If you have an undergraduate degree and are a mid-career professional looking to advance their current career or start a new one in the field of business, we see you. The graduate certificate in Diversity and Women’s Leadership is a part-time, 12-credit program offered in an entirely online format with some optional onsite meetings and can be applied toward either the MBA or Master of Professional Studies degrees, or can be earned on its own.

The goal of the certificate program is to provide students with the ability to:

• Develop ethical and effective strategies for business and nonprofit leadership on the personal, workgroup and organizational levels.
• Appreciate and leverage diversity within organizations and develop positive organizational policies, practices and cultures directly supporting equity and inclusion.
• Understand and address the unique agency and advancement challenges gender roles present in the workplace, including challenges faced by women leaders, male allies and those with other gender identities.
• Develop strategies for working across cultural boundaries, language barriers, national borders and time zones to form effective intercultural business and organizational relationships.
• Assess and enhance a personal career trajectory culminating in the potential for serving in an organizational leadership role supporting gender, diversity and cultural equity.

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Cooperative Agreements

Cedar Crest College collaborates with several academic institutions to provide our students with innovative pathways that help them succeed in their chosen fields.

How To Apply

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Accreditation

The Cedar Crest College business program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
ACBSP Current Graduation Data
ACBSP Historical Graduation Data
Nov. 2019 Report

Faculty & Staff

Who’s teaching you is as important as the curriculum you choose.
Let’s put a face to some of the names you’ll be seeing on the course listings!

Brigitte Nassar

Administrative Assistant

Curtis 216

Phone: 610-606-4666 (x3405)

Email:

Languages Spoken

Brigitte Nassar

Languages Spoken

• Arabic
• English

Scott V. Bartkus

Director of the MBA Program, Assistant Professor

Curtis 214

Phone: 610-606-4666 (x3743)

Email:

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Selma Chehouri Abi-Daher

Assistant Professor of Accounting

Curtis 215

Phone: 610-606-4666

Email:

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Michael Zalot

Chair of Business, Director of the Modular Master of Science program, and Associate Professor

Curtis Hall 214

Phone: 610-606-4666 (x4453)

Email:

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Featured Event

Hola Friends Summer Steam Camp – Session 1: Electrical Tinkers July 1, 2024 – July 5, 2024 @ 9:30AM – 3:00PM

If you are looking for a fun and educational camp for your child this summer, Cedar Crest College has you covered! Our hands-on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, & mathematics) camp offers three distinctive sessions: Electrical Tinkers, Coding Galore, and…

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