Category: College of Business

“Caring is a powerful business strategy” ™ — Sharon Rossmark. This highly accomplished professional certainly lives by her creed. Sharon Rossmark ’78 never aspired to be the executive producer and creative director of an award-winning documentary, but she is now. Rossmark, who recently retired as assistant vice president of agency distribution at Allstate Insurance, began

by Dr. Charles McGuire, Interim Dean Today’s companies require talented and responsible individuals prepared to achieve organizational goals while ensuring ethical practices related to human rights, labor rights, environmental sustainability and anti-corruption are addressed. Illinois State’s College of Business is one of the very first public universities to become a signatory to the United Nations’

The College of Business at Illinois State University has re-configured its e-communication What’s New in the COB to include exactly the types of articles our alumni, external partners, faculty and staff value. You can: read about exciting work being done by fellow graduates and share your own success stories in our Alumni Spotlight get insights

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Companies require relevant research to guide decisions. Students require real-world experiences. Faculty at Illinois State University foster these connections and provide the vital expertise that makes The Export Project a continuing success. The Export Project is now in the second year of a U.S. Department of Education grant to promote international business skill-building across disciplines.

Scott D. Johnson will assume the position of dean of Illinois State University’s College of Business, beginning on July 1. Johnson currently serves as dean of the College of Business at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Johnson earned his MBA from the University of Minnesota and his Ph.D in marketing from Michigan State University. His research and

Despite bleak news from Wall Street, some students in Illinois State University’s College of Business are experiencing success in managing a portfolio of financial assets valued at about $275,000 (as of Nov. 1, 2008).  Like so many, the student-managed portfolio has taken a financial hit in the past few months, but has fared better than

Marian ’53 and Hobart Hinderliter believe that a university education is very important and should be available to all who want to earn a degree. That belief led them to endow the Marian Gardner Hinderliter and Hobart Hinderliter Scholarship Fund to support outstanding freshman students at Illinois State University who are beginning a business major.

Illinois State’s College of Business ranked 79th overall, and 38th among public universities in the 2008 BusinessWeek magazine survey. This places the College among the top 20% of AACSB accredited business schools. Illinois State received the 2nd best ranking for Illinois schools.The BusinessWeek rankings take into account a number of factors including the overall academic

Make it five in a row for Illinois State University.  For the fifth straight time, Illinois State is ranked as one of 100 best values in public colleges in the country according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine. According to an article in the December 2008 edition, Kiplinger’s list focuses on schools that offer a “combination