The State University of New York at Old Westbury has earned accreditation for its School of Business from AACSB International — The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
“AACSB accreditation recognizes institutions that have demonstrated a focus on excellence in all areas, including teaching, research, curriculum development, and student learning,” said Stephanie M. Bryant, executive vice president and chief accreditation officer of AACSB. “We congratulate State University of New York at Old Westbury and Dean Shalei Simms on earning accreditation and applaud the entire team — including the administration, faculty, staff, and students—for their roles in earning this respected honor.”
Founded in 1916, AACSB is the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools, and the largest business education network connecting learners, educators, and businesses worldwide.
“Earning AACSB accreditation is all about our dedication to our students and our faculty’s commitment to excellence,” said SUNY Old Westbury President Timothy E. Sams. “AACSB sets the highest standards, so students and graduates of our School of Business now have more proof of what we’ve always known – that they receive a rigorous, relevant education that readies them for success in the careers and lives they want for themselves.”
Synonymous with the highest standards of quality, AACSB accreditation inspires new ways of thinking within business education globally. As a result, less than 6 percent of the world’s schools offering business degree programs hold AACSB business accreditation.
“Only the strongest business schools in the world have earned AACSB accreditation,” said Shalei Simms, acting dean of the SUNY Old Westbury School of Business. “After AACSB’s intensive review process and through the commitment and expertise of our faculty, we are proud to be able to say that AACSB recognizes that we deliver on our promise to prepare the next generation of business leaders.”
AACSB accreditation ensures continuous improvement and provides focus for schools to deliver on their mission, innovate, and drive impact. AACSB-accredited schools have successfully undergone a rigorous review process conducted by their peers in the business education community, ensuring that they have the resources, credentials, and commitment needed to provide students with a first-rate, future-focused business education.
“The School of Business has more than 11,000 alumni around the region, state, nation and world who can attest to the quality that AACSB is now recognizing,” said Patrick C. Stines, a 1998 SUNY Old Westbury graduate, partner in the accounting firm Novak Francella LLC, and current chair of the School of Business Advisory Board. “Through these connections and its active partnerships with businesses and organizations across the region, the School of Business has a track record of developing the talent local businesses are looking for, both today and for tomorrow.
