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The Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has earned reaffirmation of its accreditation by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

“This accreditation is an important indicator of our commitment to improve all areas of our college—student learning, faculty research and teaching, community involvement and alumni relations,” says Vance Roley, dean of the college. “Our staff, faculty and alumni are committed to developing a more vibrant, challenging and high quality learning environment for our students.”

“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.”

More about AACSB

Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, masters, and doctoral degrees in business and accounting.

AACSB Accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in business education, and has been earned by less than five percent of the world's business programs. Today, there are only 746 business schools in 51 countries and territories that maintain AACSB Accreditation.

—By Dolly Omiya

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