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*ACBSP Update* is a quarterly publication that gives members information on recent and upcoming events within the ACBSP community. This includes information on our conferences, regional activities and updates from our staff and committees. The ACBSP Update newsletter is made available at no cost to our membership. Download the current issue of ACBSP Update Note: Back issues are available to members in the File Library.

Business Education Week (BEW) is a weekly publication of the ACBSP focusing on interesting news and articles from the past week that are of interest to ACBSP members. Business Education Week is to collegiate business schools what “Wall Street Week” is to the financial markets and “Washington Week in Review” is to national politics. Business Education Week is made available at no cost to our membership. Download the current issue of Business Education Week Note: Back issues are available to members in the File Library.

The ACBSP Annual Edition represents ACBSP’s commitment to support the scholarly efforts of its members. Complete information on how you can submit an article for publication, become a reviewer or editor of a special topics issue is available by going to the Annual Edition website. The inaugural issue, ACBSP Annual Edition: Recognizing Excellence in Business Education, was published in June 2010, featuring 13 articles and involved a committee of four, an editor, 20 reviewers, and 207 pages. These 13 articles represent research from India, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America. Volume Two of the ACBSP Annual Edition: Managing Business Education in the New Fiscal Reality was released in November 2011. The nine articles featured in Volume 2 went through a rigorous, double-blind peer review process prior to final acceptance for publication.

Articulation Issues is available for download by any ACBSP member via the following link, http://www.acbsp.org/p/do/sd/sid=1830&type=0. The kit is 24 pages and includes over 80 hyperlinks to documents and websites for the reader to download detailed information. You may view the Table of Contents for the kit by going to http://www.acbsp.org/download.php?sid=1840. Most important to the work of the project is the download of a variety of articulation agreements submitted by ACBSP members for inclusion in the Kit. The kit will be updated at least annually and welcome submittals from members and nonmembers to be included in updated versions. The kit is also being made available in a printed version which includes all documents available only by separate download in the PDF version. It is 326 pages and is provided in a three-ring binder. The printed version is available for purchase by nonmembers who do not have access to the member only site or to members who would prefer a copy in the printed and bound format. The cost is $20 plus $6 if shipping is required. An order form can be found here: http://www.acbsp.org/download.php?sid=1839.

In April 2009, ACBSP released two new brochures that can be used by accredited campuses to promote the value of their accredited status. They are titled Value of ACBSP Accreditation--Guide to Students and Value of ACBSP Accreditation--Guide to Employers being clearly directed to the two major stakeholders that can benefit from the accredited status. The brochures are available in English or Spanish. The brochures may be ordered and used as shown in this download or they may be personalized by the campus by adding their name, logo, address and contact information. An order form is available with more information.

2010 International Council of Business Schools and Programs Annual Conference Proceedings Papers and presentations from the 2010 Region 8 Conference in Vienna, Austria were compilated into a single volume as the 2010 International Council of Business Schools and Programs Annual Conference Proceedings. The theme of the Conference was “Managing Effectively in the New Fiscal Reality.” The 680-page proceedings is available for download at http://www.acbsp.org/download.php?sid=2034. The size of the file is 16MB and it may take one minute or more to download this file.

2009 International Council of Business Schools and Programs Annual Conference Proceedings In 2009, the International Council of Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP Region 8), published the 2009 International Council of Business Schools and Programs Annual Conference Proceedings publishing papers and presentations at the November 2009 Conference held in Paris, France. This was the first year for publication of the Conference proceedings. The 640-page document is available for download at http://www.acbsp.org/download.php?sid=2033.

White Paper: Quality Assurance, Accountability, and Accreditation in Collegiate Business Programs In 2005, ACSBP requested and obtained the services of an outside consultant to develop a paper which outlines the differences between ACBSP and AACSB International urging state officials to recognize both accrediting bodies in their public policy decisions. The paper is titled “Quality Assurance, Accountability, and Accreditation in Collegiate Business Programs”. In July 2005, the paper was distributed to members of the State Higher Education Executive Officers and during a session at their 2005 Annual Meeting. While the audience for the paper are state higher education officials it is available for viewing and use by ACBSP members.

White Paper: Student Chapters and the Path to Teaching Excellence During the 2007 Annual Conference, a special educational track was organized by ACBSP and by several organizations that offer student chapters on their campus. The organizations included Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization, Delta Epsilon Chi--A College Division of DECA; Delta Mu Delta Honor Society; Kappa Beta Delta; Phi Beta Lambda--the Collegiate Division of Future Business Leaders of America, Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) and Sigma Beta Delta. A major focus of this activity included release of a white paper titled “Student Chapters and the Path to Teaching Excellence”. Chapters in the paper focus on opportunities for participation by faculty, use of student chapters to meet accreditation requirements, and testimonies from campuses with student chapters. The paper can be downloaded by going to http://www.acbsp.org/download.php?sid=914.