School of Business and Leadership

Where Values-Aligned Leadership Moves from Theory to Practice

Qualified Professors

Our unique approach to business education not only prepares graduates to make immediate and significant contributions in their chosen fields, it also prepares them for the challenges and ethical dilemmas they will face in the corporate world. Our faculty members are both academically and professionally qualified. Most of our full-time faculty have earned (or are about to earn) the terminal degree in their areas of expertise, but more importantly they have years of "real-world" experience in the areas in which they teach. Accounting professors have practiced accounting as Certified Public Accountants, controllers for corporations, or accountants for governmental entities. Management professors have served at the highest levels of Fortune 500 companies. Likewise, marketing, computer information systems, and finance professors have achieved high levels of success in their areas of expertise. Most are continuing to practice in their professions as consultants, business owners, and members of boards. In addition to our full-time faculty, we strategically utilize a highly competent cadre of affiliate professors who are current practitioners in the world of business and leadership.

Christian Professional Mentors

The faculty in the School of Business and Leadership is composed of Christians who are dedicated to mentoring the next generation of business and organizational leaders. They are highly skilled educators who are able to relate theory and "real-world" experiences, as well as integrate faith, learning, and living into the classroom. They have lived their faith in the business world and feel called to prepare their students to do the same. Many of our alumni tell us that their academic training was excellent, but coffee with their professors was the thing that really changed their lives and prepared them to take their faith into the work place. We also provide our students with a number of other opportunities to be mentored through internships, our Values-Aligned Leadership Summit, the School of Business and Leadership Alliance, and frequent presentations by guest speakers and lecturers.

Entrepreneurship

Our students and alumni are impacting the world for Christ through employment with Fortune 500 Companies, top consulting firms, small local companies, and entrepreneurial ventures. One recent graduate sold his business for more than one million dollars and is in the process of starting his next company. Because of their understanding and passion for free markets, our students understand the role of entrepreneurship both within companies and in independent ventures. An elected officer and regional vice-president for a Fortune Top 50 company said of our students that he had employed, "They are different than the average college student because they are looking for the opportunity to improve the company and they don't come to us values neutral." Each of our classes examines how the skills and knowledge of the discipline can be applied to the large company, the mid-size regional company, and new start-up venture.

Our unique approach to business education has proven over time to be an invaluable foundation for our graduates who now serve in business and leadership around the world.

 

 
 
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Jim McCormick
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