About Barney Vision, Mission and Management Education Philosophy
Our Vision Our Management Education Philosopy

The Barney School of Business strives to

  • Be increasingly recognized for the high quality of its programs, and
  • Distinguish itself from other institutions by the strong relationships it maintains with business, government and non-profit organizations.

Our Mission
The Barney School of Business prepares individuals to be leaders and decision-makers by:

  • Creating a student-focused learning environment that emphasizes effective, high quality teaching and learning.
  • Engaging in a broad range of scholarly activities that enhance and strengthen our teaching and provide intellectual stimulation to our faculty.
  • Maintaining strong relationships with regional business, government and non-profit entities that facilitate their interaction with students and faculty in a wide variety of activities that offer exposure to the current application of management tools and techniques.


To prepare our students to be leaders and decision-makers we:
  • Provide each student with the opportunity to achieve competency in the core disciplines of business and more advanced competency in one or more of those disciplines;
    Provide each student with up-to-date information and technology skills;
  • Develop each student's ability to work as a contributing member of a team;
  • Contribute to each student's ability to understand the importance of integrity, ethics and being socially responsible;
  • Provide students with a global perspective;
  • Encourage and facilitate students in obtaining practical business experience through an internship, co-op or special project.