There are more than 950 institutions in 60 countries and territories that have earned the AACSB accreditation in business and Augusta University’s Hull College of Business is one of them. The AACSB accreditation is synonymous with the highest standards in business education and the college first received accreditation in 1999. The accreditation was ratified recently by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International’s board of directors. The college hosted its peer review team in October. “Every AACSB-accredited school has demonstrated a focus on excellence in all areas,

Alicia Fitts is now a successful banker, but growing up, she admits she knew little about basic financial literacy concepts, such as budgeting and managing credit. Fitts, Assistant Vice President of business development and community relations for Peach State Federal Credit Union, along with several other local business leaders, attended yesterday’s Rotary Club of Augusta meeting, which focused on the JA Discovery Center coming to Columbia County. “I’m actually a product of Richmond County schools,” she said. “I graduated from A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School.” Guest speakers