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New mandates, new initiatives, and ongoing attention to key programs will create a dynamic environment for your professional association in 2003–2004. As I look ahead to my term as board chair of AACSB Inter national, I see many opportunities for our organization to have a profound impact on the direction of management education worldwide. Among the most demanding tasks we face will be implementing the new standards for busi- ness accreditation that members approved earlier this year. The conse- quences of that landmark vote will be felt for a long time as association staff, members, and schools seeking accred- itation work to implement the new standards. Not only will we need to develop an educational process to familiarize members and review teams with the requirements of the new standards, but we must develop the capabilities that these standards demand. One of the most important elements of the new standards is that by Carolyn Y. Woo schools will now be required to offer assurances of learning outcomes, which means that AACSB must study and advocate the best practices in this area. In addition, the new standards call for us to review certain areas of the curriculum and explore how schools can meet these requirements. For instance, last year the New Issues Committee considered issues relat- ing to business ethics in the curriculum. This year, we have created a task force to develop a resource guide on the topic. That report will consider questions such as the following: What should be the goals of an ethics education? What are the core topics? What are the pedagogies and resources available? This resource guide will be reviewed by the Accreditation Quality Committee, which will determine what kind of guidance we can give to our review teams. For the benefit of our member schools, we also will consider setting up conferences and workshops that reflect the work of this committee. The topic of ethics will move from the New Issues Committee into the core of AACSB's operating activities. ILLUSTRATION BY MARK WEBER/STOCK ILLUSTRATION SOURCE BizEd SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2003 47