niagara university doctor of philosophy program standards

Program completers understand and demonstrate the capacity to promote a visionary mindset, and continuously develop, advocate for, and enact a mission, and core values that are shared  with and supported by organizational stakeholders.

Program completers understand and demonstrate a capacity to advocate for, nurture, and sustain a creative and caring culture consistent with the mission of the organization and embracing of equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice.

Program completers understand and demonstrate a capacity to cooperatively, comprehensively, and effectively manage the people, resources, and ideas of their organizational context, while embracing flexibility and adaptability.

Program completers understand and demonstrate a capacity to assess organizational quality and make decisions to positively impact the organization informed by sound data analysis and evidence following accepted research methods and practices.

Program completers understand and demonstrate a capacity to model integrity, fairness, equity and ethical purpose while also personifying optimism, perseverance, self-efficacy, and composure.

Program completers understand and demonstrate a capacity to appreciate, respond to, and influence the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural contexts through their research, analysis, and evaluation of procedures and policies and empower others to join in the process with them.

Program completers understand and demonstrate the capacity to cultivate relationships with members of the business, civic, and policy community in support of their advocacy for the organization and larger community needs.