Welcome to General Business
The department had over 900 majors in FY 2006-2007, of which more than 700 were full-time, 160 were part-time, 876 were General Business majors, and roughly 40 were Office Administration majors. Four concentrations (General Business, Economics, Business Technology, and International Business) and the two-year Office Administration degree program have provided a spectrum of fields for students to consider. The curricula have been updated on a continuous basis to provide quality education and increase retention and graduation rates. The department emphasizes quality advising and service to the majors. Dedicated faculty provided effective classroom or online teaching, engaged in applied research, and helped the majors whenever needed. Mrs. Lou Salisbury (Administrative Assistant), Brian Waterall (GA), Lauren Villalobos (GA), Shirletha Brown, Darnell Jones, Michelle Huval, and Ashely Woodard are the student workers who provide outstanding services to the faculty and major students.
The department presented the following scholarships and award:
The Departmental Distinguished Graduate in General Business Award.
The Outstanding Academic Scholarship in Economics.
The Faculty Appreciation Scholarship in Economics.
The faculty published or coauthored articles and papers in the following journals and proceedings.
The Balance Sheet
CollECTeR Europe 2005
Proceedings of the Association for Business Communications, Southwest
Journal of College Teaching and Learning
Economic Development Quarterly
Business Communication Quarterly
Atlantic Economic Journal
Indian Journal of Economics and Business
Journal of Applied Business Research
Applied Econometrics and International Development
Applied Economics Letters
Applied Financial Economics Letters
Economics Bulletin
Economics of Planning
International Journal of Social Economics
International Economics
International Trade Journal
Journal of the Korean Economy
Prague Economic Letters
Zagreb International Review of Economics and Business
Journal of Social and Economic Development
Revista Economia del Rosario
Etc.
The faculty had their papers presented in the following annual conferences:
Allied Academies’ Fall 2005 International Conference, Las Vegas, October 2005
Applied Business Research and College Teaching & Learning Conference, Orlando, Florida, January 2006
Association for Business Communication, Southwestern U.S., March 2006
Academy of Economics and Finance, Houston, February 2006
Association for Business Communication, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2005
International Atlantic Economic Society, New York City, October 2005
Missouri Valley Economic Association, Kansas City, MO, October 2005
Southern Economic Association, November 2005
Teaching & Learning Conference, Athens, Greece, June 2005