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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:

1. Growing Size and Place
2. Preserving, Strengthening, and Integrating the Foundational Liberal Arts Disciplines of a Comprehensive Christian University
3. Renewing Community Life and Culture
4. Embracing the Marketplace
5. 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.

Undergraduate Retention*

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

* 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).

* 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.

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

Leadership, Faculty and Advisory Board

DCOB Faculty

Our faculty have doctoral degrees and decades of industry experience, which they are ready to impart to DCOB students.
business Faculty

Advisory Board

Our advisory board brings together leaders from local government, journalism and a wide array of industries.
Advisory Board