How to transform an institution to fully accept and embrace accreditation
Jean Marc RejaudAssociate Professor
Baker School of Business and TechnologyFashion Institute of Technology
@ACBSPAccredited #ACBSP2016
Baker School of Business and Technology at FIT• 1944 - FIT opens with 100 students for the Fashion industry• 1951 – SUNY member• 1963 – FIT has 4000 students• 2003 - FIT School of Business and Technology is created• 2006 – Renamed Jay and Patty Baker School of Business
and Technology• 2016 – Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and
Technology• 4600 students (57% of all FIT students)• 300+ FT and PT Faculty• 13 programs @ACBSPAccredited
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Baker School of Business and Technology – The Context
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Baker School Enrolments# of students
Baker School Enrolments
Accreditation Idea Genesis
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2012 B&T School Strategic Review – Curricular Process Recommendations:• Accelerate and streamline curricular
process• Expanding course formats• New courses testing process• Strategic Plans alignment• Obtain Accreditation from ACBSP
Baker School of Business and Technology, Accreditation and Faculty?
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Why accreditation? All is fine.
I really do not have the
time. Hey…I know how to teach.
Who are those ACBSP
people anyway?
Baker School of Business and Technology, Accreditation and Faculty?
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Several “Buy-In” Issues To Manage
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• Quality Management Need recognition
• Value recognition
• Resources allocation feasibility
• Credibility
3 Core Principles
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• Inherent value of Quality Management
• “L’appétit vient en mangeant”Rabelais 1534
• The more people engaged, the faster…the better
2 Core Approaches
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• Pull
• Push
Which means…
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Need Recognition
Value Recognition
Feasibility Credibility
Pull Faculty and staff involvement
Faculty and staff involvement
Strict Project Management
Faculty-Owned project
Strong leadership support
Strict Project Management
Push New key management processes
New key management processes
Multi-levels communications
Multi-levels communications
PULL Strategies
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Project “Credibility” Through Faculty-owned and led approach
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Jean Marc RejaudAssociate Professor
Advertising and Marketing Communications
Robert ReidAssistant Professor
Fashion Business Management
Project “Credibility” Through Strong Leadership Support
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Steven FrumkinDean
Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology
Giacomo (Jack) OlivaVice President for Academic Affairs at
the Fashion Institute of Technology
Project “Credibility” and “Feasibility” Through Best Practices-Based Project Management
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• One committee per standard• One steering committee with
accreditation co-chairs and stdt committee chairs
• One advisory committee with upper management
• Bi-weekly meetings for steering committee
Project “Need And Value Recognition” Through A Deep Faculty And Staff Involvement
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PUSH Strategies
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Project “Value Recognition” Through Aggressive Upgrade Of Key Methods and Processes
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Project “Value Recognition” Through Aggressive Upgrade Of Key Methods and Processes
@ACBSPAccredited #ACBSP2016
Project “Credibility” Through Multi Levels Communication
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• ACBSP Mentor visits
Project “Credibility” Through Multi Levels Communication
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• B&T School Lunches
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• Celebration events
Wine, Cheese, and ACBSP Accreditation Soirée
All B&T Faculty are encouraged to join a gathering for wine, cheese, socializing with your colleagues, and updates on the status of our ACBSP Accreditation process.
March 8, 2016 5:00 – 6:30 pm
8th floor of Dubinsky
Come learn about how the underlying principles of the ACBSP accreditation process has benefited your colleagues thus far, and how this initiative will benefit students, faculty, and our school as we move forward. Bring your curiosity and questions! After an overview and status update, we will circulate and address Q&A as you mingle with colleagues. The Dean, Assistant Dean, and ACBSP Chairs and Accreditation Committee Members will be available and eager to answer your questions.
Please RSVP no later than Thursday, March 3
at http://goo.gl/forms/dvAL0fLEUt
Project “Credibility” Through Multi Levels Communication
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• Newsletter and emails
So…Baker School of Business and Technology, Accreditation and Faculty?
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Key Take-Aways
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• Quality Management just makes sense!• Surround your self with a core team of change agents• Deep and constant faculty and staff involvement is
mandatory• Be flexible…very flexible• Don’t just Pull …You have to have the courage to Push
sometimes• Do not allow criticism on the lack of proper project
management…Have a best-in-class project management• Do not let the Nay Sayers have the last word …because
they can not.
Thank You
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