Atlanta Campus Catalog 2011-2012 - Mercer University

The Eugene W. Stetson Schoolof Business and EconomicsD. Scott Davis, Dean/ProfessorGina L. Miller, Ph.D., Associate Dean/ProfessorAllen K. Lynch, Ph.D., Associate Dean/Associate ProfessorWalter W. Austin, Jordan M. Blanke, Linda L. Brennan, William R. McNay, William StewartMounts, Jr., Penelope B. Prime, Arthur L. Rutledge, David Shields, Lloyd J. F.Southern, Vijaya Subrahmanyam, Roger C. Tutterow, Charles H. Andrews (Emeritus),G. Russell Barber, Jr. (Emeritus), William Carl Joiner (Emeritus), M. B. Neace(Emeritus), and Austin C. Schlenker (Emeritus), ProfessorsSean S. Chen, Tammy N. Crutchfield, James L. Hunt, Nancy R. Jay, Steven J. Simon, andFaye A. Sisk, Associate ProfessorsM. Catherine Cleaveland, Kimberly A. Freeman, Kathy D. Mack, Catherine “Anitha”Manohar, Steven R. McClung, John R. Miller, Etienne Musonera, Julie A.Petherbridge, Cheryl A. Tibus, Lin Zheng, and William V. Luckie (Emeritus), AssistantProfessorsC. Gerry Mills, Stephanie B. Morris, and J. Allen Rubenfield, LecturersThe Mission of Mercer University’s Stetson School ofBusiness and EconomicsMission StatementThe Stetson School of Business and Economics (SSBE) promotes the advancementand integration of quality business education and practice. In support of MercerUniversity’s mission, the school provides undergraduate and graduate programs that aredesigned to enable, enhance, and expand professional careers, civic responsibility andlifelong learning.Performance ObjectivesFulfillment of the mission is gauged by the SSBE’s performance against the followingobjectives:• To graduate students who possess the requisite knowledge and skills for productiveand continuing careers in business, government and other institutions;• To prepare and enable students to work effectively in the increasingly complexand diverse environments of modern organizations;• To provide students with opportunities to identify ethical dilemmas and ethicalimplications of decision-making inherent in business and society;• To graduate individuals who possess communication, critical thinking, problemsolvingand other creative skills necessary for obtaining and maintaining organizationalpositions;• To provide students with examples and opportunities for integration of businesstheory and application;• To promote the value of community service and social responsibility by providingopportunities for student involvement in community and professional services.STETSON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS / 67