About COB

Mission 

The AACSB-accredited College of Business provides an accessible, high quality education to a diverse student body primarily from the Chicago metropolitan area. We actively engage in research and service, which impact the business and academic community and society. We empower our students with the knowledge, skills and ethical perspectives needed to succeed in a technologically sophisticated global society.

Vision

The College of Business will be recognized as a school of choice in the region for high quality talent in the fields of business and economic development.

Core Values  

Excellence: committed to excellence in teaching, research and service, we serve the division, the college, the university, the community and the profession.

Continuous Improvement: combining our talents and perspectives to generate original ideas, we depart from conventional views to pursue new approaches, concepts, and visions to advance our teaching, research, services and administrative processes.  
Diversity: practicing diversity we encourage wide ranging perspectives, promote open dialogue and model respectful interaction.
Accountability: demonstrating individual accountability and shared responsibility, we practice fair, honest, open and transparent interactions while using resources effectively and efficiently. 

 

Governors State University's College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). AACSB accreditation is a mark of excellence achieved by fewer than 5% of business schools worldwide.

Why does AACSB accreditation matter? AACSB-accredited schools

• are recognized worldwide by top employers and other universities.
• have employers that only hire their graduates.
• have more access to recruiters.
• have graduates that receive higher, more competitive salaries.
• say being accredited improves the quality of their business programs.
• say being accredited helps them hire and retain the best professors and researchers.
• have students that are more international and are likely to earn higher levels of education.
• have students with high-graduating GPAs
• are challenging and teach the best skills that give a distinct advantage in the real world.
  (Source: AACSB BestBizSchools)

Governors State University is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission

Meet your goals with courses to fit your schedule. Choose from a range of business and public administration programs at the undergraduate or graduate levels.

Graduate Programs 

•  Accounting (M.S.)
• Business Administration (MBA)
• Business Analytics (M.S.)
• Online MBA in Supply Chain Management
• Online MBA in General Management
• Management Information Systems (M.S.)
• Human Resource Management (M.S.)
• 5-Year MBA

Undergraduate Programs 

Complement your studies. Join our student organizations and gain valuable networking and real-world experience.

College of Business Dean's Office

Zhao, Jun, D.B.A., Dean

Blackman, Karen,  Manager of Enrollment and External Relations

Frosh, Anne, Director of Academic Services 

Fuller, Gloria, Office Manager, Dean's Office 

Gray, Adrienne, Business Administrative Associate, Dean's Office

Judge, Peter, Internship and Employer Relations Coordinator

Mitchell, Robbin, Academic Advisor for Graduate Business Programs

Taylor, Jennifer,  Senior Academic Advisor for Graduate Business Programs

Williams, Ruby, Admissions and Records Officer, Academic Services

Division of Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems, & Economics

Alfano, Jeff, M.B.A., M.S., Lecturer in Management Information Systems

Andrews, Anthony, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Economics

Carl, Katherine, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems

Chung, Dalsang, D.B.A, Associate Professor of Management Information Systems

Ferran, Carlos, D.B.A., Assurance of Learning Coordinator, Associate Professor of Management Information Systems

Garcia, Robert, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems

Green, David, Ph.D.,  Division Chair, Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems, & Economics,  Professor of Management Information Systems, Program Coordinator for the MS in Business Analytics

Keane, Alice, J.D., L.L.M., Assistant Professor of Accounting

Kresse, William, J.D., M.S., C.P.A., Associate Professor of Accounting

Mary, Sébastien, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Economics

McKenna, Brian, J.D., L.L.M., Associate Professor of Accounting

Mengova, Evelina, Ph.D., Economics Program Coordinator, Professor of Economics, Program Coordinator for the BA in Economics

Nagel, Ann, Office Support Specialist, Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems, & Economics  

Trendell, Michael, M.B.A., C.P.A., Lecturer in Accounting

Wang, TJ, Ph.D., Accounting Program Coordinator (BS & MS), Professor of Accounting  

Williams, Michael, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Finance