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Dividend The official online magazine of the Carson College of Business

Entrepreneurial Cougs Win Big on the Circuit in 2019

Each spring, WSU student entrepreneurs gather their bright teammates, their innovative ideas, and their fledgling ventures and show them o􀃠 on university campuses across the Northwest. The yearly collegiate business plan competition circuit is a place to demonstrate academic prowess and entrepreneurial skill, and win some big titles and cash prizes. » More ...

Scholarships Help First-Gen Student Stay in School

Without family resources to help pay for college, accounting student Samantha Kelley was shouldering the bills for tuition and living expenses herself. Thanks to generous scholarships, her senior year tuition is paid for. She received $5,000 each from the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Jacob W. Oswald Scholarship. Other awards came from Deloitte, the Cougs Helping Cougs Scholarship, and a WSU scholarship for first-generation students. » More ...

Annual Events, Speakers Offer Insights to Pacific Northwest Business & Policy Communities

As an integral part of Washington’s research-oriented land-grant institution, the Carson College of Business creates value for business and academic communities by hosting the annual Burtenshaw Distinguished Lecture and Power Breakfast events, along with industry speakers throughout the year. In 2019, a mix of globally competitive business leaders and entrepreneurs shared their professional insights through panels and lectures on the Pullman campus and in Spokane. » More ...

Jeri Epperson Discovers Business in Ireland

Not many people can say they have jumped neck deep into a thousand-year-old Irish peat bog with new friends. But Jeri Epperson can, and did, on her study abroad trip to Ireland in May 2018. A 37-year-old working mother of two, this non-traditional Carson undergraduate spent five weeks in Dublin making new traditions, memories, and adventures of a lifetime with her family by her side. » More ...

Scholarships Support McKayla Lewis’s Global Education

As a high school senior, McKayla Lewis thought she wanted to go to a culinary program focused on hospitality. However, Nancy Swanger, director of the School of Hospitality Business Management, changed her mind by asking one simple question—“Do you want to own and manage your own business or work for someone who does?” In that moment, Lewis learned she should attend an accredited business school in order to achieve her dream of owning an establishment. » More ...

Industry Scholarship Provides Running Start toward Hospitality Career

WSU-Everett Hospitality student Spencer Fee received a $3,500 PCMA Education Foundation Legacy Society scholarship. “The PCMA Scholarship, combined with the Carson College SHBM Dwight & Beverly Call Scholarship and the Everett Scholars award, enables me to continue my education and pursue my passion for events and project management with a decreased burden of debt," says Fee. » More ...