Current version - Indiana University South Bend

School of Business and EConomics
Robert H. Ducoffe, Dean
Administration Building 204J // (574) 520-4346 // www.iusb.edu/~buse
Professors: D. Agbetsiafa, Aghimien, T. Anderson, Ducoffe, Espahbodi, M. Fox, Kohli, M. Lee, Mehran, Sabbaghi, Saksena,
Vollrath
Associate Professors: Chari, Fred, L. Hall, B. Kern, G. Kern, D. Singh, Vaidyanathan
Assistant Professors: Bindroo, Costea, David, Kenagy, Meisami, Mendez-Rodriguez, Pant, Pathak, Wu, Yin, Zhuang
Lecturers: M. Schroeder, Zarazee
Faculty Emeriti: Bartholomew, L. Blodgett, Harriman, Herschede, Joray, Knowles, Kochanowski, Naffziger, Norton, Peck,
Swanda, Tawadros, Withey
Associate Dean: Sabbaghi
Assistant Dean and Director of Graduate Studies: Saksena
Area Chairs: D. Agbetsiafa, Aghimien, M. Fox, M. Lee, Mehran, Sabbaghi
Director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research: D. Agbetsiafa
Director of the Center for Economic Education: D. Agbetsiafa
Director of CTS Center for Experiental Education: Zarazee
Director of the M.S.-M.I.T. Program: Vaidyanathan
Director of the Institute for Applied Community Research: L. Hall
Director of Administrative and Student Services: P. Agbetsiafa
Academic Advisor: Coleman
Mission Statement
The School of Business and Economics at Indiana University South Bend offers high-quality, AACSB-accredited
educational programs that provide business knowledge and develop skills that enable our diverse student body to
succeed in a dynamic environment. We emphasize superior teaching and learning; greatly value scholarship; and engage
in service to the wider community. As part of a state-assisted university, we serve as a professional resource committed
to the economic development of our region. We strive for academic excellence through rigorous and relevant teaching;
an intellectually active faculty engaged in research that contributes to discipline-based scholarship, to practice, and to
learning and instruction; and through extensive involvement in public, professional, and university service.
To our students, we offer outstanding instruction by dedicated faculty and well-established, affordable Indiana
University undergraduate and graduate programs that meet the highest academic standards. As part of a comprehensive
university system, we serve a broad range of students including traditional, nontraditional, minority, and international
students who seek to compete in a global business environment. To our faculty, we provide an intellectually stimulating
environment that enhances teaching, research, and service. To employers, we develop well-educated graduates who
contribute to and lead organizations in our region and beyond. To our community at large, we serve as a highly
regarded educational and training resource for current and future leaders, as well as a widely respected, responsive,
and continuing professional partner.