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Orlando, Florida, USA (April 2013) – At its Annual Conference and Assembly Meeting in Orlando, Florida, April 17, 2013, the Board of Directors of the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) voted overwhelmingly not to pursue discussions with the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) regarding the exploration of "combination opportunities" between the two accrediting bodies for business and management education. 
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A Message from the President...
Advancing Academic Quality in
Business Education Worldwide
Welcome to the online home of the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). We invite you to explore our site and learn about the IACBE, our activities, and our unique value proposition for advancing academic quality in business education worldwide. We are certain that you will find that our distinctive approach to quality assurance and accreditation, our member services and member benefits, and our professional development opportunities offer significant advantages to student-centered institutions of higher education around the world.
The IACBE is the leader in outcomes-based programmatic accreditation in business, and we stand ready to partner with you in achieving excellence in business education. As our tagline indicates, we are committed to "assisting colleges and universities in preparing today's business students for tomorrow's workplace."
If you are not yet a member, we look forward to welcoming you to the IACBE "family" in the near future.
– Dennis N. Gash
President
IACBE – "The Diamond Standard for Quality Assurance in Business and Management Education"
The IACBE – Advancing Academic Quality and Recognizing its Achievement
The IACBE is the leader in mission-driven and outcomes-based programmatic accreditation in business, and it exists for the purposes of advancing academic quality and excellence in business education throughout the world. It is the philosophy of the IACBE that academic quality and excellence in business education should be measured in terms of the overall level of performance of an academic business unit (department, division, school, college of business, etc.) relative to its mission. This emphasis on mission-related performance is integral and fundamental to the entire quality assurance process of the IACBE. More
Annual IACBE Summer Institute to be Held in June 2013
(April 2013) – The Board of Directors, the Board of Commissioners, and the staff of the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) are pleased to invite you to the Assembly's annual Summer Institute (formerly IACBE University) to be held in June 2013.
Register Now for 2013 Summer Institute
2013 IACBE Annual Conference and Assembly Meeting a Great Success
(April 2013) – The 2013 Annual Conference and Assembly Meeting of the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) held in Orlando, Florida, USA was tremendously successful and once again exceeded all expectations. The conference featured an outstanding lineup of concurrent sessions, speakers, and other special activities and events, and we received many wonderful comments from our conference attendees.
Conference Summary and Wrap-up
Photos from the 2013 Annual Conference and Assembly Meeting
The IACBE Announces Recent Accreditations
(April 2013) – The Board of Commissioners of the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) is pleased to announce that the academic business units in the following colleges and universities have recently earned first-time accreditation or reaffirmation of accreditation:
Culver-Stockton College (MO, USA), École de Management et de Communication-ESM (Switzerland), Lawrence Technological University (MI, USA), Mount Saint Mary College (NY, USA), Pacific Union College (CA, USA), Springfield College (MA, USA), State University of New York-Empire State College (NY, USA). More
The IACBE Recognizes Institutions at its 2013 Accreditation and Awards Banquet
(April 2013) – During the Accreditation and Awards Banquet at its 2013 Annual Conference and Assembly Meeting on April 16-19, 2013 in Orlando, Florida, USA, the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) recognized the academic business units in the following colleges and universities for recently earning first-time accreditation or reaffirmation of accreditation:
American Business School-Paris (France), Girne American University (North Cyprus), Harris-Stowe State University (MO, USA), Jamestown College (ND, USA), Lynn University (FL, USA), Nazareth College of Rochester (NY, USA), Oakland City University (IN, USA), Swiss School of Management (Italy), Thomas University (GA, USA). More
The IACBE Presents Annual Awards of Excellence at its 2013 Accreditation and Awards Banquet
(April 2013) – During the Accreditation and Awards Banquet at its 2013 Annual Conference and Assembly Meeting on April 16-19, 2013 in Orlando, Florida, USA,the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) recognized the 2013 recipients of the John L. Green Award for Excellence in Business Education, the Education Leader of the Year Award, the Excellence in Teaching Award, and the Business Leader of the Year Award.More
Winners of Second Annual IACBE Student Case-Study Competition Announced
(April 2013) – At its Annual Conference and Assembly Meeting in Orlando, Florida, USA, April 16-19, 2013, the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) selected the winners of its second annual student case-study competition focusing on business ethics. More
New Directors and Commissioners Elected at 2013 IACBE Annual Conference and Assembly Meeting
(April 2013) – At its Annual Conference and Assembly Meeting in Orlando, Florida, April 16-19, 2013, the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) elected new members to its Board of Directors and Board of Commissioners. More
IACBE Members Form MBA Sustainability Consortium
(February 2013) – The Maharishi University of Management and Marylhurst University have joined forces to form the Summer MBA Sustainability Consortium. The consortium is a cooperative endeavor through which member institutions may offer summer MBA courses related to sustainable business, and MBA students from any consortium member may take these courses for transfer credit. More
Call for Papers – SBS Journal of Applied Business Research
(February 2013) – IACBE member SBS-Swiss Business School is soliciting papers for the April/May 2013 issue of its SBS Journal of Applied Business Research. The journal welcomes applied research papers and case studies in the fields of general business, human resources, marketing and sales management, financial management, international business, operations management, managerial skills, and applied business economics.More
IACBE President Meets with Afghanistan Ministry of Higher Education
(July 2012) – Dennis Gash, President of the IACBE, recently met with the Director of Private Institutions from the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) in Afghanistan to discuss an IACBE-MOHE alliance. More
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Saint Leo University
Donald R. Tapia School of Business
Saint Leo, Florida, USA
The Donald R. Tapia School of Business at Saint Leo University is the largest Catholic business school in the country. The school provides a values-based education, with dedicated faculty committed to relationship-centered teaching and the delivery of high-quality coursework built upon a solid liberal arts foundation. The School of Business offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in many different concentrations. More
