Strategic Plan

The Future of Business

Innovative business education for all learners, everywhere

At OSU College of Business, we are dedicated to empowering our students with innovative, future-focused business education. Since our founding in 1908 we have been guided by the mandate to bring business education to all learners, everywhere. We continually and swiftly grow our educational offerings, whether master's programs focused on emerging business demands, certificates, career learning and training or free, online classes for all. We have over 45,000 alumni worldwide.

We continue to have a profoundly positive impact on business landscapes within Oregon, from its major cities to its smallest counties as well as nationally and globally. With campuses in Corvallis and Bend, our top-ranked online learning with Ecampus and our Portland Hybrid MBA, we serve more than 4,500 undergraduate students and 400 graduate students.

Oregon State University is a land-, sea-, space-, and sun-grant university and an R1 research institution. These prestigious designations reinforce our commitment to promoting extensive research activities and our dedication to societal advancement. As the third largest college at OSU, our mission is to solve the world's challenges and craft the future of business that works for all learners, everywhere.

MISSION | VISION | VALUES

Our mission

At the College of Business, we’re crafting the future of business by integrating advanced technologies, building extensive partnerships and empowering our students to lead with high ethical standards. We are a champion for sustainable and socially responsible solutions while our research tackles economic and societal challenges that foster shared prosperity. Our culture thrives on collaboration and innovation, nurturing every individual to realize their full potential, one person at a time.

PILLARS OF ACTION

Our strategic priorities

Our vision encapsulates our commitment to excellence, inclusivity and impact.
To bring this vision to life, we identified four pillars of action.

Deliver distinctive, dynamic education that supports lifelong learning

We are looking forward, anticipating the changes to academic and curricula co-curricular offerings needed to meet market demands and serve our students best. We're enhancing faculty support. Our career development services are being revamped for higher efficacy and honing workplace-ready skills, benefiting both undergraduate and graduate students. We're enriching student growth through extracurricular activities while also fortifying our Ecampus experience. Our eyes are set: distinctive, dynamic education that supports lifelong learning.

Support groundbreaking insights and research

We support our faculty to conduct excellent research and pursue research excellence. As Oregon’s top research university and a leader in business research, we turn discovery into action; we create scholarly work that addresses industry challenges, and we bring sustainable prosperity to businesses and communities with research insights. We will attractsupport and retain research-active faculty, boosting resources to aid their productivity and quest for groundbreaking insights.

Foster inclusive culture that inspires excellence

We are a college, and we are a community. We're committed to providing innovative and transformative learning experiences that embody prosperity and propel every student toward success. We will welcome you; we will include you — because we are a place where every faculty member and staff can thrive. Diversity is a priority, and we are dedicated to creating an inclusive culture that inspires excellence.

Expand the College's reputation across Oregon and beyond

We are a distinctive and leading brand; it is time to be recognized. We want to be recognized — by learners, academia and the business community — as the best business school in Oregon and beyond. And more importantly, we will also be the go-to thought partner for businesses and organizations across Oregon, the Pacific Northwest, the nation and the world.

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Business education for a changing world

Five years in

As the College of Business reaches five years under Sara Hart Kimball Dean Tim Carroll’s leadership, he reflects on how business education is changing, how AI is shaping the future of work, and how the college is ensuring that a student’s first job truly starts here.

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THE PROCESS

Building the strategic plan

Recognizing the importance of diverse perspectives, the college engaged with a wide array of stakeholders. This included conducting 29 in-depth interviews, administering two broad surveys that brought 3,440 responses and organizing several interactive workshops. The engagement spanned faculty, staff, students, alumni and industry partners, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the various needs and expectations.