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Mission

We are a learning community committed in the Marianist tradition to educating the whole person and to connecting learning and scholarship with leadership and service in an innovative business curriculum designed to prepare students for successful careers in the contemporary business environment.

Vision

"Practical wisdom" summarizes the four guiding themes that are central to realizing the School's mission.  These themes pervade our learning programs to include 1) integrated learning, 2) theory and practice, 3) leadership, 4) ethics and integrity.

Core Beliefs

The School of Business Administration is an academic division of the University of Dayton. As such its core beliefs reflect those of the University as a whole. They are:

As a comprehensive university we believe:
 
  1. it is in the best interests of our students to offer a broad range of undergraduate majors, an MBA program with selected concentrations and executive leadership programs;
  2. learning and high impact scholarship done independently and/or in collaboration with others that involves discovering, integrating, applying or communicating knowledge are appropriate and essential intellectual endeavors; and
  3. learning not only within a disciplinary structure, but also at the intersections of disciplines, of liberal and professional education, and of theory and practice must be emphasized.
As a Catholic university we believe:

  1. the presence and work of people of good will from all religious perspectives are essential for discovering truth, cherishing what is good and enjoying what is beautiful;
  2. dignity must be afforded and preserved for all people regardless of their race, ethnicity, socio-economic standing, stated positions and/or present circumstances; and
  3. in appreciating the ways creation, people, communities and the ordinary things in life manifest the mystery of God.
As a university committed to the Marianist tradition of education we believe:

  1. the whole person should be educated through a learning community of challenge and support;
  2. learning should be connected to leadership and service; and
  3. adaptation to change should occur through collaboration within the learning community.