School of Business and Technology

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Dr. Derrek B. Dunn, Dean

Ms. Patrica Jones-Bailey, Executive Administrative Assistant I

The School of Business and Technology (SBT) is one of the five schools in the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) which is part of the University System of Maryland. The SBT is committed to providing excellent education and professional skills through updated curricula across the Departments and has one of the highest numbers of graduates at UMES each year. The faculty members within the SBT are actively engaged in funded research and educational projects, many of which involve undergraduate and graduate students. The SBT strives to be known as the “School of Choice” for those seeking a high-quality values-based education in alignment with our motto which is Producing Leaders with Values. At the SBT, we strongly embrace and value:

• Excellence: We encourage and develop excellence in our faculty, staff, students, and the educational programs we deliver;
• Respect: We recognize that our colleagues, students, and external stakeholders are the cornerstone of our success and are committed to treating them with respect and dignity; and
• Teamwork: We know that to be successful we must work together; therefore, we encourage collaboration and build and nurture mutually beneficial relationships.

There are five academic departments in the SBT; they are; Department of Business, Management and Accounting; Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences; Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management which includes the PGA Golf Management Program; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science; and Department of Technology. Academic majors within the School include accounting, aviation sciences (with concentrations in aeronautics, aviation management, professional pilot, and software engineering), business administration, computer science, construction management technology, engineering (with specializations in aerospace, electrical, computer, and mechanical), engineering technology (with a concentration in electrical/electronics engineering technology), finance, hotel and tourism management, marketing, mathematics, PGA Golf management, and technology and engineering education. The accreditations for various programs in the School of Business and Technology include AACSB International, ABET-Engineering, ACCE, ACPHA, and PGA of America.

We have a talented and diverse group of faculty members who maintain currency in their respective disciplines. Examples of faculty research include communications, structural health monitoring, and unmanned aerial systems for precision agriculture and on-chip optical interconnected computer architecture. Our faculty members are grant recipients and regular contributors, editors, referees of reputable peer-reviewed journals in the fields of finance, accounting, engineering, management, marketing, and technology. Research studies produced by our faculty are actively sought by industry, media outlets, and the professions.

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