The University of St. 糖心APP College of Business in Joliet, Illinois, offers cutting-edge business courses and programs in every delivery format. Advance your career today with a degree or certificate in a business concentration from USF!
Accounting & Business Analysis (BBA)
Business Analytics (B.S.)
Computer Science (B.S.)
Entrepreneurship (BBA)
Finance (BBA)
Information Technology (B.S.)
International Business (BBA)
Marketing (BBA)
Recreation & Sport Management (B.A.)
Supply Chain Management (BBA)
Values-Based Management (BBA)
The 100% online programs are designed for adult students who transfer to USF with college courses or previous degrees in order to complete a bachelor’s degree.
Business Administration (MBA)
– Cybersecurity
– Data Analytics
– Finance
– Health Administration
– Human Resource Management
– Learning & Development Manager
– Management
– Supply Chain Management
Health Administration (M.S.)
– Data Science in Health Care
– Leadership in Healthcare
– Population Health
– Quality Improvement in Health Care
Management (M.S.)
– Data Science in Health Care
– Health Administration
– Human Resource Management
– Learning & Development Manager
– Management
– Performance Improvement
– Quality Improvement in Health Care
– Supply Chain Management
Within the College of Business, the School of Business is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs听(ACBSP), the leading specialized accreditation association for business education supporting, celebrating and rewarding teaching excellence. Accreditation is evidence of USF鈥檚 commitment to teaching excellence, best practices and continuous improvement of programs. There are about 2,400 U.S. institutions of higher education that have business-related curricula. Only 300 have successfully achieved ACBSP accreditation.
The University of St. 糖心APP is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), a regional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Click here to learn more about university accreditations.
The College of Business is a team of exceptional, experienced professionals dedicated to providing a rigorous academic curriculum in a supportive and compassionate learning environment. Guided by our Catholic 糖心APPcan values, we are committed to student success and lifelong learning.
The 鈥�3 to Degree program鈥� allows current undergraduate students to seamlessly complete a BBA/B.S. degree and an MBA or M.S. degree in five years. This program is designed for students to take up to nine graduate credit hours that count towards both their undergraduate and graduate degrees, saving approximately $7,500 in tuition costs. Learn more here.
It’s a David vs. Goliath story for our students measuring up against the world’s best and brightest. Each semester, USF business students compete in a capstone 鈥渂usiness simulation鈥� modeling course and consistently perform well against institutions from across the country. USF students have successfully competed against teams from business programs like Notre Dame, Indiana University, DePaul, Duke, Penn State, Vanderbilt, Rutgers, BYU, Pepperdine, Michigan State and several international schools in India and Dubai and 4 of our 8 teams made it into the top 10% of the globe.
The college is divided into three key programmatic areas:
The School of Business programs for undergraduates and graduates are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs, a leading specialized accreditation association for business education supporting, celebrating and rewarding teaching excellence.
The School of Health Administration is a member of The Association of University Programs in Health Administration, a global network of colleges, universities, faculty, individuals and organizations dedicated to the improvement of health care delivery through excellence in health care management and policy education.听For more information on School of Health Administration programs, contact Dr. Michael Stowe, chair,听at mstowe@stfrancis.edu or 815-740-3606.
The School of Professional Studies provides flexible programs for busy people like you featuring tracks in training and development in human resource management, business and health administration, and e-learning. For more information on School of Professional Studies programs, contact Dr. Bonnie Covelli, chair, at bcovelli@stfrancis.edu听辞谤 815-740-5071.
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Kevin 鈥淒uffy鈥� Blackburn is a teaching instructor in the College of Business & Health Administration at the University of St. 糖心APP. He brings over 20 years of experience in accounting, auditing, and public service, with a focus on connecting students to real-world applications and professional development.
He holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Economics from the University of Iowa and two master鈥檚 degrees in Accounting and Financial Management from Keller Graduate School. He has also completed executive education at Harvard, Notre Dame, and MIT. Kevin is a licensed CPA, Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
In addition to teaching, Kevin has been appointed to several Illinois state boards and commissions and actively serves on nonprofit boards supporting seniors, children, and multicultural communities. He enjoys mentoring students and spending time with his family.
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Bonnie currently serves as an Associate Professor and Chair for degree completion and graduate programs and a business incubator in the College of Business and Health Administration at the University of St. 糖心APP in Joliet, Illinois. She also works with community organizations on projects involving research, needs assessment, strategic business planning, and electronic learning. Her career includes experience in corporate and higher education roles in training, sales, operations, and administration. Bonnie holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in English, a masters of business administration (MBA), a masters in training and development, and an EdD in interdisciplinary leadership with a concentration in higher education. She is a past-president of the Illinois Council on Continuing Higher Education (ICCHE), a past chair for the Association for Continuing Higher Education (ACHE) Great Lakes Region, and a member of the Association for Talent Development (ATD). She manages a student-faculty blog at听. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and four children and volunteering for various community organizations.
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Joseph currently serves as an Assistant Professor in听m补谤办别迟颈苍驳,听a肠补诲别尘颈肠听a诲惫颈蝉辞谤听for听graduate听business听administration students (A-L),听a肠补诲别尘颈肠听advisor for听undergraduate听adult听degree听completion students, and Faculty Advisor for Delta Mu Delta (national听honor听society in听business听administration) 鈥� Delta Kappa Chapter, in the College of Business & Health Administration at the University of St. 糖心APP.
Joseph also works with听community not-for-profit organizations on projects involving research in the areas of website form, function and utilization,听marketing communications,听communications and social media use and planning, volunteerism and fundraising, as well as client surveys to promote organizational听performance improvement听changes and long-term strategic planning initiatives.
Joseph鈥檚 career experience includes higher education faculty, as well as听business听senior听corporate听leadership听roles in customer service,听inbound and听outbound听telemarketing听sales,听training,听training program听development,听program assessment, skills听training,听technology training,听operations, support,听as well as process improvement consulting for-profit business and non-profit member-driven associations in the areas of training, sales, service, new customer acquisition data entry processing, back-end office processing, marketing fulfillment processing, as well as bank regulatory compliance in the areas of anti-money laundering, bank secrecy act, home mortgage disclosure act, to name a key few.
Joseph听is a first-generation student and听holds听multiple degrees; an associate in liberal arts (AA),听bachelor of business administration听(BBA), a masters of business administration (MBA), a master of science in training and development (MSTD), and a (Ph.D.) in educational leadership for the advancement of learning and service.
Joseph is the past member and programs chair for the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) 鈥� Valley of the Sun chapter, past board member and programs chair for the Northwest Indiana Society for Human Resource Management (NWI-SHRM), and current member of the听Society of Human Resource management (SHRM) and American Marketing Association (AMA).
In his spare time Joseph enjoys travel, reading, outdoor activities in any season, and volunteering for various community organizations.
jferrallo@stfrancis.edu 
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Professor of Logistics, Supply Chain and Analytics听clindee@stfrancis.edu
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Associate Professor of Recreation and Sport Management
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Dr. Morrissette teaches Finance and Strategy at University of St. 糖心APP as well as Merger & Acquisition Strategy at University of Chicago Booth School of Business.听 His expertise and research areas include: Strategic Planning, Entrepreneurial Finance, Exit Planning, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Merger Integration.听 He has numerous publications including 鈥淎 Framework for Validating an M&A Deal Investment Thesis鈥� in the Journal of Accountancy and Finance.听 As Managing Director of Providence Advisors, he has extensive consulting experience in strategic planning and M&A.听 He works extensively with large private, family-owned businesses. He raised over $100 million in equity as the founding CEO of a new bank group headquartered in Illinois.听 His M&A experience ranges from private company deals with values of $25-500 million and integration roles on billion-dollar transactions.听 He serves on several corporate and non-profit boards.听 He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a PhD in Finance.
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Dr. Sydney Sklar, Professor of Recreation Therapy, chairs the Recreation and Sport Management Department and coordinates the Recreation Therapy program. He also manages the听USF Challenge Center, an experiential team building and leadership development program.
