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Accredited since 1931
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| Vision Statement |
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The Sam M. Walton College of Business is a nationally competitive business school that combines excellent student learning experiences with quality research serving Arkansas and the world.
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| Mission Statement |
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The Walton College, the flagship business school of the state of Arkansas, has a three-fold mission:
| Educate a diverse population of students in bachelors, masters, and doctoral programs to be tomorrow's business, community, and academic leaders; |
| Discover and disseminate knowledge through our research to support excellence and innovation in organizations; and |
| Share our business expertise in support of our state, our professions, and the academic community. |
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| Core Values |
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| We strive for excellence in all we do. |
| We believe organizational practices must be built on an ethical foundation and high standards of professional behavior. |
| We value creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit. |
| We believe in working together to examine situations and ideas from diverse perspectives. |
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| Walton College Credo |
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Our first responsibility is to our students,
their families who entrust us with the education of kindred and relations,
and their employers who look to us for
the next generation of business leaders and professionals.
We must recognize their unique needs and respond with
entrepreneurial spirit, professionalism, integrity, and creativity.
We must seek advice, develop partnerships, and build relationships,
and we must strive to excel at all that we do.
Learning is a life-long adventure that begins with discovery.
We have a responsibility to add to and transform what we know into useful practice.
We must integrate and share what we know
with our students, academic peers, and others.
Our passion for learning must be sustained by
intellectual curiosity and scholarship,
and we must endeavor to instill this same passion in our students
by actively engaging them in their own learning,
by setting high expectations for academic achievement,
and by mentoring.
We must also be cognizant of our responsibility
to our alumni and benefactors,
and to the businesses and citizens of the state of Arkansas.
We must be good stewards of their financial support and generosity.
We must celebrate and pursue diversity that strengthens our social fabric,
and we must continually do all that we can to enrich
not only the communities in which we live and work
but also the world community to which we all belong.
Last but not least, we have a responsibility to ourselves.
We must embrace change and experiment with new ideas.
We must foster a supporting environment
that treats everyone with mutual respect and dignity,
inspires and empowers,
values individuality and recognizes merit,
and promotes collegiality, teamwork, and shared success.
When we act according to these principles,
we realize our vision as a nationally competitive business school
that combines excellent student learning experiences
with quality research serving Arkansas and the world. |
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