The
College of Business serves urban students in a small class
setting that encourages interaction and draws upon the strengths
of diversity in student age, ethnicity, work experience
and cultural background. Excellence in teaching is the first
priority of the college. Excellence is achieved through
innovative pedagogy that emphasizes the application of theory
and the development of discipline-based skills. In addition,
research and scholarly activities are encouraged as essential
components in maintaining faculty excellence.
The College of
Business is committed to maintaining high-quality instruction
by regularly examining its educational offerings and its
delivery processes. Faculty, administrators, and staff believe
that the development of policies, programs, and personnel
that support excellence are most likely to emerge in a collaborative
work environment. The college seeks to create a culture
built upon mutual respect and appreciation for each person’s
contributions.
Objectives
To carry out
this mission, the faculty at the College of Business has
adopted objectives to guide the college’s planning
related to teaching, research and service. The teaching
objectives have the highest priority and include:
- Providing
a curriculum appropriate to the business environment and
to the students’ educational and career needs.
- Implementing
the curriculum by means of a highly qualified faculty.
- Supporting
students through quality courses, academic advising, and
flexible scheduling.
The objectives
related to research and service have approximately equal
weight. The research objectives include:
- Providing
the organization, facilities, and support to assist faculty
research and publication.
- Encouraging
presentation of research by written and oral means.
The service objectives
include:
- Fulfilling
responsibilities as members of the university faculty
community in performance of assignments from university
management.
- Encouraging
faculty membership and active participation in professional
organizations.
- Enhancing
the partnership of the academic community with the business
community and the public at large.
Consistent with
the college’s mission and objectives, each of the
major programs is designed to prepare graduates to make
immediate contributions as employees and to develop in them
skills, knowledge and attitudes to deal effectively with
the technological, economic, and social uncertainties of
the future.
One way by which
the commitment of the business community to the quality
of programs offered by the college of business is demonstrated
by the funding of professorships. The college is honored
to be the recipient of three such funds. In 1983, the Houston
Association of Professional Landmen endowed the Petroleum
Land Management Professorship. In 1987, a grant from Fiesta
Mart was matched by the University of Houston System to
establish the Fiesta Professorship in Accounting. In 2002,
a grant from Marian and Speros Martel established the Martel
Professorship in Computer Information Systems. |
