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Prepare to make an immediate, significant contribution in your chosen field. Learn how to solve the challenges and ethical dilemmas that you’ll face. The School of Business and Leadership at Colorado Christian University will give you the tools and training to get there. You’ll learn from professors who have achieved great success in their areas of expertise—working at the highest levels in Fortune 500 companies, owning businesses, consulting, and serving as board members. We also have a large pool of affiliate faculty who bring diverse perspectives from their current work within the business and leadership communities. MICHAEL CLEVELAND Major: Business Administration Minor: Finance CCU Experiences: • Internship with AXA Financial, Inc. • Studied global business dynamics in France with CCU’s MBA travel course Michael is a financial analyst for IBM Global Business Services, where he consults alongside industry experts to make customers more profitable and competitive in today’s rapidly changing business environment. His work is project-based, includes frequent travel, and has served clients in government and the banking, electronics, and oil and gas industries. For the past 14 months, he has been working on a project with an offshore bank headquartered in Bermuda. When did you begin working for IBM? I was offered the job two months after graduation. But the networking, application, and interviewing process began long before that. How did CCU prepare you for your career? CCU prepared me intellectually and as a disciple of Christ to the corporate world. I developed critical thinking skills, was trained to be an effective public speaker, and my business professors brought a wealth of real-world experience into the classroom. Every course also featured an element of ethics training. CCU is a small school, but that didn’t prevent me from getting into a Fortune 500 company. We need more Christian leaders in the corporate world, and this is a great place to start that journey. What advice would you give to a student considering this career? Commit to each of your classes and take advantage of every learning opportunity. Set high goals and don’t sell yourself short. Learn to take initiative, become a strong communicator, and adapt quickly to new and changing environments. The business consulting industry is dynamic, challenging, and fast-paced, and it’s a great career if you enjoy meeting new people and working collaboratively to solve difficult issues. CHARLES KING • J.D. - University of Denver • MBA - Northwestern University • B.A. - Southwestern College • CCU professor of business • Member of the American, Colorado, and Arapahoe County bar associations • Rated “AV” in the Martindale-Hubbell ® Law Directory • Counsel to Thomas N. Scheffel and Associates, PC • Frequent speaker and conductor at seminars throughout the United States and Asia • Former adjunct professor for Pepperdine University • Former corporate manager for Samsonite Corporation • Former FBI special agent ABOUT THE DEAN During VALS, Dr. King (left) meets with CCU President Bill Armstrong (third from left) and guest speakers John Temple, editor and president of the Rocky Mountain News, and Jon Caldara, president of the Independence Institute, Colorado’s free-market think tank. 800.44.FAITH • www.ccu.edu “CCU students are different than the average college student because they are looking for the opportunity to improve the company and they don’t come to us values-neutral.” – Regional vice president of a Fortune Top 50 company DID YOU KNOW? • Our alumni are working for major corporations, top firms, local companies, and entrepreneurial ventures in a wide variety of fields that include marketing, consulting, public relations, investment banking, and accounting. • One of our recent graduates sold his business for more than one million dollars and is in the process of launching a new company. • Our students recently traveled to New York City to participate in the annual Foundation for Economic Education summer seminar program. e School of BUSINESS and LEADERSHIP Want to learn more? Visit or call 800.44.FAITH
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Prepare to make an immediate, significant contribution in your chosen field. Learn how to solve thechallenges and ethical dilemmas that you’ll face. The School of Business and Leadership at ColoradoChristian University will give you the tools and training to get there. You’ll learn from professors who have achieved great success in their areas of expertise—working at the highest levels in Fortune 500 companies, owning businesses, consulting, and serving as board members. We also have a large pool of affiliate faculty who bring diverse perspectives from their current work within the business and leadership communities.
MICHAEL CLEVELAND Major: Business AdministrationMinor: Finance
CCU Experiences: •InternshipwithAXAFinancial,Inc. •StudiedglobalbusinessdynamicsinFrancewith CCU’s MBA travel course
MichaelisafinancialanalystforIBMGlobalBusinessServices,where he consults alongside industry experts to make customers more profitable and competitive in today’s rapidly changing business environment.Hisworkisproject-based,includesfrequenttravel,and
hasservedclientsingovernmentandthebanking,electronics,and oilandgasindustries.Forthepast14months,hehasbeenworking onaprojectwithanoffshorebankheadquarteredinBermuda.
