They both satisfy the need for contributing toward the fulfillment of the WSU Mission and the need for directing the activities of the college. The mission of the College of Business and Administration is to provide for the intellectual growth of its students, to advance knowledge in the art and science of business and economics, and to provide service and society. Our primary focus is the delivery of high quality business education for all qualified individuals in the Greater Miami Valley and the State of Ohio. We fulfill our mission by offering superior learning opportunities to our students, by engaging in scholarly activities to advance theory and practice, by providing professional assistance to business, government and service organizations in our region, and by providing professional service to the university. Among these three areas of activity, teaching is assigned the highest priority in the College.
Scholarship is assigned a higher priority than service.
Basic Scholarship, Applied Scholarship, Instructional Development Scholarship is an important activity which contributes to the quality of undergraduate and graduate academic programs and which contributes directly in character, encompassing all three areas - basic, applied and instructional development. Individual faculty will contribute to the portfolio in different ways, but it is anticipated that applied scholarship will constitute a majority of this portfolio. Faculty accomplishment in basic scholarship and instructional development will also be encouraged and recognized as contributing to the College mission. The largest portion of COBA faculty resources is applied to undergraduate instruction. Therefore, it is appropriate to assign the highest priority to undergraduate programs.