Dr. Ritchey is a faculty member within the Anderson University Falls School of Business, which is one of the leading business schools within any Christian college in the nation. Falls School of Business includes eight undergraduate majors, as well as unique offerings such as a residential MBA and traditional professional MBA, as well as one of the only DBA programs specifically designed for professors and faculty of Christian Colleges and Universities. Falls School of Business also offers a unique MSN-MBA program that works in tandem with the Anderson University School of Nursing to provide a program designed for nurses in management and leadership.
The mission of the Falls School of Business is to create an environment that will enable and encourage graduates to be professionally competent, ethically sensitive, and informed by the Christian ideal of servanthood. This mission is realized through a commitment to teaching excellence and genuine concern for each individual student, and is supported by a faculty commitment to continuous professional development and service to the community.
Anderson University's Fall School of Business offers the following distinctions:
- Undergraduate majors and minors in accounting, e-business, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, global business, management, marketing and nonprofit leadership.
- Joint majors in music business, political science/economics, math/economics, and complementary majors in business/information systems and business administration with a primary major outside of the Falls School of Business
- Master of Business Administration, with both Professional MBA and Residential MBA options
- Doctor of Business Administration program.
- Emphasis on global and international business.
- One of the leading business schools within the state of Indiana
- Repeat recognition and awards from Business Reform Magazine and U.S. News & World Report Magazine,
The Falls School of Business offers stand-alone majors in:
Within several majors there are opportunities for students to further specialize through the selection of a concentration. These concentrations include:
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| Economics
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Economic Policy
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Globalization
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| Finance
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Investments
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Entrepreneurship
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Accounting
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Economics
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Finance
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Management
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Marketing
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Organizational Management
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Nonprofit Leadership
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Entrepreneurship
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Global Business
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eBusiness
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Marketing Strategy & Tactics
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Integrated Marketing Communications
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Global Communication
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Music Business
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A wide selection of business minors is available to all students, whether their major is inside or outside of the Falls School of Business. These minors include:
- Accounting
- eBusiness
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Global Business
- Marketing
- Management
- Nonprofit Leadership
Anderson University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
The Falls School of Business is further accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). This accreditation currently includes the undergraduate and MBA programs. New programs are required to wait a minimum of two years before they qualify for accreditation. The Doctor of Business Administration program has been designed to meet the rigorous standards of ACBSP, and is in the process of being submitted for review.
The Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs was established in 1988. ACBSP was established to encourage, promote and recognize outstanding business education in two and four year, and graduate institutions. The organization focuses on colleges and universities who have the teaching/learning process as their primary mission. There are currently over 450 member institutions in the United States and globally, of which approximately 130 are accredited baccalaureate/graduate institutions.
The Falls School of Business was accredited in 1995, the first member institution of the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities to receive this prestigious accreditation.
Anderson University is a part of the CCCU (The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities) and reflects its commitment as a Christian College in all of its academic programs. |