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The
mission statement of CSU’s School of Business
is:
The
mission of the School of Business is to honor God by
preparing individuals for success in life through programs
that integrate best business practices and timeless biblical
principles.
The
vision for CSU’s School of Business
is:
The
School of Business seeks to be recognized for developing
extraordinarily competent and transformational business
leaders with a Christian worldview. (Colossians 3:17,
23-24; Matthew 5:13-16)
The business of the School of Business:
The
School of Business is in the business of training people
to be highly proficient in the functional areas of business,
transforming people to close the gap between who they
are and who God wants them to be, and transitioning people
into roles to which God is calling them.
The core values of the School
of Business:
| Honor
God |
We
believe that the Charleston Southern University School
of Business exists solely for the purposes of God. The
ultimate purpose of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him
forever. We honor God by dealing with others as if we
were dealing with Christ. We bring God glory by completing
the work that He has given us to do (Matthew 25:40, John
17:4). |
| Develop
People |
It
is our ministry to help people understand and effectively
pursue God’s call on their lives. This entails,
among other things, investing significantly in the training
of our students, staff and faculty. It is our task to
help people hear God and obey His will, embrace a Christian
worldview, cultivate a habit of practicing spiritual
disciplines, and acquire the competencies expected by
the world’s leading organizations. (Hebrews 13:7) |
| Pursue
Excellence |
We
will strive for excellence in everything we do through
internal audits, candor about reality, and continuous,
innovative improvement. We further believe that elemental
to creating and sustaining such a culture is individual
and corporate accountability to specific performance
measures. Accordingly, we will develop annual plans and
scorecards designed to hold us accountable to our shared
purpose to “excel still more.” (1 Thessalonians
4:1) |
| Be
Faithful Stewards |
Our
time, talents, financial resources, and facilities are,
in fact, God’s property. We are merely stewards
of His business school. As such, we work at everything “as
working for the Lord.” (1 Chronicles 29:11-12;
Colossians 3:17, 23-24) |
| Cultivate
a Christian Culture |
As
faculty and staff, we will eat together, pray together,
learn together, be accountable to one another, celebrate
together, and pursue our shared vision as a team. We
will promote an environment of teamwork, good communication,
service, fun, and love so that we will be have the culture
God desires us to have. We will safeguard the human dignity
of employees, students and others with whom we come into
contact by recognizing their merits, by providing them
with a sense of security, by allowing them input into
important decisions, by ensuring their ability to prioritize
family over work, by providing them clean, safe, and
functional facilities, and by investing in resources
necessary to deliver the highest standards of service
and value. We will follow scriptural guidance in all
of our interpersonal relations, seeking to humbly put
others’ needs before our own and to love one another
as we love ourselves. (Matthew 22:39; Philippians 2:3;1
Thessalonians 5:11) |
The
goals of the School of Business:
1.
Encourage students, faculty and other constituents to
live their lives according to biblical principles and
to glorify God in all that they do.
2.
Foster excellence in instruction, scholarship, service,
and professional activities.
3.
Graduate students with a strong academic, social, and
spiritual foundation.
4.
Attract and retain highly-motivated, qualified, and supportive
faculty who model standards of high achievement, exceptional
work ethic, and leadership.
5.
Develop and provide programs that meet the rapidly-evolving
needs of the professional workplace including an awareness
of the global business environment and proficiency with
current technology.
6.
Equip students with the ability to think critically,
communicate effectively, and function successfully in
culturally diverse settings.
7.
Assist students in academic and career planning, and
to establish life-long mentoring relationships.
8.
Establish mutually beneficial relationships with the
business community and professional organizations.
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