Great Things at the College of Business Administration
New Programs
The College of Business Administration, in conjunction with the College of Health Professions, has launched a new dual degree program designed to enhance careers in the management of health care institutions such as hospitals and nursing homes. The MBA/MHSA leads to both the Master of Business Administration and the Master of Health Services Administration. Graduate certificates are also being developed in Finance and Ethical Leadership & Change Management.Incoming Class
Forty percent of the first-year undergraduates in the College of Business Administration achieved ACT scores in the top 16 percent of high school students nationwide, and some are in the nation’s top five percent.Executive in Residence
Catherine D. Schmitt serves as CBA’s first Executive in Residence. A retired vice president for Government Relations with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan and an alumna of our undergraduate and MBA programs, she will assist students in obtaining internships, mentoring, and career preparation.New Scholarships
Applicants to the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program who score 600 or higher on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) are now eligible for a 50 percent reduction in tuition.New Faculty
Three new faculty members have joined the CBA: Dr. Robert Hutchinson, Assistant Professor of Accounting; Dr. Omid Sabbaghi, Assistant Professor of Finance; and Dr. Min “Maggie” Xu, Assistant Professor of Finance. Visit "Meet our Faculty" for their profiles.Faculty Research
The CBA faculty includes some of the nation’s leading business thinkers and practitioners who regularly publish their research and findings. In the first six months of 2010, CBA faculty published one textbook and 12 scholarly articles in professional journals. From 2006 to mid-2010, our faculty published four books, eight chapters, and 72 journal articles, in addition to making numerous conference presentations. A list of faculty publications can be found at http://business.udmercy.edu/.Commitment to Ethics and Diversity
Consistent with its long-standing commitment to business ethics, the College of Business Administration has endorsed the United Nations Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME). The College of Business Administration also participates in the Ph.D. Project, which provides opportunities for minority students to pursue doctoral studies in business.Students Evaluate Super Bowl Ads
Hundreds of metro Detroit high school students participated in “Ad Nauseum” on the McNichols campus in February, evaluating advertisements from the 2010 Super Bowl. The annual event is part of America's Marketing High School (AMHS), a national program designed and initiated by UDM Marketing Professor Mike Bernacchi. Participating students are eligible for a renewable $1,500 scholarship when they apply to UDM as undergraduates.