Commerce
We are a community of educators that work to help our students to succeed through providing one-to-one mentoring through student/faculty research within all of our areas of expertise.
The Department of Commerce prepares students for careers in economics, hospitality and tourism, marketing, sport management, and supply chain. Our faculty combine scholarship published in leading journals with real industry experience, and they put both to work helping students launch successful careers.
Learn from Expert Faculty Who Have Done the Work
Our faculty have worked for and with organizations such as Target, Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, the Coca-Cola Company, IBM, Bright House Networks (now Spectrum), the NBA, NHL, MLS, and Nielsen Sports. Their backgrounds span brand marketing, retail, corporate marketing research, sales, supply chain and logistics operations, sports data and consumer insights, venue safety and crowd management, Olympic venue consulting, small business ownership, and IT project management. Many also consult for local and Florida companies and government organizations, so what students learn in class reflects what employers need now.
Our expertise spans branding and community engagement, digital marketing and advertising, online product reviews, tourist development taxes, marketing research, supply chain collaboration and variation, mobile dependency in hospitality, sport marketing, and sport law and facility risk management. Recent faculty work has appeared in Harvard Business Review, the Journal of Business Research, Journal of Retailing, Journal of Business Logistics, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, Psychology & Marketing, Ecological Economics, Tourism & Management Studies, and others.
From Classroom to Career
Students work directly with our faculty on mentored research, professional competitions, and live case studies with community partners. Our programs are built to produce graduates who can apply what they know, exercise informed judgment, and speak the language of their industry, so they can step confidently into strong careers.
Welcome to the Department of Commerce!
Accredited by AACSB International
We are accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Only 6% of business schools worldwide have earned this symbol of the highest standard in management education.