The Thomas School of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). AACSB accreditation differentiates business and accounting programs from those at other institutions in terms of quality, rigor and relevance. Only five percent of business schools worldwide are accredited by AACSB International.
Our Mission: The Thomas School of Business provides an outstanding, high-value, student-centered business education.
We Value:
- A global perspective.
- Diversity to enrich personal growth and enhance the learning experience
- Preparing students for ethical decision-making.
- Academic programs that promote experiential learning.
- Scholarship to benefit our students.
- A personal learning environment.
- Engagement in service that adds value to our institution, professions and communities.
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Strategic Goals
Strategic Goals:
- Provide academic programs that meet or exceed AACSB International standards offered in a variety of delivery modes to serve the needs of our region and prepare students for successful business careers.
- Develop and implement strategies to recruit new students as well as to foster successful academic experiences and career preparation for continuing students.
- Foster partnerships, connections and communication between the UNCP Thomas School of Business and other entities within the university community.
- Foster partnerships, connections and communication between the UNCP Thomas School of Business and the local, national and international academic and business communities.
- Contribute to the economic development of the region.
- Attain additional non-state revenue for the Thomas School of Business to support student scholarships and faculty development.
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Board of Business Advisors
The Dean's Board of Business Advisors (BBA) brings the UNCP Thomas School of Business and the School's constituents closer to one another. Board members are business and government leaders who provide the Dean of the School with advice on the changing educational needs of business graduates and the role of the School in the community.
The primary purposes of the Dean's Board of Business Advisors are:
(1) to advise the Thomas School of Business on how to make an increasingly greater impact;
(2) to promote the School and its Centers to its constituents (students,faculty, administration, alumni, area businesses and the community at large); and
(3) to enhance the working relationship between the School and its constituents by providing feedback and soliciting support, financial resources and partnerships necessary to meet mutual School and constituent needs.
Board of Business Advisors Bylaws
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Student Advisory Board
The purpose of the Student Advisory Boards shall be to act as a liaison between the students and the School, faculty and administrators in order to create a better learning environment within the Thomas School of Business. In that capacity, the Student Advisory Board will meet monthly with the Dean of the School and with the Assistant Dean as necessary.
The Student Advisory Board will:
(1) keep the Thomas School of Business and its programs closely attuned to the needs of current and future UNC Pembroke students and more specifically those majoring in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) and Bachelor of Accounting (BSA); and
(2) assist in ensuring the programs and activities of the School are productive and of high quality.
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Quality Matters
"Quality Matters (QM) is a faculty-centered, peer review process that is designed to certify the quality of online and blended courses. QM is a leader in quality assurance for online education and has received national recognition for its peer-based approach and continues improvement in online education and student learning."
The Thomas School of Business Quality Matters Team members have completed either one or both of the below workshops offered by the QM Program and are fully qualified to assist other faculty members in designing online and hybrid courses based on the QM Rubric and to review existing or new online and hybrid courses for consistency with the QM Rubric.
- Applying the QM Rubric
- Peer Reviewer Course
Members of the Thomas School of Business Quality Matters Team are:
- Victor Bahhouth (APQMR and PRC)
- Rick Crandall (APPQMR and PRC)
- Rebecca Gonzalez (APPQMR and PRC)
- Richard Kang (APPQMR and PRC)
- Cliff Mensah (APPQMR and PRC)
- Jack Spillan (APPQMR and PRC)
- Stewart Thomas (APPQMR and PRC)
- Chris Ziemnowicz (APPQMR)