Our Vision
To transform lives and redefine businessfor a better world.
Our Mission
We empower learners with the confidence, knowledge and skillsto thrive in a rapidly changing world, using the City as our classroom. Through transformative learning, impactful research, industry partnerships, and community engagement, we create positive social, environmental, and economic impact.
Our Values
- ACCESS: We strive for equitable, affordable pathwaysto higher education. Our academic and support programs promote career readiness and economic mobility for allstudents.
- BELONGING: We foster an environment where all individualsfeel valued,supported, and essential to our collective success.
- CONNECTION: We cultivate professional networksthat bring students,staff, faculty, and community partnerstogether. We are a hub for career networking and development.
- DISCOVERY: We are committed to innovative research that addresses global business challenges. We endorse a culture of curiosity, questioning, testing assumptions, and exploring new ideas.
- ETHICS: We emphasize decision-making grounded in integrity,social consciousness, and environmental responsibility.
Strategic Framework
Strategic Priorities and Initiatives
1. Student Success
Provide students with the right resources and support to navigate barriers that may arise during their university experience and to build the critical skills necessary for career success.
Strategic Initiatives:
- 1.1 Strengthen our recruitment efforts at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
- 1.2 Support our students through scholarships, hardship and remission awards.
- 1.3 Improve student engagement, retention and graduation rates.
- 1.4 Strengthen the Career Center’s capacity and impact.
- 1.5 Improve student internship, employment and earnings outcomes.
2. Transformative Learning
Cultivate a continuously evolving, student-centric curriculum that leverages technology, artificial intelligence, and experiential learning to enable students to acquire 21 st -century skills, address societal challenges, and foster a lifelong learning mindset.
Strategic Initiatives:
- 2.1 Ensure continuous curriculum improvement through ongoing engagement with faculty.
- 2.2 Foster exceptional experiential learning, both locally and globally.
- 2.3 Deploy cutting-edge pedagogies to address pressing societal challenges.
- 2.4 Offer skills-based certificates, micro-credentials, and executive education to address evolving industry needs and promote lifelong learning.
3. Community Engagement
The City is our classroom, and The School of Business is a hub for urban opportunity—connecting academic learning with innovation, collaboration, and real-world problem solving. As the region’s only public urban campus, we leverage our unique connection to Portland’s vibrant entrepreneurial business community to cultivate a supportive environment where future leaders thrive.
Strategic Initiatives:
- 3.1 Cultivate our internal community through comprehensive onboarding, training, and professional development for faculty and staff, promoting a community of care and fostering a sense of belonging.
- 3.2 Strengthen relationships with other units across PSU, developing collaborative and value-added programs (4+1s & dual degrees).
- 3.3 Drive transformative partnerships with businesses, nonprofits, government, NGOs, and other universities to amplify societal impact and create shared opportunities.
- 3.4 Elevate alumni connections and mentorship, empowering alumni to engage meaningfully, support current students, and strengthen lifelong ties to The School of Business.
4. Impactful Research
Create and disseminate knowledge to heighten the impact, relevance, and reputation of our faculty.
Strategic Initiatives:
- 4.1 Support the development of cutting-edge business research that addresses real-world challenges.
- 4.2 Produce world-class research published in top-tier journals, presented at major academic conferences, and show engagement in the academic community through editorial boards and leadership roles.
- 4.3 Develop a vibrant research community that promotes collaboration across disciplines and facilitates feedback.
- 4.4 Ensure our research is disseminated to different audiences, including students, academics, practitioners, and policymakers.
- 4.5 Enable research that helps mitigate some of society’s most pressing economic, social, human, and environmental problems.
5. Sustainable Growth
Drive growth through innovative academic programs, elevated brand awareness, and increased global reach, while ensuring financial sustainability.
Strategic Initiatives:
- 5.1 Nurture an inclusive business culture through education, research, community engagement, and collaboration.
- 5.2 Sustain and increase fundraising efforts to support our mission and strategic priorities.
- 5.3 Build and promote our brand locally, nationally, and internationally.
- 5.4 Foster meaningful global engagement that promotes growth, enhances cultural diversity, and creates international opportunities.
- 5.5 Advance efficient operations, transparent financial planning, and effective resource allocation.