April 22, 2002

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MISSION

The mission of the School of Business Administration is to educate and develop leaders of principle to serve a global community.

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COVENANT

Our teaching, professional, and personal activities are based on our commitment to these values:

• Integrity, fairness, and concern for others in all of our relationships;
• Continuous pursuit and dissemination of knowledge to promote enlightened changes in society; and
• Continuous improvement in all that we do.

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ENVISIONED FUTURE

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION GOALS:

By 2007, the School will have: diversified and upgraded its undergraduate and graduate curriculums, embedded student career visioning and planning into its curriculum, provided opportunities and incentives for faculty and student involvement in regional and global activities, integrated practitioners into all programs, added at least three new leaders-in-residence, updated its classrooms to include state-of-the-art multimedia equipment, and deployed a Center for Leadership Development that includes a student mentoring program.

By 2017, the School will be recognized internationally as a business school dedicated to developing leaders and distinguished by its high quality, diverse educational and developmental programs. It will have five new chairs or professorships, extensive faculty enrichment programs, four centers to serve the Lowcountry and the nation, a Citadel Business Hall of Fame, and new, state-of-the-art facilities.

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ASPIRATIONS

By achieving these goals, the School will consistently produce leaders of exceptional integrity dedicated to developing others and creating high-performance organizations that prosper in challenging environments. Stakeholders will see the School as an inspirational, mission-driven and fun organization that is known for its commitment to the highest standards of integrity, service to others, and preoccupation with continuously improving its teaching and internal processes.

The School will also be acknowledged internationally for its efforts to serve, develop, and support organizations that develop employees and improve their processes. Its Center for Leadership Development will be lauded for its innovative, creative programs. It will have diversified its revenue sources, created state-of-the-art facilities for education and development on and off The Citadel's main campus, instituted new assessment programs, and provided the Lowcountry with new, full-time educational opportunities.