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The Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics at Jamestown College offers a variety of business and business-related degree programs that allow you to tailor your individual program of study to suit your particular needs, interests, and career aspirations. Characterized by both breadth and depth of content, and solidly built on a strong liberal arts foundation, our curriculum not only prepares you for making a living, but also for making a life that is rich, rewarding, and fulfilling. The faculty in the department are academically and professionally qualified to teach in their particular disciplines, and are dedicated to helping you become successful business leaders in our increasingly-integrated, global economy. Rooted in a tradition of excellence in business education, the department's degree programs and opportunities for international study, experiential education, and co-curricular activities are designed to prepare you, both professionally and personally, to take advantage of future opportunities and meet future challenges in our dynamic, ever-changing world. |
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Quick Facts |
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Location: Unruh and Sheldon Center for Business and Computer Science |
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Number of Faculty: 6 full-time professors and 1 adjunct faculty member |
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Number of Degree Programs Offered: 4 business degrees and 2 multidisciplinary, business-related degree programs, plus two minors |
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Number of Students: Approximately 120-130 enrolled in business, accounting, and economics degree programs |
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Average Class Size: 20 |
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Departmental Hallmarks |
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The programs, faculty, and activities of the Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics at Jamestown College are characterized by several hallmarks of quality: |
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Degree programs that are accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) |
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Strong, varied, and flexible major fields of study |
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A liberal arts approach to business education, including unique liberal arts programs in business |
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Faculty who are talented, respected, and highly collaborative |
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A personal approach to education, and a central focus on excellence in teaching and student learning |
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Students who perform exceptionally well on a national assessment examination in business, on the CPA examination, and in competitions at regional and national Phi Beta Lambda leadership conferences |
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A unique and innovative partnership with the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at the University of Colorado-Denver |
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Significant opportunities for international study and hands-on field experience |
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High career placement rates |
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Small class sizes |
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A Brief History of the Department |
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Courses in business (called "commerce" at the time) have been taught at Jamestown College since its founding in 1883. However, the first true program in business was not established until 1924 when a Major in Commerce was created. The following year saw the formation of the Department of Commerce at the college. A separate Department of Economics was formed in 1948, but merged with the Commerce Department ten years later to form a combined Department of Business Administration and Economics. At that time, the Major in Commerce was renamed and became the Major in Business Administration. A third Major in Accounting was added to the program in 1963, and in 1971, the College added Areas of Concentration to its Major in Business Administration. In order to reflect its range of course offerings, the department acquired its present name in 1998, and became the Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics. In 2000, the College launched the Roland E. Meidinger Center for Excellence in Business, which consists of several new programmatic initiatives for the department. In 2006, the department moved into its current home, the state-of-the-art Unruh and Sheldon Center for Business and Computer Science. Today, the Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics provides innovative, contemporary business education for the global economy, and offers many of the advantages of a larger business school in a small college setting. |
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The Unruh and Sheldon Center for Business and Computer Science |
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This beautiful, state-of-the-art facility is the home of the Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics, and provides a wide array of instructional and learning resources for the department's students and faculty. The center's technological resources include: |
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Fully-interactive and integrated SMART™ technology in each classroom |
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Wireless and wired capabilities throughout the building |
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Internet and campus intranet connections in each classroom |
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PC, DVD/VCR player, document camera, cable TV in each classroom all controlled via integrated touch screens |
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Notebook ports at each student station in the first-floor business classrooms |
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Dual monitors at each student station in the second-floor computer science and technology classrooms |
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Boxlight projectors in each classroom |
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Conference/Board room that includes all classroom technologies plus real-time video/web conferencing capabilities |
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DakTicker™ scrolling financial data display in the center's atrium |
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Fact Sheet |
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Follow the link below to view and/or download a copy of our departmental fact sheet. ( Note: This is an Adobe PDF file. You will need Acrobat Reader in order to view this document. Click here for the latest version of Adobe's Acrobat Reader): |
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Learn More |
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We encourage you to explore our web site to obtain more information about the programs, faculty, and activities of the Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics at Jamestown College. We believe that you will find that we have much to offer! |
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