Department of Accounting and Finance 
 Whittemore School of Business and Economics 
University of New Hampshire
 
Durham, NH 03825, U.S.A.      tel: (603) 862-3380                   fax: (603) 862 3383           email: acfi_info@unh.edu
 
 MISSION STATEMENT (1993)
 
 
The mission of the Accounting and Finance Department at the University of New Hampshire is to educate students in accounting and finance for professional careers in the private and public sectors.  This mission will be achieved through the following objectives and activities:
1. Teaching that gains us recognition by the University and our alumni as being a high quality department.

2. A sustained output of published research in professional journals and other scholarly activities that achieves a national scholarly reputation among other academic institutions, professional groups, and business organizations.

3. Service, through consulting and applied research, to regional business, professional, and political entities that secures us the distinction of being a community-minded faculty.

4. The active participation of the faculty in national academic professional organizations and University service activities.

5. The offering of required basic courses in the Whittemore School curricula, which are attentive to the needs of other departments in the School and students pursuing other concentrations and majors.
 
6. The provision of concentrations and development of majors in accounting and finance, composed of courses that reflect the unique skills of our faculty and contain the current, latest developments in our disciplines. 

7. Continuous availability for informal advising and other assistance, to our students in regard to career and graduate education planning.

8. A basic commitment to work together as a faculty in a harmonious environment free of personal strife and discord.