School of Business and Professional Studies

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From the School of Business…

It’s a great time for you to be a part of the CIU School of Business and Professional Studies! We continue to be richly blessed, with the new William H. Jones Business and IT Center under construction, our John R. Cook, Jr. Business and Entrepreneurship Center and Launch! program assisting students with organizing new business and missions ventures, the W. Harold Wray, Sr. Entrepreneurship Laboratory hosting seminars and programs with leading experts in business, law, HR, sports and healthcare, and our student Enactus and Bloomberg Challenge teams finding ways to enhance and advance our community!

The mission of CIU’s School of Business and Professional Studies is to train and equip “Ministering Professionals” to impact the marketplace with the message of Christ. Our students and graduates are already making a difference, with many owning their own businesses, or working in or managing local and international ministries, organizations and businesses. Now more than ever, practical and marketable business skills, together with a strong Biblical foundation, are essential for success in any profession.

Our Business Administration major will prepare and equip you to effectively lead and manage organizations anywhere in the world, including for-profit enterprises, not-for-profit organizations, and governmental and international nongovernmental entities. Combined with CIU’s Bible and theology curriculum, students will be distinctively equipped to positively impact and lead traditional ministry, church and mission organizations. In addition, the Healthcare Administration Concentration provides students with the skills necessary to lead and manage clinics, hospitals, and other healthcare organizations, and the Intercultural Management and Administration Concentration will provide you with unique skills necessary to organize and lead multicultural businesses, ministries and organizations worldwide.

Our Sport Management major will provide you with the core competencies necessary to compete in leading, managing, or working with organized sports teams, sports marketing organizations, and sports venues.

All curriculum and programs in CIU’s School of Business and Professional Studies immerse students in the timeless principles and cutting-edge processes essential for success! Our students have opportunities to develop and explore entrepreneurship ideas and ideals, community business collaboration, practical and vocational business and leadership techniques, personal professional development opportunities, and obtain the resources to form their own business or ministry. Besides being trained to establish and lead organizations and ministries, our students are also equipped to pursue graduate education in such areas as public administration, accounting and finance, healthcare, international business, insurance and risk management, law, sport management, and organizational leadership.

Our students have a record of success! Whether your goal is to start and run your own business, engage in church or ministry leadership, or lead a domestic or international corporation, our programs and majors will provide you the tools needed to succeed! Come grow with us!

Professor Scott Adams
School of Business and Professional Studies

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