title: UNCP School of Business
text: # UNCP School of Business
  
  The UNCP School of Business is located within the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. All undergraduate and graduate degree programs are fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
  
  Undergraduate degrees are the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) and the Bachelor of Science in Accounting (BSA). Some programs are offered entirely online. A Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree is offered on campus as well as in a completely online format.
  
  ## Background
  
  The UNCP School of Business received AACSB re-accreditation in 2018 and in 2023.
  
  The School of Business on the main campus of UNCP has been transformed with a new dedicated facility.
  
  ## Undergraduate degrees
  
  The UNCP School of Business offers two undergraduate degrees:
  
  * Bachelor of Science in Accounting (BSA)
  * Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) - with concentrations available in:
  
         Economics
         Entrepreneurship
         Finance
         International business
         Management
         Marketing
  * The school of business offers a Certificate in Entrepreneurship
  * For non-business administration students the following minors are offered:
  
         Business administration
         Economics
         Entrepreneurship
         Finance
         Quantitative finance
         Management
         Marketing
  * The Passport to Success Program is a requirement for all business students to prepare for after college and be ready for their life-long learning and careers.
  
  ## Graduate degrees
  
  A Masters of Business Administration (MBA) is offered by the UNCP School of Business as either a full-time day program or as a part-time evening program. An accelerated online MBA program is also available. Admitted to the MBA program requires the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).
  
  ## Faculty
  
  The UNCP School of Business has thirty full-time faculty positions and 27 adjunct faculty. Adjuncts allow the three departments to offer more courses and bring a practitioner perspective to the students' education. The school's faculty is organized into three departments. As of April 2023, the leadership team and full-time faculty includes:
  
      Leadership:
         Mohamed Djerdjouri - Dean
         Edwin Cliff Mensah - Associate Dean and Professor
         John E. "Jack" Spillan - Director of MBA Program
      Accounting and finance department:
         Victor Bahhouth
         Rebecca Gonzalez-Ehnes
         Dena D. Breece
         Marcus Burger
         Scott Cohen
         Junyong Kim
         Abdullah Noman
         Mohammad Rahman
         Christopher Solano
         William Stewart Thomas
         Todd White
      Economics and decision sciences department:
         Mohammad Ashraf
         Lydia Gan
         Zhixin "Richard" Kang
         Bishwa Koirala
         Edwin "Cliff" Mensah
         Daniel J. Parisian
         Xinyan Shi
      Management, marketing, and international business department:
         Gaye Acikdilli
         Suzanne Altobello
         Nick Arena
         William "Rick" Crandall
         Sheila Harris
         Melissa Mann
         Si Ahn Mehng
         John E. "Jack" Spillan
         Chaunhui "Charles" Xiong
         Christopher Ziemnowicz
  
  ### Endowed professorships
  
  * Thomas Family Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship
  * William Henry Belk Endowed Chair of Management
  
  ## Special activities
  
  Special activities in the School of Business at UNCP include:
  
  * Accounting Students Association
  * Enactus
  * Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA)
  * Distinguished Executive Speaker's Series
  * Economics club
  * International
  
  ## Thomas Family Center for Entrepreneurship
  
  The Entrepreneurship Center is funded with a gift from Pembroke native and Los Angeles commercial real-estate developer Jim Thomas and his family's foundation. Thomas was born in Pembroke, North Carolina and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. He maintains close ties to his home community. Located off-campus in COMtech near the UNCP Regional Center for Economic, Community, and Professional Development, the Thomas Center is designed to assist small businesses in the region. It applies the talents of UNCP's faculty to the business community and serves as a training ground for students. The center also has student interns from different majors.
  
  ## Publications
  
  UNCP School of Business is a partner in the scholarly journal, the International Journal of Sustainable Strategic Management (IJSSM) published by Inderscience.
  
  ## Office of Economic and Business Research
  
  The Office of Economic and Business Research (EBR) is intended to provide data to assist in regional economic progress. The target audience includes local area businesses and new firms that are relocating to the region. Publication include "The Economic and Social Impacts of The University" demonstrating the positive economic and social impact of UNCP on the region and state.
  
  