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Business Faculty and Staff

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Deborah K. Hommer

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

Professor, Economics
[email protected]
814-949-5267
Penn Building, 230
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Terry Baker, Ph.D.

Part-time Instructor, Management
[email protected]
814-940-3400
Penn Building, 327
Jeff Barr

Jeffrey M. Barr

Assistant Teaching Professor, Economics
[email protected]
814-940-3180
Penn Building, 227
Shawn Bernecky

Shawn Bernecky

Assistant Teaching Professor, Business Administration
[email protected]
814-949-5264
Aaron Building, 208
Donna Bon headshot

Donna Bon

Associate Teaching Professor, Entrepreneurship
Director, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Leadership
[email protected]
814-949-5294
Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence, 202D
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John Carnicella

Part-time Instructor, Computer Science
[email protected]
814-865-0820
Penn Building, 323
Paul M. Cooney

Paul M. Cooney

Professor of Practice, Entrepreneurship
[email protected]
814-949-5332
Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence, 202C
Anna Rose Eckenrode

Anna Rose Eckenrode

Education Strategy and Planning Manager, Business and Communications
[email protected]
814-949-5039
Aaron Building, 208
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Kaitlin M. Farnan

Instructor, Management
[email protected]
814-949-5013
Aaron Building, 207
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Wendy M. Fox

Faculty and Program Assistant, Business, Communications, and Information Sciences and Technology
[email protected]
814-949-5742
Aaron Building, 206L
Tulay Girard

Tulay Girard, Ph.D.

Professor, Marketing
[email protected]
814-949-5259
Aaron Building, 209
Daniel Kerch

Daniel J. Kerch

Assistant Teaching Professor, Accounting
Coordinator, Accounting Program
[email protected]
814-949-5248
Aaron Building, 218
Melissa Kohler

Melissa M. Kohler

Assistant Teaching Professor, Business Administration
[email protected]
814-940-3156
Penn Building, 224
Dawn Renninger

Dawn M. Renninger

(She, Her, Hers)
Assistant Teaching Professor, Economics
[email protected]
814-940-3146
Penn Building, 228
Matthew Struss

Matthew A. Struss

Assistant Teaching Professor, Business and Entrepreneurship
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814-949-5527
Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence, 202A
Shahub Tossi

Shahub Tossi

Instructor, Management
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814-949-5000
Penn Building, 220
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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
[email protected]
814-940-3317
Penn Building, 226

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Located in room 125 on the lower level of the Eiche Library, the Student Success Center supports two main functions:

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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

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See Also

  • Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence
  • Downtown Campus
  • Associate Degree in Business Administration
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  • Sheetz Fellows Program
  • Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences & Technology
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