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| What Make AQ's Business Program Different? |
- A distinguished faculty that brings a minimum of 10 years of corporate experience into the classroom.
- Dual majors in accounting, communication, sports management, visual arts and theatre.
- The only undergraduate degree in sustainable business, where students learn practices that increase corporate profitability and eliminate negative environmental impacts.
- AQ business grads have gone on to graduate school at Columbia Business School, Tufts, Harvard and Thunderbird, to name a few.
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| Outstanding Senior Awards 2009 |
| Graduating senior Daniel Salvati was honored as the Business Administration Outstanding Senior for the 2008-2009 academic year. |
| Graduating senior Benjamin Richardson was honored as the Business Administration/Communication Outstanding Senior for the 2008-2009 academic year. |
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| Welcome |
| Welcome to the business department at Aquinas College. As you explore this web site, I think that you will be excited to discover the unique experience that is business education at Aquinas. |
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| First, I think that you will agree that our programs develop students of competence. To do this, we have formed partnerships with major firms who have helped us to develop our new programs and delivery systems. |
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| Additionally, these firms provide us with cutting edge professionals who bring their daily experience into the classroom, substantially augmenting our excellent full time faculty. The competence of our business graduates is powerfully born out by their excellent career accomplishments, which may be viewed at this web site. |
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| While innovative programs and delivery systems, born of close partnerships with business, will develop students of competence, they are only part of what makes business at Aquinas the rich experience that it is. |
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| Aquinas will challenge its business students to understand their discipline in the context of the great arguments of the ages. There can be no better preparation for any level of management responsibility. Aquinas develops students of competence, character, conscience, and compassion. Come and join us, for the experience of your life. |
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Sincerely,
Harwood Hoover Jr., Ph.D.
Chairperson, Department of Business Administration |
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| Philosophy Statement |
| The Department of Business Administration is committed to the development of broadly educated, globally oriented, ethical professionals, whose high standards of professional competence enable them to actively contribute to their profession, community and society. Competent professionals in the business and not-for-profit communities must be able to think critically, communicate clearly, research effectively, employ quantitative reasoning, use current technology, and work cooperatively with others. |
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| Our programs encompass both theoretical and application components. The curriculum draws upon and is enhanced by the liberal arts focus of the college. We expect students to draw upon the perspectives gained from studies as diverse as philosophy, mathematics, history, religious studies, psychology, literature, languages, sociology, natural sciences, economics, and the fine arts. Students must gain an understanding of organized institutions so they can deal effectively with this phenomenon that shapes so much of their lives. |
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The Department of Business Administration is committed to working with other departments in the college to provide a strong organizational background for students in other academic majors through individual courses, business cognates, and dual majors. |
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| Opportunities are provided for internships and field experience to help students develop and define long term goals. By integrating coursework with such experiences, students are prepared for careers in a variety of organizations, graduate school, advancement in current professions, and lifelong learning. |
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| The liberal arts and career orientation focus of the department provides students with the ability to see the world community and their relationship to it individually and collectively. It provides them with the specialized knowledge to understand the necessity of efficient and effective organizational practices. We believe the marriage of these two perspectives provides our Business and Accounting students with a unique advantage, preparing them for extraordinary service to profession, family, and society. |
