Mission, Vision and Goals

To achieve this, we will:

Develop forward-looking leaders who make important economic and social impacts

We aim to attract, develop and launch outstanding leaders by combining knowledge from world-class academic talent while leveraging partnerships across campus and our vibrant local, national and global business community.

To achieve this, we will create learning experiences that foster academic excellence, embrace experiential and interdisciplinary approaches embedded into the full student experience, highlight economic and social considerations, and drive innovative thinking to prepare our students to thrive in a future that will look different from today, characterized by uncertainty and change, extensive opportunities to leverage technology and increasing diversity over many dimensions.

Foster and leverage partnerships locally, nationally and globally

We aim to develop partnerships with our vibrant local, national and global business and alumni community and top academic programs at CU to power a transformative environment through the productive exchange of knowledge and skills between our students, our university and the world.

To achieve this, we will seek out insights and experiential learning opportunities from our business community which is recognized world-wide for its successful innovation. In turn, our partners will receive access to great talent, thought leadership, research contributing to competitive advantage and opportunities to help shape the next generations of business leaders. We will develop partnerships across our university and beyond our community to encourage the integration of knowledge from different domains to address the challenges of the future. These partnerships will push us to be a leader in the academic world by continually engaging insights from outside of the Leeds School to stimulate our own innovation, learning and advancement.

Create and share world-class research

We aim to produce research that has significant influence on the global academic and business community. This research is critical to creating the ideal educational experience for students by providing them with cutting edge knowledge as well as skill sets to answer the challenges of the future. It is also critical to generating insights that will shape future knowledge creation, policy and optimal business practices.

To achieve this, we will attract top academic talent and leaders from around the globe and provide an intellectually engaging academic environment to stimulate impactful research that addresses important questions, is ambitious in scope and is rigorous by academic standards. We will foster an environment that welcomes cross-divisional and departmental dialogue and interactions, constructive intellectual discourse, the challenging of existing models and assumptions, and new approaches to addressing questions.

Embrace a culture of high aspirations valuing: academic excellence, integrity, inclusion, community and being forward-looking

We aim to develop a culture among all of our stakeholders (i.e., students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends of the Leeds School) that supports our values. They are fundamental to creating a work environment that will enable us to elevate our ability to be a leader in business education and knowledge creation into the future.

To achieve this, we will hold our stakeholders accountable to these values. They will also shape our teaching, research and interactions with one another and provide for a fertile learning environment that will educate the entire person. These values will shape the experiences of all of us at Leeds, and provide a foundation for our students over their future careers and lives.