The School is a learning community that embraces its mission in a collegial environment characterized by:
Respect for all members of the SBA team.
Work to provide extraordinary Service to each other, to our students, to the research community, and to society.
Commitment to Excellence in all endeavors that we undertake.
To uphold these values, the School is steadfastly devoted to:
Sustaining Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Service, characterized by
Our belief in broad-based business education
Our recognition and commitment to the importance of contemporary research that enhances the body of business knowledge
Our commitment to effectively serving the School, the University, and the larger academic, state, regional and national communities
Fostering Intellectual Growth through
Supporting a diverse community of faculty, students, and staff dedicated to the development of a culture of learning that fosters high ethical standards and respect for one another, and
Providing an environment that is conducive to learning, scholarship, and cooperative interaction to stimulate the enrichment of teaching, research, and lifelong professional development.
Responding to its constituents by
Fulfilling the obligation to support continuous improvement in the quality of its students, faculty, learning environment and resources to meet the changing needs of students, faculty, staff, employers, parents, alumni, friends, and others who care about the growth of the School, the local community and the State of Mississippi.
Serving as a faithful and prudent steward of resources that have been entrusted to the School by the University, the State, alumni, friends, corporations, and other stakeholders who have invested in supporting the mission of the school.
