Florida Gulf Coast University College of Business

Section M Mission and Objectives

AACSB Standards (full text)		Satisfying the Standards
AACSB Standards (full text)		Process	Results
M.1	Mission Statement must be: Clear and published Subject to Periodic Review Revised as Needed	M.1 Process to develop, review, revise, and communicate Mission Goals	Evolution of the Mission: Founding Vision, Mission, Goals, and Program Objectives 1998 Faculty Retreat Revised Mission (1/99) Revised Core Competencies (1/99) Undergraduate Graduate 1999 Faculty Retreat Vision, Mission, Goals and Program Objectives (3/00) 2000 Faculty Retreat Strategic Focus (11/00) Amended Core Competencies (3/01) Undergraduate Graduate
M.2	Mission must be: Appropriate to Business and Management Higher Education Consonant With University's Mission	M.2a Process to ensure Mission is appropriate to Business and Management 1996 Business Focus Group - Process Advisory Councils - Processes College Information Technology and Engineering (ITE) Graduate Program M.2b Process to ensure Mission is appropriate and in consonance with Founding University Mission University Guiding Principles University Student Learning Outcomes University Vision, Purpose and Commitment	filler filler filler filler 1996 Focus Group - Impact on Mission Advisory Councils - Activities College Information Technology and Engineering (ITE) Graduate Program Establishment of Regional Research Park Press Release FGCU President's Comments
M.3	The School must: Specify educational objectives of each degree program Identify characteristics of students and other constituents	M.3 Process to Develop and improve educational objectives of each degree program, Identify characteristics of students	Program Objectives Integrated Program Matrices for Undergraduate and Graduate Programs are archived in paper form (Self-Evaluation Report, Vol. 2). Characteristics of Students are specified in College Mission Statement
M.4	School must specify relative emphasis on: Teaching Intellectual Contributions Service	M.4 Process to specify relative emphasis on teaching, intellectual contributions and service.	Relative emphasis is specified in College of Business Vision, Mission and Goals
M.5	The school's activities must be consistent with its mission.	M.5 Process to ensure activities are consistent with mission and goals.	Academic and Business Partnerships: Overview of Strategy, Plan and Results Faculty Applied Institutes Sponsored Research Activities "Second Circle" International Agreements Other Agreements and Partnerships Annual Activity Reviews excerpted from: Accreditation Plan First Year Candidacy Report Second Year Candidacy Report The 10-page Executive Summary of the Self-Evaluation Report is a good historical overview of College activity.

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