LAKELAND, Fla. (Sept. 29, 2006) — Florida Southern College is pleased to announce its membership in the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), a professional association for college and university management education. AACSB is the most prestigious and globally recognized accrediting agency for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs in business administration and accounting.

“Florida Southern College’s membership in the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business is an endorsement of the outstanding business programs offered through the College and the positive and consequential contributions our graduates are making to society,” said FSC president Dr. Anne B. Kerr. “We are delighted to join this prestigious organization that includes the best business programs in the nation and worldwide and look forward to working closely and collaboratively with AACSB-member schools to strengthen and advance our programs.”

AACSB is a worldwide network of more than 1,000 educational institutions, businesses and organizations dedicated to advancing management education. Members represent over 40,000 faculty and 1 million students majoring in business at schools around the world. Membership provides benefits that are available to all faculty, staff and administrators at member institutions. Benefits include affinity groups offering networking opportunities, online resource centers, a management education and training magazine, and over 50 conferences and seminars annually.

About Florida Southern College
Founded in 1885, Florida Southern College is a private, comprehensive, United Methodist college with a liberal arts core. The college maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 38 undergraduate majors and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, and nursing. Florida Southern has a 13:1 student/faculty ratio, provides strong student/faculty mentorship programs, boasts 25 NCAA Division II national championships, and is ranked by U. S. News and World Report as one of the top ten Southern Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelors institutions and by the Princeton Review as a “Best Southeastern College.” Located on scenic Lake Hollingsworth, Florida Southern is the home of the world’s largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.