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Business Administration

True Northern Lives


Megan Monaco
Majors: Accounting and Pre-Law

Activities:
Student Senate, finance chair
Dean's Advisory Council
Omicron Kappa Delta
Beta Gamma Sigma
President's Club

Professional aspiration: I plan to obtain my CPA and attend law school. I would like to work in financial law, such as estate planning and valuations of businesses and personal assets.


Dr. Jeffery Heinfeldt
Associate professor of Finance
Advisor of the Student Investment Group

Every day I have the opportunity to interact with students and to grow personally through the discussion of topics that I find both interesting and valuable. Teaching energizes me and I hope my enthusiasm for the material is conveyed to the students. I want my students to gain an understanding of, and an appreciation for, finance and have a positive experience
along the way.

True Success


Pam Hershberger
BSBA '87
Ernst & Young LLP, Partner

My experience at ONU helped me to grow as a person and the educational opportunities prepared me very well for the CPA exam and for my career at Ernst & Young in the audit practice.

The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration prepares students to become successful business leader in a changing world. Qualified and caring professors integrate academic theory with real world practices, so students graduate with a solid and practical business background. Internship opportunities with large corporations, entrepreneurial and small businesses provide hands-on experience. Study abroad opportunities, mentoring programs and student organizations and clubs expand students' vision of the world and help shape their future.

Minors

  • Business Administration
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Management
  • Marketing

Option

  • Forensic accounting

Distinctive Features

  • The only private university in Ohio with an undergraduate-only business program to have earned the prestigious AACSB accreditation, a symbol of excellence in business education.
  • First-year students are directly admitted into the college and assigned a junior or senior mentor to help with the adjustment to campus life.
  • Professors are dedicated teachers, scholars and mentors. Most have terminal degrees (Ph.D. or J.D.) and experience as entrepreneurs or corporate executives.
  • Opportunities abound for regional, national or international internships with well-known companies.
  • A distinguished lecture series brings to campus prominent business leaders who lecture on relevant topics in business and society.
  • Small classes mean individualized attention.
  • Free daily copy of The Wall Street Journal for each student.

Placement and Career Opportunities

The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration has programs in place to assist students with internship acquisition and job placement upon graduation, such as student-employer networking events held in major cities.

Recent ONU graduates have embarked on successful careers in accounting, finance, international business, marketing and management at companies such as Cardinal Health, Crown Equipment Corporation, Deloitte and Touche, Ernst & Young, Fifth Third Bank, Honda of America, KPMG, The Marriott Company, Metakote Corporation, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Nabisco, and Sherwin Williams, to name a few. Other graduates have entered graduate programs at Case Western Reserve University, The University of Notre Dame, University of Colorado, University of South Carolina MIBS, and University of Virginia.

Student Organizations

  • American Marketing Association
  • Beta Alpha Psi
  • Beta Gamma Sigma
  • Dean's Advisory Council
  • Institute of Management Accountants
  • International Business Club
  • Sigma Iota Epsilon
  • Society for Advancement of Management
  • Student Investments Group
  • Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)

Campus Location

James F. Dicke Hall, which opened in 2003, offers "smart" classrooms equipped with the latest instructional technology. Throughout the building, beautiful artwork graces the walls and there are comfortable alcoves for informal gatherings and open computer labs with the latest hardware and software. A cast bronze polar bear greets visitors to the two-story atrium faced with glass, known as the "Central Business District," which also has a real-time stock ticker.