Vision Statement:
The Prairie View A&M University College of Business envisions becoming a nationally recognized business program known for its transformative impact on students through an education that empowers them to reach their full potential.
Mission Statement:
The Prairie View A&M University College of Business transforms students from diverse academic and socioeconomic backgrounds into ethical business professionals and leaders who are entrepreneurial, productive, and prepared to succeed in the global economy. We achieve this through our strong commitment to high-quality teaching, relevant and impactful research, and outreach to the community.
Core Values:
- Academic Excellence: We support the pursuit of academic excellence by students, faculty and staff, by creating an environment that inspires and fosters learning, scholarship, and service.
- Diversity: We believe that diversity in experience, ideas, beliefs, races, cultures, national heritages, lifestyles, and perspectives is a source of strength.
- Integrity: We believe that honesty is the best strategy for building trust. We expect everyone in the COB community to act with integrity and be accountable for his or her actions
- Collegiality: We believe in the importance of building a culture of openness and civility where each member of the team feels valued and respected for their contributions to the College’s success.
- Partnership: We believe that there is power in building partnerships across the campus and with institutions and people with whom we have a mission overlap.
- Social Responsibility: We believe in corporate social responsibility – businesses must serve the society. As an educational institution, we are committed to the greater good of the society through teaching, research, and outreach to the community.
- Growth-mindset: We believe in the growth-mindset, the idea that we all can enhance our knowledge and competencies through hard work with a positive attitude towards learning.
- What we do: As a faculty, we believe in the importance of high-quality teaching, research, and service. The weights assigned to these three areas are, 50%, 30%, and 20% respectively. This guides decisions in faculty evaluation, merit raise, and strategic planning.
(Approved by the COB faculty on August 21, 2019)
PVAMU College of Business Strategic Plan 2020-2024
PVAMU College of Business Strategic Plan 2015-2019
PVAMU College of Business Faculty Handbook