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Assessment

The Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics affirms the importance of continual and comprehensive assessment of student learning outcomes in all of its programs as a method of measuring excellence in business education. Consequently, the Department is committed to the use of outcomes assessment results as a means to achieve its stated mission and broad-based goals, and to improve student academic and personal achievement.

Roland E. Meidinger Center for Excellence in Business

The Roland E. Meidinger Center for Excellence in Business (CEB) is composed of the Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics and several ongoing programmatic, faculty, and co-curricular initiatives that are designed to promote continuing excellence in business education. The CEB's overarching, broad-based goal is to build a business program that compares favorably with that of any small liberal arts college in the nation. Focusing on the global realities of contemporary business, the CEB offers Jamestown College students the advantages of a larger business school in a small college setting.

Programs of Study

The Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics offers the Bachelor of Arts degree in the following program areas:

• Major in Accounting
• Major in Accounting with a Concentration in Financial Planning
• Major in Business Administration with Concentrations in Accounting; Business Communication; Financial Planning; General Management; Global Business; Hospitality and Tourism Management; and Marketing; and with Liberal Arts Concentrations from Any Liberal Arts Minor
• Major in Financial Planning and Wealth Management
• Major in Liberal Arts Business Studies

In addition, the Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics, in partnership with other Departments at Jamestown College, jointly offer the Bachelor of Arts degree in the following interdisciplinary program areas:

• Major in Health and Fitness Administration
• Major in Management Information Science

The Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics also offers the following minor:

• Minor in Business Administration

Opportunities for International Study

The Roland E. Meidinger Center for Excellence in Business, through the Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics, currently offers students the following opportunities for international study experiences:

• "Window on the European Union" International Study Tour
• "Window on China" International Study Tour
• Irish/American Scholars Study Abroad Program
• International Student Exchange Program (ISEP)

Field Experience Programs

The Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics provides students with opportunities to enhance their classroom education with practical learning experiences at various work sites in the business community through the following field experience programs:

• Internship Program
• Community Alliance for Management Consulting (CAMC)
• Voluntary Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA)