Current Events

ADVISING ALERT! All business majors MUST attend an advising session. Please see the schedule for times and locations.

The Best in Business: UNA Phi Beta Lambda Students Capture National Awards

Keller Hall is being renovated beginning immediately after Spring semester 2009. Completion is projected for early in 2010.

The Raburn Wing continues to be open and used for Business classes, the Dean's Office, the Marketing and Management and CIS Departmental offices.

The departmental offices for Accounting and Business Law are temporarily located in the basement of Willingham Hall. Economics and Finance departmental offices are located on the third floor of Bibb Graves Hall.

Faculty have been relocated to numerous buildings. Please check the UNA directory or the College of Business directory for the specific location or other contact information of the faculty member you are seeking.

Business classes will be held in Raburn Wing, Bibb Graves, Visual Arts, and online during the Keller renovation period. Please check the online schedule of classes of the locations of specific courses

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Management and Marketing


Chair's Message

Dept. Chair

The Department of Management and Marketing at the University of North Alabama offers students a BBA degree in Management with a choice of four options: Human Resource Management, Professional Management, Hospitality Management and Entertainment Industry Management and a BBA degree in Marketing. Students both inside and outside the College of Business can earn minors in Management and Marketing.

Our department is focused on student success. We strive to provide our majors with a solid foundation in business with specialized degree programs in Management and Marketing. Our department has a very dedicated staff and a talented, well-qualified faculty. The department is composed of 13 full-time faculty members, 9 of which have doctorates in their teaching fields. The faculty is dedicated to academic excellence in the classroom and committed to conducting academic research which enhances their classroom performance. Our students will be exposed to the skills necessary to be successful in their chosen major within our department.

Internships are often available for eligible junior and senior students. There are several scholarships available for Management and Marketing students to apply which are awarded each year. Students earning Management and Marketing degrees from UNA have gone on to have careers with TVA, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, State Farm, Redstone Arsenal, SCA Tissue, to name just a few of the firms which have employed our graduates.

Best wishes,

Dr. Dan Hallock
Chair, Department of Management and Marketing
R313 Keller Hall
UNA Box 5076
University of North Alabama
Florence, Alabama 35632-0001
E-mail: dehallock@una.edu
Phone: (256)765-4937 Fax: (256)765-4959




Management Teachers

Major in Management: Option I

Human Resources Management


Students selecting to major in Human Resources Management follow a curriculum which will prepare them for a career in this area. This major is also excellent preparation for any area in business which requires knowledge of the human resource function. Students who earn this degree will have the basic knowledge needed to begin preparation for the SPHR or PHR certification.





Requirements for major in Management: Option I - Human Resources Management



Dr. Stafford

Major in Management: Option II

Professional Management


Students selecting the major in Professional Management will be exposed to several areas in management including entrepreneurship, leadership, human resources and project management. Students can strengthen their degree through management electives to complete the degree requirements.








Requirements for major in Management: Option II - Professional Management



Dr. Beaver

Major in Management: Option III

Entertainment Industry Management


Short description of this option.




Requirements for major in Management: Option III - Entertainment Industry Management



Dr. Stafford

Major in Management: Option IV

Hospitality Management

Students selecting the major in Hospitality Management will be exposed to the field through a combination of courses in management, accounting and culinary arts (see course requirements). This major is designed to prepare students for a career in the hospitality management industry by exposing them to numerous areas in the field.






Requirements for major in Management: Option IV - Hospitality Management



Mrs. Clark

Major in Marketing

Short description of this option.







Requirements for major in Marketing





Mrs. Lindsey

Requirements for a Minor in Management
(18 semester hours)
2009-2010 Catalog






Course
Credit

MG 100- Introduction to Business
3
MG 330- Principles of Management
3
MG 335- Leadership
3
MG 362- Human Resources Management
3
Management electives (300/400 level course)
6

Total
18


Mrs. Clark

Requirements for a Minor in Marketing
(18 semester hours)
2009-2010 catalog

Course
Credit

MG 100- Introduction to Business
3
MK 360- Principles of Marketing
3
MK 363- Integrated Marketing Communications
3
MK 476- Consumer and Market Behavior
3
Marketing electives (300/400 level)
6

Total
18
 
 


Requirements for a Minor in Business Administration
(18 semester hours)
2009-2010 catalog

Course
Credit

AC 291 - Accounting Concepts I
3
AC 292 - Accounting Concepts II
3
     OR EC 252 - Principles of Microeconomics
EC 251- Principles of Macroeconomics
3
MG 330 - Principles of Management
3
MG 335 - Leadership
3
MK 360 - Marketing
3

Total
18

Requirements for a Minor in Entrepreneurship
(18 semester hours)
2009-2010 catalog

Course
Credit

CIS 376 - Web Development
3
MG 100 - Introduction to Business
3
MG 391 - Entrepreneurship
3
MK 395 - Entrepreneurial Marketing
3
Electives from among BL 381, FI 385, MG 331, MG 362, MG 480, MG 494, MK 360, MK 461, MK 492
6

Total
18

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING
(You are assigned an advisor according to first letter of your last name)

Management Majors:

Last Name
   Advisor
Temporary Office
Ext.
Email
A-C Dr. Santanu Borah Library RESA Rm. 4605 sborah@una.edu
D-H Mr. Walt Henley Library RESA Rm. 5069 whhenley@una.edu
I-K Dr. Rick Lester 101 S. Court Street 4405 ralester@una.edu
L-P Natasha Lindsey Library Study Rm. 2B 4943 nslindsey@una.edu
Q-U Dr. Dennis Balch Raburn 318 4955 drbalch@una.edu
V-Z Dr. Jeremy Stafford Library RESA Rm. 4148 jostafford@una.edu
         

Marketing Majors:

Last Name
   Advisor
Temporary Office
Ext.
Email
A-C Dr. Melissa Clark Library Study Rm. 2B 4624 mnclark@una.edu
D-I Dr. Jana Beaver Library Study Rm. 2B 4938 jbeaver@una.edu
J-M Dr. Bob Armstrong Online 4785 rwarmstrong@una.edu
N-R Mrs. Donna Yancey Rogers Hall Rm. 107

4424

dnyancey@una.edu
S-Z Jerome Gafford Library RESA Rm. 5068 jmgafford@una.edu


MBA Programs

The Department of Management and Marketing offers MBA degrees with several concentrations:

  • MBA with Professional Concentration
  • MBA with International Business Concentration
  • MBA with Health Care Management Concentration

Management and Marketing

V
Armstrong, Dr. Robert W.

Professor, Marketing, Management and Marketing
Contact Information:
256.765.4785
UNA Box 5163
318 Bibb Graves Hall
Florence, AL 35632-0001
V
Beaver, Dr. Jana P.

Assistant Professor, Management, Management and Marketing
Contact Information:
256.765.4938
UNA Box 5206
2B Collier Library
Florence, AL 35632-0001
V
Clark, Dr. Melissa N.

Assistant Professor, Marketing, Management and Marketing
Contact Information:
256.765.4624
UNA Box 5226
2B Collier Library
Florence, AL 35632-0001
V
Hallock, Dr. Daniel E.

Chair, Management and Marketing
Contact Information:
256.765.4937
UNA Box 5017
313 Keller-Raburn Wing
Florence, AL 35632-0001
V
Lester, Dr. Rick A.

Professor, Management, Management and Marketing
Additional Job Title:
Director of the Small Business Development Center, Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
Additional Job Title:
Ombudsman, Ombudsman
Contact Information:
256.765.4405
UNA Box 5159
308 Bibb Graves Hall
Florence, AL 35632-0001
V
Schwind, Ms. Rebecca H.

Academic Secretary, Management and Marketing
Contact Information:
256.765.4234
UNA Box 5017
316 Keller-Raburn Wing
Florence, AL 35632-0001
V
Yancey, Ms. Donna N.

Associate Professor, Marketing, Management and Marketing
Contact Information:
256.765.4424
UNA Box 5149
Rogers Hall
Florence, AL 35632-0001
V
Balch, Dr. Dennis R.

Assistant Professor, Management, Management and Marketing
Contact Information:
256.765.4955
UNA Box 5156
318 Keller-Raburn Wing
Florence, AL 35632-0001
V
Borah, Dr. Santanu

Professor, Management, Management and Marketing
Contact Information:
256.765.4605
UNA Box 5229
RES A Collier Library
Florence, AL 35632-0001
V
Gafford, Mr. Jerome M.

Assistant Professor, Marketing, Management and Marketing
Contact Information:
256.765.5068
UNA Box 5116
RES A Collier Library
Florence, AL 35632-0001
V
Henley, Mr. Walter H.

Assistant Professor, Management and Marketing
Contact Information:
256.765.5069
UNA Box 5179
RES A Collier Library
Florence, AL 35632-0001
V
Lindsey, Ms. Natasha S.

Instructor, Marketing, Management and Marketing
Contact Information:
256.765.4943
UNA Box 5191
2B Collier Library
Florence, AL 35632-0001
V
Stafford, Dr. Jeremy O.

Assistant Professor, Management and Marketing
Contact Information:
256.765.4148
UNA Box 5249
RES A Collier Library
Florence, AL 35632-0001