Mission Statement

VISION

To become the leading agent for career development in Mississippi and along the gulf coast.

MISSION

Our purpose is to provide a range of
educational products, services, and resources that advances the careers
of our students, faculty, and staff, and increases career
opportunities in the regional business community.  We accomplish our
mission by building skills, fostering intellectual contributions, and
promoting business growth and entrepreneurial activity.

We will implement our mission by focusing
on the listed actions, opportunities and outcomes for specific
constituencies that follow:

Students

• Supporting an infrastructure that helps students find initial professional employment.
• Helping students acquire the functional skills necessary to be competitive in the job market for the student's selected field.
• Helping students develop an
  understanding of the managerial skills necessary to successfully move
  from entry-level positions to supervisory and managerial positions.
• Nurturing an appreciation of the
  life-long learning skills and career management techniques necessary
  for a successful career as an upper level manager or business
  entrepreneur.

Faculty

• Providing the opportunities and resources necessary for the development of individual faculty careers within higher education.
• Generating opportunities in the
  regional business community that enhance a faculty member's ability to
  engage in the scholarship of discovery, application, and teaching.
• Facilitating efforts to produce
  intellectual contributions that advance the knowledge and practice of
  business and enhance the scholarly reputations of individual faculty
  members and our college.

Staff

• Creating growth opportunities that
  allow skill enhancement necessary for career advancement both within
  the university and within the business community.
• Encouraging the timely vertical progression of staff members within the university.

Business Community

• Increasing the number of career
  opportunities for all constituencies by facilitating the growth of
  existing businesses in the region.
• Increasing the number of career
  opportunities for all constituencies by encouraging the entrance of new
  businesses in the region.
• Fostering entrepreneurship and related activities to support the creation of new businesses and jobs in the region.
• Providing a range of educational products and services to the regional business community.