Fisher College of Business Annual Report 2005

Mission statement

The Fisher College of Business is committed to providing worldclass levels of management education and scholarship in a highly personalized and intimate environment while capitalizing on the advantages of being at The Ohio State University, one of the largest and most diverse universities in the world.

Honoring this commitment will ensure that Fisher College is consistently recognized as one of the top five public university business schools in the United States and one of the top 15 in the world. In accomplishing this goal:

Our graduates will be recognized as:

  • Bright, creative and bold
  • Self-motivated leaders effective in diverse local and global teamwork environments
  • Committed to a life of continuous learning and development
  • Strategic thinkers accomplished in implementing corporate change
  • Ethically sound and committed to excellence in all aspects of life
  • Well trained in a functional specialty that provides a platform
    for success

In order to accomplish this, we will:

  • Select outstanding students based on intellectual, motivational
    and leadership qualities
  • Foster discipline and rigor within an umbrella of collaboration
  • Create a “learning by doing” environment supportive of risk taking
  • Integrate innovative faculty research that informs our programs as
    well as management practice
  • Develop high ethical standards of behavior and commitment to
    community service
  • Sustain close connections between faculty, staff, alumni and
    students
  • Achieve excellence in functional specializations
  • Provide best-in-class support services

In assessing the effectiveness of our programs, we will:

  • Consistently benchmark against competitive and aspiration peers
  • Identify clear performance metrics, including:
  • National and international rankings of programs and faculty groups
  • Student Quality Indicators
  • ROI experienced by students
  • Placement success and career trajectories
  • Satisfaction levels among students, alumni, recruiters, corporate
    partners, faculty and staff