Instructional Leadership, emphasis: K-12 School Leadership (MEd)
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  1. IN
  2. College Business
  3. About The W. A. Franke College of Business
  4. Mission and vision

Mission and vision

Mission

The W. A. Franke College of Business is a professional community of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and employers engaged in creating an interactive, innovative, and relevant undergraduate and graduate business education. Through The Frank Experience, we provide access to opportunities and expertise in support of student success.

Vision

The Franke Experience will enable our undergraduate and graduate students to develop the competencies essential for success in their professional endeavors and life pursuits.

Values

Engagement and community

  • Dedicated, inspiring, and approachable faculty and staff
  • High levels of engagement with students, alumni, prospective employers, and the Arizona/Southwest region business community
  • Serving underserved, first-generation, and diverse college student populations

Impact and learning

  • Innovative instruction and opportunities offering students relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities
  • Research faculty with current knowledge, generating impactful intellectual contributions in applied, discipline-based, and pedagogical research
  • Teaching faculty with applied knowledge, enhanced by relevant consulting, continuing education, and professional development activities

Integrity and professionalism

  • Learning environment characterized by ethical and principled behaviors modeled by our students, faculty, and staff
  • Students prepared with employer-preferred qualities, skills, and knowledge

Goals

Engagement and community

GOAL 1 – Increase opportunities for engagement among faculty, staff, students, alumni, employers, and the Arizona/Southwest region business community.

GOAL 2 – Increase curriculum consistency, accountability, and leadership opportunities within the FCB.

Impact and learning

GOAL 3 – Provide a rigorous business education that has an externally validated level of quality and is responsive to industry and student needs.

GOAL 4 – Increase faculty development and success in impactful research and teaching through continued focus on currency in the academic field and continuous improvement.

Integrity and professionalism

GOAL 5 – Offer opportunities that prepare students for professional and personal success in a diverse global economy.