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LOOKING FORWARD
TO CAREER
The business department consisted of four full-time and four
part-time professors teaching classes that range from Account
ing 1 to Business Law to Advanced Information Systems. It
offered four different majors. Students that graduate with a
business degree can look for jobs in fields such as account
ing, sales, marketing, finance, and computers.
Mrs. Patricia Youstra was the only woman in the busi
ness faculty and was in charge of the Administrative Office
Management and Secretarial Science majors. When asked
why she chose to be a Christian educator, she responded, “
God called me to teach more than subject matter. This gives
me a chance to change lives. The object of the department
is to send students into the business world to represent Christ
with integrity and excellent work ethics.” The Administra
tive Office Management seniors had a 13 to 14 weeks in
ternship, working forty-hours each week at local businesses.
The computer lab was turned into a “smart room” which
allowed teachers to use power point in the classroom.
Zach Barlowe, a senior business major and president of
the business club, said, “The business faculty has not only
taught me business skills, but
Preparing young men and they have acted as mentors
women to be effective in the for advice and future oppor
business world, was a goal of
the business faculty. Mr. tunities. We have a great
George Dollar said, “Technol business faculty, and they
ogy is an essential tool for or have all been instrumental in
ganizations seeking to estab
lish competitive advantage in preparing me for a career.”
today’s marketplace. The Phillipians 4:9 states, ‘Those
business faculty strive to things, which ye have both
integrate technology into each
class as we prepare future learned, and received, and
managers for the demands of heard, and seen in me, do:
business in the 21st century.”
and the God of peace shall
be with you.” Next year the business department plans on
adding a Computer Information Systems degree. The fu
ture of the department and the future of the students both
look bright.
The girls of Mrs. Youstra's responded unanimously, “She is
Administrative Office Man never allowed to retire.” After
agement class-Amanda Mrs. Youstra's face turned back
Rockwell, Wendy Carlson, to its natural color, they added
and April Hays-were asked that it is challenging work, but
what one thing they could say they feel they will leave pre
about Mrs. Youstra, They all pared for the business world.
