The limited number of spots available for a business short course in Colorado are already being filled.

The College of Business Administration’s Leadership Summit course will take place during the first week of January in rural Colo. The course will feature guest speakers who are successful in entrepreneurial business management and leadership, interactive group activities and question-and-answer sessions designed to enhance students’ internal leadership abilities and their Christian perspectives in business.

Tim Johnston, assistant dean of COBA and administrator of the Leadership Summit, said the number of students going to the Colorado ranch will be limited to about 120.

Johnston said the guest speakers will bring new and challenging ideas, lessons and perspectives to students.

“It brings you a great opportunity to learn from business leaders of power and position and to gain context about how business fits into society,” Johnston said. “This year, an executive vice president of Walmart will be speaking about some of the challenges of business.”

Leadership Summit, led by Dr. Rick Lytle, dean of COBA, is open to all students, not just business majors. Johnston said about 40 percent of the students who attended last year were not in COBA.

“Even students outside of business majors will be involved with the business world in their careers,” he said.

Nuria Hall, academic adviser in COBA, said during the first day of advising she talked to several students who were going to apply. She said she understood why they were interested in the offering.

“I wish I could go,” Hall said. “I’ve heard from students that it was their best experience as a student. The material they learn prepares them with information they’ll be using in the world.”

The week-long program will take place in Frontier Ranch in Buena Vista Colo., about 90 miles west of Colorado Springs. The group from ACU will join a small group from Lubbock Christian University. The $650 fee to cover room and board is in addition to tuition for the three-hour course, BUSA 435 Christian Leadership Perspectives. All students are responsible for transportation as well.

The application deadline is Nov. 16.