Accounting, Finance, Information Systems and Business Law
The 蘑菇短视频Department of Accounting, Finance, Information Systems and Business Law offers a wide variety of academic programs designed to prepare students to be tomorrow鈥檚 business leaders in the private, government, or public sector.
Currently we have over 168 students enrolled in accounting, with an average of 30-35 graduating seniors each year; 162 students enrolled in finance, with approximately 20 graduating seniors per year; and 103 computer information systems majors, with an average of 20-25 graduating seniors per year. Between distance and face-to-face students, the Business Law program has over 475 students enrolled.
Programs
Undergraduate Programs
Accounting
Business Administration and Law
Computer Information Systems
Finance
Graduate Programs
Master of Accountancy
Mission Statement
The School's mission is to equip students with knowledge and skills needed to become Business Ready庐 graduates. Through teaching, our primary responsibility, we strive to create a learning environment of excellence with a personal touch. We encourage the development of global awareness, effective communication skills, critical thinking and decision-making abilities and provide our undergraduate and graduate students with the requisite foundation of proper knowledge and professional skills. We maintain a qualified and motivated faculty by engaging primarily in applied and instructional development research and through service to our campus, professional and regional constituencies.
Our Faculty
| Name | Position | Program | Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Pace | Associate Professor; Director, School of Accounting, Finance, Information Systems and Business Law | Business Law | hpace@wcu.edu | 828.227.7412 |
| Sefer Balikci | Assistant Professor | Accounting | sbalikci@email.wcu.edu | |
| Bin Mai | Assistant Professor | Information Systems | bmai@wcu.edu | |
| Hai-yang Chen | Professor | Finance | hchen@wcu.edu | 828.227.3798 |
| Gary Curnutt | Assistant Professor | Finance | gcurnutt@wcu.edu | 828.227.2007 |
| Anna Dai | Assistant Professor | Finance | ydai@wcu.edu | 828.227.3994 |
| Christopher Doval | Senior Instructor | Business Law | cdoval@wcu.edu | |
| Janet Ford | Professor | Business Law | jford@wcu.edu | 828.227.2006 |
| H. Kevin Fulk | Professor; Kneedler Distinguished Professor of Computer Information Systems | CIS | hfulk@wcu.edu | 828.227.3549 |
| Joe Giordano | Assistant Professor | Accounting | jgiordano@wcu.edu | 828.227.3087 |
| Joseph Hashem | Assistant Professor | Accounting | jhashem@wcu.edu | 828.227.3148 |
| Will Kapakos | Senior Instructor | CIS | wakapakos@wcu.edu | 828.227.2154 |
| Jack King | Instructor | Business Law | jfking@wcu.edu | 828.227.3984 |
| Marco Lam | Professor | Accounting | mlam@wcu.edu | 828.227.7189 |
| Rady Large | Assistant Professor | Business Law | larger@wcu.edu | 828.227.3632 |
| Doug Parker | Associate Professor | Accounting | rdparker@wcu.edu | 828.227.3779 |
| Sanjay Rajagopal | Professor | Finance | rajagopal@wcu.edu | 828.227.3158 |
| Ken Sanney | Professor | Business Law | ksanney@wcu.edu | 828.227.3390 |
| Gloria Sapounova | Assistant Professor | Accounting | gsapounova@wcu.edu | 828.227.3189 |
| David Smith | Instructor | Finance | smithdavid@wcu.edu | 828.227.7192 |
| Tyler Smith | Assistant Professor | Business Law | tjsmith@wcu.edu | 828.227.2179 |
| Ramel Strong | Assistant Professor | Finance | cstrong@wcu.edu | 828.227.7185 |
| Joe Washburn | Assistant Professor | Business Law | jwashburn@wcu.edu | 828.227.3704 |
| John Weatherford | Instructor | Accounting | jweatherford@wcu.edu | 828.227.3385 |
| Professor | CIS | whiteb@wcu.edu | 828.227.7193 | |
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Faculty Emeriti Dan Clapper Leroy Kauffman Jane Livingstone William Perry Susan Swanger Lorri Willey |
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