Congratulations to the Saint Mary’s University undergraduate Business Department on its reaccreditation with the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE). Derek Jackson and Dr. Shelly McCallum-Ferguson attended the 22nd annual IACBE International Conference in April and received Board of Directors recognition for the department’s reaccreditation. In addition, Jackson and McCallum-Ferguson delivered a conference session titled “Bringing the ‘real world’ into the classroom: Partnerships with businesses to aid student workplace experience and skill development.”
The mission of the IACBE is to advance academic quality in business programs through evidence-based accreditation that encourages institutions to build unique educational models to reflect their mission and vision.