Our Mission

Mission Statement

The School of Business Administration works as a team to create student focused learning experiences that prepare graduates for a dynamic global environment.

Values and Learning Outcomes

The School of Business Administration provides high quality undergraduate programs with a commitment to developing a liberally educated and professionally competent student. SOBA’s success depends upon maintaining a quality faculty dedicated to teaching and a broad spectrum of discipline based scholarship, contributions to practice, learning and pedagogical research, and current professional experience.

To support the SOBA’s mission, faculty members are committed to developing and maintaining a curriculum that is responsive to society’s needs and to increasing learning inside and outside the classroom. The School of Business Administration degree programs are designed to provide a balanced combination of the arts and sciences and professional business education. The learning outcomes of the Bachelor of Arts degree programs offered by the School of Business Administration are designed so that students will:

Acquire a general understanding of the principles of modern business and organizational practices (Learning as Inquiry);
Become skilled in the use of analytical tools and techniques for decision making in the business world (Critical Thinking and Problem Solving);
Acquire the communication and group interaction skills necessary for a business career (Communication);
Apply academic learning in preparation for a business career in a dynamic global environment (Real World Application).