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About the Department
The Business Administration Department offers Bachelor of Arts degrees with majors in Financial Management, General Business Administration, Insurance and Risk Management and Marketing management. In addition the department collaborates with the Education Department to offer a business administration secondary teaching minor.

Business administration majors and minors are designed to combine a strong liberal arts education with courses and activities related to the nature and operations of profit and nonprofit organizations. Each of our courses emphasize a strategic management approach to decision making and problem solving. Students do not just memorize jargon and facts, they develop strong analytical and group project skills by working with case studies of "real world" problems. We strongly encourage professional internship experiences; this gives our students an advanced look at the career area they are interested in, and a feel for the business environment in general. We also encourage lifelong professional development and learning. In this way, we feel the students will be better equipped to adapt to rapidly changing business environments. The bottom line: our students will be prepared to make a contribution in the business community or graduate classroom. Business students are urged to select a variety of non-business courses to develop a breadth of knowledge which will lead to flexibility in career decision making.

Insurance Program Web site
http://web.olivetcollege.edu/insurance


Department Chair                                    

John Homer
Chair, Business Administration Department; Professor of Economics
jhomer@olivetcollege.edu
(269) 749-7662

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Faculty Members                                    

Carol Ann Breed
Associate Professor of Business and Insurance
cbreed@olivetcollege.edu
(269) 749-7664

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Susan Houston
Professor of Business
shouston@olivetcollege.edu
(269) 749-7610

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Mike Hubbel
Professor of Insurance and Risk Management; Director of Insurance Program
mhubbel@olivetcollege.edu
(269) 749-7626

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Diana Webb
Assistant Professor of Financial Planning
dwebb@olivetcollege.edu
(269) 749-6645

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Michelle Woodhouse-Jackson
Assistant Professor of Business
mwoodhouse@olivetcollege.edu
(269) 749-7178

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Adjunct Faculty  

Barry Chapman
Adjunct Instructor of Business
bchapman@olivetcollege.edu
(269) 749-6605

John Cowhy
Adjunct Instructor of Business
jcrowley@olivetcollege.edu
(269) 749-6645

Jim Houston
Adjunct Instructor of Business
jhouston@olivetcollege.edu
(269) 749-6644

Clair Stevens
Adjunct Instructor of Business
cstevens@olivetcollege.edu
(269) 553-2678

                                                                               

Olivet College commencement scheduled for May 17 (May 08, 2008)

Faculty and staff recognized at Olivet College honors program (May 02, 2008)

Top seven seniors recognized at Olivet College honors program (May 01, 2008)

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