Part I. Welcome to the Union MBA Program!
Little bit about who we are and what we do…
Our mission: Developing business leaders to fulfill their purpose in Christ and society.
Developing business leaders is central to the mission of the McAfee School of Business. Academic excellence is fundamental to developing people who are strong in their functional area and leaders in business. In the McAfee School of Business, we focus on disciplinary knowledge and high impact practices such as collaborative projects, research, community-based learning, internships, and course projects. Being future-directed, we believe business leaders will develop from functional knowledge and opportunities to practice business with faculty supervision.
Business provides a unique opportunity for leaders to fulfill their purpose in Christ. Paul spent time in the marketplace (Acts 17:17) so that he might join in conversation with the people of his day. To prepare our students to be Christ-centered in the modern-day marketplace we focus on faith integration, which includes faith practices such as modeling Christ-like business decisions, integrating Biblical lessons with business, developing meaningful interactions with students, and praying for students.
The people-focus of the McAfee School of Business is demonstrated through strong student — faculty interaction and faith integration which prepare students to fulfill their purpose in society. This is exhibited through the development of programs based upon business community needs, superior career outcomes, and the ongoing success of our students.
OUR FACULTY & STAFF
Union University McAfee School of Business attracts some of the nation’s leading Christian business intellectuals. They are dedicated to classroom/online teaching, mentorship, collaboration and most importantly the success of you the student. Each one of them live and breathe our mission inside and outside of the classroom.
At the end of this article you can find our team directory. You can come back to this section anytime to learn more about your current/future professor and the work/research they have lead or been a part of (just click on their University Profile).
OUR GOALS FOR YOU
Each course that you will take as an MBA student will have specialized goals and learning objectives that will be clearly communicated to you from your professor. However, from an overall program standpoint, we developed five major goals for you:
- Apply methods and findings from variety of disciplines/courses to solve business problems. Remember, innovation happens at the intersection.
- Use the knowledge you gain from the program to motivate, influence, and lead your team/others.
- Push yourself to be a better communicator every day. Be able to prepare and deliver oral and written presentations/reports using technologies currently available to us.
- Apply the analytical and quantitative techniques to be better in critical thinking and decision-making.
- Make personal and business decisions based on values by the Christian worldview. Be a leader with a purpose.
OUR ACCREDITATION
Fewer than five percent of business schools worldwide earn accreditation from AACSB International — The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). We can proudly say that we are one of three private schools in Tennessee — and the only one in West Tennessee — to achieve this level.
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PART II. MY PLAN OF ACTION (FROM START TO GRADUATION)
We will be showing you what courses you need to take and guide you to create your own Course Plan of Action (from Start to Graduation).
ADMINISTRATION DIRECTORY:
Jason Garrett
Dean for the McAfee School of Business and Professor of Marketing
B.B.A., Oklahoma Baptist University; M.B.A., Washington University; Ph.D., University of Missouri
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Audra Teague
Administrative Assistant to the Dean.
B.S., Union University
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William R. Nance, Jr
Associate Dean for the McAfee School of Business and Associate Professor of Management
B.S., Regis University; M.B.A., Union University; D.B.A., Nova Southeastern University.
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Jennifer Gay
MBA Program Coordinator and Recruiter
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
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Scott Goff
Marketing and Instructional Design Coordinator
B.S., Union University
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Susan Bolyard
Academic Secretary, MBA. Program
B.A., Hanover College
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FACULTY DIRECTORY:
Karen Coleman Miller,
James and Shirley Porter Endowed Chair, Director for Academic Research and Professor of Accounting
B.S.B.A., Freed-Hardeman University; M.Ac., University of Tennessee, Martin; Ph.D., University of Mississippi; C.P.A.
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Thomas Y. Proctor
Professor of Accounting; Director for Curriculum & Program Development, Administrative Office of the Provost
B.S., University of Tennessee, Martin; M.S., University of Memphis; M.B.A., University of Memphis; Ph.D, University of Memphis; Additional Study, Marquarie University
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Santhosh Abraham
Associate Professor of Accounting
B.B.A., Assumption University; M.S., University of Exeter, UK; Ph.D, University of Exeter, UK
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David Craig
Assistant Professor of Accounting
B.B.A. and J.D., University of Memphis
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Brooke Emery
Assistant Professor of Marketing
B.A., Rhodes College; M.B.A., Union University
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Joe Harrison
Associate Professor of Management
B.A., Stephens College; M.B.A., University of Memphis
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Gregory Jordan
Professor of Business Law and Ethics
B.S., Union University; J.D., University of Memphis
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Emily Lean
Associate Professor of Management
B.S.B.A., Union University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas
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Chris Manner
Associate Professor of Economics
B.S., University of Tennessee, Martin; Ph.D., Vanderbilt
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Duncan Nicol
Assistant Professor of Marketing
B.S., M.A.Ed., and M.B.A., Union University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi
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Johnson Owusu-Amoako
Assistant Professor of Finance
B.S., University of Science and Tech; M.S., Technical University of Delft; M.E., University of Idaho; M.B.A., Morgan State University; D.B.A., Sacred Heart University
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Janice Pittman
Assistant Professor of Management
B.S., University of Nebraska; M.B.A., Webster University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
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Dan J. Slater
Associate Professor of Management
B.A., Central Bible College; M.B.A., Missouri State University. Ph.D., University of Arkansas
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Colene Trent
Assistant Professor of Economics
B.B.A. and M.B.A., University of North Alabama; Ph.D., University of Mississippi
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Kevin Westbrook
Associate Professor of Marketing
B.S., M.B.A., and Ph.D., University of Memphis
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Joseph Xu
Assistant Professor of Marketing
B.M. and M.M., Zhongnan University; Ph.D., Xiamen University; Ph.D. Old Dominion University
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