Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, May 5, 2015鈥擬oravian College鈥檚 business program was recently awarded accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) Board of Commissioners. The ACBSP Board of Commissioners awarded accreditation to Moravian College鈥檚 undergraduate majors in accounting, management, and economics. ACBSP accreditation was also achieved by Moravian College's Master of Business (MBA) and Master of Science in Human Resource Management (MSHRM) degrees.
鈥淭he accreditation is a significant step for the MBA and Master of Science in Human Resource Management (MSHRM) degrees,鈥 said Lizabeth Kleintop, associate dean of business and management programs. 鈥淎CBSP accreditation recognizes our commitment to quality in teaching and student outcomes,鈥 she added.
鈥淲e follow the continuous quality improvement practices we teach to our students in a student-centered learning approach that provides graduates with practical problem-solving skills, leadership abilities, data analysis, environmental awareness, and good citizenship," Kleintop continued. "We practice what we teach and what businesses do and ACBSP recognized that that quality."
Professor Gary Kaskowitz, chair of the Economics and Business Department explained that ACBSP accreditation assures students that they are gaining the right knowledge and skills for their educational investment. 鈥淲e are focused on our students and preparing them for them for life after college. We work with local businesses to understand their needs as well as to provide opportunities to students, importnat activities recognized by ACBSP.鈥
Founded in 1988, ACBSP is a leading specialized business accreditation association committed to advancing excellence in business education worldwide. Institutions of higher educations, such as Moravian College, desiring an accreditation that acknowledges and emphasizes quality in teaching and learning turn to ACBSP for accreditation. ACBSP was the first business accreditation association to be recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
Moravian College is a private coeducational liberal arts college, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. For over 270 years, the Moravian College degree has been based on a liberal arts curriculum where literature, history, cultural values and global issues, ethics, and aesthetic expression and the social sciences are infused with multidisciplinary perspectives.
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