Chair, Management and Leadership
DBA, Cleveland State University
Carmel Boyer School of Business
(440) 260-4000
OVERVIEW
Rigorous, real-world studies. Top internships. Exceptional leadership initiatives. Studying business administration at Baldwin Wallace is about opportunities.
Students working with clients on million-dollar projects. Students networking with top business professionals across Northeast Ohio. New graduates garnering impressive career placements.
BW's approach to business administration combines rigorous, comprehensive classroom study with enriching hands-on learning opportunities.
You'll learn to think and do. Well-respected in the business community, a BW degree in business administration combines strong theoretical knowledge with dynamic experiential learning to give you insights, strategies and professional practices you can readily apply to real-world situations.
BW faculty are scholars and practitioners. You'll learn from professors with decades of corporate, government and nonprofit experience who share insights that are diverse and career relevant.
Impressive experiences enhance your career credentials. BW's 20-minute drive to Cleveland puts you within easy access to Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and nonprofit organizations.
BW alumni and student interns can be found at Sherwin Williams, Cleveland Clinic, Hyland Software, Proctor & Gamble, Cleveland Foundation, Eaton Corporation, Lubrizol, Playhouse Square, United Way and many others.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- Production manager
- Sales manager
- Compensation manager
- Buyer
- Purchasing agent
- Management analyst
- Entrepreneur
CURRICULUM
Business administration is offered as a major and minor. Students who want to double major, take a holistic approach to business studies or create an individualized career track can benefit from this flexible major.
The program prepares you to work within diverse sectors while developing the ability to meet the challenges posed by a competitive, constantly changing global business environment.
The business administration major prepares students to:
- Recall business terms, concepts, and principles and effectively communicate these, through both oral and written means, using the language of business
- Utilize critical thinking skills to analyze information and produce improved business decisions and generate effective recommendations for better course of action or opportunity for improvement
- Demonstrate relevant application of business knowledge
- Exhibit high standards of ethical awareness and conduct and recognize ethical issues businesses/people face in today's world
- Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the content areas and tools necessary for a business administration professional
- Analyze business decisions using tools, techniques, and theory commonly used by business administration professionals
Course Descriptions
Course descriptions, requirements for the major and additional information can be found in the University Catalog.
STUDENT EXPERIENCES
Our world-class faculty will help you tailor your educational experience to your personal and professional goals. Small class sizes and an 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio offer exceptional mentoring opportunities with BW professors.
Experiential learning bridges classroom study with real-world opportunities. You can enhance your studies through internships, fellowships, study abroad and a variety of co-curricular and other learning opportunities.
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
Business Book Club
Initiated by alumni Eugene and Jean Grippen '53, the Business Book Club encourages students to be wise consumers and investors for financial independence. The Book Club reviews the classic book by George Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon, and one other title related to personal finance each year. When the Book Club gathers, it is usually to share a meal as well as discuss how the concepts are relevant to their lives. The students also compete for cash prizes.
Enactus
A global, nonprofit organization, Enactus helps students develop leadership, teamwork and communication skills as they learn, practice and teach principles of free enterprise to improve the standard of living for millions around the globe
View all business student organizations and experiential learning programs.
ALUMNI SUCCESS
Jared
Missler
'13
is
supply
chain
program
manager
for
Eaton
Corp.
in
Jackson,
Michigan
pursing
an
MBA
at
University
of
Wisconsin
Eau-Claire.
At
BW,
he
interned
at
Lubrizol
and
worked
as
student
fellow
at
BW's
Center
for
Innovation
and
Growth.
He
was
also
a
business
honors
student.
Jared
is
from
Norwalk,
Ohio.
Matt
Bowen
'12
is
investment
banking
analyst
in
the
mergers
and
acquisitions
group
at
UBS
Investment
Bank
in
New
York
City.
He
advises
on
a
variety
of
corporate
transactions
for
clients
across
several
industries.
Extracurricular
activities
and
internships
helped
the
Tiffin,
Ohio,
native
secure
a
job
in
investment
banking.
Audrey
Briggs
'07
is
senior
revenue
accountant
with
Hyland
Software
in
Westlake,
Ohio.
She
graduated
from
BW's
3/2
program,
earning
a
B.A.
in
business
administration
and
an
MBA
in
accounting
in
five
years.
High
academic
standards
and
experienced
faculty
prepared
the
Lorain,
Ohio,
native
for
the
business
world.
Derek
Skapes
'06
is
owner
of
Everarbor,
an
outdoor
lifestyle
company
specializing
in
apparel,
landscaping,
arboriculture,
wildlife
solutions
and
Everbrew,
a
soil
additive
made
from
local
brewery
and
coffee
shop
waste.
From
Lakewood,
Ohio,
he
is
also
wildlife
research
technician
and
forestry
technician
with
Cleveland
Metroparks.
Neil
Stein
'01
is
the
general
manager
of
the
Lake
County
Captains
in
Eastlake,
Ohio.
From
New
Philadelphia,
Ohio,
he
worked
with
the
Toledo
Mud
Hens
before
joining
the
Captains
in
2008
as
assistant
general
manager.
He
oversees
sponsorships
and
several
nationally
recognized
promotions
for
the
Class
A
affiliate
of
the
Cleveland
Guardians.
Penny
Forster
'01
is
the
manager
of
corporate
partnerships
and
premium
hospitality
for
the
Cleveland
Guardians.
Mentoring
relationships
with
BW
professors
led
to
lasting
professional
connections
that
have
benefited
her
throughout
her
career.
She
is
from
Marion,
Ohio.
Frank
Kay
'96
is
the
director
of
communications
and
marketing
at
the
Charlotte
Sports
Foundation
in
N.C.
He
has
been
the
director
of
media
relations
for
the
Belk
Bowl
since
the
game's
inception
in
2002.
Working
as
a
student
assistant
in
the
BW
sports
information
office
honed
his
skills,
preparing
him
for
a
successful
career.
FACULTY
Director, Healthcare Management Programs
M.P.H., University of Toledo
Professor
DBA ABD, Cleveland State University
Co-Director, Sustainability Program
Ph.D., Ethics, University of Chicago
Professor
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst
Associate Director, Honors Program
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Kent State University
Professor
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Lecturer
International MBA, University of South Carolina and the Economics University of Vienna
Full-Time Faculty
Mary Pisnar
Chair, Management and Leadership
Professor
D.B.A., Cleveland State University
Bryan Fredericks
Director, Healthcare Management Programs
Assistant Professor, Healthcare Programs
M.P.H., University of Toledo
David Krueger
Professor
Ph.D., University of Chicago
Ven Ochaya
Professor
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst
Angela L. Planisek
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Kent State University
Param Srikantia
Professor
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Michael Weidokal
Lecturer
MBA, University of South Carolina and the University of Vienna
Adjunct Faculty
Lynda Carter
Lecturer
MBA, Baldwin Wallace University
Alysha Ellis
Lecturer
MBA, Cleveland State University