Message from the Dean

School of Business

Richard C. Thompson, PhD

Welcome to our school! Designed to provide the latest, professionally oriented and authentically based educational environment for today's leaders, our exceptional undergrad and graduate business programs will help you reach your goals.

The students who enroll in the School of Business are intent on improving their careers and the world around them. They have selected JIU because of our international reputation and our focus on students and their professional development. They are also generally adult learners who bring their own wealth of experience to the classroom, which further enriches the learning environment for everyone.

At the heart of our school are a supportive, accessible world-class faculty and staff, dedicated to your success. Our professors bring a combination of academic degrees from prestigious institutions and levels of industry experience that result in a learning experience that is based on the latest theory and research and has a professional, practitioner focus that is designed to support your career aspirations.

The faculty design and deliver a high-caliber curriculum that is designed with your professional success in mind. Assignments are authentically based and are appropriate to the courses’ needs, whether it is problem-based or project-based learning.

All of us at JIU’s School of Business are focused on helping you to earn the education that you need, and want, to become one of tomorrow’s leaders!

Richard C. Thompson, PhD
Academic Dean

School of Business, Jones International University

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