Presentation from #ACBSP2016

1. How to transform an institution to fully
accept and embrace accreditation
Jean Marc Rejaud
Associate Professor
Baker School of Business and Technology
Fashion Institute of Technology
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2. 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
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3. 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

4. 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

5. 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?

6. Baker School of Business and Technology,
Accreditation and Faculty?
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7. Several “Buy-In” Issues To Manage
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•Quality Management Need recognition
•Value recognition
•Resources allocation feasibility
•Credibility

8. 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

9. 2 Core Approaches
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•Pull
•Push

10. 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

11. PULL Strategies
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12. Project “Credibility” Through Faculty-owned
and led approach
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Jean Marc Rejaud
Associate Professor
Advertising and Marketing Communications
Robert Reid
Assistant Professor
Fashion Business Management

13. Project “Credibility” Through Strong
Leadership Support
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Steven Frumkin
Dean
Jay and Patty Baker School of Business
and Technology
Giacomo (Jack) Oliva
Vice President for Academic Affairs at the
Fashion Institute of Technology

14. 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

15. Project “Need And Value Recognition” Through A
Deep Faculty And Staff Involvement
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16. PUSH Strategies
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17. Project “Value Recognition” Through Aggressive
Upgrade Of Key Methods and Processes
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18. Project “Value Recognition” Through Aggressive
Upgrade Of Key Methods and Processes
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19. Project “Credibility” Through Multi Levels
Communication
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• ACBSP Mentor visits

20. Project “Credibility” Through Multi Levels
Communication
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• B&T School Lunches

21. Project “Credibility” Through Multi Levels
Communication
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• Celebration eventsWine, 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– 6:30pm
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

22. Project “Credibility” Through Multi Levels
Communication
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• Newsletter and emails

23. So…Baker School of Business and Technology,
Accreditation and Faculty?
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24. 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.

25. Thank You
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