Requirements for the Degree Roland E. Meidinger Center for Excellence in Business Since its launch in the fall of 2000, the Roland E. Meidinger Center for Excellence in Business has become a premier center for management education with programs that compare favorably with those of any liberal arts college in the country. The Meidinger Center for Excellence in Business was named in honor of Roland E. Meidinger, trustee emeritus and longtime benefactor of Jamestown College, and the recipient of the honorary degree Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, from the college in 1976. In order to accomplish its mission of excellence in business education and to achieve its strategic goals, the Meidinger Center for Excellence in Business has implemented several major initiatives that have resulted in the following distinctive program hallmarks: Accreditation and Certification of Programs The following degree programs offered through the Roland E. Meidinger Center for Excellence in Business by its Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics are accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE): • Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration with concentrations in marketing, general management, economics, global business, financial planning, business communication, and accounting • Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting In addition, the following interdisciplinary
degree program, which is jointly offered by the Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics and the Department of Computer Science, is also accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE): • Bachelor of Arts in Management Information Science The Meidinger Center for Excellence in Business is also committed to obtaining certification of its concentration for financial planning as an approved curriculum in financial planning by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFPBS.) Strong and Talented Faculty The faculty in the Meidinger Center for Excellence in Business are talented, respected, highly collaborative, committed to excellence in teaching and student learning, and are either doctorally- or professionally-qualified to teach in their particular disciplines. Innovative New Programs An important initiative of the Meidinger Center for Excellence in Business is the development of new programs that expand offerings and widen the range of choices for students. The center has recently developed an option of a concentration in financial planning in the accounting major, a major in liberal arts business studies, liberal arts concentrations in the business administration major, a major and minor in economics, and an interdisciplinary major in health and fitness administration.
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