See What Happened
The AAA's Center for Advancing Accounting Education hosted a new "Big Thinker" Conference: Exploring the Value of Accreditation on December 11-12, 2016.
Key stakeholders from across the accreditation landscape examined the state of higher education and accreditation. They identified the key issues from each stakeholders’ perspectives and began to identify the valuable characteristics of institution, business school and program level accreditation models.
Program Committee
Bruce Behn
Associate Dean for Graduate & Executive Education and the Deloitte LLP Professor
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Peter Ewell
President Emeritus
NCHEMS
Karen Pincus
Professor
University of Arkansas
Sandy Richtermeyer
Dean of Manning School of Business
Umass Lowell
Marc Rubin
PwC Professor & Chair
University of Miami - Ohio
Elizabeth H. Sibolski
President
Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
Advisory Board
Name | Affiliation |
| Nancy Bagranoff | University of Richmond |
| Ken Bishop | National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) |
| Chuck Bunn | Wake Tech |
| Cathleen Burns | Colorado University / Consultant |
| Mark Salamasick | The Institute of Internal Auditors |
| Mark Dawkins | University of North Florida |
| Rob Dewey | Roger CPA |
| Rick Dull | West Virginia University |
| Ann M. Ebberts | Association of Government Accountants |
Name | Affiliation |
| Joanne Fiore | American Institute of CPAs |
| Timothy Fogarty | Case Western Reserve University |
| Paula A. Harbecke | New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) |
| Mark Higgins | St. Louis University |
| Gail Hoover King | Purdue University Northwest |
| Raef Lawson | IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants) |
| Ann Magro | George Mason University |
Name | Affiliation |
| Sarah Nutter | George Mason University |
| Phyllis Okrepkie | International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) |
| Bob Reid | Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) |
| Rebecca Shortridge | Northern Illinois University |
| Jerry Strawser | Texas A&M University |
| Andy Williams | Edmonds Community College |
| Jan Williams | University of Tennessee - Knoxville |
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Program
| Time | Topic | Files | Speaker | ||
Sunday December 11, 2016 | |||||
| 1:00-1:20 | Welcome and Introduction to the Accreditation Landscape |  | Bruce Behn, Associate Dean for Graduate & Executive Education and the Deloitte LLP Professor and AAA Past President | ||
What is the current state of higher education and accreditation? | |||||
| 1:20-1:50 | The State of Higher Education | | Karen V. Pincus, Professor University of Arkansas | ||
| 1:50-2:20 | The State of Accreditation | | Peter Ewell | ||
| 2:20-2:50 | Activity and Q&A | All | |||
| 2:50-3:20 | Refreshment Break | ||||
How is accounting different? | |||||
| 3:20-3:45 | Accounting is a Learned Profession (purposeful integration of Teaching, Research, and Practice) | | Bruce Behn | ||
| 3:45-4:00 | This is Accounting: The Pathways Vision Model | |
G. Peter Wilson, Professor, Joseph l. Sweeney Chair, Boston College | ||
| 4:00-4:15 | Accounting's Responsibility to Serve Society | | Jeanette Franzel, Board Member, PCAOB | ||
| 4:15-4:30 | The Importance of Accounting's Professional Identity | William Ezzell, retired Partner, Deloitte | |||
| 4:30-4:45 | Culture of Peer Review/Self-study | Jan Williams, Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus, University of Tennessee | |||
| 4:45-5:00 | Available Data for Decisions | James Suh, Director , Continuous Improvement & Analytics, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) | |||
What are the key issues for accounting programs, the profession and accreditation? | |||||
