OUR MISSION We are focusing on creativity, helping students “think outside the box” as they make strategic decisions based on data. Soon, a new $1.1 million grant will allow our School of Accountancy to enhance its programs. The grant will be used to help students succeed in the rigorous upper-level accounting course sequence and will allow us to creatively increase the number of quality accounting graduates to meet the needs of employers in and beyond the region. Similarly, a $705,000 grant will allow our ISDS Department to strengthen and grow its undergraduate information systems program to address workforce needs in STEM areas. Both grants are from the Florida Board of Governors’ Targeted Educational Attainment (TEAm) initiatives. We have worked to expand opportunities for students to earn course credit for internships and other immersion learning experiences. We are bringing more employers into the classroom via semester-long student projects. We are increasing the number of students paired with mentors. And we are creating new centers, such as our envisioned Sales Education Initiative to enhance beyond-the-books learning opportunities. We are doing these things for one reason: jobs. It is our vision that, by 2018, every student who graduates from USF’s College of Business will either start their own firm or leave USF with a meaningful job offer in hand. As you read this report summarizing some of our accomplishments over the last year, you’ll discover why I am so proud to lead the USF College of Business.
We emphasize creativity and analytics to promote student success, produce scholarship with impact, and engage with all stakeholders in a diverse global environment.
OUR STRATEGIC VISION Transforming minds: Transforming business. We aspire to be internationally recognized for developing business leaders and entrepreneurs who provide analytical and creative solutions in a global environment.
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Student Success Research with Impact Distinctive Identity: Creativity and Analytics People Business Engagement Global Literacy and Impact
The USF College of Business and School of Accountancy are separately accredited by AACSB International - the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The hallmark of excellence in business education, AACSB’s Board of Directors reaffirmed USF’s accreditation in 2013, a move that kept the university on a list of just 178 institutions worldwide certified for quality in both overall business and accounting programs.
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