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Junior marketing major builds beauty business with tools gained at KU School of Business
Scholarship opportunities allow senior to achieve academic, professional goals
KU Business faculty experts discuss: Artificial intelligence and digital marketing
Generative AI programs like ChatGPT have already become widely used in schools and the business world, but how much do users know about the machines they are putting information into every day? While there are cautions to take when using AI both for work and play, businesses and students can...
Business Jayhawks receive university recognition
Several KU School of Business students earned university recognition for their academic achievements and campus involvement over the 2023–24 academic year. ...
KU Business faculty receive recognition, accolades
Jide Wintoki, Capitol Federal Professor and associate dean of graduate programs, is one of the KU faculty and staff members who will conduct research and outreach activities as part of a new Gen-4 Engineering Research Center (ERC) — Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub (EARTH) — that will create a sustainable...
KU School of Business launches Accounting Scholars program
Over the 2023–24 academic year, the KU School of Business introduced its Accounting Scholars program to provide high-achieving students with career-focused opportunities and mentorship with alumni in the field. ...
KU students tackle ‘wicked problems’ to improve disability employment outcomes
In spring 2024, Charlotte Tritch, lecturer and director of entrepreneurship degree programs in the Management and Entrepreneurship academic area, tasked her ENTR 490 Solving Wicked Problems class with a seemingly impossible problem to solve. Working with Lisa Dieker, Williamson Family Distinguished Professor in Special Education in the KU School of...
KU School of Business celebrating centennial over 2024–25 academic year
KU School of Business Knock on the Window Award celebrates entrepreneurial spirit, honors alumnus
A new School of Business gift will recognize and support entrepreneurship students who exemplify hard work, tenacity, hustle and determination. ...
Major change allows senior to excel in KU School of Business
T.A. Talk with Henry Storbeck
Entrepreneurship programs provide community, support across diverse student journeys at KU
KU fifth-year student Emma Gordon enrolled in an entrepreneurship course her junior year after realizing she wanted to experience a world beyond her psychology major. ...
T.A. Talk with Emily Schwindt
KU Business Centennial Celebrations: Merchants Week
MAcc program gives student athlete opportunities for new experiences
KU graduate finds successful path shaped by internships and networking
Eddie Cubit thought he would work in sales after graduating from the KU School of Business after working a sales position selling insurance for State Farm in high school and college. ...
KU School of Business celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week
First-generation student navigates college experience
Accounting Scholars program gives junior new skills, development opportunities
Christian Cervantes knew business was his passion when he started a small business in high school. The junior finance and accounting double-major from Olathe, Kansas, would buy and resell hard-to-get items for consumers, like unique shoes, limited-edition Stanley Tumblers and vintage clothes. Through this experience, he realized he was already...
T.A. Talk with Ryan Simonson
KU Business Centennial Celebrations: Honoring Summerfield Hall
KU Business Centennial Celebrations: Remembering Dean Frank T. Stockton
T.A. Talk with Sara Sukenic
Jack Lockton Certificate in Insurance and Risk Management provides new scholarships for students
Students in the Jack Lockton Certificate in Insurance and Risk Management now have new annual scholarship opportunities thanks to industry partners. ...
The Certificates Surge: What are college certificates and why do they matter?
According to data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCR), more students earned a college certificate in 2023 than in any of the previous 10 years. ...
T.A. Talk with Blayne O’Connor
Global Business Studies helps students prepare for international education experiences
The KU School of Business offers study abroad programs tailored to meet students’ diverse interests and academic goals. From semester-long immersion programs to summer programs to a quick spring break trip, there is a program to suit students and their dream destinations. ...
KU School of Business remembers alumnus John “Jack” Dicus
KU School of Business Distinguished Alumnus and Dean’s Advisory Board member emeritus John C. “Jack” Dicus passed away Wednesday, June 19. He was 91 years old. ...
MBA students serve Kansas small businesses through hands-on learning
Every spring, MBA students in BUS 810 Kansas Small Business Projects present projects that they have spent the entire academic year working on. The class, led by Will Katz, lecturer in the MBA program, gives real-world, hands-on experiences for MBA students as they take on business-related challenges that Kansas business...
KU Business faculty experts discuss: Initial public offerings (IPOs)
What does it mean when a company “goes public” or is traded? An initial public offering (IPO) allows for privately held companies to become public and sell shares to investors in exchange for a stake in the company. While there are many benefits to going public, companies must consider the...