The Meinders School of Business at OCU received recognition as a high honors chapter.
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business nominated Meinders School of Business for three additional categories because of the recent recognition.
The new categories include outstanding chapter advisor, business achievement and entrepreneurial achievement.
Lynette Martin, director of student services of the School of Business, said these awards are prestigious and a big accomplishment for the School of Business as well as the entirety of OCU. According to Martin, OCU is now able to receive awards and honors in more categories than ever before.
Martin said the AACSB sponsors an association at OCU, Beta Gamma Sigma.
Beta Gamma Sigma is an international honors society in the School of Business where only 10% of the upper classmen and graduate students are extended invitations.
“This is an awesome organization with 100% turnover rate from everyone that is invited” said Martin.
Martin said benefits from participating in this honors organization include a waiver of admissions for some graduate programs.
“Students obtain points that lead them to achieve high honors. All students in the society receive blue and gold cords as well as a gold pin to wear at graduation” said Martin.
Jane Goto, business sophomore, said she hadn’t heard too much about the awards, but she said she knows it is a very big deal for the School of Business.
Goto said, “I honestly had no idea this was happening, but I am not surprised. The School of Business at OCU is one of the best in the country. It’s why I am here” said Goto.
Jared Sutton, business sophomore, said he thinks this is a great accomplishment for the School of Business.
“This is a pretty big deal. These honors make us in the top 4.5% of business schools in the world” said Sutton.
Sutton said these awards are all because of the faculty at Meinders.
“The faculty really worked hard and did a lot of research to achieve these honors,” said Sutton.
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