Mission
The Division of Business helps to fulfill the Anderson University mission of providing for the intellectual, physical, social, moral, and spiritual development of students in an atmosphere which affirms the teachings of Jesus Christ. This mission is accomplished by designing, administering, and continuously enhancing a curriculum in business related disciplines. The curriculum is designed to provide students, both traditional and non-traditional, with skills needed to make decisions and solve problems in a rapidly changing world. The division strives to integrate the purposes of general education with specific technical training in areas such as accounting, computer information systems, finance/economics, human resource management, and management.
The Division seeks to produce well-rounded, professionally-prepared graduates, ready to serve God, family, employer, and community. Therefore, faculty emphasis is in the areas of instruction, advising, role modeling and integrating faith and learning. Faculty scholarship activities enhance the classroom experience and primarily include applied scholarship and instructional development. As part of our role modeling, faculty engage in service activities, which include commitments to the University, profession, community, and church through committee assignments, community service, church activities, international programs, and other service activities.
Accreditation
Anderson University and the Business Division is a Candidate for Accreditation by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
Specific Goals for Business Majors
- Students in the business major should learn to a satisfactory level of achievement the knowledge content and skills in the business core including basic concepts in accounting, economics, management, quantitative business analysis, finance, marketing, legal/social environment, and international issues.
- Students should demonstrate competence in critical business skills written and oral communication, computer, problem-solving/critical thinking, and teamwork.
- The majority of students should be satisfied with their academic experiences at Anderson University.
- The majority of graduates should be prepared for their first business position.
- Employers of graduates should be satisfied with the performance of our graduates.
Curricula
The business division offers a Bachelor of Science degree with a Major in Business and concentrations in the following areas:
- Accounting
- Computer Information Systems
- Finance/Economics
- Human Resource Management
- Management
In our evening, adult accelerated program we offer the Bachelor of Business Administration degree, and the Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Computer Information Systems.
Faculty
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William Laing
Assistant Professor of Management
B.S., University of New Hampshire,
MBA, University of Montana Ph.D, Capella University
Office: Watkins 121
Phone: 231-5754
Email: wlaing@andersonuniversity.edu
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Joseph Spencer
Associate Professor of Marketing
B.A., Baylor University; M.Div., Temple Baptist Seminary; M.B.A., Vanderbilt
University; M.S., University of Colorado; D.B.A., Argosy University
Office: Vandiver 211
Phone number: 231-7162
Email: jspencer@andersonuniversity.edu
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Greg Silver
Instructor in Computer Information Systems
BBA, Georgia State University
MS, Georgia State University
PhD Candidate, University of Georgia
Office - Vandiver 201-B
Phone Number 231-7162
Email: gsilver@andersonuniversity.edu
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Changik Jo
Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A.,M.P.H., Seoul National University, Korea; MPhil., M.A., Ph., D. Graduate Center, CUNY
Office: Watkins 119
Phone number:864-231-2163 Email: cjo@andersonuniversity.edu
http://www2.ac.edu/faculty/
cjo/index.htm
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James Davis
Professor of Accounting
B.B.A., M.P.A., Ph.D., Georgia State University.,
Office: Watkins 123
Phone number:864-231-2862 Email: jdavis@andersonuniversity.edu |
Alumni Spotlights
| Andy Boulware, 1999 grad, is a direct sales manager for Cintas in Greenville, SC. |
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| Buck Buhler, May 2002 grad, is in graduate school at the University of West Florida. |
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| Kathryn Kimbrell, December 2004 grad, is working for Kingdom Building Ministries in Colorado. |
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| Brenda Kinne, December 2004 grad, is Director of Marketing for Comcast Cable Communications in Maryland. |
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| Lindsay (Lussier) Smith, December 2003 grad, is a voice consultant with Muzak, LLC in Fort Mill, SC. |
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Nikole Thrasher, May 2002 grad, is the payroll and benefits manager at Southern Wesleyan University. |
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| Zoltan Sarkany, May 2000 grad, is presently attending ELTE University - School of Government and Law (Eotvos Lorand University of Sciences). Zoltan is currently employed as Corporate Credit Manager at Central-European International Bank Ltd. in Hungary in the Operations Division (former "Cash and credit management group") Credit Department. |
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| Russ Bennett, May 2002 grad, will be attending Southwestern Seminary in Texas this coming fall. |
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| Ben Childs, May 2002 grad, started a new job as a staff accountant with Green, Finney, and Horton in Columbia, SC. |
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| Candice Koopman Lockman, May 2002 BBA grad, will be attending law school at Mississippi College this coming fall. |
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| Rita Strickland, May 2002 BBA grad, was promoted to the HR department at Patrick B. Harris Hospital. |
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Focus on Current Students
| Terrence Barrett did his internship with Honeywell Nylon in the area of computer information systems. |
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| Lacy Crocker did her internship with Sahara Enterprises, Inc. in Chicago as a financial analyst. |
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| Mark Heard did his internship with Electrolux Home Products as a production analyst. |
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| Lori Hyden is doing an internship with Honeywell Nylon this spring in the finance/accounting area. |
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| Dianne Hucks is with the Office of Economic Development in Anderson this spring. |
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| Kelly McCrodden did her internship with Belk in sales and marketing. |
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| Christopher Purdy did his internship with Medicus Health Care in the human resource management area. |
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| Susan Alewine did her internship this summer with BB&T in Anderson. |
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| Michael Brashear did his internship this summer with Plastic Omni of Anderson in their human resources department. |
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| Jonathan Ferguson did his internship this summer at UPS in Columbia as a cost administrative assistant. |
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| Joel Zimmerman did his summer internship with Timken in Honea Path in the human resource management department. |
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| Leslie Hadden did her summer internship with Scheer Sports in Greenville. They are the marketing partner of the Bi-Lo Center. |
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For more information, contact Dr. Carol Karnes, Head of Business Division
ckarnes@andersonuniversity.edu, 864-231-2003 |