| 5:00-6:00 | Activity and Q&A | All | |||
| 6:00-7:30 | Social Networking Reception Fun | All | |||
Monday December 12, 2016 | |||||
| 7:00-8:00 | Continental Breakfast | ||||
| 8:00-8:15 | Welcome back and Updates | | |||
What are the opportunities and challenges? | |||||
| 8:15-8:25 | Regional Accreditation: MSCHE | Elizabeth H. Sibolski, President Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) | |||
| 8:25-8:35 | Regional Accreditation: SACSCOC | | Kevin Sightler, Coordinator of Substantive Change, Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) | ||
| 8:35-8:45 | College of Business and Business Programs: Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) | | Cindi Bearden, LaGrange College | ||
| 8:45-8:55 | College of Business and Accounting: AACSB | | Robert Reid, Executive Vice President and Chief Accreditation Officer at AACSB International (AACSB) | ||
| 8:55-9:05 | College of Business and Accounting: IACBE | | Phyllis Okrepkie,Vice President of Accreditation and Organizational Advancement atInternational Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) | ||
| 9:05-9:45 | Activity and Q&A | All | |||
| 9:45-10:00 | Refreshment break | ||||
What are the opportunities and challenges? Our stakeholders' perspectives | |||||
| 10:00-10:10 | AICPA | | Tracey Golden, Partner, Deloitte & Touche, LLP | ||
| 10:10-10:20 | NASBA | | Jan Williams | ||
| 10:20-10:30 | IIA | Paul Sobel, Vice President/Chief Audit Executive, Georgia-Pacific, LLP | |||
| 10:30-10:40 | IMA | | Raef Lawson, Vice President-Research and Policy and Professor-in-Residence | ||
| 10:40-10:50 | FEI | | Chris Westfall, Vice President of Content Strategy, Financial Executives International | ||
| 10:50-11:20 | Activity and Q&A | All | |||
What are the opportunities and challenges? | |||||
| 11:20-11:30 | Competency-based Approaches | | Peter Ewell | ||
| 11:30-11:40 | Online Learning Platforms (how to accredit new models) |  | Phil Regier, University Dean for Educational Initiatives at Arizona State University and CEO of EdPlus | ||
| 11:40-11:50 | Publisher/Learning Management Tools | | Tim Vertovec, Managing Director, Accounting and Business Law, McGraw Hill Education | ||
| 11:50-12:00 | Review Courses (role of credentialing, outcomes) | | Charlotte Roberts, Vice President of eLearning, Roger CPA Review | ||
| 11:50-12:20 | Activity and Q&A | All | |||
| 12:20-1:30 | Lunch | | Sean Gallagher, Chief Strategy Officer, Northeastern University Global Network | ||
What is the value of accreditation? | |||||
| 1:30-2:30 | Panel and Q&A | Panel of representatives from Higher Education and Accounting Programs from across a wide range of universities and colleges with varying levels of accreditation. | |||
| 2:30-4:30 | Exploring the Alternatives |
| Sean Gallagher | ||
| 3:30-4:00 | Refreshments (overlapping with the activity) | ||||
Going forward | |||||
| 4:00-5:00 | What did we learn? | Peter Ewell | |||
| 5:00 | Adjourn | ||||
Note: The CPE Fields of Study curriculum is divided into twenty-three subject matter areas. These fields represent the primary knowledge and skill areas needed by accounting licensees to perform professional services in all fields of employment. Sessions that offer CPE credit have the Field of Study and Credit Hours (CH) in red. Each Credit Hour is based on 50 minutes. The Program Level for each of these sessions is Basic, unless otherwise stated. Delivery Method: Group Live
American Accounting Association is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.
To register for this course, visit the Web site and register online or contact (941)-921-7747. For more information regarding refund, complaint and program cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (941)-921-7747.
