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School of Business

 

Our Vision, Mission, Goals and Core Values

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Our Vision, Mission, Goals and Values

 

Vision

To cultivate ethical, inclusive and entrepreneurial leaders that make a positive impact on the environment, society and governance locally and globally through:

  

Market-Responsive lifelong learning programs

  

Innovative Research

  

Outreach to the business and policy community

 

Mission


Our mission is to lead with the GW School of Business S.P.I.R.I.T. by:
 

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Placing Students First

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Improving Student Placement Outcomes

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Leveraging our International advances and reputation

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Enhancing our Research Impact

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Being Inclusive

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Professionally Collaborating to Realize this Vision Together

 

Goals

1

Leverage our Washington, D.C. location to enhance the school’s research, teaching, and outreach for maximum impact.

2

Advance diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in everything that we do.

3

Leverage our full capacity in thought leadership, experiential learning, and connections with government, industry, and society to advance student lifelong learning and placement outcomes.

4

Enhance our research impact and reputation to empower our faculty through local and global research contributions and thought leadership.

5

Advance the school’s engagement with various stakeholders within Washington, D.C., across the region, and around the world.

 

Core Values

 

Inclusion

We demonstrate ethical leadership and societal impact by ensuring an inclusive community through creative student, faculty and staff initiatives.

ESG

Making a positive impact on environmental, social and governance-related issues by incorporating them within our activities: teaching, research and practice.

Continuous Improvement

We consider feedback as part of our continuous improvement process.

Professionalism

Promoting a culture of civility, trust, appreciation, recognition and creativity.

 

The vision, mission, goals and core values of the GW School of Business
are a part of the school’s strategic plan approved by faculty in December 2021.