Mission and Diversity Statements
Our Mission
Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business builds global business knowledge and inspires ethical leaders to serve the common good.
Everything we do serves our students ‒ their learning, activities, and careers ‒ and academic research that makes a difference to the world through both rigor and relevance. We provide a world-class experience rooted in our distinctiveness:
Access to expertise across Georgetown University’s renowned schools to provide interdisciplinary, integrated learning experiences.
A location in the global capital city of Washington, D.C., with access to thought leaders and influencers across business, government, policy, non-governmental agencies, embassies, and more.
Georgetown University’s Jesuit tradition that calls upon us to be leaders who foster a collaborative culture and use empathy and care for others as they work to solve the world’s most complex challenges and serve the common good.
The Spirit of Georgetown
At Georgetown McDonough, we are proud of our community and shared values. We invite you to learn more about the Spirit of Georgetown, our ethos inspired by St. Ignatius of Loyola, which undergirds all that we do. These values define and distinguish Georgetown, including "Cura Personalis," "Educating the Whole Person," "People for Others," "Community in Diversity," and "Academic Excellence."
You will hear a lot about these values during your MBA experience, and we are confident you will experience them for yourself.
Our Commitment to Diversity
Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business is committed to fostering a community in diversity, one of many Jesuit values embedded in Georgetown’s centuries-old tradition of serving the common good.
To us, this means fostering a community that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. Many organizations talk about their DEI efforts, but at Georgetown McDonough, we are actively examining our history and culture to ensure our actions match our words. We are committed to understanding the diverse perspectives and experiences of our faculty, staff, students, and alumni; transparency in our work; and thoughtfully enacting meaningful change within our community and throughout the world.
Fostering belonging and inclusion is a big undertaking for any organization, but much of it has to do with small moments. In this report, you'll read more about these efforts that make the centuries long Jesuit tradition of community in diversity a reality.
Georgetown McDonough is implementing a system of 7 Cs to guide our DEI efforts: composition, communication, curriculum, co-curriculum, careers, community, and culture.
In an ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), Georgetown McDonough established a DEI MBA Scholarship Fund to further DEI efforts for the MBA program.
Georgetown McDonough is committed to fostering a diverse community, learn more about ongoing and dedicated community initiatives.
Georgetown University | OSEI Black Support Resource Guide
Black Support Resources Guide | The Black Support Resources Guide was provided by OSEI to foster community & support for Black staff, students and faculty at Georgetown. This list of resources is an effort to share social, educational, and health resources. This is not an exhaustive list and if you feel there are resources that are missing from this list and should be added, we encourage you to contact OSEI at osei@georgetown.edu.
Georgetown University | Institutional Diversity, Equity & Affirmative Action (IDEAA)
The mission of the Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity & Affirmative Action is to promote a deep understanding and appreciation among the diverse members of the University community to result in justice and equality in educational, employment and contracting opportunities, as well as to lead efforts to create an inclusive academic and work environment.
Georgetown University | Women's Center
The Women’s Center opened in 1990 and has been celebrating, honoring and empowering our campus community since its inception. We offer a diverse selection of educational programs, volunteer opportunities, services and resources to engage the Georgetown campus in meaningful ways. We work closely with students, staff, faculty and alumni to address the needs of our community and to create a supportive environment that is respectful and reflects our Jesuit values of Cura Personalis.
Georgetown University | LGBTQ+ Resource Center
The LGBTQ+ Resource Center supports the queer community at Georgetown through resources, outreach, advocacy, and programming designed to aid students throughout their journey’s at Georgetown and beyond. The LGBTQ Resource Center at Georgetown is the first such Center of its kind at a Catholic/Jesuit institution in the country. We embrace and celebrate the rich diversity and intersectionality that exists amongst our Georgetown community and strive to uphold the values that allow all students to flourish at Georgetown and beyond.
Georgetown University | Disability Cultural Center
The Disability Cultural Center (DCC) is an on-campus hub that celebrates disability culture, builds community and provides programming for disabled students, faculty, staff, allies and those interested in learning about disability. The mission of the DCC is to support, educate, and empower disabled community members of all cultures, races, sexual orientations, genders and ages, celebrate disabled people’s achievements, and advocate for a climate that promotes social justice.
