The Business Department at Sinte Gleska University provides students with a strong foundation in business education, tools, and skills that support personal growth and organizational success.
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Our Associate Degree program focuses on the essentials—business and accounting, communication, economics, personal health, Lakota language and culture, and technology. This marketable curriculum prepares students for immediate career opportunities or further study.
The Bachelor’s Degree offers a deeper, more rigorous curriculum in accounting, human resources, conflict
management, business law, ethics, marketing, and management. Students can also specialize by choosing a minor in Accounting, Legal Studies, or Tribal Management.
Each minor provides valuable career pathways—from advanced accounting and finance, to tribal management and community development, to legal studies that prepare students for careers in the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Court system or future law school.
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Graduates of our programs go on to find meaningful work in diverse business settings, pursue advanced degrees, and contribute as leaders in their communities.
Business ED Faculty:
Maureece Heinert
Department Chair
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605-856-8111
(Direct Line) 856-8100 Ext. 8423
maureece.heinert@sintegleska.edu
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M.B.A., American Indian Entrepreneurship, Gonzaga Un
Sheila Wheeler
Business Instructor
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605-856-8208
(Direct Line) 856-8100 Ext. 8515
sheila.wheeler@sintegleska.edu
CPA B.S., Business Administration/Accounting, Kearney State College
Mission Statement, Vision, & Goals:
• The Mission of the Business Education Department is to prepare students to contribute to the development of the Sicangu Nation and its surrounding communities.
• The Vision Statement of the Business Education Department is to develop graduates with strong analytical skills who are adept business leaders and managers and who understand their roles and responsibilities to manage/lead programs that are innovative, responsive to community and that reflect Lakota values and culture.
• Specific goals (outcomes) of the Business Education Department graduates are that they will:
* Comprehend and possess sound management skill-sets inclusive of written and verbal communications, accounting practices and applications and use of appropriate technology skills.
* Synthesize creative application of economic and financial literacy, time and conflict management skills benefiting their personal and professional health and well-being.
* Demonstrate and practice healthy work relationships with practice in team building and group dynamics that will positively impact student’s level of professional development, empowerment of self, pride in community and the promotion of tribal autonomy.
* Appreciate and apply Lakota values (respect, generosity, wisdom and fortitude) as portrayed in the SGU logo and in keeping with the concept of WoLakota.
Degrees & Programs
We offer an Associate’s of Arts degree, or Two Year Degree (AA) in Business and/or we
offer a Bachelor’s of Arts degree, or Four Year (BA) in Business with minors in Tribal
Management, Accounting, or Legal Studies.
Depending on the number of courses you take; an AA can take 4-6 semesters. Likewise
a BA can take upwards of an additional 4 semesters beyond that required of an AA.