Strategic Plan

School of Business NEXT: The Plan Ahead

I am pleased to share our newly developed School of Business Strategic Plan for 2023-2028: School of Business Next. The planning process began in late Spring 2023. A diverse constituency from our campus community: students, faculty, staff, alumni, administrators, and community partners were represented on the Strategic Planning Committee. The Committee participated in a series of meetings, retreats, and surveys to carefully craft a new pathway for the School of Business. Throughout this process, stakeholders were invited to contribute to the development of the goals and strategic initiatives of the School.

The current status of the business of higher education poses many challenges for us. Among these are a continuing decline in the number of high school graduates, shifting demographics in the Western New York region, decreasing State appropriations for higher education, increasing costs of higher education, and fewer international students. Additionally, the perceived value of higher education has been deteriorating over time. Our Strategic Plan is designed to develop pathways to overcome these challenges while achieving our goals over the next five years.

My sincere thanks to the Committee members for their dedicated work in developing this Strategic Plan for the School of Business. I look forward to collaborating with you to create a vibrant, inclusive, diversified, and impactful future.

Cordially, 
Kaustav Misra 
Dean, School of Business 

Vision 

We aspire to be leading business educators in Western New York, recognized for the quality of our academic programs and our career-ready graduates.

Core Values 

• Student centric: Student-centered teaching is simply the process of teaching with student needs ‘first.’ 
• Diversity and Inclusion: The inclusion of individuals representing more than one national origin, color, religion, socioeconomic stratum, sexual orientation, etc. 
• Community Engagement: Community development empowers community members and creates stronger and more connected communities. 
• Ethics and Integrity: These can be defined as the quality of being honest and fair. 
• Scholarly Activities: The application of systematic approaches to the development of knowledge through intellectual inquiry and scholarly communication. It includes research, dissemination of knowledge through publications and presentations, application of new knowledge in professional practice, student learning and creative activities designed to further artistic endeavor.

Goals 

1. Students Success 
2. Faculty & Staff Development 
3. New Avenues for Revenues 
4. Curriculum Development 
5. Community Engagement/Experiential Learning 
6. Work Culture

Strategic Planning Committee Taskforce 

Dr. So-Jin Yu, Dr. Richard M. Robinson, Dr. Taihyeup Yi, Dr. Justin Mindzak, Mr. Charles Cornell, Mrs. Robyn Reger, Mrs. Kristie Bobik, Ms. Sarah M. State, Dr. Reneta Barneva (Chair, APS), Dr. Lei Huang (Chair, BUAD. & ACCT.), Dr. Julie Fitzpatrick (Chair, Econ), Dean Kaustav Misra (Chair) 

Alumni and Community Partners 

Mr. Darren Pope, Mr. Max Pickard, Mr. Andrew J. Reading, Mr. George Simmons