The Richard J. Wehle School of Business develops business professionals to lead within their organizations, to excel in the globally competitive marketplace and to behave as ethically and socially responsible individuals. This is achieved through teaching excellence, intellectual vigor and community involvement in the Jesuit tradition.
Lead within their organizations: Prepare students to work with and motivate colleagues to successfully accomplish organizational goals.
Excel in the globally competitive marketplace: Make use of the school’s location on an international border to give the students a greater awareness of the challenges faced in the globally competitive marketplace.
Ethically and socially responsible individuals: Help students understand what ethical and socially responsible behavior is and its importance.
Teaching excellence: Facilitate the intellectual growth of students in an environment of active learning using qualified and caring faculty.
Intellectual vigor: Support student learning and business practices through faculty scholarship that relates primarily to pedagogy and professional practice.
Community involvement: Provide services to and play an active role in the urban environment in which the school is located.
Jesuit tradition: Educate the whole person by caring for the spiritual, intellectual, emotional and physical life of the individual.