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Become a Bold Leader With a Servant's Heart.

Excel in the workplace as a manager or organizational leader. Stretch yourself to develop an entrepreneurial mindset, thinking deeply to discover creative solutions to new problems. Learn to communicate effectively and make strategic decisions with biblical wisdom. You will be prepared to serve others in the business world with the humility of Christ.

Pursue your vocational calling in business and communication.
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Choose Your Area of Study in Business and Communication

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Business – Undergraduate

Develop the skills you need to become an excellent leader with a Kingdom impact in the business world. Learn through a biblical lens what it means to be a faithful steward and how you can serve those around you with a career in business.

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Communication – Undergraduate

Cultivate your ability to communicate effectively in a world of cluttered messages. At Cedarville, you will be surrounded by peers and professors who will challenge you and push you towards Christ as you prepare for a profession in communication.

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Business – Graduate

Open the door to new opportunities with a graduate business degree from Cedarville. Your courses will be relevant to the real world, equipping you to become a servant leader that engages with excellence the paramount business needs of our day.

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Plaster School of Business Quick Facts

  • 100% Job/Grad School Placement
  • 36 Faculty Members
  • 14 Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Programs
  • 893 Undergraduate Students
  • 98 Graduate Students

All new students are assigned a faculty advisor to help you make the most of your 1000 Days.

  • The Robert W. Plaster School of Business has taught me so much about the business world and how to incorporate my biblical beliefs into my future career. There have been quite a few opportunities for me to apply this learning to a real-world scenario, especially during my time in the IBC. The professors have encouraged me in many ways, from allowing me to ask questions to planning my future after Cedarville.
    Sarah Baab '23
    Sarah Baab
  • Cedarville University’s MBA in innovation and entrepreneurship was one of the most fulfilling educational experiences I have had to date. The professors were hands-on and worked with me each step of the process. The program gave me the freedom to be creative and think outside the box but the structure to thrive. After completing my capstone, I was equipped to pitch my idea to investors and if I chose … I was prepped to start my own business.
    Derek Stallard, MBA '22
    Derek Stallard
  • The Department of Communication has prepared me with hard skills like writing and public speaking, as well as soft skills like interpersonal communication and leadership that will serve me well in my career. My professors have been some of my biggest cheerleaders as they help guide me through my college years.
    Olivia Ball '23, Communication
    Olivia Ball
  • Cedarville’s MBA with an innovation and entrepreneurship concentration has opened me up to new ways of thinking, new attitudes, and new aspirations. It has helped me along the path of finding my calling. After 20 years, I have reason to be optimistic about my career.
    Mark Kirby, MBA '22
    Engineering Consultant
    Greater New Orleans, LA, region
    Mark Kirby
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Accreditation Berry Center for Free Enterprise Communication Opportunities Facilities Integrated Business Core Study Abroad
   

Studying Business and Communication From a Distinctly Biblical Worldview

At Cedarville, you will be challenged to make business and communication your ministry for Christ. In a field where selfishness and greed can so easily take root, Cedarville emphasizes stewardship of God's good gifts to us. Throughout your studies, you will be encouraged by caring faculty to lead humbly and to weigh every decision against the truth given to us in God's Word.

Your classmates will push you to be intentional about your faith, and your classes will challenge you to develop a biblical ethic for communicating and making decisions in the workplace. Learn to lead in an environment that truly embodies the call to reflect Christ in servant leadership. 

“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”

— Micah 6:8

Business – Undergraduate

Become a force for good in the workplace.

Cedarville's undergraduate business programs offer a world of opportunity for developing your professional skills and preparing yourself for the workplace. Whether you love crunching numbers or creatively communicating messaging for a brand, you will find yourself challenged to excel in your field. Study business through a biblical lens and immerse yourself in an environment focused on reaching the world for Christ.

“Temptations which accompany the working day will be conquered on the basis of the morning breakthrough to God. Decisions, demanded by work, become easier and simpler where they are made not in the fear of men, but only in the sight of God. He wants to give us today the power which we need for our work.”

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Communication – Undergraduate

Learn to collaborate and lead with integrity.

A commitment to truth and excellence will define your experience in communication at Cedarville. As you relate through spoken, written, visual, nonverbal, and digital communication, you will be developed into a professional with the knowledge of what it takes to reach others effectively. Be bold in your pursuit of servant leadership, and choose an education that will prepare you to reflect Christ to the world.

“If you want a successful business, your people must feel that you are working for them—not that they are working for you.”

— Sam Walton

"The material creation was made by God to be developed, cultivated, and cared for in an endless number of ways through human labor. But even the simplest of these ways is important. Without them all, human life cannot flourish."

— Tim Keller

"It is by God's grace and provision that Hobby Lobby has endured. Therefore, we seek to honor God by operating the company in a manner consistent with biblical principles."

— David Green

Dean – Plaster School of Business

Jeffrey Haymond

Jeffrey Haymond, PhD

Dean, Robert W. Plaster School of Business; Professor of Economics

“At the Robert W. Plaster School of Business, we disciple students spiritually and professionally. We guide our business and communication students to be the people God has called them to be, with a view of their vocation as a mission field. Our world needs graduates of integrity with hearts of service, and our graduates are fully ready to answer this call when they leave Cedarville. God continues to do amazing things both in our school and with our students and alumni, and it is a joy to see His hand at work.”

— Jeffrey Haymond, PhD

Plaster School of Business

Office Location:
Scharnberg Business and Communication Center 112

Office Hours: 
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. weekdays,
August–May, summer hours reduced

Contact:
Phone:  937-766-7910
Email: psb@cedarville.edu

 
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