Academics: School of Business


Taking Care of Business
Faculty Info

Founded in 1929, the School of Business at Chowan University is now among the largest programs on campus and enrolls a major portion of our student population. Chowan has expanded its Bachelor of Science Business Administration Degree to include four areas of concentration - Accounting, Information Systems, Marketing and Small Business Management.

Through small class sizes and personal attention, our expert faculty will prepare students with a quality education for either going straight into a career or attending a grad school program. Students will develop a good knowledge of the broad functions of business and will be able to exhibit the skills essential to their individual areas of concentration. Students will also acquire effective communication skills, in both oral and written abilities, and will be able to demonstrate their technological competencies, especially in their hands-on internship experiences. These internship experiences will allow students to apply their knowledge and skills in real-life situations, also while helping to build their resumes.

The Best in the BusinessClubs and organizations are also great ways to expand a resume, as well as a great way to develop leadership skills, to contribute to campus life and to engage in community services. Since it was first chartered at Chowan in 1966, Phi Beta Lambda has been an academic organization offering students an equivalent to their high school's Future Business Leaders of America. This club, one of the most active on campus, will develop students to be civic leaders and highly successful in tomorrow's world of business. Juniors and seniors with exceptional grades may be inducted into Sigma Beta Delta, the international honor society in Business, Management and Administration. Since being chartered at Chowan in 1994, Sigma Beta Delta recognizes and encourages scholastic excellence with new membership inductions every spring semester to honor students who have attained superior records in business programs.

Eight times a year, the School of Business also honors business majors with a 'Student of the Month' award. These students are selected by the faculty for their exemplary academic achievements, campus involvement, and possessing personal qualities that make them good role models for other classmates. A short biographical sketch of the winner is published in the department's newsletter, Business Facts, to honor students who will shape the future of the business world in positive ways.

Business Incentives Students concentrating in Information Systems have a special opportunity of obtaining cutting edge resources for free. Microsoft Developers Network Academic Alliance allows students to receive free access to the complete suite of Microsoft developer tools, servers and operating systems including regular updates. In order to keep up with the leading edge of technology, Chowan has partnered with Microsoft to bring our students the latest in business resources including Vista, One Note, Access, the MSDN library and much, much more.

In October of each year, the business school hosts a seminar for area high school students interested in business. The Horizons in Business Seminar consists of a general conference and concurrent group sessions on specific topics that would appeal to high school juniors and seniors. Chowan has been offering this excellent opportunity to area students for almost 30 years.

Chowan University's School of Business has a rich tradition of producing high quality business professionals that goes back almost 80 years. Our supportive faculty places a large emphasis on teaching excellence and uses a strong program of academic advisement to help students throughout their college careers. With several motivating organizations, awards and honors that can help boost a resume, it is easy to see why our School of Business is one of Chowan University's most popular programs.

Want to know more about The School of Business?
Check out the business newsletter and Last Month's Newsletter

"Now that I am in graduate school, I appreciate how challenging the business curriculum was at Chowan. Looking back, I can attribute this to the excellent Chowan business faculty that provides a high quality and effective business program."

- Mike Dickerson
'O6 B.S. in Business Administration with concentrations in Accounting and Small Business Management. Mike is currently pursuing his M.S. in Accounting.

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