Dr. Michael E Collette

Vice President for Enrollment Management and Information Systems, Anderson University
Professor of Management, Falls School of Business, MBA Program, Anderson University

B. A. in Accounting, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
M.S. in Guidance and Counseling, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration with cognate in Organizational Development, Indiana University

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Dr. Collette holds rank as Professor of Management in the Falls School of Business teaching courses in the MBA Program, specifically in the areas of strategy & competition and organizational development. Michael serves on boards of a number of start-up ventures and independent companies. He also has a strong history of community service and currently serves as Vice Chair of the United Way of Madision County, and is chair of the community's Days of Caring event.

Dr. Collette has worked Anderson University since 1977, and has served as a member of the institution's executive team since 1986.

Dr. Collette is a faculty member within the Anderson University Falls School of Business, which is one of the leading business schools within any Christian college in the nation. Falls School of Business includes eight undergraduate majors, as well as unique offerings such as a residential MBA and traditional professional MBA, as well as one of the only DBA programs specifically designed for professors and faculty of Christian Colleges and Universities. Falls School of Business also offers a unique MSN-MBA program that works in tandem with the Anderson University School of Nursing to provide a program designed for nurses in management and leadership.

The mission of the Falls School of Business is to create an environment that will enable and encourage graduates to be professionally competent, ethically sensitive, and informed by the Christian ideal of servanthood. This mission is realized through a commitment to teaching excellence and genuine concern for each individual student, and is supported by a faculty commitment to continuous professional development and service to the community.

Anderson University's Fall School of Business offers the following distinctions:

• Undergraduate majors and minors in accounting, economics, finance, management and marketing.
• Joint majors in music business, computer science and double major opportunities in other areas with diversity.
• Master of Business Administration, with both Professional MBA and Residential MBA options
• Doctor of Business Administration programs.
• Emphasis on global and international business.
• One of the leading business schools within the state of Indiana
• Repeat recognition and awards from Business Reform Magazine and U.S. News & World Report Magazine,

The Falls School of Business offers stand-alone majors in:

• Accounting
• Economics
• Finance
• Marketing
• Management

Within several majors there are opportunities for students to further specialize through the
selection of a concentration. These concentrations include:

A wide selection of business minors is available to all students, whether their major is inside or outside
of the Falls School of Business. These minors include:

• Accounting
• eBusiness
• Economics
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Global Business
• Marketing
• Management
• Nonprofit Leadership

Anderson University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

The Falls School of Business is further accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). This accreditation currently includes the undergraduate and MBA programs. New programs are required to wait a minimum of two years before they qualify for accreditation. The Master of Accountancy and Doctor of Business Administration programs have been designed to meet the rigorous standards of ACBSP, and will be submitted for review as soon as they are eligible.

The Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs was established in 1988. ACBSP was established to encourage, promote and recognize outstanding business education in two and four year, and graduate institutions. The organization focuses on colleges and universities who have the teaching/learning process as their primary mission. There are currently over 450 member institutions in the United States and globally, of which approximately 130 are accredited baccalaureate/graduate institutions.

The Falls School of Business was accredited in 1994, the first member institution of the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities to receive this prestigious accreditation.

The Falls School of Business has been a very active member of ACBSP, with Dean Armstrong having served eight years on the Board of Commissioners for the Baccalaureate/Graduate Commission and on the Board of Directors. As part of his service, he served one year as Chair of the Baccalaureate/Graduate Commission, and four years as an officer of the Board of Directors, including one year as the President of the Board.

Anderson University is a part of the CCCU (The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities) and reflects its commitment as a Christian College in all of its academic programs.