COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

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Mission Statement

Through market-responsive academic programs, impactful scholarship, and a student-focused culture, Louisiana Tech University’s College of Business graduates business and academic leaders who are innovative, entrepreneurially minded, and analytically and technologically skilled for a globally competitive marketplace. Building on a vibrant community of life-long learners, our graduates are prepared to positively impact business and society.

Vision

We aspire to be a nationally recognized leader in innovative and experiential undergraduate, masters’, and doctoral business education, and a catalyst for economic development and growth in the region and beyond.

Values

  • Student-Centered
  • Ethical Behavior
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Transparency
  • Accountability
  • Engagement

We embrace the twelve Tenets of Louisiana Tech University: Confidence, Excellence, Commitment, Knowledge, Integrity, Respect, Leadership, Loyalty, Enthusiasm, Caring, Hope and Pride.

Strategic Initiatives

  • Academic Innovation: The College will develop curricular, co-curricular, and career-ready experiences that prepare graduates to become entrepreneurial, life-long learners able to make ethical and informed decisions in a rapid unpredictable business environment defined by technology, data intensive analytics, and sustainable practices.
  • Partnerships: The College will strengthen partnerships with external stakeholders to maintain relevance and heighten the College’s societal impact and reputation locally, regionally, and nationally.
  • Diversity and Inclusion: The College will cultivate and grow a diverse, inclusive, and vibrant communities of students, faculty and professional staff that promotes representation, respects values differences, and reflects our multicultural business environment.
  • Faculty Success: The College will provide an environment conducive to collegiality, exceptional teaching, and high impact research that is attractive to the recruitment and retention of our faculty and staff. 

Distinctiveness

  • Public high-research, residential campus
  • Premier “technological” university
  • High-touch, engaged teaching pedagogy
  • Collaborative learning environment
  • Louisiana I-20 Tech-Corridor location