School of Business

Undergraduate majors offered include Accountancy, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, and Marketing. A Business Administration major is also offered at an off-campus location. Minors are offered in Business Administration and Information Systems. A Masters in Business Administration with a general management focus and a Master in Business Administration with an Accountancy Concentration are also offered in the School of Business.

The School of Business is housed in Lumpkin Hall and offers the latest teaching technologies, including classrooms equipped with an instructor station that includes a StarBoard, a SmartBoard, Turning Point response system, and ceiling mounted projectors. The collaborative lab includes networked computer workstations configured to encourage interaction between students. The Server Farm consists of a rack of servers that allows MIS students to conduct projecting including managing web servers, email servers, web development, and client-server programming.

The state-of-the-art Securities Analysis Center provides a hands-on learning environment using the same hardware and software used by professionals on an actual Trading Floor. The technology in the Center includes a ticker and databoard, both of which are programmed to display current market information. Two TV screens with direct video feeds from world and financial news networks, combined with the ticker and databoard, provide breaking news that is needed to make real-time decisions much like those in a real trading room.

Fast Facts

Accreditation

The School of Business undergraduate and MBA programs in both business and accounting are accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Our Vision

To be the business school of choice by educating students who become effective and respected leaders in the global environment.

Our Mission

We educate students to contribute positively to businesses, government, and nonprofit organizations in a diverse and dynamic world by:

• Embracing a culture focused on students, relationship driven learning, critical thinking, and personal discovery.
• Promoting collaborative learning through interaction among students, faculty, business and community partners.
• Enhancing student learning through applied and pedagogical business research and service activities.

Core Values - ERIC

• Excellence
  • We are committed to a student centered, relationship-driven environment that is supported through quality teaching, research, and service.
  • We progress through innovation and creativity, recognizing the necessity of optimism and flexibility of thought and processes.
• Respect
  • We value each member of our community and treat each other with respect and dignity, fostering a collegial environment.
  • We value the free exchange of ideas.
• Integrity
  • We are honest, ethical, and professional in the performance of our responsibilities.
  • We are responsible citizens who are accountable for our actions.
• Community
  • We recognize our community of stakeholders and serve them through open communication, collaboration and cooperation.

Undergraduate Degree Programs
 
Bachelor of Science in Business (B.S.B) Degree Programs

• B.S.B. in Accountancy
• B.S.B. in Finance
• B.S.B. in Management
• B.S.B. in Management Information Systems
• B.S.B. in Marketing
• B.S.B. in Business Administration (a part-time, evening degree program offered only at Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois)

Graduate Degree Programs

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Degree Programs

• M.B.A. in general management
• M.B.A with concentration in accountancy
• M.B.A. in general management (a part-time, evening degree program) also is offered at Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois.

Declared Undergraduate Majors

Enrollment: 1,351
Female: 47%            Male: 53%

Graduate Students

Enrollment: 100
Mean Age: 28
Female: 48%            Male: 52%
Ethnicity: International Students, 16%; Minority Students, 5%
Full-time Students: 64%    Part-time Students: 36%

Faculty

Full-time faculty: 46
Faculty with doctorate/terminal degree: 33

Business Advisory Board

The Eastern Illinois University School of Business Advisory Board serves in an advisory role to the Chair of the School of Business and as advocates of the School. The objectives of the Business Advisory Board are to:

• Provide an interface between the School and business community
• Provide advice and support to the Chair on a variety of issues related to the management and offerings of the School
• Promote positive public relations for the School.

View member biographies of Business Advisory Board Members

Accountancy Advisory Board

The Eastern Illinois University Accountancy Advisory Board serves in an advisory capacity to the Accountancy faculty and Chair of the School of Business and as advocates of the Accountancy Program. The objectives of the Accountancy Advisory Board are to:

• Provide a source from which the faculty and Chair may seek and receive advice relating to curriculum development, faculty involvement in the profession, faculty research, and other matters necessary to ensure the development and continuance of a dynamic program in accountancy
• Provide communication links between the faculty and professional accountancy community
• Promote a positive image for the accountancy program within the professional community and to the public

View member biographies of Accountancy Advisory Board Members