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School of Business

Our Transformational Model

Hope and Courage
Confidence, Vision, Resolution, Risk-taking, Character
Joshua 1:9

Integrity
Righteousness, Discernment, Moral and Ethical Standards
James 2:18

Personal Excellence
Academic Fortitude, Perseverance, Entrepreneurship
Colossians 3:23

Servant Leadership
Humility, Selflessness, Community-minded Service
Jeremiah 9:23-24

Undergraduate Campus Life and Internships

Faculty, staff, and students share our custom-designed area in Hastings Center, creating a comfortable, productive atmosphere that promotes community.

  • Business lounge: the common room and center of department life for you, faculty, and staff.
  • Computer lab: business students only- great for group projects or printing off a paper.
  • Faculty and staff offices: open for you to get help in class or connect with some of your excellent professors.

Every year, you will be able to compete by writing a reflection paper about one of our core values emphasized each year:

  • Hope and Courage: Confidence, Vision, Self-Esteem, Risk Taking, Character
  • Integrity: Righteousness, Discernment, Shaping Moral and Ethical Standards
  • Personal Excellence: Academic Fortitude, Perseverance, Entrepreneurship
  • Servant Leadership: Community-Minded, Humility, Service, Selflessness

This annual event is a celebration of you and other students. Seniors who exemplify our core values are recognized, along with other students involved in their community.

Read about the 2024 Awards Ceremony here.

Yes! All undergraduate business majors complete a credit-bearing internship, following an internship preparation course with an emphasis on resume writing, interviewing, and networking. The Internship Experience adds insight and focus to your career and future employment.

Career Success Coach, Kathleen D. Raniewicz, and Internship Director, William H. Todd, will work one-on-one with you to customize an internship to your interests.

This real-world experience benefits you by:

  • Growing your business knowledge and network
  • Improving your workplace skills
  • Providing an opportunity to explore careers

All students participate in a Mock Interview with Rochester area business professionals. This experience will prepare you for internship and future employment following graduation.

Sample of Internships:

  • WILMAC
  • Bishop Kearney High School
  • North Western Mutual Insurance
  • Goodwill of Finger Lakes
  • Lake Bev. Corporation
  • LuMonta Salon
  • Paychex
  • Alliance Advisory Group
  • Just Fences
  • Buell Automatics
  • Roberts Wesleyan University Brand & Marketing Communications
  • CASH Coalition
  • Pastores Pizzeria
  • Monroe County Sheriff's Department
  • The Healthy Zone Ice Rink
  • The Daily Grind Coffee Shop
  • Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
  • First CapitalPaychex
  • Flaherty Salmin CPAs
  • Monro Muffler
  • Roberts Wesleyan Finance Dept
  • Dejoy, Knauf, & Blood
  • Allied Financial Partners
  • FM Offices Express
  • Heveron 7 Company CPAs
  • Mass Mutual
  • Monroe Inc.
  • Mengel, Metger, Barr, and Co.
  • ESL Federal Credit Union
  • Rochester Red Wings
  • FCA Colorado Razorsharks
  • Rochester Rhinos Soccer
  • Total Sports Experience

Graduate and Professional Studies

Finish Your Bachelor's Degree

Designed for adult students who do not have their bachelor's degree

Master's Degrees

Designed for adult learners who have their bachelor's degree.

Questions? Contact the Office of Admissions

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Faculty

Daniel W. Barlow Headshot
Daniel W. Barlow, J.D., CPA, CMA
Chair, Undergraduate Business Program; Professor of Accounting
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Steven L. Bovee Headshot
Steven L. Bovee, Ph.D.
Professor of Business & Economics; Senior Advisor to the President for Strategy; Chief Strategy Officer
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Michael Chen, Ph.D
Professor of Accounting
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Laura Falco
Laura Falco, D.B.A.
Dean, School of Business; Chair, Adult and Graduate Business Programs; Director Graduate Business Programs - MSL; Professor of Marketing
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Joel Hoomans, Dr.
Professor of Management and Leadership Studies
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Michele Kraynik Headshot
Michele M. Kraynik, R.N., Esq.
Director Graduate Health Administration Business Programs - MHA, MSPH
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Joseph McCarthy, M.B.A.
Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance
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Dr. Destiney Pampoukidis, DHA
Instructor of Business
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Susan Sullivan
Instructor of Business and Marketing
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William H. Todd, M.S.
Associate Professor of Marketing; Internship Director
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John Walker Headshot
John Walker, Ph.D.
Professor of Applied Management and Decision Sciences
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Fanle Wei
Assistant Professor of Economics and Finance
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Lindsey Mwene
Assistant Professor of Management; DEI Liason
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David Vedro
Associate Professor of Management
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Staff

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Sharon Tanner, Mrs.
TUG Business Program Manager & Student Success Coach
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Paulette Vickers
Program Manager, Graduate Programs
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Renna VanEpps
Program Manager, Degree Completion Programs
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Evangeline Kovach
Director, Dual Enrollment; Assistant to the Deans-School of Business and School of Natural and Social Sciences; Faculty Senate Secretary
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Adjunct

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Denise Bartosz
System Director for Patient Safety at the Catholic Health System in WNY
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John A. Borrelli Headshot
John A. Borrelli, MBA
Chief Administrator, Department of Anesthesiology; Duke University Health Center
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Denise M. Burgen, DNP, MBA, MS, FNP, RN
Chief Operating Officer, Mosaic Health
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Nicole DeRenda, MS-MHA, BSN, RN, CMSRN
Director of Nursing Education, Medical-Surgical Undergraduate Nursing Student Clinical Coordinator, Erie County Medical Center
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Logan Geen
Legal Counsel for Government Programs at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

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James Kerwin, M.S.
Service Delivery Manager, Xerox Global Processing Services

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Ronald Malachowski, BS, BHA, MHA

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Linda S. Marshall Headshot
Linda Marshall
Project Manager - Surgical Equipment External Manufacturing at Bausch Health.
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Travis Masonis
Chief Information Officer & Vice President, Information Technology, Jewish Senior Life
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Michael Matteo
General Manager The Village at Unity
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Carly McCabe, Ed.D.
Adjunct Professor of Business
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Terrell Robinson, MHA
Clinical Operations Manager, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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LaRon Rowe
Senior Director, Integrated Clinical Systems, Information Systems Division, University of Rochester Medical Center
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Janet Thirlby Thirlby, M.S.
President, Thirlby Consulting, LLC
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Charlene Bevilacqua
Adjunct Graduate Nursing Programs
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Kevin Clifford
Head Women's Basketball Coach
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Rocky Delfino
Adjunct Professor of Business
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