Five-year extension keeps college
among tops worldwide
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The
Jennings A. Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University has
maintained its business and accounting accreditations by AACSB
International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Founded in 1916, AACSB
International is the longest-serving global accrediting body for business
schools that offer undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in business
and accounting. The five-year extension of accreditation means that the Jones
College will be reviewed again in early 2021.
AACSB Accreditation is
the hallmark of excellence in business education and has been earned by less
than 5 percent of the world's business programs. Today, there are 761 business
schools in 52 countries and territories that maintain AACSB Business
Accreditation. There are only 183 institutions worldwide, including the Jones
College at MTSU, that maintain an additional specialized AACSB Accreditation
for their accounting programs.
“AACSB Accreditation is
the gold standard of quality for business schools around the world,” said Dean
David Urban of the Jones College. “Business schools holding AACSB accreditation
undergo a rigorous review every five years. The reviewers examined every aspect
of the Jones College: management and innovation; students, faculty and staff;
learning and teaching; and academic and professional engagement.
“I am very proud of our
faculty, staff, students and alumni who play a major role in carrying on a
tradition of educational excellence. We are truly in an elite category among
all business and accounting programs worldwide.”
With 3,200 students
(2,800 undergraduate, 400 graduate), 161 full-time faculty and staff, and an
operating budget exceeding $21 million, the Jones College is the top producer
of baccalaureate and graduate business graduates for the Greater Nashville
economy.
“It takes a great deal of
commitment and determination to earn and maintain AACSB Accreditation,” said
Robert D. Reid, executive vice president and chief accreditation officer
of AACSB International. “Business schools must not only meet specific standards
of excellence, but their deans, faculty, and professional staff must make a
commitment to ongoing continuous improvement to ensure that the institution
will continue to deliver the highest quality of education to students.”
The team of accreditation
reviewers from AACSB International had particular praise for the Jones
College’s commitment to MTSU’s Quest for Student Success, and for the quality
and services of the Jones College Advising Center. The university launched the
Quest initiative a few years ago to improve retention and graduation rates.
“This accreditation
extension illustrates the exceptional education that the Jones College
continues to provide our students, leading them to outstanding careers in a
variety of business fields, not only right here in Middle Tennessee but all
over the world,” MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee said. “My thanks to Dean Urban
for his leadership in accomplishing this important milestone.”
The Jones College offers
three undergraduate degree programs with 10 undergraduate majors, seven
master’s degree programs and one doctoral program. The college also offers 19
minors that are open to students throughout the university regardless of their
major.
To learn more about
MTSU’s Jones College of Business, visit http://www.mtsu.edu/business/. Or to learn more about
AACSB International accreditation, visit the accreditation section of the AACSB
International Web site at: http://www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/.
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