School of Business and Economics

Business World Meets Liberal Arts

We see Illinois Wesleyan as a unique place: studying professional programs in a liberal arts setting. This mix gives our students a foundation in technical skills, theory and practice, while preparing them to devise new solutions to problems, think critically and communicate clearly and effectively.

 

Experience. Question. Lead.

Motivated by our motto Do Well, Do Good, the School of Business and Economics at IWU produces thoughtful graduates who are prepared to impact the global economy. We accomplish this through an experiential and rigorous curriculum delivered by a professionally and academically engaged faculty. These faculty work closely with students providing them the technical knowledge necessary to succeed in their careers and critical thinking skills which are integral in prospering throughout their lives. Embedded within a well-rounded, liberal-arts education, we develop leaders who excel in a diverse, ever-changing world.

How we provide a distinctive education:

• "Do Well, Do Good"/thoughtful graduates
• Impact the global economy
• Experiential and rigorous curriculum
• Professionally and academically engaged faculty
• Technical knowledge
• Critical thinking skills
• Embedded within a well-rounded liberal-arts education
• Develop leaders

 

 

Yess '82 Bloomberg Finance Lab

A World-Class Resource

Thanks to the generosity of Greg Yess '82, the School of Business and Economics at IWU is home to 12 full access Bloomberg Terminals. The Greg Yess '82 Bloomberg Finance Lab provides students access to state-of-the-art tools utilized by top financial institutions for investing, trading, risk management and research.

Students have the opportunity to take courses that involve managing part of the University Endowment in a setting run as an institutional investment firm, developing real-world knowledge of investing and trading, and the ability to complete Bloomberg Market Concepts certification.

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