Program Committee
Bruce Behn
Associate Dean for Graduate & Executive Education and the Deloitte LLP Professor
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Peter Ewell
President Emeritus
NCHEMS
Karen Pincus
Professor
University of Arkansas
Sandy Richtermeyer
Dean of Manning School of Business
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Marc Rubin
PwC Professor & Chair
Miami University
Elizabeth H. Sibolski
President
Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
Advisory Board
Name | Affiliation |
| Nancy Bagranoff | University of Richmond |
| Ken Bishop | National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) |
| Chuck Bunn | Wake Technical Community College |
| Cathleen Burns | Colorado University / Consultant |
| Mark Salamasick | University of Texas System/The Institute of Internal Auditors |
| Mark Dawkins | University of North Florida |
| Rob Dewey | Roger CPA Review |
| Rick Dull | West Virginia University |
| Ann M. Ebberts | Association of Government Accountants |
| Joanne Fiore | American Institute of CPAs |
| Timothy Fogarty | Case Western Reserve University |
| Paula A. Harbecke | New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) |
| Mark Higgins | St. Louis University |
| Gail Hoover King | Purdue University Northwest |
| Raef Lawson | Institute of Management Accountants |
| Ann Magro | George Mason University |
| Sarah Nutter | George Mason University |
| Phyllis Okrepkie | International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) |
| Bob Reid | Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) |
| Rebecca Shortridge | Northern Illinois University |
| Jerry Strawser | Texas A&M University |
| Andy Williams | Edmonds Community College |
| Jan Williams | University of Tennessee - Knoxville |
Advisory Board
Nancy Bagranoff
University of Richmond
Ken Bishop
National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)
Chuck Bunn
Wake Technical Community College
Cathleen Burns
Colorado University/Consultant
Mark Salamasick
The Institute of Internal Auditors
Mark Dawkins
University of North Florida
Rob Dewey
Roger CPA Review
Rick Dull
West Virginia University
Ann M. Ebberts
Association of Government Accountants
Joanne Fiore
American Institute of CPAs
Timothy Fogarty
Case Western Reserve University
Paula A. Harbecke
New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
Mark Higgins
St. Louis University
Gail Hoover King
Purdue University Northwest
Ann Magro
George Mason University
Sarah Nutter
George Mason University
Phyllis Okrepkie
International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE)
Bob Reid
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International)
Rebecca Shortridge
Northern Illinois University
Jerry Strawser
Texas A&M University
Jeffrey Thomson
Institute of Management Accountants
Andy Williams
Edmonds Community College
Jan Williams
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Tentative Program
Topic | Confirmed Presenters | |||
How is accounting different? | ||||
Accounting is a Learned profession (purposeful integration of Teaching, Research and Practice) | Bruce Behn, Associate Dean for Graduate and Executive Education and the Deloitte LLP Professor, The University of Tennessee and AAA Past President | |||
This is Accounting: The Pathways Vision Model | G. Peter Wilson, Professor, Joseph l. Sweeney Chair, Boston College | |||
Accounting's Responsibility to Serve Society | Jeanette Franzel, Board Member, PCAOB | |||
The Importance of Accounting's Professional Identity | William Ezzell, Retired Partner, Deloitte | |||
Culture of Peer review/Self-study | Jan Williams, Dean and Professor Emeritus, University of Tennessee | |||
The state of the environment for accounting programs | ||||
The State of Higher Education | Karen V. Pincus, Professor, University of Arkansas | |||
The State of Accreditation | Peter Ewell, President Emeritus of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) | |||
Key issues for accounting programs, the profession and accreditation | ||||
Exploring the Implications for Accounting Education? | All participants | |||
What are the opportunities and challenges? | ||||
The Accreditors Perspectives | Representatives from several accrediting agencies and professional accounting organizations have agreed to share their perspectives on accreditation. | |||
