Program for May 1

Leslie Wilson is the dean of UNIBusiness, the College of Business Administration at the University of Northern Iowa. UNIBusiness is recognized by Princeton Review as one of the best business schools in the world and has been for nine consecutive years. The College maintains accreditation from AACSB International, a status achieved by only the top 5% of business schools in the world.

Before becoming dean, Wilson served as the Associate Dean and MBA Program Director for 14 years. In that role, she provided direction and leadership for maintaining the College's AACSB accreditation. She was the MBA Program Director for the campus program, expanding across the state, in Hong Kong, and mainland China, helping the program earn a Top 100 Part Time MBA by U.S. News & World Reports. Between 2003 and 2006, she received over $300,000 in Business and International Education (BIE) grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education and served as the grant manager for those two grants, one of which supported a partnership with the Iowa Department of Economic Development on trade mission to China with then Governor Vilsak.