About the Department
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.

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Business Administration Majors:
Business Administration
Business Comprehensive Group Secondary Teaching
Business Group Secondary Teaching
Financial Management
Financial Planning
General Business
Insurance and Risk Management

Business Administration Concentrations:
Accounting
Finance
Management
Marketing

Business Administration Minors:
General Business

Course Offerings
Degree Programs
Faculty


Business Administration Graduate Program
Master of Business Administration in Insurance

Risk Management and Insurance Center Web site
http://web.olivetcollege.edu/insurance/

Department Chair                                    

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

Faculty Members                                    

		Carol Ann Breed Associate Professor of Business and Insurance cbreed@olivetcollege.edu (269) 749-7664 (faculty bio)
		Susan Houston Professor of Business shouston@olivetcollege.edu (269) 749-7610 (faculty bio)
		Mike Hubbel Professor of Insurance and Risk Management; Director of Risk Management and Insurance Center mhubbel@olivetcollege.edu (269) 749-7626 (faculty bio)
		Renee Smith Assistant Professor of Business rcsmith@olivetcollege.edu (269) 749-6645
		Clair Stevens Assistant Professor of Insurance and Risk Management cstevens@olivetcollege.edu (269) 749-7758
		Michelle Woodhouse-Jackson Assistant Professor of Business mwoodhouse@olivetcollege.edu (269) 749-7178 (faculty bio)

Adjunct Faculty  

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

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