LEADERSHIP + INNOVATION CAMPAIGN

Southern Adventist University's School of Business has 415 students pursuing 16 undergraduate and graduate degrees. Each program is designed to equip students with the tools to succeed professionally while inspiring them with the eternal purpose of sharing Christ in their chosen field. Our students excel both in the classroom and the community:

• Seniors place in the top 20% nationally for Major Field Tests.
• SMARRT Fund students successfully practice investing with real money.
• Enactus team members achieve competitive annual rankings within the global social entrepreneurship network.
• Students provide free tax-filing assistance as a community service.

Together, we can help them achieve even greater success. Join us as we prayerfully pursue the $24 million School of Business Leadership and Innovation Campaign in support of a new building and program endowment.

Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither was Southern’s School of Business. Started in a closet on the first floor of Wright Hall in 1956, the School of Business sits on the shoulders of men and women dedicated to sharing Christ in the marketplace through training ethical and exceptional business professionals. As the school moves to its new and dedicated home and becomes the Ruth McKee School of Business, join us in remembering and honoring those who made today’s success possible.

Designing and building a new School of Business facility will contribute to a greater sense of purpose, place, and presence for each business student and faculty member, in addition to benefiting the campus and local community.

Purpose. Our programs' focus on purpose will become clearer and simpler to execute as space limitations decrease and students’ affinity and ownership increases. Student opportunities for vocational discernment will blossom with the creation of a dedicated School of Business Career Center, and community service efforts will grow as the public is invited to engage with us in large, multipurpose spaces that are part of the new, easy-to-identify facility.

Place. The new facility will be home to programs where instruction is well-equipped and easily accessible. The SMARRT Fund Finance Lab, Business Innovation and Solutions Center, Leadership Institute, and Enactus will all benefit from dedicated space for experiential learning. A dedicated physical footprint for the School of Business will unlock potential for enrollment growth and improve engagement opportunities between students, faculty, alumni, and the community.

Presence. More than simply brick-and-mortar space, presence means possessing an identity that engenders respect, which increases perception of program value and fosters a sense of belonging, connectedness, and pride. A sense of belonging will be intentionally fostered in new collaborative spaces resulting in idea generation, networking possibilities, and long-term relationships that attract new students, new faculty, and potential employers.