Rick Lytle is stepping down from his 16 year deanship, but is not disappearing from campus just yet. Lytle first came to the university 25 years ago and is leaving his longtime position to serve as the CEO of CEO Forum Inc., a non-profit organization whose mission is to create spiritual statesmen and women for the marketplace. The organization ... [Read More…]
COBA students allegedly violate academic integrity policy
Students in the College of Business Administration are under investigation after a group was allegedly caught violating academic integrity. Several classes were reported to have participated in some form of cheating. According to ACU's academic integrity and honesty policy, examples of academic dishonesty include acquiring answers for any ... [Read More…]
ACU CEO ranked second in the nation
ACU's Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization came in second place for the nation's top CEO chapter at the organization's national conference in Orlando, Florida, last weekend. Fourteen students and Dr. Jim Litton, faculty sponsor of ACU Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization, traveled to the annual event after learning they had been recognized ... [Read More…]
Wal-Mart CEO speaks on campus
The former CEO of the largest company in America, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., told students integrity and trust with employees is the most important aspect of being a successful business leader. Mike Duke, retired president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. spoke to an audience of nearly 300 guests Tuesday afternoon as part of COBA's Distinguished ... [Read More…]
Former Walmart president to speak at luncheon
Mike Duke, former president and CEO of Walmart stores, will speak at the College of Business Administration Distinguished Speakers luncheon Tuesday. The event will begin at 11:45 a.m. in the Hunter Welcome Center. The Distinguished Speakers luncheon has been a regular event organized by Dr. Rick Lytle, dean of the College of Business ... [Read More…]
Pepperdine professor speaks on law school
Professor Jim Gash, ACU alum and former associate dean of students at Pepperdine University, visited the College of Business Administration Monday to give a presentation to pre-law students. Gash graduated first in his class from the Pepperdine School of Law in 1993. He is currently in his 15th year as a professor of law at Pepperdine, teaching ... [Read More…]
Exxon Mobil VP to give advice to COBA
Mark W. Albers, senior vice president of Exxon Mobil Corporation, will speak at ACU next Wednesday, March 26, for the College of Business Administration's Distinguished Speakers Series. "I've listened to him speak over podcasts a while ago and he truly believes in keeping your faith in the marketplace," said Jake Mulder, senior marketing major ... [Read More…]
COBA graduates create start-up
A promising new start-up company, run partly by three ACU graduates, aims to help businesses track their influence and content on social media. SocialRest was founded by Clay Selby, a 2011 ACU graduate with a degree in IT entrepreneurship. He pitched the original idea for the company in Nov. 2012 at a conference for start-up businesses in San ... [Read More…]
Lytle begins “Entrust” initiative on campus
Dr. Rick Lytle, dean of the College of Business Administration, is launching a new program called Entrust, which intends to "entrust" the next generation. Entrust will engage the next generation of business leaders for Christ by using a team of Christian CEO's to mentor young, "30-something" business professionals. "Our goal with this initiative ... [Read More…]
COBA professor gets “ticked” in Australia
While leading a class trip in Australia during Christmas break, an ACU professor had a brief encounter with a tick that left him hospitalized for several days. Dr. Ian Shepherd, associate professor of management sciences, said he had to delay his return to the U.S. until Sunday, but he has been running his first week of classes ... [Read More…]