Our History

Andrews University, first known as Battle Creek College, was established in 1874 in Battle Creek, Michigan. In 1901, the college relocated to Berrien Springs and was named Emmanuel Missionary College, reflecting the humanitarian objectives of the Seventh-day Adventist Church pioneers who founded the school. In 1960 the institution changed its name to Andrews University, in honor of the first Seventh-day Adventist foreign missionary and in recognition of the growing stature of the institution and its increasing number of master's and doctoral programs.
 

Graduate level instruction in business began in 1964. By 1980 graduate and undergraduate instruction was combined and the College of Professions was established. The College of Professions currently offers a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Administration. The school has approximately 200 students on-campus.

The school is housed in Chan Shun Hall, which was built in 1989. The building is named to honor the humanitarian and philanthropic work of the primary donor, Dr. Chan Shun. The building houses two academic departments, a number of classroom and faculty offices, a computer laboratory with 60 computers, a 300-seat amphitheater, a spacious lobby often used for receptions, seminar rooms, and a conference room donated by the Whirlpool Corporation.

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