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Organizational Leadership
An effective leader knows how to be decisive, build teams, think differently, and work with integrity. The Organizational Leadership minor/concentration is designed to prepare you for leadership in a variety of fields such as business (profit and non-profit), education, and ministry. Courses strengthen you in areas such as organizational behavior, organizational communication, and ethical decision making.
Career Options
• CEO • Facilitator of team development • Coach • Team coordinator • Independent consultant • Human services manager
Some careers and employment positions require graduate degrees, specialized training, or additional certificates and licenses.
Organizational Leadership Minor
Code Course Hours BUOL 480 Theories & Models of Leadership 3 BUOL 481 Organizational Behavior 3 BUOL 482 Organizational Communication 3 BUOL 483 Theolog. & Historic. Found. of Leadership 3 Electives (6 hours) BUMG 231 Principles of Management 3 BUMG 431 Operations Management 3 BUMG 432 Human Resource Management 3 BUOL 489 Organizational Leadership Internship 1-3 Any MOL course(s)
Minimum Hours Required 18
Organizational Leadership Concentration
Code Course Hours BUOL 480 Theories & Models of Leadership 3 BUOL 481 Organizational Behavior 3 BUOL 482 Organizational Communication 3 Electives (3 hours) BUOL 483 Theolog. & Historic. Found. of Leadership 3 BUOL 489 Organizational Leadership Internship 1-3 Any MOL course(s)
Minimum Hours Required 12
SPOTLIGHTFaculty
JOEL BORCHARDT
Joel Borchardt completed his undergrad degree from Maranatha in 2013. After completing a Master of Science in Sport Management and several years of coaching and teaching, he returned to Maranatha, where he worked in the Development Office and assisted with coaching basketball and baseball. “It is great to give back to the university I graduated from,” Coach Borchardt says. “I enjoy interacting with my students and having them challenge me.” Joel is now the Head Coach of the men’s basketball team and teaches Business and Sport Management classes.
STEVEN BOARD
Steve Board brings real-life experience to his teaching in the School of Business. Before joining the MBU faculty/staff, he spent more than thirty years in business in supervisory, managerial, and leadership roles. Along with teaching, he is MBU’s Director of Development. He says, “I believe that in addition to getting an education, college students also need to be mentored and discipled… I came to Maranatha because I wanted to help mentor the next generation of Christian business leaders.”
where are they now KYLE KUTZ
BIO
After Kyle Kutz (’15) completed the Accounting (CPA) program at MBU, he landed a job in Atlanta with Pathstone Federal Street, preparing taxes for high-net-worth families and their businesses. Kyle earned his CPA certification, and God led him next to Ronald Blue Trust to work as a financial planner in the Family Office. “Our company mission is ‘to help Christians become financially free to better assist in fulfilling the Great Commission.’ It’s a privilege to help clients leave a lasting legacy that can impact generations.”
MAJOR LOCATED GRADUATED
Accounting - CPA Roswell, GA 2015
Brendan Burckart | 2020
Accounting CPA
Controller Services Associate at Williams Keepers LLC CPS and Consultants, Columbia, MO
Garrett Gleason | 2020
Accounting CPA
Audit Associate for BKD, LLP, Noblesville, IN
Michaela McQueen | 2020
Accounting CPA
Tax Associate for Brosech & Co, SC, Milwaukee, WI
Abby Huthmaker | 2020
Tax Associate for RSM, LLP, Milwaukee, WI
Emily Kruse | 2021
Accounting CPA
Business Management
HR Manager at Cooper Springs Solutions, Fort Collins, CO
Katelyn Larson | 2017
Business Management
Finance Specialist at Hollstadt Consulting, Rosemount, MN
Andrew Gunst | 2014
Business Management
NPI Sourcing Lead at RB Royal Industries, Inc., Milwaukee, WI
