Management Major

Managers balance the things of production with the humanity of production.

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Find out what our students and professor have to say about studying management at JBU.

Why Study Management at JBU?

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Get Real-Life Experience

Gain incredible insight into the corporate world through summer internships at one of several Fortune 500 companies right in JBU’s backyard.

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Change Lives

Management majors lead ENACTUS (Entrepreneurs in Action) project teams and use business concepts to develop outreach projects that improve the quality of life and standard of living for people in need.

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Become an Effective Leader

By earning a minor in leadership through JBU’s co-curricular leadership institute that combines the study of practical leadership skills with an exploration of biblical leadership to develop innovative servant leaders for the workplace, you will learn how to be an effective leader.

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Apply Your Coursework

You can being immediately applying your management coursework and experience leading a campus ministry, organizing community outreach programs, or serving on JBU’s Student Ministry Leadership Team.

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Gain International Exposure

Travel abroad with JBU for unique exposure to the world’s fastest growing economies. Meet with international business leaders and financial experts to learn international business strategies for success in a global economy.

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Take Advantage of Local Opportunities

JBU's campus is located just 30 minutes from several Fortunate 500 companies who are aware of JBU's reputation for producing top-notch business students and offer JBU students internship opportunities.

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Need More Reasons?

If you need even more reasons to study management at JBU, visit our Management Program Details page.

Meet the Management Faculty

Joe Walenciak

Dean, Business Development and Strategic Partnerships
Professor of Business
Distinguished Professor

Dr. Joe Walenciak holds a Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the University of Arkansas and has been a member of the business faculty at John Brown University since 1982. During that time, he has taught business classes in the undergraduate, online and graduate programs. He has also chaired the undergraduate, graduate and online business programs and is currently serving as the Dean of the College of Business.

While at JBU, Dr. Walenciak has developed and led mission trips and studies programs in Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, Jordan, China, Brazil, and several other countries. He has received recognitions as SIFE USA Sam Walton Fellow of the Year, SIFE USA Hall of Fame, CBFA Richard C. Chewing Award, Teacher of the Year, and Outstanding Alumnus. He has also been named Ambassador of the Peace of Guatemala by the Guatemalan Government on two separate occasions.

With interests in community development and business accreditation, Dr. Walenciak has held national leadership roles with the Christian Business Faculty Association and with the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.

JWalenci@jbu.edu

Brad Gatlin

Associate Dean, College of Business
Department Chair, Undergraduate Business
Associate Professor of Business

BGatlin@jbu.edu

Kai Togami

Director of ENACTUS
Professor of International Business

Mr. Kai Togami is the Sam Walton Fellow for the JBU Enactus Program, Professor of International Business in the University’s Soderquist College of Business and an organizational effectiveness consultant. Previously, he served as the Department Head for Graduate Business Programs at JBU and brought the Global Leadership Summit Simulcast to JBU to impact leaders across NWA. He has a B.S. from Wheaton College and an M.S. from Illinois State University.

Prior to JBU Mr. Togami worked in retail with Walmart Stores Inc. as Senior Director of Global Organizational Effectiveness, served as VP of Learning and Organizational Development in the construction industry for Neumann Homes, and worked in the service industry as Senior Director for Organizational Development and Change with The ServiceMaster Company.

Before entering the business world he was a coach, educator and then assistant professor at Wheaton College in Illinois.

Mr. Togami consults with executive leadership teams in areas of organizational effectiveness and counts it a privilege to be able to interact with students, leaders and organizations around the world. He currently serves as a Faculty Advisor Committee member for Enactus USA, a Board member for Ezekiel Rain and Lake Geneva Foundations and co-Director and VP of the Stenkirke Family Foundation.

KTogami@jbu.edu

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Alumni Profile

Steven Madsen '11

“I am incredibly thankful for the time I spent at JBU as a business student. Not only did my degree lead to a management position, it prepared me for the responsibilities of life. My involvement with SIFE (Enactus), combined with my degree in business, immediately led to a management position with Finish Line shoes in Dallas, Texas. The experience I gained at JBU allowed me to jump into a position that normally required one and a half years of experience. Despite this great opportunity, I felt the Lord leading me back to school to pursue a Master of Divinity. As I enter into vocational ministry I will be using the business knowledge I gained at JBU to plant churches and form teams. My degree has proven to be useful within a corporate setting as well as many other contexts.”