Mission and Goals

The Department of Economics, Accounting and Business Administration, building on the liberal arts foundation, challenges and supports students in developing a capacity for learning. Departmental programs create opportunities that:

1. Contribute to students' academic development in a major field of study
2. Assist students in the development of critical thinking skills, including the ability to think in quantitative and analytical terms
3. Support students in developing effective oral and written communication skills;
4. Encourage students to become more aware of different cultures and the global environment in which we live and how the many varied social, political and economic forces can affect the decision making process
5. Help students develop moral reasoning skills and an awareness of professional ethics
6. Enable students to acquire a sense of responsibility and a capacity for service
7. Provide students with the opportunity to develop interpersonal, technological, leadership, and organizational skills
8. Foster students' self-awareness that enables the selection of an appropriate career path and encourages a commitment to lifelong learning