Acton School of Business Recognized in Entrepreneur for Lofty Ranking in The Princeton Review.AUSTIN, Texas -- The Acton School of Business' MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration in Entrepreneurship program has earned high praise from one of the country's leading authorities on MBA programs - The Princeton Review - in an article that appeared this month in Entrepreneur magazine Entrepreneur Magazine is a publication that carries news stories about entrepreneurialism, small business management, and business opportunities. This magazine is published monthly, with a total of 12 issues annually. (No special extra issues are published. . Acton (www.actonmba.org) was honored in multiple categories. First, Acton was ranked fifth nationally for having the Best Professors, validating val·i·date tr.v. val·i·dat·ed, val·i·dat·ing, val·i·dates 1. To declare or make legally valid. 2. To mark with an indication of official sanction. 3. the school's unique approach of bringing in real entrepreneurs to teach classes and grading them annually to determine whether they are maintaining Acton's high standards. "Our teachers are one of the biggest reasons we have been able to maintain a national reputation for excellence," said Acton's Executive Director, Georgia Spaeth. "We have selected these teachers from a vibrant entrepreneurial community in Austin. Once in the program, they must uphold up·hold tr.v. up·held , up·hold·ing, up·holds 1. To hold aloft; raise: upheld the banner proudly. 2. To prevent from falling or sinking; support. 3. that standard of excellence or risk being replaced by other seasoned entrepreneurs, who would seize seize v. To exhibit symptoms of seizure activity, usually with convulsions. the opportunity to teach at Acton." Acton was also ranked as one of the top ten "Best Classroom Experiences" in America. Spaeth said the school has been praised before for its classroom experience, primarily because of its heavy emphasis on class participation, which makes up more than 50 percent of each student's grade, and the use of the case method in the classroom. "Acton requires students to stand in the shoes of the entrepreneur and make tough decisions in over 300 real-life business case studies," said Spaeth. "We use innovative, hands-on training scenarios, such as building real assembly lines and selling actual products door-to-door; projects that all students must complete in order to graduate." The Acton MBA in Entrepreneurship is offered through Hardin Simmons University. For media inquiries, please contact Holt holt n. Archaic A wood or grove; a copse. [Middle English, from Old English.] holt Noun the lair of an otter [from Hackney Hackney, inner borough (1991 pop. 164,200) of Greater London, SE England, on the Lea River. Clothing manufacture (in Hackney) and printing and furniture making (in Shoreditch) are the borough's chief industries. London's first theater was built in Shoreditch (c.1575). of Hackney Communications at HHackney@hackneycommunications.com, or 512-478-8858, ext. 115 |
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