Kelley School of Business MBA Program

The students recently drove an initiative to define Kelley's culture through 4 core values:

Professionalism: Respect individual opinions, feedback and time

Every professional interaction at Kelley is carried out with respect toward others. At networking events, we are considerate and ensure that those around us have the chance to speak and be heard as much as ourselves. In class, we respect each other’s opinions and disagree to improve debate, never to ridicule. Alumni and recruiters think of Kelley MBAs as down to earth, personable and polished.

Excellence: Continually set higher standards for self and for Kelley
We continually demand higher levels of achievement, and in doing so, we continually elevate the entire Kelley community. We do not envy the success of those around us; we benchmark against it and use it to improve. Our willingness to embrace difficult lessons in self-improvement leads to new found understandings of what we are capable of. Excellence is not only reflected in grades and in securing positions with excellent companies, it is seen in the quality of events students organize for one another and in the strength of the Kelley community as a whole.
Collaboration: Understand, care for and help others succeed

Collaboration at Kelley begins with understanding others in the close-knit Kelley MBA community. We genuinely care about the diverse backgrounds, interests, and personalities of those around us and do whatever we can to help others succeed. We push each other to perform at higher levels through critique and guidance and we count on each other for support and help when we need it.

Leadership: Adapt, motivate and lead by example to bring out the best in others
Leadership at Kelley is not defined by one single set of actions; it is about having the freedom to explore and find a personal style of leading that brings out the best in people. By creating our own paths, we are motivated to achieve higher results. The different ways in which we motivate, challenge and inspire are viewed by subsequent generations as the standards they must uphold.