College Overview

The A. Romeo Horton College of Business and Public Administration, formerly College of Business and Public Administration was established in 1970 and became the fifth constituency college of five undergraduate degree granting colleges of the University of Liberia. Since its establishment, the college awards degrees in the following disciplines: Accounting, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Economics, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Management, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), and Public Administration, Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA).

Consistent with its overall objective of granting degrees in the above disciplines, the primary objective of the College is the provision of training to meet the manpower needs of the Liberian society for the fostering of national development. Since its founding, the college has aligned its objectives with the two-fold mission of the University: training and research up to present.

About the DeanAssoc. Prof. Hnady J. Kolenky, an academic, administrator and a nationalist is a 1980 graduate from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, USA, and holds a Masters of Public Administration (MPA) with about forty (40) years of experience serving as an administrator and educator, Prof. Kolenky currently serves as Dean of the A. Romeo Horton College of Business and Public Administration. Amongst several positions held in the public sector, she has served the Liberia Institute of Public Administration (LIPA), where she rose from the position of Development Specialist in 1980 to Director of Training Programs in 1989, at which time she left to join a UNDP Capacity Building Project at the former Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs (MoPEA). She served the Adventist Development & Relief Agency as Women in Development Coordinator from 1992 to 1996. As an academician, Assoc. Professor Kolenky has provided numerous consultancies including organizing and conducting workshops and seminars to enhance institutional capacity in both public and private institutions.

Department of Accounting

The Department of Accounting, is chaired by Instructor Bernard Bropleh, Mr. Bropleh is a faculty member in the A. Romeo Horton College of Business and Public Administration where  he has been lecturing for several years. Mr. Bropleh is a 1980 graduate of the University of Liberia with a Bachelor degree in Accounting, He also earns a Master’s degree in Finance in 1994, lived and worked in the United States for 19 years. In Liberia, Mr. Bropleh worked as an auditor. In 2012, he joined the University of Liberia, working as a part – timer in Accounting Department. He later became a full – time Faculty in January 2016 in the department. He rose from an Instructor to Course Coordinator between 2017 and 2018 in the Accounting Department. Based on his exposure to the department over the years, Mr. Bropleh has identified a lot of shortfalls that he thinks need to be addressed gradually. He comes to the new position with a vision to localize Accounting concepts by developing textbooks for the department so that they become a lot more explicit to students and reflect the Liberian business culture as compared to what they are reading now. Using textbooks with references that are a little more abstract to students, Mr. Bropleh considers the learning process a little more challenging and therefore wants to see that during his time as Accounting Department Chair, textbooks can be developed with localized concepts for students to have better understanding of the course. His desire for such initiative within the department is driven by the fact that students are being taught from Accounting books that basically reference transactions concepts applied by foreign businesses and companies like U.S. – based McDonald’s and Walmart, instead of Liberian – based companies and businesses like CEMENCO, City Builders, Exclusive Supermarket and Jeety to reflect transactions that have a nature of Liberian culture. Chairman Bropleh emphasizes the need for an outreach to the communities, particularly the business world, the banking sector, the government and exposure for the students in terms of internships, interview techniques that they lack and expending more towards the automated process in Accounting as compared to the traditional way of Accounting. Cognizant that the modern way of Accounting is done through automation, Mr. Bropleh wants to see Accounting students adequately prepared for today’s realities.

Department of Economics

The Department of Economics, currently chaired by Asst. Prof. Reginald W. Fannoh is one of the oldest disciplines introduced as far back as the days of Liberia College. However, it did not become a full department until the early 1970s. The Department of Economics offers a four (4) year Bachelor of Science degree (B.Sc.) in Economics. Like others, the entire program requires eight (8) semesters with each semester containing sixteen (6) weeks. Minimum credits required for graduation sums up to 136/137 Cr/hrs. The below are faculty members in the Department of Economics:

Department of Management

The Department of Management is currently chaired by Cllr. Edward K. Goba. The department offers a Bachelor of Business Administration degree (BBA) in Management for a period of four (4) years, which is rolled out within eight (8) semesters. Candidates for graduation must complete a minimum of accumulated credit hours of 136/137. The department’s staff and faculty members are all full-time employees as indicated below except three (3) of its current faculty who are part-timers:

Department of Public Administration

The Department of Public Administration established in August, 1977 is currently chaired by Mr. Arthur B. Sharpe. Its key objectives are to prepare students for entry level positions in government and non-governmental sectors as well as prepare students with the education pre-requisites for graduate studies. Since its establishment, the department through its four (4) year academic program continues to award a Bachelor of Public Administration degree (BPA) to candidates who complete a minimum of 136/137 credit hours. The below are members of the department’s staff and faculty: