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THE POOLE COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT AT NC STATE UNIVERSITY IS Transitions at AACSB n AACSB International has announced that Robert D. Reid will succeed Jerry Trapnell as the associa- tion's chief accreditation officer on October 1. Reid is former dean at James Madison University's College of Business in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Trapnell, who has served as executive vice presi- dent and chief accreditation officer since 2004, will remain with AACSB on a part-time basis to lead its accounting accreditation efforts. An active member of AACSB for many years, Reid has served as chair of the Maintenance of Accreditation Committee, as a member of the Accreditation Coordinating Committee, and as a member of AACSB's board of directors. In addi- tion, Reid is the current president of Beta Gamma Sigma, an international honor society of business school students at AACSB-accredited institutions. n Robert S. Sullivan of the University of Cali- fornia in San Diego has been elected vice chair- chair elect for AACSB International. Other offi- cers and directors chosen in the 2012 election are: Stefanie A. Lenway of Michi- gan State University and Linda A. Livingstone of Pepperdine University, who will represent U.S. accredited institutions; Peter Lindstrom of the University of St. Gallen and Michel Patry of HEC Montréal, who will represent accredited institutions from outside the U.S.; Susan E. Lehrman of Philadelphia Univer- sity, representing nonaccredited institutions from the U.S.; Hongbin Cai of Peking University and Sarah Dixon of the University of Bradford, repre- senting nonaccredited institutions from outside the U.S.; and Shaun Budnik of Deloitte LLC, rep- resenting the business community. In addition, Barron H. Harvey of Howard Uni- versity and Richard K. Lyons of the University of California in Berkeley have been appointed to serve for three years on the association's board of directors. THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP COLLABORATIVE: A GATHERING PLACE FOR THE FUTURE Entrepreneurship education at NC State Poole College - delivered through the Jenkins MBA HiTEC program and our undergraduate curriculum - has a rich history of engagement and outreach, touching more than 50 percent of the new ventures developed at NC State. With the launch of The Entrepreneurship Collaborative (TEC), these programs are further enriching our students' experiences through greater involvement with the local entrepreneurship community ... and providing a gateway for entrepreneurs seeking to share their expertise, to benefit from our experience and research, and to be reinvigorated by the drive, creativity and enthusiasm of our students. NC STATE UNIVERSITY POOLE COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT Undergraduate Programs Accounting | Business Administration | Economics Jenkins Graduate Programs Master of Accounting | Master of Business Administration Master of Global Innovation Management | Masters and Ph.D. Economics Programs (offered jointly with NC State's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences) Executive Programs Custom and open enrollment programs 2801 Founders Drive, Campus Box 8614, Raleigh, NC 27695-8614 VISIT US ONLINE AT TEC.NCSU.EDU BizEd May/June 2012 15