Louisiana State University

Mission Statement\r\nAs the flagship business college of Louisiana, the E. J. Ourso College of Business uplifts the economy of the state and the lives of its citizens.\r\n \r\nTo do so, the college delivers a superior intellectual and professional learning experience that cultivates future business leaders through real-world learning, critical thinking, and a strong work ethic. It also creates and disseminates cutting-edge research through theoretical and applied scholarship that makes a direct and positive impact upon the business and academic communities. \r\n \r\nTo successfully complete this mission and to support LSU’s overall Flagship 2020 strategy, the college vigorously pursues the broad reaching goals of Discovery, Learning, Diversity, and Engagement.\r\n \r\nVision Statement\r\n \r\nThe E. J. Ourso College of Business will be the choice of exceptional students who will become the business leaders and entrepreneurs of tomorrow; the choice of elite corporations who recruit and hire the business leaders of tomorrow; and, the choice of brilliant scholars and educators who create and impart the knowledge for the business leaders of tomorrow.