Business

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Student wearing a suit in a professional office

Welcome to the Department of Business, where students study the theories that undergird commerce and business; the methods of the functional areas of commerce and business (accounting, finance, marketing and management); and the broader social and historical perspective of commerce and business. The Business major is excellent preparation for successful entry and advancement in the major functional areas of business. 

A major in Business is excellent preparation for graduate study in law, medicine, and each of the functional areas of business. Our majors pursue successful careers in accounting, marketing, sales, advertising, customer relations, financial planning, investment banking, commercial banking, human resource management, not-for-profits, and as entrepreneurs.

 

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Student Organizations

The college has several student organizations for those interested in investing and accounting.

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Internships

The college offers several internships for business majors.

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Business Awards

Rhodes confers awards to students for accounting, leadership, and entrepreneurial activity.

Faculty & Staff

Wendy J. Bailey
Associate Professor of Business; Director, Master of Science in Accounting Program
Dee Birnbaum
Associate Professor of Business
Kayla Booker
Associate Professor of Business
Sarah Cate
Visiting Assistant Professor of Business
Sujan Dan
Associate Professor of Business
Hannah Guess
Departmental Assistant
Eric Horne
Assistant Professor of Business
Denis Khantimirov
Associate Professor of Business
Jade O. Planchon
Assistant Professor of Business
Kelly Weeks
Associate Professor of Business, James D. Robinson Chair in Economics and Business
Andrey Zagorchev
Associate Professor of Business, Chair

Departmental News and Events

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Among student opportunities at Rhodes are work experiences in other countries through the Mertie Buckman, Morelle Legge, Wasfy Iskander, and William Theodore Eckles international internship programs.
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Economics and mathematics major Drishti Bhatia ’26 presented the winning pitch at the recent Rhodes College Venture Challenge, gaining the $15,000 Grand Prize to help launch PlatePlan, which she co-founded with business major Winston Gasch ’26.
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The new Rhodes College Venture Challenge, a dynamic business pitch competition designed to empower aspiring student entrepreneurs, will be held April 25 on campus.
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