Kent State University College of Business Administration Faculty Attend Annual Certification Program

KENT, Ohio - Sept. 8, 2016 - PRLog -- The Sales Education Foundation (SEF) recently hosted its ninth annual Faculty Certification Program in Dayton, Ohio. Ellen Daniels, instructor in the Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at the College of Business Administration, and Kent State University faculty members Kelly Blay and Don Thacker attended SEF's Certification Program along with faculty from nine other universities across the nation.

This academic workshop provides sales educators with tools to use in their respective curriculums. Once certified, faculty members have preferred access to SEF's Career Development Program which focuses on career guidance for sales students. As a result, many sales programs report 100 percent job placement for their graduates, nearly double the overall graduating population.

"It was a terrific experience to learn this new assessment with peers from university sales programs from around the country," said Daniels. "Kent State University sales students will benefit by learning to identify their individual strengths and weaknesses as they prepare for the job market."

Through a partnership with GrowthPlay, SEF is able to provide university sales students with access to individual assessment results. Nearly 14,000 students have completed the assessment and received valuable feedback.

Kent State University is ranked in SEF Magazine as one of the Top Universities for Professional Sales Education, and is one of six Ohio universities included on the list. Kent State University's College of Business Administration offers a Professional Sales Certificate program to students. The sales certificate provides a broad spectrum of employment opportunities when combined with many different majors, and gives students a competitive edge when applying for sales-related positions.

For more information about the College of Business Administration, visit http://business.kent.edu/

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Kent State University's College of Business Administration is fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB) and one of the largest colleges of business in Ohio.  The College has more than 4,300 students representing 50 countries with over 106 full-time faculty from 16 countries.

The college grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, and is one of only three public business colleges in Ohio with a comprehensive Ph.D. program.  The MBA program is offered with nine concentrations and five dual degree options. The Executive MBA program offer two tracks: one targeting corporate professionals and the other healthcare executives.  The M.S. in Accounting, M.S. in Business Analytics and M.A. in Economics are specialized master's degrees for those seeking advanced study in these disciplines.  The college boasts nine undergraduate majors, 12 minors and a Professional Sales Certificate program.

The college is listed as a Best Business School by Princeton Review, ranked as a Best Business College by U.S. News and World Report, one of only 23 accounting programs worldwide to be endorsed by the IMA (Institute of Management Accountants), ranked Top-Tier for Executive Education in North America by CEO Magazine and ranked fourth by the SEF (Sales Education Foundation) in Ohio for providing Professional Sales Education.

The college boasts an onsite Career Services Office and International Programs Office dedicated to business students, and operates the Global Management Center, the Center for Information Systems and the Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation all propelling scholarly research, establishing innovative industry partnerships and providing outreach to Northeast Ohio and beyond.

Media Contacts:
Joni Bowen, Public Relations and Media Specialist, (330) 672-1279, jbowen1@kent.edu

Alexandra Untied, Marketing Communications Student Specialist, (330) 672-1279, auntied@kent.edu