AACSB Seminar 2024

Published: 20 March 2024

Seminars on Continuous Improvement Review and Societal Impact, delivered by AACSB

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7 and 8 May 2024
The Advanced Research Centre, The University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane, G11 6EW

We are thrilled to announce that the Adam Smith Business School will host the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) Continuous Improvement Review Seminar and Societal Impact Seminar on Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 of May 2024 in the Advanced Research Centre. 

Tuesday, May 7 2024 - Continuous Improvement Review Seminar

Designed for accredited schools, the Continuous Improvement Review (CIR) Seminar will prepare your administrators for the CIR process from the first year of the cycle to the CIR visit. Engage in interactive discussions on the foundation of accreditation and  review the philosophy of the principles-based 2020 accreditation standards with your peers, giving particular focus to changes in the standards. Explore the CIR philosophy and each component of the CIR report from the lens of your school, and examine how your school’s strategies and outcomes relate to engagement, innovation, and impact. Learn about the expectations of the key accreditation committees and the peer review team to better understand their purpose and how they fit into your CIR process. Build your peer network while developing the best strategy for your school’s upcoming continuous improvement review.

Learning Objectives
  • Develop a deeper understanding of the philosophy behind the CIR process
  • Learn to prepare a CIR application and CIR report, including tables
  • Explore the elements of a successful CIR process
  • Review the CIR timeline
  • Understand the roles and responsibilities of the applicant, team member, and committee
  • Learn possible recommendation outcomes, such as extension of accreditation and a CIR2 
Facilitators

Julie Perrin-Halot, Grenoble Ecole de Management

Julie Perrin-Halot is the Associate Dean at Grenoble Ecole de Management overseeing Quality, Accreditations, Strategic Planning and Sustainability. She is active in volunteer work helping HEIs implement strategic, QA, sustainability and academic processes. She serves regularly on task forces and recently co-chaired the development of a Sustainability Competency Framework for business schools. She has published on internationalization, emerging models for business schools, the impact of accreditation, social responsibility of business schools and managing collaborative provision. She is a volunteer and mentor for AACSB, VP of the European Quality Link (EQUAL) and an advisor and peer reviewer for accrediting organizations nationally and internationally.

John Finch, University of Glasgow

John Finch joined the Adam Smith Business School in October 2012 as marketing professor. Previously he was marketing professor at the University of Strathclyde, where latterly he was also Vice Dean (Knowledge Exchange) for Strathclyde Business School. Finch began his academic career as lecturer in economics at the University of Aberdeen, having completed his PhD at Lancaster University Management School. Finch’s research interests are in Market Studies, which is the application of actor network theory, science and technology studies and ethnography to understanding the interactions of markets and their broadly economic exchanges. 

Who Should Attend

Accredited members, newly accredited members, members whose CIR visit is coming up in the next two to three years, and CIR team members.

To register for the Continuous Improvement Review Seminar visit the AACSB website. 

Wednesday, 8 May 2024 - Societal Impact Seminar

Business schools globally continue to advance societal impact initiatives through their missions, curriculum, intellectual contributions, and new innovative activities. Through the AACSB standards, your school is empowered to make decisions that will have the greatest impact on your communities in areas from sustainability to social justice. But how can you effectively communicate your activities in societal impact in your strategic plan, accreditation reports and tables, and in external communications to your stakeholders? Join us for a highly interactive one-day seminar on how your school can fulfill the requirements of AACSB’s 2020 business accreditation standards in the area of societal impact. In an engaging, facilitated discussion, identify each AACSB accreditation standard that incorporates societal impact and engage in activities that will help you select a focus area and generate ideas for measuring impact. Effectively demonstrate your commitment to societal impact that go beyond the measurement methods and metrics we typically associate with accreditation.

Learning Objectives 
  • Identify the relevant AACSB Accreditation Standards that incorporate societal impact
  • Generate ideas on how to integrate societal impact into your strategic plan, micro-plans, resource deployment, and goals
  • Gain best practice examples from peer schools globally that are engaged in advanced societal impact activities
  • Connect with business education administrators who recognize the value of societal impact and how it will transform business education 
Facilitators

Julie Perrin-Halot, Grenoble Ecole de Management

Julie Perrin-Halot is the Associate Dean at Grenoble Ecole de Management overseeing Quality, Accreditations, Strategic Planning and Sustainability. She is active in volunteer work helping HEIs implement strategic, QA, sustainability and academic processes. She serves regularly on task forces and recently co-chaired the development of a Sustainability Competency Framework for business schools. She has published on internationalization, emerging models for business schools, the impact of accreditation, social responsibility of business schools and managing collaborative provision. She is a volunteer and mentor for AACSB, VP of the European Quality Link (EQUAL) and an advisor and peer reviewer for accrediting organizations nationally and internationally.

Toni Hilton, University of Brighton

After three decades of experience in higher education and holding senior leadership positions at universities in New Zealand as well as the UK, Hilton recently retired from full time roles to develop an interim and project-based portfolio.  As Dean, Hilton led five Business Schools in three countries with different HE structures, three of which included responsibility for the law discipline. In her final role she led the school to successful AACSB accreditation. As an AACSB volunteer, Hilton  designed the ‘New Dean’s Seminar’ and convened the UK and Ireland Dean’s Network. Hilton's HE experience was in large, city-based, modern universities with an emphasis on widening participation, student experience and employability through practice-based education, industry engagement and applied research. She also has experience in the private sector through leadership and governance roles at Regent’s University, London and BPP University. Hilton worked in business for ten years in US and UK based ‘blue chip’ companies before becoming an academic. 

Who Should Attend

Business education administrators engaged in quality assurance, curriculum management, strategic planning, or accreditation-related activities. This seminar is recommended for representatives from schools undergoing a continuous improvement review or initial accreditation visit in the next 2-3 years. 

To register for the Societal Impact Seminar visit the AACSB website. 

A special bundle deal is available for those who wish to purchase tickets to both seminars. 

Further information: business-events@glasgow.ac.uk 

First published: 20 March 2024

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