School of Business

Overview

Rama Yelkur, Dean
Lori Hollenbeck, Assistant Dean

The School of Business houses the undergraduate majors of accounting, finance, human resource management, management, and marketing, as well as the MBA and M.S. in management programs. The School of Business is accredited by AACSB International–The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. AACSB is the premier worldwide accrediting agency for business education programs in management and accounting.

Mission

The School of Business prepares professionally competent and ethically responsible graduates for careers as managers and professionals, primarily for local and regional businesses. The school emphasizes excellence in teaching and close interaction with students, and recognizes that excellent teaching is informed by faculty actively engaged in research and scholarship. Faculty members produce research published in peer-reviewed journals and other recognized outlets for intellectual contribution that advances the scholarship of teaching, business practice, and disciplinary knowledge.