In addition to providing the specialized education of the major, the College of Business provides the opportunity for students to develop into well rounded competent and responsible leaders in business. Long a strength of the college, the extracurricular activities helped make the difference for students to stand above the rest to obtain career positions and to perform once they achieve that position. The College of Business provided me with unlimited opportunities both inside and outside the classroom. Involvement in student organizations, activities such as the Oak Associates Investment competition, and events with local corporate executives helped me develop the professionalism I use every day. The mission of the Department of Finance is to provide a quality education to students that will prepare them for leadership positions within the finance profession in business.
Students acquire financial knowledge and skills that can be applied in a variety of environments.
Through the generosity of Jim and Vinita Oeschlager and Oak Associates, Ltd., undergraduate portfolio management classes compete with sixteen other schools across the country with real dollar investment decisions. In addition a similar donation made by Judy and Roger Reed has permitted similar classes at the graduate level to engage in real time investment decision making at an advanced level. In 2000, financial planning was identified as one of the fastest growing career positions in the country. Students who complete the real estate concentration qualify to sit for the Ohio real estate license examination. Students enrolled in Financial Strategy form teams and interact with local businesses to develop solutions to real life finance problems as presented by the businesses.