Business and Economics

Department Majors:

-Accounting
-Business Administration

Department Minors:

-Economics

Department Mission Statement:

The mission of the Department of Business and Economics is to prepare graduates who committed to developing in their area of specialization, who are motivated to achieve and who are committed to developing their leadership potential.  The Department of Business and Economics is designed to provide the knowledge base and competencies related to critical thinking, decision making, research, effective use of technology and preparation for graduate and professional schools.

Department Goals and Objectives:

Strategic Goal 1:  Recruit, retain and educate diverse capable, primarily African, undergraduate women business student body.  

 Objective 1: Provide high quality student life programs and activities.
 Objective 2: Enhance image and visibility of the program.

 Objective 3: Expand the number of and participation in activities on campus.

Strategic Goal 2:  Improve and enhance the quality of undergraduate programs. 

Objective 1: Assess and restructure existing programs/curriculum. 

Objective 2: Develop and implement new programs that serve the needs of the department. 

Objective 3: Emphasize high quality teaching and effective learning.

Strategic Goal 3:  Improve faculty teaching. 

Objective 1: deliver exemplary competency-based education that meets the  diverse needs of students and the stakeholders. 

Objective 2: emphasize high quality teaching and scholarship. 

Objective 3: provide high-quality faculty and lifelong learning opportunities; and a diverse curriculum that is solidly grounded in communication,  analytical, social and computational skills. 

Objective 4: increase proficiency and use of information and technology to better serve students, communicate more effectively with constituents and more efficiently manage resources.