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AACSB International will continue to strengthen its leadership role in the advancement of management education—and as a forum for change and growth in this field. Clemson in Capsule A public land-grant university located in the Southeastern corridor of the United States, Clemson University has the goal of being a "high seminary of learning." The student body usually numbers between 12,000 to 14,000 under- graduates and 4,000 to 5,000 graduates, with priority given to students from South Carolina. The university emphasizes specific fields of study through e-commerce, and industrial management, and students can earn Ph.D.s in industrial management and management science. Courses are taught by the school's 64 tenure and tenure-track faculty and 16 full-time non-tenure track faculty. The college is unusual in that it is also the home of the five colleges: Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Architecture, Arts and Humanities; Business and Behavioral Science; Engineering and Science; and Health Education and Human Development. Clemson's Extension Service also offers programs in forestry, agriculture, family sciences, and other areas. Currently, the College of Business and Behavioral Sciences has more than 2,500 students enrolled in the undergraduate program, 75 in the full-time MBA program, 144 in the part- time MBA program, 47 in the specialized master's program, and 19 in the doctoral programs. The business school offers bachelor's degrees in accounting, financial management, industrial management, management, and marketing. Master's degrees are available in professional accountancy, participants from 29 countries. We will host a joint event on Strategic Alliances in Grenoble, France, in October. Additional international events are being planned. Future Plans Although I see these as indicators of success, I realize we still have much work to do. To ensure our future success in our efforts to become an international organization, I expect gram throughout the world. ■ Accredit business schools on every continent. ■ Successfully adapt our Knowledge Services program to tee structure, task forces, and peer-review teams. ■ Present a highly successful conference and seminar pro- and sharing best practices and fresh ideas that support con- tinuous improvement in global management education. I am also focused on additional key initiatives that will help AACSB assert its leadership in management education: that we will: ■ Increase globalization of our staff, leadership, commit- departments of economics, graphic communications, psy- chology, political science, and sociology. The school spon- sors four major interdisciplinary programmatic and research centers, including the Spiro Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, the Center for International Trade, the Center for Economic Education, and the Center for Policy and Legal Studies. The college is also the base of the Small Business Development Center for a seven-county region in upstate South Carolina, and the home of the Army and Air Force ROTC. dent body is essential as we focus on enhancing quality at the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels," says dean Jerry Trapnell. "The emphasis on graduate programs is con- sistent with the college's increasing efforts to enhance its research profile." its task of identifying the most pressing issues facing business schools and recommending responses. We've now assembled a Doctoral Faculty Commission to study the Ph.D. shortage and present a global faculty plan to the board. We've also instituted the New Issues Committee, a permanent commit- tee to be led by the chair-elect, which will drive annual board ■ The Management Education Task Force has completed "Attracting and retaining an outstanding faculty and stu- the global marketplace. ■ Position AACSB International as a leader in promoting will work closely with these new committees as it continues to revise accreditation standards and the process for maintaining accreditation. Several schools have undergone an experimen- tal review process for reaccreditation; more will participate as the standards continue to be refined. The committee plans to present a draft of the standards to AACSB membership, and a vote will be held April 2003 at the Annual Meeting. I am confident that, if we monitor and respond to issues in planning and help set the agenda for the Annual Meeting. ■ The Blue Ribbon Committee on Accreditation Quality business schools worldwide, AACSB International will con- tinue to strengthen its leadership role in the advancement of management education—and as a forum for change and growth in this field. ■ z BizEd SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2002 49