The Jennings A. Jones College of Business seeks to provide the intellectual foundation for our students' life-long learning and success. Drawing students extensively from the regional population with an increasing emphasis on national and international diversity, the Jones College utilizes traditional and technology-based pedagogies to create a positive teaching/learning environment.

In addition to a sustaining emphasis on quality teaching and learning through classroom research, student professional organizations, and advisory activity, the faculty of the Jones College also contributes to business, professional, and civic affairs through public service and intellectual pursuits.

The Jones College commits to quality, accessibility, and value as guiding principles.

To achieve our mission, the faculty of the Jennings A. Jones College of Business commits to these guiding principles:

Quality

Students experience quality learning opportunities that are enhanced by faculty committed to effective teaching and expanding knowledge in their disciplines through research. The College provides quality facilities and access to technology currently used in the business world. Course offerings and course content are regularly reviewed to maintain currency. Student and faculty interaction with the business community further contributes to educational quality.

 

Accessibility

We are the college of opportunity in middle Tennessee, offering a wide variety of courses, programs, and degrees in support of our constituencies. We offer traditional campus courses, as well as evening, off-campus, and distance learning courses. Faculty are accessible on-campus and through electronic mail, faculty web sites, and the university computer network. Students have access to both full-time college advisors and faculty advisors.

Value

The College is a gateway to knowledge, providing a foundation for life-long learning and the success of our students. Awarding degrees is an important recognition of student accomplishment in the learning process. Value is added by faculty who demonstrate quality teaching, scholarly research, and service to their profession, the community, the region, and beyond. This linkage of scholarship, teaching and learning is our bond with students, the public, and the business community. Value to our constituencies is strengthened through a philosophy of responsiveness and accountability.