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16NEWSWeek 2 - Summer Termscan.lusu.co.uk/newsManagement School maintainsits top AACSB accreditationChristian KillougheryLancaster University’s ManagementSchool (LUMS) has been confirmedas a world leader after AACSB International,The Association to AdvanceCollegiate Schools of Business,awarded accreditation for thefaculty’s high standards of businesseducation and innovation lastmonth.Having initially been awardedwith the accreditation in 2008,the review by AACSB is confirmationof Lancaster’s high standardsand strong reputation in businessamongst the academic community.The re-accreditation means Lancaster,ranked ninth in the UK by TheComplete University Guide and 71stglobally by the Financial Times forBusiness, sustains its triple accreditationfrom three world leading accreditationorganizations for business(AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA)placing LUMS in the top two percentof business schools worldwide.“Accreditation,important thoughit is, is just part ofa wider processof continuousimprovement “AACSB, established in 1916,is a global non-profit organizationproviding a network ofbusiness schools for the advancementof tertiary management education.With more than 1,350 membersin 83 different countries, it recognizesexcellence among its members byaccrediting degree level institutionsthat meet its high standards in areas ofinnovation, participation, teachingand academic engagement amongstboth undergraduate and graduatedegree programs.With less than five percentof the world’s 13,000 businessprograms earning AACSB accreditation,the award provides both prospectivestudents and employers theopportunity to select coursesand job-applicants respectivelyfrom institutions recognized forattaining high standards. Otherbusiness schools accredited by AACSBinclude Harvard (United States),Stanford (United States), IESE BusinessSchool (Spain) and The LondonBusiness School (UK) puttingLancaster alongside major globalleaders in business education andresearch.On hearing the news, LUMS deanProfessor Sue Cox expressed thatthis latest recognition would booststudent employment prospectsnoting that “[a]chievingaccreditation, important thoughit is, is just part of a wider processof continuous improvement anddevelopment which resonates withour culture of innovation here atLancaster.”“All credit to SueCox and her team,who put in the realwork.”A statement from LUMSwelcomed the re-accreditation fromAACSB, particularly recognizing thework of Professor Cox and her team,saying:“All credit to Sue Cox and herteam, who put in the real work.”Quiet period silences campus for examsRachel May QuinDeputy Features EditorWith the commencement of thesummer term, students of Lancasterare knuckling down to begin revisionfor exams. In order to minimisedisturbances, the university has announced,as it does each year, thatthere will be an enforced Quiet Periodacross campus.“Each person isdifferent and whatmight seem quietto one can reallydisturb another’ssleep and studyhabits”The Quiet Period aims to “ensurethat all students have opportunitiesto meet courseworkdeadlines and study for their examinations.”Emails sent out tostudents from their college administratorsstate that there are to be absolutelyno parties in residences inaccommodation during this period,nor will any be sanctioned. Furtherto this, “should unauthorised partiesoccur and disturbances reported,porters will take the names of allguests and all will be sanctioned accordingly.”Students are encouragedto report any incidents to their portersif they feel that another studentis making unnecessary amounts ofnoise, in order to be dealt with appropriately.A porter working for the universityspoke to SCAN, stating thatQuiet Period often leads to a lot ofextra paperwork, as every disturbancemust be accurately recordedand sent to the Dean of the college.Whilst he admitted that during QuietPeriod he could be walking aroundall day investigating minor disturbances,our source said that “whilstsometimes it can seem petty, eachperson is different and what mightseem quiet to one can really disturbanother’s sleep and study habits; itis important during this time thatstudents respect each other.” He alsoemphasised that the university doestake a “zero-tolerance approach” toreports of noise complaints duringthis period, and occasionally “studentsfeel as though they have beenunfairly punished.”One student commented thatwhilst she understood the need forquiet during this time, and that“there is nothing more annoyingthan people partyingwhilst you’re tryinghard to concentrate onrevision”, sometimesthe university could beoverly vigilant. “I’veseen people getting intotrouble just for havingmusic on whilst theyworked,” our sourcesaid.“[The] Quiet Periodtends to make otherpeople over-sensitiveabout noise, and havingother students reportyou to the portersrather than coming todiscuss the issue withyou face-to-face feelssneaky and immature;after all, we’re all adultsand we’re all in thesame boat with exams.”The Quiet Period notificationemail warnsthat the usual noisecomplaint fines aredoubled during thisperiod, thus studentscaught making too much noise couldbe fined up to £40. Furthermore, toensure students comply with finesand sanctions, the email warns thatfinal year students who have “outstandingdebt […] will not be able toreceive their degrees until these mattersare resolved.”