College of Business

Dean's Message - March 2024

Greetings to all of our friends and colleagues,

We achieved a milestone in our accreditation journey on Monday, February 26th, with the AACSB Mock Visit. Our AACSB accreditation consultants, Dr. Joseph DiAngelo, Dean, and Dr. Vana Zervanos, Associate Dean of the Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, PA, gave us a taste of what the actual Peer Review Team (PRT) visit would be like during the all-day visit.Dr. DiAngelo and Dr. Zervanos asked lots of questions in a series of meetings with faculty and staff representatives from all College of Business academic and co-curricular programs, as well as our two governing committees, the Committee on Curriculum & Assurance of Learning (C2AoL) and the Strategic Planning & Accreditation Committee (SPAC). They probed into the 200-page draft of our Initial Self-Evaluation Report (iSER) to help us identify strengths and weaknesses and highlight areas we need to focus on to meet AACSB Accreditation Standards.

Interim College of Business Dean Dr. Marylou Shockley

Dr. Marylou Shockley, Ph.D. College of Business Dean (Interim)

We were encouraged by the positive feedback from our consultants, as well as the wisdom and guidance they provided. So much progress has been made since we began this journey, and I wish to thank the College of Business faculty and staff who have worked tirelessly to get us to this point. I also want to acknowledge CSUMB President Vanya Quiñones, Interim Provost Andrew Lawson, Associate Provost & Dean of Research and Graduate Studies Cindy Juntunen, and Associate Provost for Academic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness Dale Grubb, for engaging with our AASCB consultants during the visit. The support of our campus administration is essential and very much appreciated.

Another group of individuals who deserve our thanks for their support of our accreditation efforts consists of the members of our advisory councils. Several Business Advisory Council (BAC) members joined us for a special reception and dinner on the Sunday preceding the Mock Visit for an opportunity to hear from our consultants and ask questions. I want to thank Dr. Paige Viren for putting a lot of time and thought into organizing Sunday’s event, which was held at Bernardus Lodge in Carmel Valley. From the beautiful setting to the delicious menu, our consultants and the BAC members who were able to attend experienced a great example of the world-class hospitality industry we are proud to partner with through our Sustainable Hospitality Management degree program.

As we celebrate this milestone, we recognize we still have work to do. We have built a good foundation and will continue to push on toward our goal. The next step is to take the feedback and guidance we received during the Mock Visit and incorporate it into the final version of the iSER, which is slated to be submitted to AACSB by the end of this calendar year.

With Appreciation,
Dr. Marylou Shockley, Ph.D.
CSUMB College of Business Dean (Interim)

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About Marylou Shockley

Dr. Marylou Shockley joined the College of Business in 2006 as Business Department Chair. She brings her passion for leadership, international business, and organizational behavior to her role as Interim Dean. She is the author of several books and her work in the fields of diversity and social application of network technologies is well-known and is based on her significant business experience with AT&T and Pacific Bell.

Dr. Shockley earned her doctorate in management from Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford in England.

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