Revised – Winter 2007
WILLIAM G. MCGOWAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
KING’S COLLEGE
WILKES-BARRE, PA 18711
PREPARING STUDENTS FOR
MEANINGFUL AND PURPOSEFUL LIVES:
A Strategic Plan for the McGowan School of Business
2007/2008 – 2011/2012
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VISION
The William G. McGowan School of Business seeks to be a leader in undergraduate
business education in the Catholic tradition in the Middle Atlantic Region
Undergraduate
Business
Education
Catholic
Tradition
Professional
Competency
Ethical
Competency
“To teach students not only how to make a living, but how to live”
(Fr. James Connerton, C.S.C. – founding President of King's College)
MISSION
The King’s College McGowan School of Business seeks to develop in its students the
professional knowledge and skills needed to function successfully in the global economy
and a commitment to exercising their professional responsibilities in an ethical and
socially responsible manner. To achieve these goals, the School of Business provides a
student-centered learning environment designed to stimulate intellectual development,
encourage critical and ethical thinking, and develop professional competencies that are
current with today’s business environment. Through a broad based liberal education in
the Catholic tradition, graduates make ethical and humanistic contributions to the
dynamic, global marketplace, based on a lifetime of learning and personal growth.
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VALUES STATEMENT1
“Society has a greater need for people of values than it has for scholars.
Knowledge itself does not bring about positive values, but positive values do influence
knowledge.” From Christian Education (1854) By Fr. Basil Moreau, founder of the
Congregation of Holy Cross
As an institution founded in the Holy Cross tradition of service to the
underserved, King’s College continues to educate students with a wide
range of socio-economic, intellectual, and religious backgrounds.
Accepting the charge of carrying on the Holy Cross tradition, we, as the
faculty of the McGowan School of Business, seek to instill in our students
values of:
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Professionalism, demonstrated in the both the quality of their
work and in commitment to their clients’ interests;
Integrity, formation of students in the practices of academic
and personal honesty at King's College forms students lives of
integrity beyond the campus;
Civility, appreciation for diversity and the true spirit of
collaboration based on a commitment to the fair, accurate, nonviolent expression and working out of differences; and
Service, an understanding of and commitment to accountability
and civic responsibility aimed towards the common good.
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Teaching Students to Live the Mission: A Preliminary Report on the Status of Moral
Formation at King’s College by Joel James Shuman, Associate Professor of Theology.
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DINSTINCTIVE CAPABILITIES AND STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
Goal 1:
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility across the Curriculum. The
William G. McGowan School of Business aspires to become a national
leader in best practices for the development and assessment of moral
leadership and social responsibility.
Goal 2:
Teaching Excellence. The William G. McGowan School of Business
provides a student centered learning environment based on active learning
techniques, small class size, and close faculty-student interaction.
Goal 3:
Assurance of Learning and Curricula. The William G. McGowan
School of Business will become a national leader in Assurance of
Learning. Curricula development and learning will be guided by a multifaceted assessment program.
Goal 4:
Student Centered. Education at King's College is student-centered
Responding in 1946 to provide the sons of coal miners a Catholic higher
education, King’s remains faithful to the tradition of placing student needs
first. In addition, the School will make a number of initiatives to enhance
student mentoring, career planning and placement activities.
Goal 5:
External Relations, Recognition and Supporting Resources.
Among the strengths of The William G. McGowan School of Business
are: AACSB accreditation, involved and supportive alumni – in a special
way the Business Advisory Board, Facilities and the institutional of King's
College.
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