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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...
Accounting alumnus establishes memorial scholarship for future accountants
A new scholarship gift from a KU School of Business alumnus will help the next generation of accountants as they prepare to enter the workforce. ...
Planned gift creates business competition, scholarships for KU students
An annual competition and scholarships for business and engineering students in BUS 150 Foundations of Business will memorialize brothers and KU School of Business alumni Scott and David Kirkendall. ...
Four KU Business alumni named Endowment trustees
Four graduates of the KU School of Business were elected to the KU Endowment Board of Trustees in fall of 2023 at the group’s annual meeting. ...
KU School of Business celebrating centennial over 2024–25 academic year
CBIZ EFL executive receives KU Business Distinguished Alumni Award
Executive Jason “Jay” Meschke received the 2024 KU School of Business Distinguished Alumni Award in recognition of his dedication to business excellence, community service and commitment to KU. ...
2023–24 KU Business faculty research highlights
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
KU RedTire program, community organizations help retain Russell County’s only dentistry practice
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. ...
All-time high number of students enrolled at School of Business, KU in 2024
Fall 2024 marked another record number of enrolled students in the KU School of Business, bolstered by an all-time high number of first-time freshmen. ...
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
Health effects of trauma linked to performance at work
KU Business Centennial Celebrations: Honoring Summerfield Hall
Crowdsourcing proves more accurate than retail-buying experts at predicting fashion demand
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. ...
Industry partners create scholarship opportunities for Jack Lockton Certificate in Insurance and Risk Management program
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. ...