College of Business

University MissionMisericordia University, a Catholic liberal arts institution established in the tradition of the Sisters of Mercy, fosters intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, and respect for persons in an environment where all are welcome.

College of Business MissionLed by an accomplished, committed and engaged faculty, Misericordia University College of Business provides a transformative business education developing students into high-performing members of business, civic and social segments of the global community.

Establish a clear and differentiated purpose – transforms

• Cultivates,
• Prepares &
• Empowers

Align the brand/identity

• Familial
• Collaborative
• Engaged
• Innovative
• Global
• Sustainable

Support the identity with an engaged culture

• Mentoring Faculty
• Experiential Learning
• Emotional and Cultural Intelligence
• Community Service
• Research

Recognizing the commonly agreed upon challenges facing higher education – cost/benefit proposition, student engagement, escalating technological transformation and an evolving global financial and cultural orientation, including generational differences, we advocate for the recognition and integration of the four pillars of education as set out in the 1996 Delors Report: learning to know, learning to do, learning to live together and learning to be, while embracing the 2008 UNESCO suggestion for the inclusion of a fifth pillar: learning to transform oneself and society. Effective integration and implementation of these principles into the educational configuration will ensure that graduates are successful in spiritual, social and vocational aspects of life.

VISION
A service-oriented learning community with the following characteristics:

• Adaptable
• Cognitive
• Communicators (written/verbal/visual/technical/interpersonal)
• Creative
• Directed
• Ethical/Moral
• Literate
• Multicultural
• Selfless
• Utilitarian*

*Utilitarianism holds that the most ethical choice is the one that will produce the greatest good for the greatest number.

Priority 1
Innovation in Curriculum and Pedagogy:
Advance innovation in the curriculum to offer career relevant, highly flexible, integrated and immersive program experiences for students.

Priority 2
Recruitment:
Becomes increasingly a team effort, partnering with the admissions, communications and advancement offices, with adequate and appropriate plans and resulting metrics to gauge effectiveness, progress and initiatives needing restructuring and/or discontinuance.

Priority 3
Engagement and Life-long Learning:
Develop programs and engagement to enhance learning across the student life-cycle.

Priority 4
Diversity:
Focus on improving all aspects of diversity in the college including faculty, staff and students, defined across demographic and other relevant metrics.