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Dean's Message 


NMDA_image001.jpgWelcome to the College of Business!

For the third straight year, we are seeing enrollment growth across the college and university. We continue to make progress on the College of Business Strategic Initiatives in pursuit of our vision to be the destination business college in the Southwest and Borderlands:

• External Engagement & Growth
• Professional Development & Placement
• Strengthen the Curriculum
• Research and the R1 Journey:

To further these goals, we have established two student-centric initiatives: the Center for Student Professional Development (CSPD), and the Center for Business Ethics (CBE).

The CSPD will provide programming for students in building their personal brand, helping them develop the intangible hallmarks of the young professional, and enabling their navigation through the confusing “courtship ritual” that is the professional job search. In addition to hosting a college-wide professional development seminar in the spring, it will provide on-going programming, connections to recruiting organizations, and mock interview opportunities.

The CBE will provide leadership and ethics programming that is complementary to the work of the CSPD: society’s future leaders need a firm grounding in ethics to complement their professional and technical skillsets. The CBE will focus upon four pillars of development:

• Excellence in Leadership
• Professional Sales
• Negotiations
• Responsible Business

We would like to welcome new leadership to the College of Business for the 2024-25 academic year. Dr. Hari Sankaran has returned as Department Head for Finance, Dr. John Zhu has been appointed Department Head for Marketing, and Dr. Carol Flinchbaugh has stepped in the serve as interim Department Head for Management. Dr. Ben Widner has been appointed as the Associate Dean for Student Affairs & Curriculum.

I encourage you to return often to our website to follow our activities and share in our celebrations. When you are in Las Cruces, we would love to see you in person on campus. And as always: GO AGGIES!

Bryan Ashenbaum