Mission Statement

The Indiana State University College of Business is dedicated to providing a nationally accredited professional education to qualified students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.  Our primary focus and commitment is to excellence in teaching.  In tandem with this commitment, faculty engage in applied and educational research, develop relationships with the business community, and provide service to the region and to their professions.  Students are participants in a collaborative learning environment that prepares them to take leadership roles in both public and private organizations.
 

Instruction
The College of Business is committed to pedagogical excellence.  With the support of professional development activities, faculty assess and improve their pedagogy.  They integrate technology, connect students to the business community, and prepare students for the life-long learning needed to adapt to, and succeed in, a complex global society.

Intellectual Contributions
Through research, the faculty of the College of Business contribute to the scholarship of their professions.  By pursuing this inquiry, the faculty apply theory, engage in critical thinking, develop teaching materials, and share their results in a national arena.

Professional Service
Faculty contribute their professional expertise to organizations by consulting and by serving in leadership or advisory roles.  By assuming positions of responsibility in professional organizations, faculty foster the regional, national, and international exchange of ideas.


The College of Business recognizes the synergy created by these areas and encourages the faculty to incorporate scholarship and service in the classroom and to involve students in these areas whenever possible.  Our commitment to instruction, intellectual contributions, and professional service enables us to be known as a distinctive learning-centered College of Business within our geographic region.