Our Mission

Prepare accounting graduates for leadership roles in the public and private sector.
Conduct research that is relevant to theory, practice and education.
Perform service that benefits our College, University, and community, and
Develop a reputation as a leading department of accountancy and taxation.

Strategies

Overall Teaching Strategies:

Recruit quality students at the local, regional, national and international levels.
Offer quality education utilizing innovative and effective instructional methods.
Offer instructional programs that rigorously blend theory and practical applications.
Instill our alumni with a life-long commitment to the Department, College, and University.
Impress upon our alumni the importance of life-long learning.
Offer students opportunities for interactions with business leaders from the community.

Undergraduate Program Teaching Strategy:

Prepare students for accounting careers in the public and private sector.
Provide students with integrated courses geared towards decision making in a global business environment.

Graduate Program Teaching Strategies:

Prepare students for leadership roles in the public and private sector.
Prepare students to pass the uniform CPA exam.
Provide students with integrated courses geared towards decision making in a global business environment.

Doctoral Program Teaching Strategies:

Prepare students for successful careers in accounting education and research.
Place graduates in academic institutions with strong research and educational requirements.
Train students to function independently as competent researchers capable of producing publishable research.

Research Strategies:

Publish research of theoretical and empirical significance in top quality academic journals.
Host academic workshops with nationally recognized researchers.
Publish research with practical implications in widely read professional journals.
Publish instructional cases, textbooks, and other materials that facilitate the learning process.
Develop faculty with national reputations.

Service Strategies:

Participate in academic and professional organizations at the local, regional, national and international levels.
Engage and lead in the decision-making processes of the College and University.
Serve as a resource to the College, University, and community.
Host regional and national conferences.