Transylvania’s Business and Economics Division offers learning
opportunities not always found at a liberal arts college.
In addition to the division’s majors, the general courses required of all Transy students let you gain a well-rounded education in traditional liberal arts like political science, English, drama, and psychology, among many others. As a result, you will graduate with a broad liberal education, a firm foundation in your business or economics major, and specialized preparation for a particular business career.
This combination of solid business training in a liberal arts environment reflects contemporary trends in business and economics, in which employers are looking beyond technical training to hire thoughtful people talented in critical writing and analytical thinking.
Majors available within this division are accounting, business administration, and economics.
Accounting
Transylvania’s broad-based accounting curriculum will prepare you to collect complex financial data, analyze that information, and communicate it to others.
Accounting students at Transylvania have access to a broad range of research and internship possibilities, as well as excellent career opportunities.
Students participate in field trips to local businesses to meet with managers and discuss their operations and accounting procedures. They also assist professors with research, participate in community service, and obtain internships with area businesses and accounting firms.
Faculty Members:
- Daniel L. Fulks; Professor of Accounting; B.S., The University of Tennessee; M.B.A., University of Maryland; Ph.D., Georgia State University
- Judy L. Jones; Professor of Accounting; B.B.A., M.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University; C.P.A.
- John M. Zink; Instructor in Business Administration; B.A., M.A., Southern Illinois University; C.P.A.
Business Administration
The business administration program at Transy offers a broad-based education for management careers and eventual graduate work. You will learn to integrate knowledge from all areas of business and apply those ideas to solving real problems faced by companies and organizations.
A distinguishing characteristic of the program is the opportunity to specialize in one of four subject areas: management, marketing, finance, or hospitality management. All of these concentrations give students the analytic and strategic skills necessary for policy formulation and business management in many different industries.
Faculty Members:
- William T. Baldwin Jr.; Professor of Business Administration; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
- Michael Nicholson; Assistant Professor of Business Administration; B.A., Transylvania University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado
- Michael R. Pepper; Professor Hospitality Management; B.S., University of New Hampshire; M.S., University of New Hampshire
- Julia Truitt Poynter; Associate Professor of Business Administration; B.S., M.N.S., University of Kentucky; M.B.A., Ph.D., The University of Georgia
- John M. Zink; Instructor in Business Administration; B.A., M.A., Southern Illinois University; C.P.A.
Economics
Transylvania's rigorous curriculum in economics is supplemented by field trips, internships, and foreign travel courses that will show you how economic theory plays out in real life.
Economics is often thought of as a highly abstract subject, but at Transylvania the application of economic theories in the real world is an important part of the learning process.
You will learn to analyze the costs and benefits of every choice that life presents, including your choice to come to Transylvania. You will have the opportunity to visit local businesses such as Toyota Motor Manufacturing or economic institutions such as the Federal Reserve Bank of Cincinnati.
Faculty Members:
- W. Alan Bartley; Associate Professor of Economics; B.A., Transylvania University; Ph.D. Vanderbilt University
- G. Rod Erfani; Professor of Economics; B.S., National University; M.A., Florida Atlantic University; Ph.D., The Florida State University
