The Department of Finance will educate and train students and/or prospective managers in the theories and practices associated with the ownership and management of financial assets, the financial management of non-financial, and financial firms, and the creation of investment strategies that include all asset classes. Instruction will be at the undergraduate and graduate levels and will include doctoral education. The department will produce research that contributes to the body of knowledge in finance. Concurrently, the finance department will support the programmatic needs of the college and the university and the educational needs of the community.