Emerging Models and Key Partners/Influencers' Perspectives | Representatives from several key partners and influencers have agreed to share their perspectives on accreditation. | |||
What is the value of accreditation? | ||||
How do Different Schools and Organizations Value Business and Accounting Accreditation? | Panel of representatives from Higher Education and Accounting Programs from across a wide range of universities and colleges with varying levels of accreditation. | |||
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Comparing and contrasting potential accreditation models | ||||
Exploring the Alternatives | Sean Gallagher, Chief Strategy Officer, Northeastern University Global Network and All participants | |||
Program Committee
Bruce Behn
Associate Dean for Graduate & Executive Education and the Deloitte LLP Professor
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Peter Ewell
President Emeritus
NCHEMS
Karen Pincus
Professor
University of Arkansas
Sandy Richtermeyer
Dean of Manning School of Business
Umass Lowell
Marc Rubin
PwC Professor & Chair
University of Miami - Ohio
Elizabeth H. Sibolski
President
Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
Advisory Board
Name | Affiliation |
| Nancy Bagranoff | University of Richmond |
| Ken Bishop | National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) |
| Chuck Bunn | Wake Tech |
| Cathleen Burns | Colorado University / Consultant |
| Mark Salamasick | The Institute of Internal Auditors |
| Mark Dawkins | University of North Florida |
| Rob Dewey | Roger CPA |
| Rick Dull | West Virginia University |
| Ann M. Ebberts | Association of Government Accountants |
| Joanne Fiore | American Institute of CPAs |
| Timothy Fogarty | Case Western Reserve University |
| Paula A. Harbecke | New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) |
| Mark Higgins | St. Louis University |
| Gail Hoover King | Purdue University Northwest |
| Raef Lawson | IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants) |
| Ann Magro | George Mason University |
| Sarah Nutter | George Mason University |
| Phyllis Okrepkie | International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) |
| Bob Reid | Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) |
| Rebecca Shortridge | Northern Illinois University |
| Jerry Strawser | Texas A&M University |
| Andy Williams | Edmonds Community College |
| Jan Williams | University of Tennessee - Knoxville |
Advisory Board
Nancy Bagranoff
University of Richmond
Ken Bishop
National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)
Chuck Bunn
Wake Tech
Cathleen Burns
Colorado University/Consnsultant
Richard Chambers
The Institute of Internal Auditors
Mark Dawkins
University of North Florida
Rob Dewey
Roger CPA
Rick Dull
West Virginia University
Ann M. Ebberts
Association of Government Accountants
Joanne Fiore
American Institute of CPAs
Timothy Fogarty
Case Western Reserve University
Dr. Paula A. Harbecke
New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
Mark Higgins
St. Louis University
Gail Hoover King
Purdue University Northwest
Ann Magro
George Mason University
Sarah Nutter
George Mason University
Phyllis Okrepkie
International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE)
Bob Reid
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International)
Rebecca Shortridge
Northern Illinois University
Jerry Strawser
Texas A&M University
Jeffrey Thomson
IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants)
Andy Williams
Edmonds Community College
Jan Williams
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Program
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| |||
Sunday December 11, 2016 |
| |||||
| 1:00-1:20 | Welcome and Introduction to the Accreditation Landscape
| Bruce Behn, Associate Dean for Graduate & Executive Education and the Deloitte LLP Professor and AAA Past President | ||||
What is the current state of higher education and accreditation? | ||||||
| 1:20-1:50 | The State of Higher Education
| Karen V. Pincus, Professor University of Arkansas |
| |||
| 1:50-2:20 | The State of Accreditation
| Peter Ewell | ||||
| 2:20-2:50 | Activity and Q&A | All | ||||
| 2:50-3:20 | Refreshment Break |
|
| |||
How is accounting different? | ||||||
| 3:20-3:45 | Accounting is a Learned Profession (purposeful integration of Teaching, Research, and Practice)
| Bruce Behn |
| |||
| 3:45-4:00 | This is Accounting: The Pathways Vision Model
|
G. Peter Wilson, Professor, Joseph l. Sweeney Chair, Boston College
