Scharnberg Business and Communication Center

Goal: Achieved!

The new Scharnberg Business and Communication Center tells the story of business as missions while providing a space for excellent academic preparation and spiritual growth. As one of the largest schools at Cedarville University, the Robert W. Plaster School of Business finally has room to grow. Located beside Cedar Lake, this facility offers stunning views and ample community space for students to gather and collaborate. A 500-seat classroom — divisible into three smaller units — expands our ability to host special guest lecturers and our largest classes. New classrooms are the heart of this building, providing venues for our world-class faculty to train students for marketplace success from a biblical worldview.

Scharnberg Dedication Highlight

The first floor has a designated space for the new Berry Center for Free Enterprise. These, along with our other academic programs, demonstrate the Plaster School of Business’ commitment to capitalism and free enterprise. Our Master of Business Administration (MBA) program offers five specializations, as well as PharmD/MBA and MSN/MBA dual-degree programs. Cedarville’s CPA pass rate continues to be among the best in the nation, and finance majors are outperforming the markets as they manage University endowment funds in a portfolio of equity securities in the Applied Portfolio Management course. Now the School of Business has a state-of-the-art home that matches the quality and innovation of its programs and faculty.

The Center for the Advancement of Cybersecurity also has a new home on the second floor of the Scharnberg Business and Communication Center. This new contemporary space spotlights our in-demand cyber program that has already been designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations by the National Security Administration, one of only 22 in the nation with this recognition.

The Center features offices for faculty fellows and for the center’s director; a cyber classroom for lab exercises and cyber team activities; research space for industry-sponsored research and senior design projects; and a collaboration area. There is also be a beautiful glass-enclosed space and a veranda facing Cedar Lake for events such as alumni and industry partner receptions.

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God is doing amazing things in the Plaster School of Business, increasing us both numerically and in technical capability. This growth will continue to flourish in a building that can be designed to optimize student performance going forward.
Dr. Jeff Haymond, Dean of the Robert W. Plaster School of Business

A building that encourages community plays a vital role in the success of a business program. The new Scharnberg Center will be designed with team collaboration in mind and will enable entrepreneurial efforts. The new business building will foster community and equip future business leaders for lifelong success.
Cameron Roseman ’22, Marketing