The mission of the Department of Business Administration is to promote increased organizational effectiveness and efficiency, and thereby advance productivity in our community, state, nation, and world. We seek to maintain a learning environment for our students in which the elements of successful organization and operation of businesses will be studied, disseminated, and practiced. Our students will able to think strategically and to develop strong planning and analytical skills. We will provide for our students an environment in which application is used to support the understanding, application and mastery of theory. Our students will be given opportunities to enhance their written and oral communication skills and develop the interpersonal skills necessary to compete successfully in a highly diverse and interactive world. Finally, the department will recognize that the cornerstone of educational quality is an active community of teaching scholars.