The Fox School of Business and Management

Mission Statement

The mission of the Accounting department at the FSBM is to advance the frontiers of knowledge in the Accounting profession and to provide a high-quality education to its students. In the tradition of Russell Conwell, Temple's founder, we will provide a range of educational and professional development opportunities to full and part-time students who have the ability and ambition to benefit from them. Undergraduate and Graduate students will receive a results-oriented education that links theory with practice and provides the skills needed for professional success in both the profit and not-for-profit sectors. Fox Accounting students will graduate with a firm understanding of the different areas of Accounting, as well as cutting-edge technology and ethical leadership skills so they can deal with the constantly changing environment of our information age. Doctoral students will receive advanced training in the field of Accounting, preparing them for professional careers as researchers and teachers.

Our faculty will make substantial contributions to the Accounting discipline through basic and applied research, as well as other forms of scholarship. These activities will be carried out to raise the professional stature of the Accounting department, enhance the faculty's ability to meet their teaching responsibilities, and to increase the department's and the school's visibility in the business world.