Academics

Welcome to the new Making Waves, the newsletter of the Bertolon School of Business at Salem State College! This new e-newsletter will be sent out each term, helping alumni, students, faculty and staff members stay up-to-date on the activities of the Bertolon School of Business at Salem State. In addition to being informative about the School, we also hope to provide ideas and means for each of you to succeed in your professional lives.

In this issue

In this issue, you will find articles about our newest tenure-track faculty members, and our latest service learning project at the Danvers Historical Society. There are articles on our Agganis Forum, and our latest effort to make business news more relevant, Breaking Business News: Making Sense of the Financial Crisis. There are also two articles to help you improve your business toolkit. First, learn how to make the most of the business networking Website, LinkedIn. Then, join us for our first "Six Minute Networking" event for Bertolon alumni. We hope you will find this mix of articles helpful for you, and we welcome your feedback.

Update on AACSB Acreditation

As you may know, Salem State College has made the commitment to pursue AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International) accreditation for the Bertolon School of Business. AACSB is by far the most prestigious specialty business accreditation, and they aim to accredit only the top 10% of business schools worldwide. The process is long and complex. Since the decision to pursue business accreditation was made in late 2005, we have come a long way on the difficult road to success and I am pleased to say that we are right on schedule. Over this past summer, our formal Accreditation Plan was accepted by AACSB. Essentially, the Accreditation Plan is an agreement between AACSB and the Bertolon School that outlines the final path to accreditation. If we complete the implementation of this plan, then AACSB will accredit us, so it is a very important milestone for us.