Business

Character, Intellect & Leadership

Learn to make organizational decisions according to the highest ethical standards and steward resources of for-profit, not-for-profit and service organizations.

Integrate Faith and Biblical Principles into the Practice of Business

The Business and Economics department aims to develop the character and intellect of our students and to equip them with skills to be Christlike scholar-servants who will steward the resources of for-profit, not-for-profit, and service organizations.

Ben DiCrasto ’20…

…shares his experience as a business administration major.

Emily Blosdale ’20…

…shares her experience as an accounting major.

Courses of Study

»Accounting Major

»Business Administration Major

»Human Resources Management Major

»Organizational Management Major

»Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Minors available in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Human Resources Management, Integrated Marketing Communication, Leadership Development, Leadership Studies, and Organizational Management and Certified Financial Planning.

Dedicated Faculty

Our goal as faculty members is to equip our students for professional success and help them integrate their faith and Biblical principles into their practice of business.

Liberal Arts Advantage

We believe that our liberal arts approach (where students take half of their courses in business and half in other disciplines) is of great benefit to our students, making them better businessmen and women.

Studying business at Houghton provides a student with a top quality education, rooted in ethics, leadership and responsibility, but the benefits of the business program do not stop there; Houghton’s business students also have at their disposal a plethora of exciting opportunities in applied learning both at home and abroad.

Applied Learning

  • The innovative Houghton Student Enterprises group plans, manages, and operates numerous on-campus businesses.
  • Students interested in human resources management run Houghton’s student chapter of SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management.)
  • Accounting students operate an IRS-sanctioned VITA tax return preparation service as a community service each year.
  • Professional members of the business community are brought to campus regularly through our BEST Talks to meet with students and present seminars on topics of current interest in the business world. Guest lecturers have included the CEOs of Johnson and Johnson and Cardone Industries.
  • Every student is involved in at least one for-credit internship as part of their program.

International Opportunities

Careers in Business

A Houghton degree in business or accounting opens doors to a variety of careers

What They’re Doing

  • AFLAC
  • Alliance Advisory Group
  • Athletes in Action
  • American Center for Law & Justice
  • The Buffalo Bills
  • Cardone Industries
  • Cisco
  • CompassCare Pregnancy
  • Corning
  • Datatel
  • Deloitte
  • The Federal Reserve Bank
  • First National Bank Mozambique
  • Fisher-Price
  • Frito-Lay
  • Gelia, Inc.
  • Hyatt Regency
  • HSBC Bank
  • IBM
  • M & T Bank
  • Mercy Corps
  • Merrill Lynch
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Nordstrom
  • Paychex
  • Pfizer
  • Polo Ralph Lauren
  • QVC
  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
  • The Salvation Army
  • TIAA-CREF
  • Travelers Group
  • U.S. Air Force
  • The Vanguard Group
  • The World Bank
  • Yahoo!

Grad Schools Attended

  • Alfred University
  • Babson College
  • Boston University
  • Clarkson University
  • College for Financial Planning
  • Cornell University
  • Dallas Theological Seminary
  • Eastern University
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University
  • Georgia Southern University
  • Harvard Business School
  • Indiana Wesleyan University
  • Jones International University
  • Keller’s School of Management
  • Loyola College
  • Nazareth College
  • Niagara University
  • North Central University
  • Ohio State University
  • Penn State
  • Purdue University
  • Robert Morris University
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Rutgers University
  • St. Bonaventure University
  • St. John Fisher College
  • Syracuse University
  • Temple University
  • University of Chicago
  • University of Denver
  • University of Maryland College Park
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Rochester
  • University of South Florida
  • University of Virginia
  • University of Wyoming

Faculty & Staff

Isaac Archer

Adjunct Instructor of Accounting
585.567.9440
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Mark Borchert

Professor of Business and Communication; Director MBA Program
585.567.9446
Chamberlain 314
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Karen Campbell

MBA Faculty Member
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Michael Chen

Instructor of Business Administration
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Jonathan Hilsher

Instructor of Management
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Torrance Jones

Assistant Professor of Business & Criminal Justice
585.567.4400
Office 318 Chamberlain Center
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Roger C. Mattice

Adjunct Professor
585-259-2256 (mobile)
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Elianna McHenry

Assistant Professor of Accounting
585.567.9447
Chamberlain Center 315
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Eric Roth

Assistant Professor of Business and Economics
269-579-9656
Online
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Molly Spear

Academic Departments Coordinator
585.567.9440
Chamberlain Center 301
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Ervin Starr

Instructor of Business Administration
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Philip Toner

Adjunct Online Instructor of Management
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