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Wed, 12/18/2024

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. ...

Tue, 12/17/2024

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...

Tue, 12/17/2024

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. ...

Tue, 12/17/2024

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. ...

Sun, 12/15/2024

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. ...

Sun, 12/15/2024

KU School of Business celebrating centennial over 2024–25 academic year

School hosting events, activities for students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends
Fri, 12/13/2024

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. ...

Fri, 12/13/2024

2023–24 KU Business faculty research highlights

Read about some of the prominent research from KU School of Business faculty members over the last academic year
Wed, 12/11/2024

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. ...

Tue, 12/10/2024

Major change allows senior to excel in KU School of Business

Rithika Chary discovers passion for accounting, gains confidence from student organizations
Wed, 12/04/2024

KU RedTire program, community organizations help retain Russell County’s only dentistry practice

Through to a community effort involving Russell County organizations and services provided by KU's RedTire (Redefine your Retirement) program, Russell County residents are still receiving local dental services, and Dr. Michael Jones is enjoying his retirement.
Tue, 12/03/2024

T.A. Talk with Henry Storbeck

Get to know the accounting major the graduated accounting major in the Masters of Accounting program (MAcc), who is an ACCT 201 T.A.
Tue, 11/19/2024

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. ...

Tue, 11/19/2024

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. ...

Mon, 11/18/2024

T.A. Talk with Emily Schwindt

Get to know the senior supply chain management major, who is a SCM 310 T.A.
Mon, 11/18/2024

KU Business Centennial Celebrations: Merchants Week

Students are invited to a weeklong celebration Jan. 27–30 honoring the origins of the KU School of Business
Thu, 11/14/2024

MAcc program gives student athlete opportunities for new experiences

Graduate student Caroline Bien uses last year of eligibility to build connections, study abroad
Tue, 11/12/2024

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. ...

Mon, 11/11/2024

KU School of Business celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week

Learn more about the week‘s event lineup and more from Ryan Rains, director of entrepreneurship co-curricular programs
Wed, 11/06/2024

First-generation student navigates college experience

Sophomore business administration major Camrynn Frese finds her place at KU and the School of Business
Fri, 11/01/2024

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...

Tue, 10/29/2024

T.A. Talk with Ryan Simonson

Get to know the senior marketing major, who is a BUS 110 T.A.
Mon, 10/21/2024

Health effects of trauma linked to performance at work

In a new paper, Elizabeth Embry, assistant professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Kansas, offers a theory linking health effects of trauma to performance outcomes at work, suggesting how managerial awareness of trauma manifestations is a necessary step toward workplaces becoming supportive or healing.
Wed, 10/16/2024

KU Business Centennial Celebrations: Honoring Summerfield Hall

Academic building was home to KU School of Business for more than five decades
Mon, 10/14/2024

Crowdsourcing proves more accurate than retail-buying experts at predicting fashion demand

In a new paper, Murali Mantrala, the Ned Fleming Professor of Marketing at the University of Kansas, finds that crowdsourced forecasts from ordinary customers are more accurate than those of expert fashion buyers. The research also determines an ideal crowd size and composition for predicting demand for fashion items in retail buying decisions.
Wed, 10/09/2024

KU Business Centennial Celebrations: Remembering Dean Frank T. Stockton

Stockton was first and longest-serving dean of KU School of Business
Tue, 10/08/2024

T.A. Talk with Sara Sukenic

Get to know the sophomore marketing major and entrepreneurship minor, who is a BUS 110 T.A.
Tue, 10/08/2024

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. ...

Tue, 10/08/2024

Industry partners create scholarship opportunities for Jack Lockton Certificate in Insurance and Risk Management program

The KU School of Business has established four new scholarships through its industry partners of the Jack Lockton Certificate in Insurance and Risk Management program. Aetna, Chubb and Security Benefit Life, on behalf of the Kansas Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation, will each contribute $50,000 over a five-year period.
Mon, 10/07/2024

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. ...

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