An important recent announcement affecting the local business community may have flown under the radar but that certainly doesn’t make it any less important. The Donald L. Harrison College of Business and Computing at Southeast Missouri State University was reaccredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The AACSB is the largest business education alliance connecting educators and learners and the accreditation is synonymous with the highest standards in business education. In Missouri, only about 20% of institutions offering an associate’s or higher degree have met these gold standard accreditation requirements. Dr. Alberto Davila, dean of the Harrison College of Business, emphatically stated their primary objective is to train students today so they can successfully navigate the future needs of the marketplace. He added the College is strongly committed to providing students with excellence in business education that includes learning opportunities both in