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KU School of Business hosts 2024 Big 12 MBA Case Competition
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...
Davis Center for Figure Sense entering new chapter with leadership transition
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...
KU Business faculty experts discuss: Credit card company mergers
In February 2024, credit card company Capital One announced that it planned to acquire Discover in an all-equity transaction valued at $35 billion. The merger raises many questions about how the transaction could affect consumers, businesses and the credit card institutions. ...
MAcc student, athlete seeks success in the classroom and on the track
Chandler Gibbens does not have a favorite traditional KU memory. But as a track and cross-country athlete, there is one that stands out. In 2023, at the Stanford Invitational Track and Field competition, he broke the men’s 5K record and earned a personal record with a time of 13:28.71. Gibbens...
International internship helps junior double-major broaden her perspective
When Megan Williams was a child, she created a banana bread business and would sell loaves to her family and friends and around her neighborhood, setting her on a path to continue to discover innovative ideas. ...
Junior embraces new cultures, independence through CIMBA Italy Program
When Olivia Hove first began her journey at KU, she was studying journalism and political science. But during her sophomore year, the junior from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, felt that business administration would be a better fit for her future and career goals. ...
Senior finance major’s community involvement gives real-world preparation
KU School of Business student’s selection for GASB postgraduate program marks third among Jayhawks
One of the nation’s accounting standards-setting organizations has selected University of Kansas School of Business student Hannah Hageman as one of its summer 2024 postgraduate technical assistants. ...
Study abroad experiences lead to new skills, internship opportunities
Morgan Prosser, a junior from Shawnee, Kansas, majoring in marketing with a minor in psychology, has furthered connections and understanding of herself through two study abroad experiences at KU. ...
T.A. Talk with Sully Anselmo
Doctoral student follows in family’s educational footsteps
Ryan Clark grew up in a family of educators. It was that early foundation and understanding of education that would eventually pave the way for Clark to earn his doctoral degree in finance and continue in the family tradition of education. ...
T.A. Talk with Addie Raine
They lead some of our classes, teach our labs and grade our exams. Teaching assistants, or T.A.s, are undergraduate students who help faculty with course instruction and student learning. While each course may have different requirements, T.A.s apply and interview for open positions much like ones for internships and jobs,...