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About The College of Business

At the College of Business, we believe success begins with connection. That is why we strive to create a community where students feel welcomed, supported, and valued from the moment they arrive. Here, you are more than a student—you are part of a community that wants to see you thrive.

Your success starts here. At the College of Business, small class sizes, personalized support, and accomplished faculty create a learning experience designed to help you grow, achieve, and lead. Come see what the College of Business can offer you. 

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Core Values 

Excellence: committed to excellence in teaching, research and service, we serve the division, the college, the university, the community and the profession.

Continuous Improvement: combining our talents and perspectives to generate original ideas, we depart from conventional views to pursue new approaches, concepts, and visions to advance our teaching, research, services and administrative processes.

Diversity: practicing diversity we encourage wide ranging perspectives, promote open dialogue and model respectful interaction.

Accountability: demonstrating individual accountability and shared responsibility, we practice fair, honest, open and transparent interactions while using resources effectively and efficiently.

Mission 

The AACSB-accredited College of Business provides an accessible, high quality education to a diverse student body primarily from the Chicago metropolitan area. We actively engage in research and service, which impact the business and academic community and society. We empower our students with the knowledge, skills and ethical perspectives needed to succeed in a technologically sophisticated global society.

Accreditation  

Governors State University's College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). AACSB accreditation is a mark of excellence achieved by fewer than 5% of business schools worldwide.

Why does AACSB accreditation matter? AACSB-accredited schools

  • are recognized worldwide by top employers and other universities.
  • have employers that only hire their graduates.
  • have more access to recruiters.
  • have graduates that receive higher, more competitive salaries.
  • say being accredited improves the quality of their business programs.
  • say being accredited helps them hire and retain the best professors and researchers.
  • have students that are more international and are likely to earn higher levels of education.
  • have students with high-graduating GPAs
  • are challenging and teach the best skills that give a distinct advantage in the real world.
    (Source: AACSB BestBizSchools)

Governors State University is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission

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