[BusinessGrad] Press Release: AACSB International Re-affirms Samford's Brock School of Business Accreditation

[Harper, Larron]

AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) re-affirms Samford's Brock School of Business accreditation

Birmingham, Ala- Earlier this week, AACSB International officially announced that Samford University's Brock School of Business has successfully maintained its accreditation for its undergraduate, Master of Business Administration, and Master of Accountancy degree programs.

AACSB International is the longest serving global accrediting body for business schools.  AACSB accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in business education and has been earned by less than five percent of the world's business schools.

"Our reaffirmation of business accreditation is a testament to our faculty and staff who work tirelessly to help maintain the highest standards to ensure that we offer quality curricula to our students," said Beck A. Taylor, dean of the Brock School of Business.

Achieving accreditation requires a process of rigorous internal and external review, and continuous improvement efforts in order to meet the 21 standards AACSB requires.  Some of those include: a high quality teaching environment, a commitment to continuous improvement, and curricula responsive to the needs of business.

Samford University Provost, J. Bradley Creed, added: "An accreditation review provides the opportunity for a school both to improve its academic program and also demonstrate the quality of its academic program.  This was a robust and rigorous multi-year process of preparation and planning, so the reaffirmation of accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business is a testament to the quality and high academic standards of the Brock School of Business."

About the Brock School of Business: The renaming of the Samford School of Business to the Brock School of Business in December 2007 was a milestone achievement for business education at Samford, which has offered degrees in business and commerce since 1922.  In 1965, the School of Business was established to offer both bachelor's and master's degrees in business.  Alabama's first part-time master of business administration degree program was established at Samford, and the first MBA degrees were awarded in 1967.  The master of accountancy degree was approved in 1995.  The business school was fully accredited by AACSB International in 1999 and was reaffirmed in 2010, a recognition earned by less than five percent of business schools worldwide.

About AACSB International AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), founded in 1916, is a membership association of almost 1,200 educational institutions, businesses and other organizations in 74 countries and territories. AACSB's mission is to advance quality management education worldwide through accreditation and thought leadership. AACSB accreditation is the mark of quality distinction most widely sought after by business schools-less than 5% worldwide have earned the achievement. As the leading membership and accrediting body for institutions offering undergraduate, master's and doctorate degrees in business and accounting, the association also conducts a wide array of conferences and seminar programs at locations throughout the world. AACSB's global headquarters is located in Tampa, Florida, USA, and its Asia headquarters is located in Singapore.




Mr. Larron C. Harper
Director, Graduate Programs and Assistant Professor of Business
Brock School of Business, Samford University
800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL 35229
Tel: 205 726-2931  Fax: 205 726-4555
lcharper at samford.edu
www.samford.edu/mba

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