| ||||
| 4:00-4:15 | Accounting's Responsibility to Serve Society
| Jeanette Franzel, Board Member, PCAOB | ||||
| 4:15-4:30 | The Importance of Accounting's Professional Identity | William Ezzell, retired Partner, Deloitte |
| |||
| 4:30-4:45 | Culture of Peer Review/Self-study | Jan Williams, Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus, University of Tennessee | ||||
| 4:45-5:00 | Available Data for Decisions | James Suh, Director , Continuous Improvement & Analytics, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) | ||||
What are the key issues for accounting programs, the profession and accreditation? | ||||||
| 5:00-6:00 | Activity and Q&A | All | ||||
| 6:00-7:30 | Social Networking Reception Fun | All | ||||
Monday December 12, 2016 |
| |||||
| 7:00-8:00 | Continental Breakfast |
|
| |||
| 8:00-8:15 | Welcome back and Updates
| |||||
What are the opportunities and challenges? | ||||||
| 8:15-8:25 | Regional Accreditation: MSCHE | Elizabeth H. Sibolski, President Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) | ||||
| 8:25-8:35 | Regional Accreditation: SACSCOC
| Kevin Sightler, Coordinator of Substantive Change, Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) | ||||
| 8:35-8:45 | College of Business and Business Programs: Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
| Cindi Bearden, LaGrange College | ||||
| 8:45-8:55 | College of Business and Accounting: AACSB
| Robert Reid, Executive Vice President and Chief Accreditation Officer at AACSB International (AACSB) | ||||
| 8:55-9:05 | College of Business and Accounting: IACBE
| Phyllis Okrepkie,Vice President of Accreditation and Organizational Advancement atInternational Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) | ||||
| 9:05-9:45 | Activity and Q&A | All | ||||
| 9:45-10:00 | Refreshment break | |||||
What are the opportunities and challenges? Our stakeholders' perspectives | ||||||
| 10:00-10:10 | AICPA
| Tracey Golden, Partner, Deloitte & Touche, LLP | ||||
| 10:10-10:20 | NASBA
| Jan Williams | ||||
| 10:20-10:30 | IIA | Paul Sobel, Vice President/Chief Audit Executive, Georgia-Pacific, LLP | ||||
| 10:30-10:40 | IMA
| Raef Lawson, Vice President-Research and Policy and Professor-in-Residence | ||||
| 10:40-10:50 | FEI
| Chris Westfall, Vice President of Content Strategy, Financial Executives International | ||||
| 10:50-11:20 | Activity and Q&A | All |
| |||
What are the opportunities and challenges? | ||||||
| 11:20-11:30 | Competency-based Approaches
| Peter Ewell | ||||
| 11:30-11:40 | Online Learning Platforms (how to accredit new models) | Phil Regier, University Dean for Educational Initiatives at Arizona State University and CEO of EdPlus | ||||
| 11:40-11:50 | Publisher/Learning Management Tools
| Tim Vertovec, Managing Director, Accounting and Business Law, McGraw Hill Education | ||||
| 11:50-12:00 | Review Courses (role of credentialing, outcomes)
| Charlotte Roberts, Vice President of eLearning, Roger CPA Review | ||||
| 11:50-12:20 | Activity and Q&A | All | ||||
| 12:20-1:30 | Lunch
| Sean Gallagher, Chief Strategy Officer, Northeastern University Global Network | ||||
What is the value of accreditation? | ||||||
| 1:30-2:30 | Panel and Q&A | Panel of representatives from Higher Education and Accounting Programs from across a wide range of universities and colleges with varying levels of accreditation. | ||||
| 2:30-4:30 | Exploring the Alternatives
| Sean Gallagher | ||||
| 3:30-4:00 | Refreshments (overlapping with the activity) |
|
| |||
Going forward |
|
| ||||
| 4:00-5:00 | What did we learn? | Peter Ewell | ||||
| 5:00 | Adjourn |
|
| |||
Note: The CPE Fields of Study curriculum is divided into twenty-three subject matter areas. These fields represent the primary knowledge and skill areas needed by accounting licensees to perform professional services in all fields of employment. Sessions that offer CPE credit have the Field of Study and Credit Hours (CH) in red. Each Credit Hour is based on 50 minutes. The Program Level for each of these sessions is Basic, unless otherwise stated. Delivery Method: Group Live
American Accounting Association is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.
To register for this course, visit the Web site and register online or contact (941)-921-7747. For more information regarding refund, complaint and program cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (941)-921-7747.