate societal impact into your strategic plan, micro-plans, resource deployment, and goals
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Gain best practice examples from peer schools globally that are engaged in advanced societal impact activities
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Connect with business education administrators who recognize the value of societal impact and how it will transform business education
Facilitator
Barbara Ritter, The University of Toledo
Barbara Ritter is dean of the Neff College of Business and Innovation at The University of Toledo. She earned her PhD in industrial organizational psychology in 2004 from the University of Akron. Working under the tutelage of Robert Lord, Ritter studied and published in the area of implicit leadership theory, gender, and justice. In these fields, and in the area of management pedagogy, Ritter has more than 100 presentations and publications in outlets such as the
Journal of Applied Psychology,
Human Relations, and
Journal of Business Ethics. Prior to joining the Neff College, Ritter served as dean of the Wall College of Business at Coastal Carolina University for seven years before becoming dean at Jacksonville University in 2020. Ritter is an elected member of the AACSB Board of Directors and co-chair of the Eligibility Committee. She has previously served on the AACSB Initial Accreditation Committee and on the boards of Beta Alpha Psi, the Southern Business Academic Administrators, and Beta Gamma Sigma. She also served as division chair for the Academy of Management, Management Education and Development Division, and as an associate editor for
Organizational Management Journal. Ritter is a recipient of a number of awards, including the Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (MOBTS) Peter Frost Mentoring Award, which acknowledges individuals who are distinguished as gifted teachers and scholars and who unselfishly impart these gifts through mentoring students, colleagues, and associates. In 2020, Ritter was recognized by MOBTS with the David L. Bradford Outstanding Educator Award, which acknowledges a person with consistently demonstrated achievement over a lifetime, focusing on teaching and learning excellence, and in 2024 was awarded the Susan B. Herman Service Award which recognizes outstanding service above and beyond the call of duty, identifying and thanking those whose contributions represent the epitome of altruism, enthusiasm, and selflessness across management education.
Who Should Attend
Business education administrators engaged in quality assurance, curriculum management, strategic planning, or accreditation-related activities. This seminar is recommended for representatives from schools undergoing a continuous improvement review or initial accreditation visit in the next 2-3 years.
Contact Us
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