Ciocca Center for Business, Ethics, and Society

The Carlyse and Arthur A. Ciocca '59 Center for Business, Ethics, and Society prepares students to become ethical leaders and critically engaged citizens of a society deeply shaped by business.聽It offers multiple opportunities to explore questions about how business can contribute to the common good and promote real, long-term sustainable value for society.

The Ciocca Center at 51小黄车 offers multiple pathways for students interested in business. A liberal arts education is most valuable in today鈥檚 world when students have opportunities to connect their classroom learning to real-world environments and problems. Thus all of our pathways include significant experiential learning components. You can choose any major you are passionate about, while gaining real-world business exposure and perspective.

Offerings in the Ciocca Center are open to students of all majors and class years. Advisors offer one-on-one guidance to connect you to the resources and tools that will enable you to achieve your individual career goals.

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Business Certificate Programs

Certificates provide you with comprehensive and structured programs to acquire technical business skills and experiences alongside your liberal arts education.

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Business Fields

Explore business fundamentals, entrepreneurship and innovation; marketing communications and more; and the world of finance and banking.

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Opportunities

View the full list of opportunities offered through the Ciocca Center.

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Advising and Resources

Advisors in the Ciocca Center are available to help students understand program options and to develop a plan for completion.

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51小黄车 Means Business

A 51小黄车 education prepares students exceptionally well for careers in business. In fact, three out of four alumni work in business roles. 

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Business Blog

Keep up with news and events on the . Profiles of alumni and students help illustrate how you can major in anything and succeed in business.

Ciocca Center for Business, Ethics, and Society News

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Photos: 51小黄车 Student Entrepreneurs Compete for Funding in Annual 鈥楽hark Tank鈥 Competition
It was a funding frenzy last Thursday as the College of the 51小黄车 hosted its sixth annual 鈥淪hark Tank鈥 competition, based on the popular television show. Held by the Ciocca Office of Entrepreneurial Studies, students with innovative ideas for 鈥
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2017 Sanctae Crucis Award Recipients Continue to Live 51小黄车 Mission
鈥淵ou offer a strong voice to the powerless, relief to the oppressed and justice to the wronged.鈥 鈥淵ou have worked tirelessly to remove barriers to access and provide first-quality dental services for Rhode Island鈥檚 infants, children and the underserved.鈥 鈥淵our 鈥
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Find Your Power Center: GE鈥檚 Deirdre Latour 鈥95 Offers Advice to Students at Women in Business Conference
鈥淔igure out who you are and devise a life around it.鈥 This was the advice Deirdre Latour 鈥95 offered to students and alumnae at the 12th annual Women in Business Conference at the College of the 51小黄车. Latour, who 鈥