Pratt Award helps students and alumni realize their business dreams

Leo Mayhan
~ Bellevue University

Since 2014, Bellevue University has fueled the business dreams of nearly 50 students and alumni through the Tom and Annie Pratt Entrepreneurial Award Program. Award winners receive up to $5,000 to help fund their innovative business ideas, whether it’s in the concept, start-up or expansion phase. They’re also paired with a faculty mentor who offers guidance and advice as they put their business ideas into action. Continue Reading

Academic journals feature articles from COB professor, adjuncts and alum
~ Bellevue University

College of Business Associate Professor Dishant Pandya recently co-authored a study published in the Journal of Finance and Accounting. The study, The Effect of Board Composition on Long-Term Firm Performance: NASDAQ versus NYSE, examines the impact of the 2003 board-independence mandate on the long-term financial performance of publicly traded U.S. companies that are traded on the country’s two largest stock exchanges.  Continue Reading

A Message from Dean Rebecca Murdock

Dean Rebecca Murdock
~ Bellevue University

Bellevue University was built on a bedrock of innovative leadership. We can trace it back to June 1965, when Bill Brooks and other members of the local chamber of commerce decided to start a college that catered to the learning needs of working adults – a model nearly unheard of at the time for four-year institutions. Continue Reading

The first of its kind, leadership master’s degree still one-of-a-kind after 30 years.

Stephen Linenberger
Professor Stephen Linenberger, director of the Organizational Leadership program
~ Bellevue University

Bellevue University is believed to be the first postsecondary institution to offer a master’s-level degree in leadership, back in 1994. Thirty years later, the university’s Master of Science in Organizational Leadership, offered through the College of Business, continues to be an innovative force in the field of leadership studies. Continue Reading

Alums, students apply leadership skills learned across multiple programs.

Avi Tenenbaum
Avi Tenenbaum
~ Bellevue University

The College of Business intentionally embeds leadership instruction into all its programs, not just its Master of Science in Organizational Leadership. Graduates of programs from across the college, working in a variety of industries, point to leadership principles and skills they learned at Bellevue University as vital to their professional and personal growth.  Continue Reading