College of Business

Dean

Dr. Roderic Hewlett, CFM, CTP

Faculty

Mission

The mission of the College of Business is to inspire, enable, and actively engage learners to pursue a quality business education by introducing the knowledge, skills, and understanding critical to being a valuable contributor to modern business and society. To this end, the College of Business faculty use active learning processes that enable students to take part in their own education. This is manifested in team activities, role playing, computer simulations, case analyses, oral and written presentations, readings in the current literature, and other activities that require the student to think critically and exchange ideas with other members of the class. The professors provide fundamental knowledge, practical applications, and a supportive environment that will facilitate the learning process.

The focus of the curriculum throughout the College stresses performance and application; i.e., students will learn to apply business concepts, standards, and information systems to typical and unique work activities in the community. Since the majority of students are adult learners, they are invited to bring their work experiences to the classroom. As a result, class members learn about current business practices and problems from each other, with a better understanding of how principles are being applied in both profit and non-profit environments.

General Information Undergraduate Programs

The College of Business offers a Bachelor of Science with majors and minors in Accounting and Business Administration. The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree has four areas of emphasis: Finance, Human Resource Management, Management, and Marketing.

In conjunction with the classroom curriculum, Career Avenues assists students in developing internships with local business organizations. These internships cover a wide range of business functions and provide real-life experience for students and serve as a practical method of applying knowledge gained during the student’s degree program.

All College of Business degree-seeking students must complete the requirements of the particular degree for which they are studying. Degree requirements for all College of Business degrees include a Common Professional Component, the General Education Core Curriculum, required courses for the major, and required courses for an emphasis. A minimum of 24 credit hours in the major must be taken in residence. Upper-level credit hours in the Common Professional Component may be used to fulfill the 24-hour residency requirement for Business Administration majors only.

General Information Graduate Programs

The College of Business currently offers two graduate degrees: the Master of Arts in Management (M.A.M.), concentrating on effective application of the latest concepts in management and including a directed research component providing the opportunity for additional depth in selected areas; and the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), providing a broad coverage of tools and methods available to effectively direct or function within an organization, and provides concentrated areas in Accounting, Finance, International Management, and Management Information Systems.

Professional Accreditation

Bellevue University has received specialized accreditation for its Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and Masters of Business Administration degree programs in business through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE), Olathe, Kansas

Faculty

Accounting Faculty

• Pamela A. Dinville , M.B.A., C.P.A., C.M.A. (Director)
• Monica L. McElhaney, M.B.A., M.S.M.I.S., C.P.A., C.M.A.
• Cynthia L. Nye, M.S., C.P.A., C.M.A., C.F.M. (Adjunct Director)
• Mick Shadbolt, Ph.D.
• Dara Spivack, M.L.A., M.P.A., C.P.A.

Business Faculty

• Greg Ashley, Ph.D.
• Myra J. Bates, A.B.D.
• Charles Benish, J.D.
• Douglas L. Brown, D.B.A.
• Anthony J. Clarke, Ph.D.
• Laurel Dittiger, M.B.A., A.B.D.
• Julia Cronin-Gilmore, Ph.D.
• Lucy Franks, Ph.D.
• Yen-Sheng Lee, Ph.D.
• David L. Levy, Ph.D.
• Laurel Mitchell
• Majid Nabavi, Ph.D.
• Paul P. Poppler, Ph.D.
• Kevin S. Schieuer, Ph.D. (Director, Business Administration)
• Jena Shafai-Asgarpoor, Ph.D.
• Ernie Stark, Ph.D.
• Linda T. Thomas, Ph.D. (Director, Graduate Programs)
• Carolyn Youssef, Ph.D.