College of Business and Economics

The College of Business and Economics at Boise State University is the primary emphasis business college  in Idaho With over 100 faculty and professional staff, over 2,500 students, and delivery sites throughout Southern Idaho, the College has degree programs in accounting, computer information systems, economics, finance, management, marketing, and production management. We also serve as an educational resource through our Center for Management Development, the Idaho Small Business Development Center, and the Idaho Council on Economic Education.

OUR VISION:

To be a premier business resource in the Northwestern United States.

OUR MISSION (revised by faculty vote 5-11-00):

To advance the success of individuals and organizations primarily in Idaho by providing responsive, accessible and high quality educational services in business and economics.

Clarification Points:

1. Providing instruction in current theory and practice for a student body with diverse educational needs.
2. Recruiting, retaining, and supporting faculty who create and disseminate knowledge that contributes to the learning of students, businesses, and other constituents.
3. Providing service that adds value to our university, community, state and professional organizations.
4. Continually improving the quality of teaching, which is our primary function, our research, and our service.

OUR VALUES AND BELIEFS:

ABOUT LEARNING:

Students -- Students are our top priority. The quality of their education is critical to our mutual success.

Experimentation -- We value flexibility, change, curiosity, and continuous improvement. These are essential to our continued success. We value trying things and making new things happen.

Life-long Learning -- We value an enthusiasm for learning throughout one's life. The college is a community of learners.

Learning Styles -- We support a climate in which individual learning styles are accommodated.

ABOUT EDUCATION AND THE COLLEGE:

Accountability -- We believe that, as part of a public, state-supported university, we must be good stewards of the resources entrusted to us.

Integrity -- Honesty and integrity are fundamental to the college and must permeate instruction, intellectual contribution, and outreach activities.

Excellence -- We value quality in all endeavors and strive for excellence in what we do.

Freedom of Expression -- In the classrooms, research projects and extended facilities of the college, freedom of expression is encouraged and supported. We welcome spirited debate and the challenge of ideas.

ABOUT PEOPLE:

Listening -- We value open dialogue, mutual learning and respect for others' opinions.

People -- People are the core of our strength. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, the business community and other constituents are the source of our vitality and effectiveness.

Community -- We believe it is our responsibility to be a resource to the community and to contribute to efforts to improve the economy and the quality of life in general.

Collegiality -- We value the collective responsibility shared by each of us as colleagues. We are individuals AND team players.

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