Prior to teaching at USF, he served as a therapeutic recreation practitioner at Fox Valley Special Recreation Association in Aurora, IL and Shands at Vista Mental Health Center in Gainesville, FL. He came to USF in 2005 from the University of Florida where he completed his Ph.D. in Health and Human Performance with a specialization in Therapeutic Recreation.
Sklar鈥檚 research includes outdoor adaptive sports, therapeutic recreation education, youth development, adventure learning, and community development. In a current research project, he works with an outdoor adventure adaptive sports program in Colorado to assess functional outcomes of the program among participants with disabilities.
He has published three chapters in therapeutic recreation textbooks and articles in journals such as the Therapeutic Recreation Journal, Annual in Therapeutic Recreation, and the World Leisure Journal. His career has included service to state and national association boards, and he has presented at local, state, regional, national and international conferences. He currently chairs the Council on Accreditation of Recreation, Parks, Tourism and Related Professions, an organization that ensures accountability and quality among baccalaureate higher education programs in leisure studies.
ssklar@stfrancis.edu
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I joined the University of St. 糖心APP faculty in 2007. I have been teaching at the university level online and on-ground since 2003. My Ph.D. is in Business Administration with specializations in Management and Healthcare Administration.听 Prior to coming to St. 糖心APP, I spent a year at another university in Michigan.听 I have worked in HealthCare since 1987.听 I am originally from eastern Kentucky but have lived Chicagoland area since 2000.
My areas of research interest are in the areas of quality of life and economic evaluation models.听 I also research areas of executive skill and abilities and have published several papers and presented them at conferences in the United States and in the UK. I created and implemented the Bachelor of Business Administration-Health Care Management Major in 2013.
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rvaughan@stfrancis.edu La Universidad de St. 糖心APP, en Joliet, Illinois, ofrece una educaci贸n empresarial de vanguardia a trav茅s de su Facultad de Negocios
Contabilidad y An谩lisis Empresarial (BBA)
Anal铆tica empresarial (B.S.)
Iniciativa empresarial (B.A.)
Finanzas (B.A.)
Negocios internacionales (B.A.)
Mercadotecnia (BBA)
Gesti贸n de la cadena de suministros (BBA)
Gesti贸n basada en valores (BBA)
Los programas 100% en l铆nea est谩n dise帽ados para alumnos adultos que se transfieren a la USF con cursos universitarios o t铆tulos previos para completar una licenciatura.
Administraci贸n de empresas (MBA)听鈥� en l铆nea y en el campus
– Ciberseguridad
– An谩lisis de datos
– Finanzas
– Gesti贸n sanitaria
– Gesti贸n de recursos humanos
– Gerente de Aprendizaje y Desarrollo
– Gesti贸n
– Gesti贸n de la cadena de suministro
Gesti贸n sanitaria (M.S.)
– Ciencia de datos en sanidad
– Liderazgo en sanidad (autodise帽o)
– Salud de la poblaci贸n
– Mejora de la calidad de la asistencia sanitaria
Gesti贸n (M.S.) 鈥� s贸lo en l铆nea
– Ciencia de datos en sanidad
– Gesti贸n sanitaria
– Gesti贸n de recursos humanos
– Gesti贸n
– Mejora del rendimiento
– Mejora de la calidad de la asistencia sanitaria
– Gesti贸n de la cadena de suministro
Formaci贸n y desarrollo (M.S.)听鈥� s贸lo en l铆nea
– Administraci贸n de empresas
– Gesti贸n sanitaria
– Gesti贸n de recursos humanos
– Dise帽o pedag贸gico en el aprendizaje en l铆nea
– Gesti贸n de la formaci贸n y el desarrollo
– Autodise帽o
Gesti贸n de la cadena de suministro
Contabilidad
An谩lisis de datos
Ciencia de datos en atenci贸n a la salud
Finanzas
Gesti贸n de recursos humanos
Dise帽o pedag贸gico en el aprendizaje en l铆nea
尝辞驳铆蝉迟颈肠补
Gesti贸n de cuidados de larga duraci贸n
Gesti贸n de la formaci贸n y el desarrollo
Mejora del rendimiento
Salud de la poblaci贸n
Mejora de la calidad de la asistencia sanitaria
Gesti贸n de la cadena de suministro
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Dr. 隆Shannon Brown da la bienvenida a los alumnos de la Facultad de Negocios!
