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JOHN L. GROVE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS “A Tradition of Excellence” 2014-15 Annual Report CONTENTS Dean’s Message .................................3 COB Advisory Board ...........................4 Board Member Focus: Brad Hollinger ’76 ..........................5 Supply Chain Management Advisory Council ...........................6 Finance Advisory Council ....................6 Diller Honored .....................................7 Business Grads Receive Awards.........7 Beta Gamma Sigma ............................8 High Ranking for Online MBA ..............9 CPA Passing Rate ................................... 9 JOHN L. GROVE Student Organizations .......................10 Outstanding Young Alumna ...............11 COLLEGE OF BUSINESS First Place at IMP Competition ............. 11 Student Spotlights ............................12 he John L. Grove College of Business, The university Benjamin Shenk and Shelby Stachel established in 1971, is one of the participates in two major employment consor- premier business schools in the Mid- tia each year, and the college helps to host the Target Case Competition ...................12 T Atlantic Region. Since 1981, our college has Career Fair where students can talk to repre- Study Abroad in La Rochelle .............13 held the most prestigious international accredi- sentatives from various businesses about career Etiquette Dinner ................................13 tation by the Association to Advance Collegiate opportunities. Students have an opportunity Becker Named SIOP Fellow ..............14 Schools of Business (AACSB) International. to gain firsthand job experience by complet- Carbo Joins EEOC Task Force............14 We offer a Master of Business Administration ing a business internship. Our internships give Coolsen Delivers Commencement (MBA) and a Bachelor of Science in Business students a blend of academic learning with real- Speech ........................................14 Administration (BSBA), as well as numerous world experience, which increases job opportu- certificate programs. Our business programs nities upon graduation. Internships are available Company of the Year .........................14 are relevant and challenging. We ask corporate in a variety of businesses here in south-central Orrstown Internship Pact ..................15 executives, as members of the Grove College of Pennsylvania and in metropolitan areas like Student Internships ...........................16 Business Advisory Board and Councils, to help Philadelphia and Baltimore, as well as nation- On-campus Recruitment ...................17 us plan programs that offer the output that ex- ally and internationally. Contributions Benefiting the COB ......18 ecutives want and expect in their employees. The goal of our Grove College of Business In the 2014-15 academic year, there were faculty is to provide students with a knowledge Student Internships ...........................18 250 MBA students enrolled in our four base and skills for a lifetime of learning in a Student Awards and Scholarships ....19 locations—Shippensburg, Harrisburg, York, professional career of their choice. All full-time COB Endowments .............................20 and East Stroudsburg—and 1,434 undergradu- College of Business faculty hold a doctorate in Faculty Accomplishments and ate students enrolled within our three aca- their field of instruction and pride themselves Research .....................................22 demic departments: Accounting, Management in offering a highly personalized learning en- Faculty Awards and Grants ...............23 Information Systems, and Information vironment. Equally important, the educational Technology for Business Education; Finance experience of our students is guaranteed to be Small Business Development Center 24 and Supply Chain Management; and state of the art because our faculty members Management and Marketing. continue their professional growth through Our BSBA degree program features a research and their work as consultants. In ad- strong common business core, a concentration dition, our modern classroom building, Grove in a specific major, and a balanced liberal arts Hall, was designed with a twenty-first-century component. This business core covers subjects education in mind. Our small classes enable from all functional areas of business and gives a students to interact on a one-on-one basis, and broad foundation of business knowledge. It en- this allows our faculty to help students develop ables students to change business majors within strong communication, interpersonal, and the first two years without a loss of credits and teamwork skills that are vitally important in provides career flexibility upon graduation. today’s business world. The John L. Grove College of Business at Shippensburg University provides a high-quality and high-value comprehensive educational experience that prepares students to excel as principled leaders in today’s global business community. 2 DEAN’S MESSAGE t has been an exciting five years leading developing strate- the John L. Grove College of Business at gies to continually IShippensburg University. It has been excit- enhance our stu- ing and energizing to work with remarkable dents’ professional and dedicated faculty, staff, administrators, and academic pre- alumni, and other supporters of the college to paredness. Strong provide the best educational experiences for academic programs, our business students. The Grove College of application of busi- Business provides exceptional undergraduate ness theories, stu- and graduate programs that are taught by high- dent/faculty research ly qualified faculty in small classroom settings, opportunities, and allowing students to take advantage of countless involvement outside academic and practical experiences. the classroom also Shippensburg has prepared generations of have helped more students in business education for nearly eighty than 88 percent of years. Grove College has awarded degrees for business alumni to four student scholarships in the amount of nearly forty-five years, and has proudly held the find full-time employment in their major or $1,000 per student, per year, starting fall 2015. prestigious international accreditation by the related field within six months of graduation. This report also will highlight the success of a Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Grove College boasts successful alumni selected number of student organizations. Business (AACSB) for more than thirty-four across the globe. I believe their success comes This year’s success and progress are due years. from the excellent education they received from to the efforts and dedication of many excel- Grove College graduates continue to gain our faculty. Parents also validate student success lent people in the John L. Grove College of successful employment. Students receive real- because they continue to send their sons and Business. I hope you are as proud of our stu- world experience through internships that daughters to Ship and believe in our mission to dents, faculty, alumni, and supporters featured successfully place them in positions based on prepare global leaders. Employers continue to in this annual report as I am. their academic background and interests. The seek our graduates because they are well pre- John L. Grove College of Business Office of pared, ethical, and professional. Best Regards, Internships has been proudly offering intern- We are fortunate to be ranked among ship opportunities to both employers and the top AACSB-accredited undergraduate students for more than forty years. The college business programs for 2015 by US News & also works closely with the university Career World Report. Our graduate program is ranked John G. Kooti, Dean and Community Engagement Center to pre- by Princeton Review as one of the top 296 John L. Grove College of Business pare students for internships and job placement. AACSB-accredited graduate programs, and the The college’s annual Career Fair is highly online MBA track is ranked in the top 100 by attended by employers seeking students for U.S. News and World Report. Enrollment in the internships and employment. Twenty dif- Professional and Online MBA programs has ferent business organizations offer students reached more than 250. on-campus leadership opportunities. We also This year’s annual report covers the suc- believe that the highly engaged Grove College cess of the Investment Management Program Advisory Board has been instrumental in (IMP) in managing more than $140,000 of funds. The success of IMP has led to offering SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY Shippensburg University is a regional state-supported institution that is one of fourteen uni- versities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. The university offers one hun- dred undergraduate programs and fifty-seven graduate programs in three colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business, and Education and Human Services. The university enrolls more than 7,200 undergraduate and graduate students. The 200-acre campus located in Cumberland County was founded in 1871 as the Cumberland Valley State Normal School. Its first class graduated in 1874. The Office of Professional, Continuing, and Distance Education Studies provides credit and non-credit programs to meet the educational and training needs of the region, conveniently offering courses online and at multiple locations. Shippensburg University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, AACSB International, ABET, American Chemical Society,