Berry College - Business at Berry College

RUN a student enterprise, START a business, CONDUCT research with a professor, PUBLISH an undergraduate research journal, STUDY abroad for a semester or a year, MANAGE an investment portfolio, INTERN with an organization, LEAD a business club, or PRESENT your research at a national conference.

These are FIRSTHAND opportunities available to you at Berry’s Campbell School of Business. As a business major at a liberal arts college, you have the unique opportunity to combine your interest in business with a solid foundation in the sciences, humanities, social sciences and fine arts. Why is this important? Today, more than ever, employers are looking to hire employees who don’t just know business principles and processes but employees who can THINK on their feet, ANALYZE a situation or problem from several angles in order to develop solutions, and COMMUNICATE this information to a variety of audiences.

As a business major at Berry, you can PREPARE for the career you want. STUDY accounting, finance, economics, marketing, and management. ENGAGE in the many FIRSTHAND experiences available. SET yourself apart. BUILD your dream. Let BERRY guide you.

Highlights

Undergraduate Business and Economics Research Journal

Cage Scholarships

Student Organizations

Events

Business School News

The following papers were presented at the Academy of Business Education Conference
(Thursday, September 13 - Charleston, SC) Publication Opportunities for Undergraduates: The Undergraduate Business and Economics Research Journal with Allie LeFeuvre, Berry College and Tomas A. Carnes, Berry College; Understanding Standardized Nutrition Labels with Caitlyn A. Miller, Berry College and Nancy D. Albers-Miller, Berry College.

Dr. Lauren Heller wins awards
Dr. Lauren Heller, professor of Economics in the Campbell School of Business, was awarded both the SGA Faculty Member of the Year and the Elena M. Garrett Award for Meritorious Advising at the recent Honors Convocation.

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Honors Convocation 2013

Honors Convocation was held Thursday, April 11, 2013. The following students were awarded:

CSOB Outstanding Student: Caitlyn Sawyers
Dr. Gordon L. Foy Award: Allie LeFeuvre
J. Wilson Mixon, Jr Outstanding Senior in Economics: Lisa Anders
Georgia Society of CPAs: Kevin Elston
Hillary Anderton was a triple recipient of the O. Wayne Rollins Student Work Award. She was nominated by her supervisors in the Cage Center, Latin American and Caribbean Studies and CSOB.

Beta Gamma Sigma Induction Ceremony 2013
The following students were inducted at the Beta Gamma Sigma ceremony on Friday, April 12, 2013:
Undergraduates- Garret Clark, Drew Dillard, Kelly Hastings, Joanna Howeard, Justin Long (2013 BGS scholarship recipient), Ethan Purser, Kseniya Shakhova, Allison Swearengen
MBA-Whitney LeGate and Terri Sills

Beta Gamma Sigma is the international honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest recognition a business student anywhere in the world can receive in a business program accredited by AACSB International.

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Dr. Paula Englis
Dr. Paula Englis, professor of management, has two co-authored publications this spring, "The impact of knowledge capabilities on corporate venturing," in the International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, and "Scientific team effectiveness and the external CEO: A study of biotechnology university spin-offs," in Industry and Higher Education journal.

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Dr. Melissa Yeoh
Dr. Melissa Yeoh, assistant professor of economics, co-authored "Is Public Expenditure Productive? Evidence from the Manufacturing Sector in U.S. Cities, 1880-1920," in the Cato Journal.