The College of Business is committed to excellence in teaching, innovation, and research. We are currently engaged in an ongoing strategic planning process, which includes discussion of mission, vision, and values statements. Review of these items takes place every three to five years.
VISION & MISSION
VISION
We leverage our Fargo-Moorhead location and status as a college within a land-grant university to educate, engage, and inspire.
MISSION
As a community of scholars, educators, and business professionals, the College of Business supports NDSU’s mission as a student-focused, land-grant, research university by providing quality:
- educational experiences through collaboration and community engagement,
- research for the advancement of knowledge, and
- collaborations to benefit business and the greater community.
(Vision and Mission Statements approved by College faculty and staff 10/28/2016)
Thought Leadership
North Dakota State University’s College of Business is a thought leader in the utilization of business knowledge to promote societal, organizational, and individual well-being. Specifically, we focus on the ways in which innovation, entrepreneurship, institutions, and trade can contribute to human flourishing. Our diverse faculty and staff drive thought leadership through scholarly research, dissemination of research findings to the broader community, and teaching and extracurricular activities that advance our understanding of how people create, prosper, and thrive. We foster our primary area of thought leadership through centers of excellence, interdisciplinary institutes, designated department funds, and permanent faculty hires.
(Thought Leadership Statement approved by College faculty and staff on 11/12/2021)