Department of Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship
The Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship Department in the Grove College of Business at Shippensburg University offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Entrepreneurship, Management (with concentrations in Management, Human Resource Management, and International Management), and Marketing (with concentrations in Marketing Management and Digital Marketing and Analytics).
In recent years, 76% of students secured their first full time career position either before graduation or within 6 months of graduation. Within their careers, 24% had a beginning salary of over $60,000.00.
Department of Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship | 224 Grove Hall | (717) 477-1439
Ship delivers its 30-credit MBA degree program in three convenient formats: part time, full time and online. The requirements are the same in each of the three delivery formats. You can also add a 6-credit concentration to your MBA program:
- Accounting Concentration
- Business Analytics Concentration
- Finance Concentration
- Health Care Management Concentration
- Management Information Systems (MIS) Concentration
- Supply Chain Management (SCM) Concentration
Post-bachelor's certificates are offered in:
Student Professional Organizations provide a variety of opportunities for you to develop professional contacts, enhance your course of study with hands-on application, and build lasting friendships within the business community. During your senior year, you may be invited to take part in the Investment Management Program class, where students manage a real-money portfolio. For more information, visit the IMP website. Outside of the classroom, the Investment Club gives you hands-on experience in managing the Ship Global Collegiate Fund. These groups have been recognized for excellence in portfolio management at regional and national competitions.
Ship has a well-established Business Internship Program that provides opportunities for on-the-job experience while gaining college credits. While participation is not mandatory, students earn one full credit hour to every equivalent of a 40-hour workweek they finish. Students can receive a maximum of 9 credits.
Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Grove Hall 224
Robert Stephens, Chair and Professor
(717) 477-1684
rdstep@ship.edu
Ally Gutshall, Secretary
(717) 477-1439 Fax: (717) 477-4068
Contact faculty for office location and hours.
Management
Joseph Beck, Associate Professor
(717) 477-1610
jbbeck@ship.edu
Wendy Becker, Professor
(717) 477-1410
wsbecker@ship.edu
Jerry Carbo, Professor
(717) 477-1428
jacarbo@ship.edu
Nathan Goates, Assistant Professor
(717) 477-1214
nwgoates@ship.edu
Blake Hargrove, Professor
(717) 477-1440
mbhargrove@ship.edu
William Oberman, Associate Professor
(717) 477-1625 | (717) 477-1620
wdober@ship.edu
Robert Stephens, Associate Professor
(717) 477-1684
rdstep@ship.edu
Vicki Taylor, Associate Professor
(717) 477-1217
vltaylor@ship.edu
Allison Watts, Associate Professor
(717) 477-1686
adwatts@ship.edu
Marketing
Sunhee Choi, Associate Professor
(717) 477-1691
schoi@ship.edu
Michael Coolsen, Professor
(717) 477-1351
mkcool@ship.edu
Yancy Edwards, Associate Professor
(717) 477-1587
YDEdwards@ship.edu
Adam Powell, Associate Professor
(717) 477-1697
wapowell@ship.edu
Mohammad Rahman, Professor
(717) 477-1409
MMRahman@ship.edu
Entrepreneurship
Shelley Morrisette, Associate Professor
(717) 477-1722
shmorr@ship.edu