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INSIDE QUOTES:
Alumni like to hear firsthand what's happening on
campus...from students who
feel good about Lehigh. "
-Annual-giving officer Tracey Dudding  /y
Student Phonathon, Page *^
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crystallize a vision...it was a
very good discussion.'^
Producing a play like 'Old
Times' demanded a different
approach. V
—Senior Violetta Talandis
Together, Page
—Theatre chairman Augustine Ripa
Pinter Project, Page
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Monitoring Meteorites
Joseph I. Goldstein (center), vice president for graduate studies and research, continues his research
in the field of meteorites with assistance from Catherine Duffield, who is working toward an M.S. in
materials science, and David B. Williams, who is William J. Priestly Distinguished Professor in materials science and engineering. The Philips 430 analytical electron microscope, at left, is a necessary
tool. PHOTOGRAPH by BERNHARD J. SUESS
For Business College,
A Year Of Gold And Silver
By Rita T. Malone
Lehigh University Writers' Group
Gold and silver describe the College of Business and
Economics (CBE) this year as it celebrates the 50th and 25th
anniversaries of its accreditation by the American Assembly
of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) for its undergraduate and graduate business programs.
Lehigh's College of Business and Economics is the only
school in the Lehigh Valley with either its undergraduate
business program or its MBA program accredited by the
AACSB. In fact, Lehigh is one of only 224 schools nationwide to have both programs accredited by the group.
'' An accredited school is the hallmark of institutional
commitment and quality in business education, which is important in attracting high quality students and faculty," said
Richard W. Barsness, dean of the college.
He added that Lehigh has also earned an additional
AACSB accreditation for its undergraduate accounting
program. The college is one of only 60 schools to have
achieved triple program accreditation-undergraduate,
graduate and accounting.
There are 1300 undergraduate business programs in this
country and 700 MBA programs nationwide, according to
Charles W. Hickman, director of projects and member
services at AACSB. Of that number only 261 schools are
accredited—19 of those are approved solely for their undergraduate programs, 18 merely for their master's programs,
and only 224 schools for both programs.
"Accreditation is a form of quality assurance," said
Hickman. "It means that an institution has met threshold
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