Business Undergraduate Recruitment Brochure

BROCK SCHOOL OF

BUSINESS

At the heart of our mission, Samford University’s Brock School of Business seeks to deliver lifelong education to its constituents through quality teaching, meaningful scholarship, and servant relationships, imbued by its Christian commitment. Classroom learning comes to life through incredible experiences enhanced by:

Real-World Application

Your education is paired with real-world application through internship placements that are personalized and aligned with your career goals.

Faculty Mentorship

Our faculty are readily available to you, no matter the distance or format, building mentoring relationships that last years beyond graduation.

Faith in Practice

You will have the opportunity to study in an environment where your faith will be fostered and integrated into discussions related to business, leadership and ethics.

A Legacy of Excellence

Employers respect a degree from Brock School of Business because of our high standards and our graduates’ ability to apply what they learn.

Undergraduate Programs Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Accounting • Brock Scholars • Economics Entrepreneurship • Finance • Management • Marketing

Brock School of Business

Opportunities

Bachelor of Arts Economics

Concentrations (available for all business majors) Data Analytics • Professional Sales Social Entrepreneurship • Sports Marketing Minors (available for nonbusiness majors) Accounting • Data Analytics • Economics Entrepreneurship • General Business • Marketing Social Entrepreneurship and Nonprofit Management

Graduate Programs Master of Accountancy (M.Acc.)

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Concentrations Data Analytics • Finance • Sports Business

Accelerated Graduate Programs Professional Accountancy Fifth-year M.B.A.

BROCK SCHOLARS Working closely with business school faculty and in line with the student’s academic goals and career aspirations, a Brock Scholar completes a core of business courses combined with courses throughout the university to craft a personalized curricular experience.

STUDY ABROAD Business classes are offered in many locations across the globe. Past locations have included England, South Africa, Indonesia, Peru, Rwanda, Australia and Japan.

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AND HONOR SOCIETIES • • • • • • • • •

American Marketing Association Beta Alpha Psi Beta Gamma Sigma Dean’s Student Advisory Council Finance and Economics Women Financial Management Association Gamma Iota Sigma Mu Kappa Tau Omicron Delta Epsilon

Cooney Hall, home of Brock School of Business, represents an investment in the development of professional and ethical business leaders in our communities and across the world. A breathtaking glass atrium is the center of this fourstory building, but the true heart of the building is a revived sense of learning, innovation and opportunity.

Cooney Hall Amenities include: • Stifel/Merchant Capital Portfolio Management Room • Two computer teaching labs • Technology-equipped classrooms • Breakout rooms to promote student collaboration • Coca-Cola Company Student Commons • Samford Startup student business incubator • Regions Community Resource Room that hosts up to 300 guests for receptions, meetings and lectures • Centralized academic advising office • Two student interview rooms • M. Chad Trull/Krowten Capital LLC Data and Sports Analytics Lab • Alfa Risk Management and Insurance Lab

Professional Success Our Office of Professional Success is an integral component of the development of our business students. Through this office, students are provided resources to help them reach their academic and career goals, including opportunities such as professional development seminars and career networking events. Additionally, the office offers guidance, support and contacts for students to arrange internships. Students have been placed with companies worldwide, including organizations such as:

Adidas Alabama Power Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Birmingham Legion FC Chick-fil-A Children’s Hospital Foundation Christian Service Mission Deloitte EY ESPN Founders Investment Bank KPMG Neverthirst

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Penske PwC Protective Life Corporation Regions Financial Corporation Shannon Waltchack StateFarm Insurance Talladega Superspeedway Telegraph Creative Truist Bank United Way of Central Alabama UPS United States Senate

of students complete at least one internship for academic credit

The Bulldog Investment Fund is a portfolio valued at more than $3.5 million that is managed exclusively by current business students. It is the largest student-managed fund in Alabama and is among the largest in the Southeast.

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Samford University is ranked the top university

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—U.S. News & World Report

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Samford University is ranked first in the nation for student engagement —The Wall Street Journal

Approximately $3.5 million in the student-managed Bulldog Investment Fund portfolio

The sports marketing program in Brock School of Business partners closely with Samford’s Center for Sports Analytics making it the

only one of its kind in the Southeast.

99

%

of Brock School of Business students are employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation

The professional sales concentration is recognized as a Top University Sales Program by Sales Education Foundation.

Contact us Office of Academic Programs • 205-726-4826 • brockadvising@samford.edu

samford.edu/business BrockSchoolofBusiness

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Samford University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Employer.

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