When did you begin working for IBM? Iwasofferedthejobtwomonthsaftergraduation.Butthenetworking,application,andinterviewingprocess began long before that.
How did CCU prepare you for your career?CCU prepared me intellectually and as a disciple of Christ to the corporate world. I developed critical thinkingskills,wastrainedtobeaneffectivepublicspeaker,andmybusinessprofessorsbroughtawealth of real-world experience into the classroom. Every course also featured an element of ethicstraining.CCUisasmallschool,butthatdidn’tpreventmefromgettingintoaFortune500company.WeneedmoreChristianleadersinthecorporateworld,andthisisagreatplacetostartthatjourney.
What advice would you give to a student considering this career?Commit to each of your classes and take advantage of every learning opportunity. Set high goals and don’tsellyourselfshort.Learntotakeinitiative,becomeastrongcommunicator,andadaptquicklytonewandchangingenvironments.Thebusinessconsultingindustryisdynamic,challenging,andfast-paced,andit’sagreatcareerifyouenjoymeetingnewpeopleandworkingcollaborativelytosolvedifficult issues.
CHARLES KING •J.D.-UniversityofDenver•MBA-NorthwesternUniversity•B.A.-SouthwesternCollege•CCUprofessorofbusiness•MemberoftheAmerican,Colorado,and Arapahoe County bar associations•Rated“AV”intheMartindale-Hubbell® Law
Directory•CounseltoThomasN.ScheffelandAssociates,PC•Frequentspeakerandconductoratseminars
throughout the United States and Asia•FormeradjunctprofessorforPepperdine
University•FormercorporatemanagerforSamsonite
Corporation•FormerFBIspecialagent
ABOUT THE DEAN
DuringVALS,Dr.King(left)meetswithCCUPresidentBillArmstrong(thirdfromleft)andguestspeakersJohnTemple,editorandpresidentoftheRocky Mountain News,andJonCaldara,presidentoftheIndependenceInstitute,Colorado’sfree-marketthink tank.
800.44.FAITH • www.ccu.edu
“CCUstudentsaredifferentthantheaveragecollegestudentbecausetheyarelooking for the opportunity to improve the company and they don’t come to us
values-neutral.” – Regional vice president of a Fortune Top 50 company
DID YOU KNOW?•Ouralumniareworkingformajor
corporations,topfirms,localcompanies,and entrepreneurial ventures in a wide varietyoffieldsthatincludemarketing,consulting,publicrelations,investmentbanking,andaccounting.
•Oneofourrecentgraduatessoldhisbusiness for more than one million dollars and is in the process of launching a new company.
•OurstudentsrecentlytraveledtoNew York City to participate in the annual Foundation for Economic Education summer seminar program.
The School ofBUSINESS and LEADERSHIP
Want to learn more? Visit
or call 800.44.FAITH
©2009CCUMarketingDepartment
To view the Academic Catalog visitwww.ccu.edu/catalogMINORS AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS:□ Accounting□ Biblical Studies□ Biology□ Business□ Chemistry□ Communication□ Education□ English□ Finance
□ Global Studies□ History□ Leadership Studies□ Mathematics□ Music□OutdoorLeadership□Psychology□ Theology□ Young Life Leadership□ Youth Ministry
PRE-PROFESSIONALSTUDIES: □Pre-Law□Pre-Medicine
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS: •Accounting •BusinessAdministration
PRE-PROFESSIONAL STUDIES: •Pre-Law
OPPORTUNITIES: •Internships •Values-AlignedLeadershipSummit (VALS–anannualconferenceforstudentsand membersofthebusinesscommunity) •VALSAlliance(student/professionalnetworkingand mentoringorganization) •Frequentguestspeakers
DIVERSIFY:Minoring outside of your major gives you more résumé power.TRY:Business Administration with a Leadership Studies minor.Education Licensure with a Psychology minor.Theology with a History minor.Communication with a Global Studies minor.
Wrestle with challenges and ethical dilemmas. Develop the knowledge andskills to help large corporations, mid-size companies, and start-up venturessucceed. Serve around the world.
The School ofBusiness and Leadership