Dr. Shannon Brown
Decano, Facultad de Negocios
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La Facultad de Negocios de la USF est谩 acreditada por la Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), la principal asociaci贸n de acreditaci贸n especializada en educaci贸n empresarial que apoya, celebra y premia la excelencia docente. La acreditaci贸n es una prueba del compromiso de la USF con la excelencia docente, las mejores pr谩cticas y la mejora continua de los programas. En EE.UU. hay unas 2,400 instituciones de ense帽anza superior con planes de estudios relacionados con los negocios. S贸lo 300 han conseguido la acreditaci贸n de la ACBSP.
La Universidad de St. 糖心APP est谩 acreditada por la Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), una agencia regional de acreditaci贸n reconocida por el Departamento de Educaci贸n de Departamento de Educaci贸n. Haga clic aqu铆 para obtener m谩s informaci贸n sobre las听acreditaciones universitarias.
La Facultad de Negocios est谩 formada por un equipo de profesionales excepcionales y experimentados dedicados a ofrecer un plan de estudios acad茅mico riguroso en un entorno de aprendizaje compasivo y de apoyo. Guiados por nuestros valores cat贸licos franciscanos, estamos comprometidos con el 茅xito de los alumnos y el aprendizaje permanente.
El programa “3 to Degree” permite a los alumnos de licenciatura actuales completar sin problemas un BBA/B.S. y un MBA o M.S. en cinco a帽os. Este programa est谩 dise帽ado para que los alumnos cursen hasta nueve horas de cr茅ditos de postgrado que cuentan tanto para sus t铆tulos de licenciatura como de postgrado, ahorrando aproximadamente 7,500 d贸lares en costos de matr铆cula. Obtenga m谩s informaci贸n aqu铆.
Es la historia de David contra Goliat para nuestros alumnos que se miden con los mejores y m谩s brillantes del mundo. Cada semestre, los alumnos de negocios de la USF compiten en un curso de modelado de “simulaci贸n empresarial” y obtienen sistem谩ticamente buenos resultados frente a instituciones de todo el pa铆s. Los alumnos de la USF han competido con 茅xito contra equipos de programas empresariales como Notre Dame, Indiana University, DePaul, Duke, Penn State, Vanderbilt, Rutgers, BYU, Pepperdine, Michigan State y varias escuelas internacionales de la India y Dub谩i.
La facultad se divide en tres 谩reas program谩ticas clave:
Los programas de听la Escuela de Negocios听para alumnos de licenciatura y postgrado est谩n acreditados por el Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs, una asociaci贸n l铆der de acreditaci贸n especializada para apoyar, celebrar y premiar la excelencia docente para la ense帽anza de negocios.
La Escuela de Gesti贸n sanitaria听es miembro de The Association of University Programs in Health Administration, una red mundial de colegios universitarios, universidades, profesores, personas y organizaciones dedicadas a la mejora de la prestaci贸n de asistencia sanitaria a trav茅s de la excelencia en la gesti贸n de la asistencia sanitaria y la educaci贸n pol铆tica.听Si desea m谩s informaci贸n sobre los programas de la Escuela de Gesti贸n sanitaria, p贸ngase en contacto con el Dr. Michael Stowe, presidente, en听mstowe@stfrancis.edu听o llame al听815-740-3606.
La Escuela de Estudios Profesionales听ofrece programas flexibles para personas ocupadas como usted, con itinerarios de formaci贸n y desarrollo en gesti贸n de recursos humanos, gesti贸n empresarial y sanitaria y aprendizaje electr贸nico. Si desea m谩s informaci贸n sobre los programas de la Escuela de Estudios Profesionales, p贸ngase en contacto con la Dra. Bonnie Covelli, presidenta, en听bcovelli@stfrancis.edu听o llame al听815-740-5071.
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