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Business Faculty and Staff

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Deborah K. Hommer

Associate Teaching Professor, Business Administration
Coordinator, Business Program
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814-949-5265
Penn Building, 223
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Mark D. Agee, Ph.D.

Professor, Economics
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814-949-5267
Penn Building, 230
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Terry Baker, Ph.D.

Part-time Instructor, Management
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Penn Building, 327
Jeff Barr

Jeffrey M. Barr

Assistant Teaching Professor, Economics
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Penn Building, 227
Shawn Bernecky

Shawn Bernecky

Assistant Teaching Professor, Business Administration
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Aaron Building, 206
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Donna Bon

Associate Teaching Professor, Entrepreneurship
Director, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Leadership
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814-949-5294
Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence, 202
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Jack Collins

Part-time Instructor, Finance
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Rachel Colombo

Rachel Colombo

Administrative Assistant, Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence
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Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence
Paul M. Cooney

Paul M. Cooney

Professor of Practice, Entrepreneurship
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Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence, 202C
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Kaitlin M. Farnan

Instructor, Management
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Aaron Building, 207
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Frank Fortney

Part-time Instructor, Marketing
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Tulay Girard

Tulay Girard, Ph.D.

Professor, Marketing
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Aaron Building, 209
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Timothy Graupensperger

Part-time Instructor, Finance
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Sherry Hatch

Administrative Support Assistant, Athletics
Faculty and Program Assistant, Accounting, Business, Communication Arts and Sciences, and Kinesiology
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Adler Athletic Complex
Daniel Kerch

Daniel J. Kerch

Assistant Teaching Professor, Accounting
Coordinator, Accounting Program
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Aaron Building, 218
Melissa Kohler

Melissa M. Kohler

Assistant Teaching Professor, Business Administration
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Penn Building, 224
Dawn Renninger

Dawn M. Renninger

(She, Her, Hers)
Assistant Teaching Professor, Economics
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Penn Building, 228
Matthew Struss

Matthew A. Struss

Assistant Teaching Professor, Business and Entrepreneurship
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Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence, 202A
Shahub Tossi

Shahub Tossi

Instructor, Management
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Penn Building, 220
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Dylan Weisman

Part-time Instructor, Supply Chain Management
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Cynthia A. Wood

Associate Teaching Professor, Business Administration
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814-949-5515
Penn Building, 225
Xuebing Yang

Xuebing Yang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Economics
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Penn Building, 226

Business

  • Business Degree Information
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Suggested Academic Plan

Suggested Academic Plans (SAPs) are sample semester-by-semester guides you can use to meet degree requirements.

Business SAP for Prospective Students

View the SAP for the B.S. in Business (Accounting, Business Analytics, Entrepreneurship, and Management & Marketing options).

Business SAP for Current Students

To access previous years' suggested academic plans, please visit the archive to view the appropriate Undergraduate Bulletin edition.

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  • To GET AHEAD for those students ready to take the next steps in their education.
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Out-of-Class Learning

Out-of-classroom academic experiences that complement in-class learning, including:

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See Also

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