1988-1989 Academic Catalog

64 Business Administration An experienced certified public accountant, Anne Rich relates accounting principles to the real 1vorld (!(business. Purpose The Department of Business Administration seeks to prepare well-rounded, ethical, competent Christian people for a variety of careers in the competitive world of business and/or for graduate studies. The program offers a healthy combination of the liberal arts and professional skills in order to develop the intellectual capacity, leadership, seriousness of purpose, and attitude of ser– vice which are essential to persons assuming the responsibility of leadership positions. On this Biblically-integrated foundation, we construct academically sound business majors to prepare Chris– tian business personnel for God-honoring vocations. We seek to develop a wide range of student competencies, including all the technical skills offered in leading schools of business. The business curriculum has been carefully developed to emphasize the entire spectrum of business concerns in a balanced program that combines theory, principles, techniques, and practi– cal applications to enhance graduates' employment opportunities or to provide a solid foundation for graduate studies. The department seeks to build upon the fundamental Christian liberal arts foundation established in the general education requirements of the college to present a value-centered curriculum that applies Christian principles to the private enterprise system as well as other public and nonprofit economic systems. This is accomplished through a continuous curriculum review and a highly competent faculty who combine academic expertise with professional field experience. Cedarville College is a member of the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business. "Because ofher experience in accounting, Professor Rich understood the challenges we would face in the working world and prepared us for them. Yet the accounting program at Cedarville gave me more than just professional readiness. It also gave me interpersonal readiness. In addition to pre– paring me professionally my instructors served as good role models ofmorality, principles, and ethics in the workplace." A 1988 accounting graduate, J~ff Bergandine works as an account analyst with VanKampen Merritt in Chicago, Illinois.