Message & Mission

Dean's Message

One year ago I was nervously beginning my first days of work at the Monfort College of Business as dean. There was a lot of uncertainty in my mind as there is for many of us when we take on a new position in a new community. While I had high expectations and a good sense of what could be, I wasn’t sure what the year would bring. I am happy to report that this past year has been a great year for the College.

We started in September with strategic planning. The planning included creating initiative groups to examine the development of graduate programs. One group has been working on developing a masters in accounting degree. We hope to launch the new accounting masters in the fall of 2010. Another group has been working on the creation of an MBA. The group has invested a lot of hard work researching all the different possible programs that could be created. The group will continue their work this year. Another initiative group has been working hard to create an executive education program that we are planning to launch this fall. This will be a noncredit continuing education program for senior executives. All of these programs will build upon the Baldrige concepts that have become a part of the culture here at MCB.

We are also planning to launch a new Entrepreneurship minor that will be available to all students at UNC and we created a new Global Business minor that students will be enrolling in this fall.

Our students have performed at a very high level again this past year, as evidenced by their top 5 percent placement on the nationally-administered Major Field Test in Business by the Educational Testing Service. This marks the sixth consecutive year that our students have scored at or above the top 10 percent on the exam. We are very proud of their accomplishments.

One of the most important events of the year was the College’s 40th Anniversary Celebration that we held at The Ritz-Carlton in Denver. It was a wonderful event and required the collaboration of MCB administration and staff working with excellent support from the UNC Alumni Relations and Foundation offices. The hard work paid off with an excellent event that recognized several very important people who have played critical roles in the evolution and growth of the College. I want to thank everyone involved in making the evening a wonderful success.

Moving forward from the 40th Anniversary Celebration we are working to create an alumni group for MCB. As this publication is going to press we are gathering names of interested individuals who would like to help us with this task. Soon we will be bringing a group of volunteers together to discuss what this new group will do as representatives of MCB alumni. One thing we will do for sure is an annual MCB Alumni Event. These events will not be as big as the 40th Anniversary Celebration, but we want to provide alumni more opportunities to stay connected to MCB and to network with other alumni and friends of the College.

The past year was a very busy and exciting one for the Monfort College of Business. We are looking to another great year this year. We invite you to become engaged with the Monfort College of Business as we continue on our journey to build excellence in business education.

Don Gudmundson
Don Gudmundson
Dean

Our Mission

Our mission is to deliver excellent undergraduate business programs and related learning opportunities that prepare individuals for successful careers and responsible leadership in business and society.

Our Vision

Our vision is to be a premier business education provider that inspires and enhances individual, organizational, and societal journeys to performance excellence.

Core Values