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Dunham College of Business Mission, Vision and Values

Mission Statement

The mission of the Archie W. Dunham College of Business is to prepare business leaders with a Christian perspective to transform society and advance the kingdom of God.

Vision Statement

The vision of the Archie W. Dunham College of Business is to be recognized as a premier institution in educating and developing business talent.

Stated Values

The university represents its core convictions in the Ten Pillars 2030 document and in the current Five Imperatives  document, listed as follows:

Growing Size and Place
Preserving, Strengthening, and Integrating the Foundational Liberal Arts Disciplines of a Comprehensive Christian University
Renewing Community Life and Culture
Embracing the Marketplace
Planning for Continuous Improvement

The Dunham College of Business supports these commitments by delivering business education to support student endeavors in a competitive marketplace. See our strategic plan for more information.

The values of the Dunham College of Business are presented below:

Faith integration: business planning and operations fit within the broader frame of spiritual realities and as elements of a holistic, created order that brings glory to God and flourishing to humankind.
Business as mission: alumni provide interpretation and guidance in social and business environments leading to ethical relations among people, concern for the physical environment, and redemptive systems of leadership/governance.
Responsiveness to markets: curriculum contributing meaningfully and significantly to local economic needs, expressed by employers.
Identity enhancement: stakeholders fit and find meaning by association, freely partaking of our productive work and making unique contributions in agreement with DCOB’s organizational values and commitments.
Personal responsibility and accountability: learning and community engagement requirements are clearly defined and assessed to facilitate personal growth intellectually, socially, and spiritually.

Program-Level Retention Over Time

Undergraduate Retention*

Three-year, fall-to-fall (FF), undergraduate business program retention rates with targets.

Program	FF 2022- 2023	FF 2023-2024	FF 2024-2025**	Minimum Target Retention Rate
Accounting (BBA)	84.6%	72.7%		65%
Business Administration (BA)**	*	57.7%		75%
General Business (BA)	57.1%	69.7%		*
Finance (BBA)	71.2%	74.5%		70%
International Business (BBA)	84.0%	79.2%		70%
Management (BBA)	61.2%	71.8%		70%
Marketing (BBA)	77.9%	77.4%		70%
Average	72.7%	71.9%		70%

* The Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness reports these values during the Fall term. This table will be updated prior to the ACBSP site visit.

**The name of the BA in General Business was changed to BA in Business Administration at the beginning of AY2023-2024.

Graduate Retention*

Retention Data for Graduate Programs Across Academic Years, Fall-to-Fall (F-F).

Program	F-F 2022-2023	F-F 2023-2024	F-F 2024-2025*	Minimum Target Retention Rate
Master’s of Business Administration (MBA)	58.8%	57.4%		75.0%
Master’s of Human Resources Management (MSHRM)	33.3%	90%		75.0%
Total	46.1%	73.7%		75.0%

*The Office of Institution Research and Effectiveness reports these values during the Fall term. This table will be updated prior to the ACBSP site visit

Program-Level Graduation Figures

Number of business graduates by level, degree, and major across three prior academic periods.

Level	Degree	Major	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
Graduate			71	67	71
	MBA		61	58	59
		Business Administration	48	48	49
		Data Analytics	13	10	10
	MS		10	9	12
		Human Resources Management	10	9	12
Undergraduate			95	97	83
	BA		25	25	29
		Business Administration	7	13	14
		General Business	18	12	15
	BBA		70	72	54
		Accounting	7	8	10
		Finance	15	15	6
		International Business	6	6	4
		Management	23	23	17
		Marketing	19	20	17
Grand Total			166	164	154