Levi Bridge, instructor of business administration at Southwest Baptist University,
was selected as director of the SBU Master of Business Administration program, effective
June 1, 2016.
“Levi’s strong desire to continue serving as an instructor, as well as his previous experiences in admissions and financial aid, have uniquely qualified him to lead the Master of Business Administration program,” said Dr. Troy Bethards, dean of the Robert W. Plaster College of Business and Computer Science. “He brings an abundance of energy to the role and has a solid vision to facilitate growth within the MBA program. I am excited to see him step into this role.”
As director of the MBA program, Bridge will help lead recruitment efforts, as well as teach a variety of business courses on both the graduate and undergraduate level.
“I am honored to step into this new role and further enhance the programs we offer in the Robert W. Plaster College of Business and Computer Science,” Bridge said. “Our department has a mission and is passionate about offering a quality education to future Christian business leaders. I am excited to pursue this opportunity to extend the rigor and quality connections established with our current and future students as they choose to continue their education through our MBA program.”
Bridge has served as instructor of business administration at SBU since 2014. Previously, he served as assistant director of financial aid at SBU from 2012 to 2014 and an SBU admissions counselor from 2009 to 2012. He earned a bachelor of science in marketing in 2008 and a master of business administration in 2009, both from SBU. He is pursuing a doctor of business administration in marketing from Liberty University, which he is scheduled to complete in the fall of 2016.
SBU’s MBA program was reinstated fall 2015. Offered are a Residential MBA, designed for graduates of the traditional undergraduate program on SBU’s Bolivar campus, and a Professional MBA for the business professional who desires to return to school to complete an MBA. The latter will be introduced to the Springfield market at a future time.
For more information about the SBU MBA program, please visit https://www.sbuniv.edu/academics/programs/mba.php.