Departmental Philosophy, Vision, and Mission
Philosophy
The philosophy of the Buffalo State College Business Department is to instill within its students and alumni an awareness of their responsibilities to society and their obligation to contribute to the general improvement of the human condition. It is also the philosophy of the college to engage in the pursuit of educational excellence through innovation and technology and to serve as a resource for business organizations at large.
Vision
The Business Department strives to be a market leader in providing high quality management education to individuals and businesses in programs emphasize academic excellence, practical relevance, and service to the community. Ongoing contact with alumni and employer stakeholders will increasingly influence the growth and development of our program.
Mission of Business Department
The Business Department is a regional business school that provides undergraduate and graduate education for a diverse mixture of traditional, non-traditional, and working professional students. We will maintain the size of our undergraduate programs and increase the size of the graduate programs while continuously improving the quality of both.
The Business Department provides academic programs designed to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for success in a rapidly changing world. The Department places high value on faculty development, scholarship, and service to the community.
To maintain its tradition of quality business and business education programs, the Department is committed to teaching excellence, demanding course offerings, academic and career advisement, internships, and student organizations.
Each semester all members of the Business Department (faculty and students) meet for the purposes of discussing department issues.
