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MANHATTAN COLLEGE’S SCHOOL OF BUSINESS GAINS PRESTIGIOUS AACSB ACCREDITATION

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Manhattan College’s School of Business has been awarded accreditation by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International, the premier accrediting agency for business programs worldwide.  Of the 466 institutions throughout the world to hold AACSB accreditation, only 34 institutions are undergraduate-only programs such as Manhattan.

To achieve accreditation, business programs must satisfy the expectations of a wide range of quality standards relating to strategic management of resources, interactions of faculty and students in the educational process, and achievement of learning goals in degree programs.  Some of these factors included the College’s institutional commitment to Lasallian values that are understood by the students and supported by the faculty, staff, administration and alumni, the willingness of the faculty to expand its efforts to embrace a culture that includes intellectual contributions as well as the support, interest and commitment of the College’s president, the dean of the school of business, the provost and the school’s board of advisors.

“The AACSB accreditation validates the high quality of our business program,” says Dr. James Suarez, dean of the School of Business.  “This prestigious accreditation gives our students greater access to employers, which is important to us.  It raises our visibility and underlines our commitment to providing the high quality, Lasallian education we’ve given our students throughout the years.”

“Earning this accreditation is a testament to the quality of our faculty and students as well as to the remarkable record of achievement scripted by our alums,” says Br. Thomas J. Scanlan, F.S.C., president of Manhattan College.

The College’s School of Business, which was established in 1928, is comprised of 26 faculty members and currently enrolls 710 students.  Other undergraduate-only programs to win AASCB accreditation include The College of New Jersey, Morehouse College, SUNY Geneseo and Washington and Lee University.

AACSB International is a not-for-profit organization consisting of educational organizations and corporations.  Its mission is excellence in management education in colleges and universities.  Headquartered in St. Louis, Mo.,  AACSB  is the premier accrediting agency and service organization for business schools.     

About Manhattan College

Manhattan College was founded in 1853 upon the Lasallian tradition of excellence in teaching, inspired by St. John Baptist de La Salle.  Located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, Manhattan College is an independent, Catholic, coeducational institution of higher learning offering more than 40 major programs of study in the areas of arts, business, education, engineering and science.  For more information about Manhattan College, visit our Web site, http://www.manhattan.edu.

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