The Craig School of Business
Our business program was the first in the CSU System to be accredited by AACSB, which is the gold standard Accreditation that is awarded to fewer than 5% of the business schools worldwide.
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We have a history of addressing local and regional economic development and issues.
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Contact InformationThe Craig School of Business (CSB) celebrates and promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and belongingness (DEIB). We strongly embrace and believe in the diversity that students bring, the equity that students expect, the inclusion that students experience and the belongingness that leads to student success. It is our intent that all students are served by this course both in and out of class.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and BelongingFresno State is honored to be the first university within both the California State University and the University of California systems selected for membership in the United Nations Global Compact. Under the leadership of Dr. Julie B. Olson-Buchanan, Dean of the Craig School of Business and Chair of the Fresno State United Nations Global Compact Steering Committee, Fresno State has issued a Communication of Engagement with the UN Global Compact. The Communication of Engagement is a comprehensive report documenting the many ways Fresno State is currently supporting the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact in the areas of Human Rights, Labor, Environment and Anti-Corruption and the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Fresno State UN Global Compact PortalThe Craig School of Business (CSB) is now a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), a United Nations-supported initiative. As a platform to raise the profile of sustainability in schools around the world, PRME equips today's business and economics students with the understanding and ability to deliver change tomorrow.
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Neither a late start nor a medical diagnosis stopped this student from earning her degree
Erin Hirschkorn has a philosophy — don’t let little things stop your dreams. In Hirschkorn’s case, the “little things” were restarting college as an adult and a life-changing cancer diagnosis. Now a cum laude business graduate enrolled in an MBA program, Hirschkorn won the Craig School of Business 2024 Inspiration Award.
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Craig School of Business Commencement
The Craig School of Business will honor its graduating students at the 113th Annual Commencement celebrating the class of 2024 on Friday, May 17, from 7:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. No tickets are required and parking is free. Schedule:7:00 a.m.: Students must arrive no later than 7 a.m.7:45 a.m.: Guests should be seated by 7:45 a.m.7:45 a.m.: Processional begins.8:00 a.m.: Ceremony begins. .