BUSINESS MATTERS ANISFIELD SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Volume 6, Issue 2
Summer 2011
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Anisfield School of Business Reaches Pinnacle of Success With Accreditation…….....……...Cover A Message from the Dean……..……………....2 Students Receive Honors............................…2 Alumni Profiles……………………….………..3 ASB Students Get Career Boost………………..4 ASB Launches Certificate Program in Project Management….................................4 Mercantile Competition, Students in Free Enterprise Contest and Trading Lab Contest Winners..….....................................5 New Faculty Join ASB ……………….......……6
ASB students proudly don T-shirts announcing accreditation by AACSB. Pictured, back row (L-R): Garret Santoro ‘11, Samuel Cruz ‘12, Koyes Ahmed ‘15, Adam Panella ‘11 and Dean Lewis M. Chakrin. Front Row (L-R): Erin Kaplan-Burns ‘11, Laura Hahn ‘11 and President Peter P. Mercer.
Nobel Prize Winner Paul Krugman Visits Ramapo.............................................7
Anisfield School of Business Reaches Pinnacle of Success With Accreditation The Anisfield School of Business achieved accreditation by AACSB International--The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business--in January of this year. The designation was the culmination of a demanding, yet rewarding, five-year evaluation process. To achieve accreditation, a business program undergoes a meticulous internal review and evaluation process. During this period, the school is required to develop and implement a mission-driven plan to satisfy 17 quality standards relating to faculty qualification and scholarship, strategic management of resources, interactions of faculty and students and a commitment to continuous improvement and achievement of student learning goals in degree programs. “Attaining accreditation by AACSB was only possible with the focused efforts of an entire team,” notes Dean Lewis M. Chakrin. “We are fortunate to have an outstanding faculty dedicated to student learning, with a commitment to professional development and scholarly research to inform their teaching, along with a student body that is motivated and engaged in expanding their knowledge and skills both inside and outside the classroom.” Great demands are placed on the business faculty when a school pursues accreditation and ASB professors met the challenge. The ASB faculty increased the intensity of their research activities, collaborating and advancing their fields in ways that enriched the classroom experience for the students. “The process was extremely rigorous, yet important,” says William Frech, Ph.D., a professor of International Business. “The faculty talked to students about their research and discussed the value of the work.” ...Story continued on page 7
Dean Lewis M. Chakrin, President Peter P. Mercer and Bernard J. Milano, who was instrumental in establishing a chapter of the organization on campus. Milano is a member of the Board of Governors of Beta Gamma Sigma and the Ramapo Foundation Board of Governors.