Why Us

We are not an educational factory mass-producing business school grads for cookie-cutter jobs. We are teachers, scholars, and mentors steeped in the Catholic Lasallian tradition of learning that is rigorous, experiential, ethical, and inclusive.

Where individuals, equipped with the will to learn, are prepared for a successful future of informed service and prepared to lead with a global perspective.

As an AACSB-accredited business school, we are held to high standards, and, as a result, produce graduates who are considered to be more highly skilled and desirable to employers.

We are living in an age where the value of a degree is measured by the likelihood of future earnings. But what marks our graduates is the belief that while their degree is a means to an end, their Lasallian business education is a means to a beginning.

Lasallian Business Education

To provide our students with a premier educational experience, the La Salle School of Business is committed to:

Premier Student Learning Experiences

We provide an environment that fosters engaged learning inside and outside of the classroom.  We offer a rich blend of hands-on opportunities such as mentoring, internships, job shadowing, travel study, and leadership roles in student organizations.

Lasallian Identity and Engagement

We animate our Lasallian charism of “together and by association” by examining the world and business challenges in light of a socially-responsible framework.  Association makes explicit our distinctive Lasallian heritage to create an atmosphere of collegiality, mutual respect and trust within a community of students and educators.  In this relationship, the teacher becomes the mentor helping the student connect to the Lasallian mission and global community.  Living out this association is fundamental to providing the hope of a quality education for all.

Innovative Curricula and Programs

We provide a broad array of innovative curricula and programs that promote engaged learning such as:

  • Center for Sales Excellence (only accredited program in region, certifications and new sales minor) 
  • John T. Fries, 66’ and Maureen A. Fries Trading Room (Bloomberg Certification, research) 
  • Business Scholars Co-op Program (BSCP), Business Leadership Fellows Program (BLFP), 4-yr. BS/MBA, 5-yr. Bachelors/MBA 
  • La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) and Business Engagement Center 
  • Signature Learning Experiences  
  • Graduate Programs (Full-Time, one-year, hybrid, and online MBA) 
  • SAP integrations throughout curriculum

Community of World Class Educators

We support world class educators who place priority on teaching and learning, whose expertise is enhanced by the production of high-quality scholarship that is aligned to the mission and values of a Lasallian education.

Undergraduate Program Learning Goals

Broader Identity

Students will examine how personal, professional, religious or spiritual values inform their business and discipline world view.

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Students will demonstrate the ability to:

  • solve open-ended business problems
  • evaluate, identify, and understand: different perspectives; positives and negatives, and/or strengths and weaknesses
  • integrate and synthesize diverse information

Communication Skills

  • In oral presentations, students will exhibit acceptable nonverbal behaviors, hold the audiences’ attention, and present clear and organized content
  • Students’ written work will convey content with the appropriate clarity and organization

Using Data and Technology

Students will demonstrate:

  • an understanding of the elements of sound research
  • the ability to perform basic quantitative analyses and interpret the results
  • the technical skills needed to solve business problems and make decisions

Core Business Knowledge

Students will demonstrate the attainment of core business knowledge through the application of that knowledge in various functional business situations

Ethics, Social Responsibility, and Social Forces

Students will demonstrate the ability to identify relevant ethical issues in a situation and apply appropriate principles or framework to their analysis

Graduate Program Learning Goals

Strategic Thinking through Integrating Discipline-Specific Business Knowledge

Students will demonstrate the ability to:

  • integrate business disciplines to achieve strategic objectives
  • identify and evaluate the usefulness of various competitive strategies (e.g., adaptive, market entry, positioning) that firms use within domestic and global markets

Leadership Skills

Students will demonstrate the ability to:

  • identify and analyze current leadership style and the ability to develop and enhance leadership skills
  • work effectively and collaboratively in a team

Business-Related Oral and Written Communication Skills

Students will demonstrate the ability to:

  • prepare and deliver a professional presentation on a business issue
  • write a clear, concise, and well-organized professional presentation of a business issue

Awareness of How the Business Environment Influences Decision-Making

Students will demonstrate:

  • the ability to identify and analyze ethical and legal business dilemmas and the ability to recommend and defend appropriate solutions and strategies
  • an understanding of how cultural, economic, and political factors shape the management of global business

Knowledge and Skill Concerning Financial Analysis, Reporting, and Markets

Students will demonstrate the ability to evaluate the financial position of for-profit organizations through the examination of financial information contained in balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and footnotes, as well as information gathered from other sources (such as public filings, business news publications, and Web sites) in order to enable stakeholders (management, shareholders, creditors, etc.) to understand a firm’s progress in maximizing its value to stakeholders .