College of Business

The College of Business at Lander University is proud to offer a business program accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). AACSB accreditation is a valuable asset to business programs and is indicative of our ability to offer a high quality business education in a small-school environment.

AACSB is the premier accrediting body and AACSB Accreditation is known worldwide as the longest standing, most recognized form of professional accreditation an institution and its business program can earn.

• Worldwide accreditation process
• Aligns business school strategy to student learning goals
• Focuses on continuous improvement
• Establishes faculty standards and student expectations
• The mark of quality distinction – less than 5 percent worldwide have earned the achievement

The mission of the College of Business is to offer an applied business education so that graduates may embark on successful professional careers or graduate school. We deliver results through a high level of interaction between students and faculty, providing hands-on and innovative learning experiences. We impact the knowledge base of business and the economic health of the region by engaging in professional and scholarly activity.

Awards are granted annually to outstanding university students from all disciplines during a ceremony each spring.

• Accounting Discipline Award
  Given annually by the accounting faculty to the most outstanding student in accounting who exhibits high academic achievement and promise of a successful career in business. The recipient must have an accounting emphasis and must have a 3.0 GPA or above. He/she must be a graduating senior or must have graduated the previous fall or summer.
• Finance/Economics Discipline Award
  Given annually by the finance/economics faculty to the most outstanding student majoring in finance/economics who exhibits high academic achievement and promise of a successful career in business. The recipient must have a finance/economics emphasis and must have a 3.0 GPA or above; he or she must be a graduating senior or must have graduated the previous fall or summer.
• Health Care Management Discipline Award
  Given annually by the health care management faculty to the most outstanding student in health care management who exhibits high academic achievement and promise of a successful career in business. The recipient must have a health care management emphasis and must have a 3.0 GPA or above; he/she must be a graduating senior or must have graduated the previous fall or summer.
• Management/Marketing Discipline Award
  Given annually by the management/marketing faculty to the most outstanding student majoring in management/marketing who exhibits high academic achievement and promise of a successful career in business. The recipient must have a management/marketing emphasis, must be expected to graduate within the academic year of the award ceremony, and must have a 3.0 GPA or above.