Some of you have heard me tell stories about my dad, Larry Hunter. He became the first person in his family to earn a four-year degree, and it opened up a lifetime of opportunities for him. At the Carson College of Business, the education we provide continues to open doors for our students—including people whose families haven’t previously benefitted from higher education.
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Despite continued inflation and the rising price of goods, Pacific Northwest shoppers are eager to spend for the holidays—and many plan to spend the same as last year, according to a new report from the Carson College of Business.
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Max Prado (’18 Fin.) grew up in a family of farmworkers. At WSU, he found a supportive community for first-generation college students. Through clubs and extracurricular activities, he built friendships, took on leadership roles, and aspired to a corporate finance career at Boeing.
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Online MBA students from the Carson College of Business spent a week in Prague, the “City of 1,000 Spires,” in July, learning about the Czech Republic’s history, culture, and post-communist economy.
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The 2022 Executive MBA Leadership Conference brought together students and alumni for two days of networking, learning, and conversations at the Bellevue Westin in September.
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Olga Gira often falls into bed at 2 a.m. after a full day of classes, family activities, and homework. Since she returned to school for an accounting degree, it’s been an intense few years for Gira, an immigrant from Moldova. But the tradeoffs make her upcoming May graduation that much more rewarding.
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Kole Lappe took his first extended trip out of the country through WSU’s First-Generation Abroad program last summer, spending four weeks in Spain. “Growing up in a town of 36 people, the idea of traveling to Europe seemed like a distant dream,” says Lappe, a junior.
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WSU Everett students created an archive of rock and roll history at the Edgewater Hotel with more than 3,000 files. Since the Beatles’ 1964 visit during their first North American tour, the hotel has been associated with a long list of musicians.
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“If it weren’t for WSU, I might have ended up in prison.”
These striking words from Victor Pimentel, a 2016 PhD graduate in operations and management science, reflect the transformation he feels the Carson College doctoral program provided.
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Reducing the pay gap between top male and female managers could be as straightforward as adding more women to a company’s board of directors, according to research by Gurdeep Singh Raina, a Carson College doctoral student.
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