About the EMU College of Business
Mission, Vision and Values
Vision Statement
We aspire to be recognized as leaders in applied business research and education, developing outstanding and ethical business professionals with global awareness.
Mission Statement
We prepare students academically, professionally, and ethically to support the economic development of the Midwest region of the U.S. and beyond. As academic contributors, we develop outstanding business professionals through a rigorous, applied educational experience with a foundation of ethics and civility. Our students, faculty, staff, alumni, volunteers, and family members' activities beyond the classroom benefit the local and global communities.
Core Values/Ethos Statement
College of Business students, faculty, and staff comprise a professional, interdependent community committed to fostering responsible, ethical business professionals to serve business and the wider world. Through a positive learning experience mirroring the business world’s best aspects, the community respects the group’s common mission and the individuals comprising it. Community members nurture the COB ethos through behavior growing from nine interrelated values:
Integrity: Integrity is practicing in all areas of life what we profess to believe. It is a commitment to professional standards in the whole person.
Honesty: Honesty requires respect for the truth; it means being truthful, sincere, and straightforward.
Trustworthiness: Growing out of integrity and honesty, trustworthiness is the confidence others have that we mean what we say; we can be counted on.
Health and Wellbeing: We support and encourage the overall health and wellbeing of faculty, staff, students, and the community.
Respect and Civility: Respect is deference or esteem for what we value. Respect is key to our other values and is exemplified in our consideration for all.
Learning: We value learning as an end in itself and as a practical tool for success in lifelong professional growth. We gain up-to-date, practical, and theoretical knowledge through effective, participative learning and research.
Work Ethic: We practice self-reliance and responsibility to our business profession and community. We are industrious and often self-supporting.
Sense of Belonging: We strive to create a sense of belonging for all we interact with. We create an intentional culture of inclusion and equity, which embraces diversity.
Sustainability: We proactively engage in the protection of our natural environment, and human and ecological health for our stakeholders and for future generations.
More Information on the College of Business
Find out more about the College of Business by reading our strategic plan [PDF].