History

History of the UNL College of Business Administration

The College of Business Administration developed from a single course in political economy required of every student at the University of Nebraska in 1869.

In 1916, the College, with sixteen other universities including Harvard, Northwestern, and the University of Texas, was a charter member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Nationally only a small percentage of the schools offering undergraduate or graduate programs in business administration are able to be accredited under the high standards set by the AACSB. The UNL College of Business Administration was officially reaccredited in 2011.

In 2010, CBA, along with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln accepted an invitation to join the Big Ten conference and the academic consortium of schools known as the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC). The College made the transition to the Big Ten and the CIC on July 1, 2011, and currently partners with the member schools to leverage campus resources and collaborate on innovative programs.

Deans of the UNL College of Business Administration