Southern Miss Business

Southern Miss Business Adopts
New Strategic Plan
VISION
We will be a recognized leader in providing
business educational experiences that
inspire and empower business scholars and
students to fearlessly lead on the national and
international stage.
MISSION
Our purpose is to develop leaders who leverage
an entrepreneurial mindset to create value and
innovative business solutions. We ensure that
all students have applied experiences that build
the knowledge and develop the skills needed to
succeed and lead in the global marketplace. We
support economic development by advancing
knowledge through influential scholarship and
collaboration with our communities.
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
In the next five years, the College of Business and
Economic Development will focus on the following:
• Becoming the business school of choice for
experiential learning, real-world preparation
and entrepreneurial mindset
• Expanding opportunities for community,
industry and global engagement
• Fostering a culture and community of scholars
characterized by excellent teaching, impactful
teaching and research, collegiality, and
considerate service to all stakeholders
• Enhancing external relations and
fundraising activities
ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES
Authenticity: We stay true to who we are and
always act with integrity.
We are committed to relationships and interactions with
our colleagues, students, alumni and partners that are
characterized by honesty, integrity and respect. We
value trust in all that we do and understand that our
word and reputation are evaluated by how trustworthy
we are. We aim to be ethical, authentic and genuine
in our actions in order to build and maintain trusting
relationships with all our stakeholders.
Unity: We respect others’ perspectives and work
together to strengthen our community.
We are one team and one family. One family that cares
deeply about each other, our students and community. We
are committed to our success while also working to help
our students, partners and community achieve success.
We will provide educational experiences and outreach
typified by collaboration, inclusiveness and teamwork.
We strive to create a culture of warmth and belonging.
Resiliency: We persevere by being relevant,
tenacious and adaptable.
We know that nothing comes easy. Persistence and
hard work are required to accomplish anything of
significance. We believe that rolling up your shirtsleeves
is a prerequisite for success, and we ensure our
relevance in an ever-changing world through our
adaptability, tenacity and resilience.
Passion: We nurture passion and inspire boldness.
Passion is at the heart of everything we do. We are
constantly moving forward, boldly innovating, and
positively improving to impact our students, academic
disciplines, and community. We use our drive and
commitment to energize, engage, and inspire others.
Resourcefulness: We foster curiosity, creative
problem-solving and forward thinking to meet
challenges head-on.
We are entrepreneurial and enterprising. We experiment,
take risks and reach beyond existing boundaries.
Through creativity, innovation, forward thinking and
curiosity, we challenge the status quo to find new ways
of doing things.
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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT