Mission and Strategy
Our Mission
We bring together students, faculty, staff, alumni, employers, and other professionals to cultivate Beyond Ready Leaders and drive business knowledge and practice to create a lasting global impact.
Our Vision
By 2030, the Farmer School of Business will be the top choice for students seeking a transformative student experience, exceptional employability, and strong ROI.
Our Winning Aspiration
We graduate Beyond Ready Leaders who add value to any organization from day one. Beyond Ready Leaders demonstrate global competence, lead with integrity, innovate with purpose, and create value in a diverse and dynamic world.
Our Core Values
- Integrity
- Respect
- Responsibility
Learning Goals and Objectives
The FSB has five learning goals. The goals describe what we would like all of our students to achieve by graduation. For each learning goal, we have articulated multiple specific and measurable objectives.
Learning Goal 1: Critical and Creative Thinking
Students graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business from the Farmer School of Business at Miami University will deploy the concepts and skills necessary to analyze and evaluate information and to make informed, creative decisions in complex, data-rich, ambiguous environments.
- Learning Objective 1: Students will render data into useful information for problem-solving.
- Learning Objective 2: Students will develop creative solutions to business problems.
- Learning Objective 3: Students will be able to adapt their thinking appropriately for various contexts.
Learning Goal 2: Technology
Students graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business from the Farmer School of Business at Miami University will be able to use data-rich analytical techniques, technological tools, and computational thinking.
- Learning Objective 1: Students will apply computational thinking to business problems and draw relevant conclusions/insights.
- Learning Objective 2: Students will apply appropriate technological tools in support of business decision-making.
Learning Goal 3: Communication & Collaboration
Students graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business from the Farmer School of Business at Miami University will be skilled communicators who adapt to changing purposes, audiences, and contexts, work well in teams, and use multiple media to communicate in digital, global networks.
- Learning Objective 1: Students will produce professional communications that are effective for audience, purpose, context, and media.
- Learning Objective 2: Students will use appropriate technologies for the design, development, and delivery of communications.
- Learning Objective 3: Students will engage others (e.g., colleagues, collaborators, audiences, communities) to foster productive professional communications and interactions.
Learning Goal 4: Globalization and Diversity
Students will be prepared to function effectively in a competitive business environment because of their awareness and understanding of diversity and its implications for doing business, and their ability to develop solutions to business opportunities and challenges in a global environment.
- Learning Objective 1: Students will diagnose the extent to which diversity and culture have an impact on business operations and decisions.
- Learning Objective 2: Students will adapt their analyses of business opportunities and challenges to incorporate a global perspective.
Learning Goal 5: Ethics
Students graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business from the Farmer School of Business at Miami University will deploy the concepts and skills necessary to make ethical decisions in complex, ambiguous environments.
- Learning Objective 1: Students will recognize ethical issues in business situations.
- Learning Objective 2: Students will apply ethical frameworks to business problems.
- Learning Objective 3: Students will describe the ethical consequences of decision alternatives.
Our Focus Areas
Cultivate a high-touch, high-quality learning environment that integrates experiential learning and industry engagement to drive student success
- Drive curricular and pedagogical innovation in business education
- Expand experiential learning across campus and beyond
- Strengthen integration of student-led organizations and alumni/employer partnerships
Prepare students for success in the ever-changing business landscape
- Infuse career preparation and exposure throughout the entire student experience
- Enhance quantitative and analytical capabilities and confidence in students
- Prepare students to thrive at the intersection of business and other high-demand fields
Future-proof a Farmer School education through faculty research, scholarship, and the integration of theory and practice
- Foster impactful research and scholarship addressing the ever-evolving business landscape
- Forge stronger connections between teaching, research, and practice
Act as a convenor of students, faculty, staff, alumni, employers, and other professionals to tackle
existing and emerging business opportunities and challenges.
