b'The StampofExcellenceHarley Langdale Jr. College ofBusiness Administration Celebrates 38 Years of AACSB AccreditationBy Jessica R. PopeValdosta State Universitys Harley Langdale Jr.worldwide. Only 831 business schools in 54 College of Business Administration celebratescountries and territories have earned AACSB 38 years of continued accreditation by theaccreditation for their business programs.Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB).The business school offers a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting, economics, To be ranked among the top business schoolsfinance, healthcare administration, management, worldwide is quite an achievement, said Dr.international business, and marketing, as well as a L. Wayne Plumly, dean of the Harley LangdaleMaster of Accountancy and a Master of Business Jr. College of Business Administration. This isAdministration in business administration and in further evidence of the high quality of educationhealthcare administration. that our students receive at Valdosta State. Founded in 1916, AACSBs mission is to foster Accreditation is a voluntary, nongovernmentalengagement, accelerate innovation, and amplify process that includes a rigorous external reviewimpact in business education. It connects of an institution of higher educations ability toeducators, students, and business to achieve a provide the highest quality programs. It helps tocommon goalto create the next generation of ensure that students are learning material thatgreat leaders.is most relevant to their particular field of study, preparing them to be effective leaders andVSUs Division of Business Administration was lifelong learners capable of meeting the needsestablished in 1971 and renamed the School of of a changing global society upon graduation. Business Administration in 1973. The School of Business Administration became the College VSUs Harley Langdale Jr. College of Businessof Business Administration in 1994 and was Administration has held general businessrenamed the Harley Langdale Jr. College of accreditation from AACSB since 1981, placing itBusiness Administration in 2000 in honor of a among the top five percent of business collegessignificant endowment gift.56 Langdale College of Business'