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The award consists of seven $10,000 scholarships that will be given to first-year students with a declared interest in hospitality business management or wine and beverage business management.

Around 70% of Gen Z employees currently feel unsure what the future holds for their company, more than doubling from 34% in December of 2019, according to a new Carson College of Business report.

More than a dozen local restaurants have participated in the program, with most of them donating additional meals beyond what the Community Action Center was purchasing.

Thirty‑six faculty members were granted tenure this year across the WSU system, and dozens more received promotions.

Qualifying residents in Eastern Washington can get free online help with federal tax returns through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.

New WSU research finds that federal agencies get more bang for their buck by channeling grant dollars into smaller startups rather than large companies.

In a case study, researchers tested the theory that events which create memorable experiences can increase life-satisfaction—a deep connection with customers that can have big benefits for businesses.

Hospitality Week kicks off March 2 and will feature a lineup of virtual events open to the public, including the Bellhop and celebration of new inductees into the SHBM Hall of Fame.

The start of the new year brings new changes—including a COVID‑19 vaccine and a new administration—leading many to feel there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

Across the WSU system, the Business Administration bachelor’s degree program is the most enrolled business program. It will be the eighth undergraduate program offered at WSU Everett.

U.S. News & World Report announced today that five WSU online programs have been ranked among the best in the nation for 2021.

When entrepreneurs dream up ideas for new businesses, cannabis use might help, and hinder, their creativity, according to a new WSU study.

A team of Washington State University Pullman hospitality business management students recently captured the title of best wine label at the Intercollegiate Wine Business Invitational, an annual online competition, for a third consecutive victory.

New WSU research shows understanding how global warming occurs is a critical step toward believing it’s real.

Some students at WSU Health Sciences Spokane, the Carson College of Business and the College of Veterinary Medicine will begin the the Spring 2021 semester before the Jan. 19 start date.

A former career in financial services sales gives Kevin Chase an edge when bringing industry topics into the classroom. As a new faulty member in the Department of Marketing and International Business (MIB), Chase also brings a wealth of research experience on how salesperson behavior affects customer decision making in B2B sales.

People dreaming of travel post-COVID-19 now have some scientific data to support their wanderlust.

In a time when political corruption is among the media’s most intense focal points, new accounting faculty member Chase Potter will be a voice of experience in the classroom and resource to tax managers and finance policy makers seeking insights.

New WSU research is shedding light on family attitudes towards online privacy. The project could ultimately help increase the use of contact tracing apps.

Azam Boskabadi has been on a fast track toward success since her elementary school days in Tehran. The operations management scholar grew up not only exceling in academics but in sports and the arts as well.

Students at the WSU Carson College of Business made holiday cards for more than 60 senior living residents to lift their spirits during the holiday season.

Nicholas S. Delaney (’03) brings over 32 years of combined experience in senior management, business, financial services and fundraising to his new position.

After serving in administrative roles for the last six years in the University of Albany’s human resource information systems program, Richard Johnson, felt a pull to expand his research and teaching efforts, particularly after observing the growth of artificial intelligence and data driven evaluations of employees.

An overwhelming majority of Pacific Northwest shoppers don’t plan to shop in-store on Thanksgiving Day (83%) or Black Friday (77%) this year, according to a report from WSU’s Carson College of Business.

“Work doesn’t feel like work when you are making something sugary and delicious.”

A phrase that could have been coined by Willy Wonka is the real-life sentiment of Madeline Ryan (’20), a WSU food science graduate working in the beverage industry. As a research and development technician for Eagle Beverage Products in Kent, Washington, Ryan creates and packages products such as coffee syrups and bar mixes for private label beverage companies.

Only about 28% of information systems faculty at U.S. colleges and universities are women, but that’s a statistic Washington State University researcher Michelle Carter is working to change.

Poets&Quants ranked online MBA and executive MBA programs from the Carson College of Business as No. 12 in their 2021 rankings of The Best Online MBA Programs moving up from No. 16 in 2020.

The Carson College produces many graduates each year who seek careers with insurance companies or become insurance agents or brokers. To prepare WSU students interested in exploring this career path, the Carson College hosts the annual Walton Lecture featuring an insurance and risk management expert to share professional perspectives.

Roy Suddaby, one of the world’s most highly cited researchers in business and economics, recently joined the Carson College as a professor of management on a 50 percent appointment. An internationally renowned scholar of organizational theory and institutional change, Suddaby is the Winspear Chair of Management at the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria and has adjunct professor positions at Ritsumeikan University in Japan and the IAE Business School in Argentina.

If the question “What’s for dinner?” causes you stress, a new collaboration between Catering Services in the School of Hospitality Business Management (SHBM) and the WSU Eggert Family Organic Farm can help relieve some of that anxiety—at least on Fridays.

Carson College chefs Jamie Callison and Jason Butcherite along with Brad Jaeckel, Eggert Farm manager, are offering the best of WSU products and local farm-grown ingredients as take-home meal kits.