b'and an access code to the ERPDedicated to simulator games that are innovativeExcellencein that students learn by doing in the classroom in a context where actual systems are transformed into dynamic learning platforms.Even before she was named head of the Department By reducing some of the financialof Economics and Finance in 2017, Dr. Karin Roland was burden to our students, interest infocused on the Harley Langdale Jr. College of Business data analytics and ERP skills broadensAdministration\'s ability to provide the highest quality to a larger base of students. Weprograms and to prepare students to be effective leaders and lifelong learners capable of meeting the believe our investment in SAP ERPneeds of a changing global society upon graduation.technologies, Data Analytics, and other technology initiatives give ourIn February 2015, Roland, in her role as professor of business students an edge over otherfinance, proposed the integration of SAP to Dr. Attila business students. You know as weCseh, who served as department head from July of do; our students can compete with2014 to January of 2015. By July of 2015, she had anyone, anywhere, anytime, withmoved forward with the development of a concept, the skills and knowledge to makesought approval from the College of Business Administration Executive Committee, and facilitated South Georgia a focus area of futurethe formation of the SAP Curriculum Committee. economic growth and an incubator of entrepreneurial spirit. Two years later, due to the efforts initiated by Roland and the SAP Curriculum Committee, the program is growing and thriving. The integrated curriculum design embeds ERP, accounting, business intelligence, and data analytics technologies into marketing, healthcare, finance, economics, accounting, and management curricula. The quality of the curriculum is continuously validated by University Alliances Program-North America.As of Spring 2018, 546 students, representing almost 40 percent of business students, had taken an SAP-enhanced course. Eighty-one students have earned an SAP Student Recognition Award; 97.5 percent of them have either successfully graduated from VSU or are progressing toward graduation from VSU. As part of the Harley Langdale Jr. College of Business Administrations commitment to the accreditation standards of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, SAP-enhanced curriculum is embedded throughout the Bachelor of Business Administration program, said Roland. "As a consequence, business students engage in experiential learning using current and emerging technologies that develop data-driven decision-making abilities, learning agility, and higher-order cognitive skills.64 64 Langdale College of Business'