{"id":112,"date":"2026-05-01T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business.wsu.edu\/crimsoncompass\/?p=112"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T23:16:09","slug":"message-director-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/business.wsu.edu\/crimsoncompass\/2026\/05\/01\/message-director-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from Director Jeff Joireman – 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Message from the Director<\/h1>\t\t\t\t
Jeff Joireman – 2026<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Dear Colleagues,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this edition of the Crimson Compass<\/em>, I am proud to highlight the continued growth and global impact of the International Business Institute<\/a> in the Carson College of Business. We feature undergraduate stories that showcase the transformative power of international experiences, including Clara Sandell\u2019s<\/a> reflections on cultural immersion in Thailand and Stan De Keijzer\u2019s adaptability in Switzerland. We also highlight our reinstated study abroad program in China<\/a>, which further expands opportunities for students to develop global perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We additionally celebrate the global reach of our alumni, including Ella Spillane<\/a> at Boeing Ventures and Amit Bedi<\/a> at Collins Aerospace, whose work spans multiple continents. Our community also continues to grow through partnerships like our recent collaboration with students from CamEd Business School (in case you missed it, read our 2025 feature<\/a> about their visit to WSU Pullman). Moreover, faculty research, such as Joseph Scott Gladstone\u2019s<\/a> work with the University of Melbourne, further strengthens our global engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking ahead, we are excited to expand student opportunities through increased collaboration with the International Business Institute Advisory Board<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this year\u2019s Crimson Compass<\/em>, we showcase the power of undergraduates\u2019 international experiences and the global reach of our alumni. We\u2019re excited to share our China study abroad program has resumed, and faculty collaboration on Indigenous research is informing business perspective worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":[13],"featured_media":143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":null},"categories":[17,9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/business.wsu.edu\/crimsoncompass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/business.wsu.edu\/crimsoncompass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/business.wsu.edu\/crimsoncompass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/business.wsu.edu\/crimsoncompass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/business.wsu.edu\/crimsoncompass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/business.wsu.edu\/crimsoncompass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":205,"href":"https:\/\/business.wsu.edu\/crimsoncompass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112\/revisions\/205"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/business.wsu.edu\/crimsoncompass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/business.wsu.edu\/crimsoncompass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/business.wsu.edu\/crimsoncompass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/business.wsu.edu\/crimsoncompass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/business.wsu.edu\/crimsoncompass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author?post=112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}