WASHINGTON – Thanks to a $122,250 grant from Microsoft Business Solutions, cutting-edge business software will soon be used by students in accounting courses at The George Washington University School of Business and Public Administration (SBPM).

The grant was provided through the Microsoft Business Solutions Education Alliance Network program, which enables colleges and universities to provide business management software as a key component of accounting curricula. Microsoft Business Solutions has donated Dynamics software, technical support and training valued at $122,250.

“This grant will enable us to further improve the classroom experience for our students and better prepare them for a career in which technology and advanced analytical tools are increasingly the norm,” said SBPM Dean Susan Phillips. “It will enable GW students to have a stronger edge in the job market.”

Located four blocks from The White House, The George Washington University was created by an Act of Congress in 1821 and is the largest institution of higher education in the nation’s capital. The University offers comprehensive programs of undergraduate and graduate liberal arts study as well as degree programs in business/public management, international affairs, medicine, law, engineering and education.