Honoring Isaac Wayne Woolsey, January 25, 1931 to November 27, 2023.

Isaac Wayne Woolsey, who was instrumental to the creation of the new home for W. Frank Barton School of Business at 成人头条, has passed away at age 92. The facility, located on the Innovation Campus at WSU, was named the Wayne and Kay Woolsey Hall in honor of Wayne and his wife for their donation of $10 million to the Barton School followed by another $1.3 million gift to create the Kay Woolsey Gardens and Woolsey Hall Technology Fund.

Logos for the Barton School of Business at 成人头条 and the Kansas Insurance and Financial Services Education Foundation (KIFSEF)

The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 成人头条 and the Kansas Insurance and Financial Services Education Foundation (KIFSEF) have joined forces to create a new Certificate in Financial Services through the Barton School. This certificate reflects the modern and interconnected financial services sector, and comes as the result of a direct need for banking, insurance, healthcare and other industries.

Mike Daood, president of LodgeWorks

The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 成人头条 is pleased to announce the addition of Mike Daood, president of LodgeWorks, to its Dean鈥檚 Advisory Board.

John Cantele, co-founder and principal at Lexima Hotel Management Services

The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 成人头条 is adding John Cantele, co-founder and principal at Lexima Hotel Management Services, to its Dean鈥檚 Advisory Board.

Darren Ercolani, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP.

The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 成人头条 welcomes Darren Ercolani to its Dean鈥檚 Advisory Board. Ercolani serves as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP.

Eduardo Avila

Nov. 6, 2023 鈥 成人头条 is home to nearly 5,000 first-generation students, individuals whose caregivers weren't able to complete a college degree and who lack the firsthand experience to tackle college life. To help with their transition, 成人头条 State offers a number of resources to first-gen students to support them during their time in college, including聽F1RST GEN SHOCKERS.

New Barton School Faculty members Ryan Terry, Sina Rahiminejad, Leo Yang, and Na Rea Cho.

The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 成人头条 has hired four new faculty members in the areas of accounting, human resource management and supply chain management who joined us this Fall 2023 semester.

Jamie Harrison, chief growth officer at Meritrust Credit Union and the newest member of the Widener Global Leaders Program advisory board.

The Widener Global Leaders Program (WGLP) has announced that Jamie Harrison, chief growth officer at Meritrust Credit Union, will be joining its advisory board. WGLP is led by the W. Frank Barton School of Business in collaboration with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Fine Arts at 成人头条. It is an interdisciplinary program designed to create, nurture and empower the next generation of global female leaders, and to provide a transformative multidisciplinary educational experience in business, communication and arts during college that enables these leaders to be ahead-of-the game upon graduation.

2023-24 WGLP COHORT

The Widener Global Leaders Program (WGLP) , led by the Barton School of Business in collaboration with the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Fine Arts at 成人头条, is pleased to announce the selection of 12 exceptional students for its 2023-24 cohort. This transformational interdisciplinary initiative is specifically tailored to nurture and empower the next generation of global female leaders.

Pyet DeSpain, an award winning and global private chef, and Barton School of Business Entrepreneur-in-Residence for the Fall 2023 semester

The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 成人头条 has announced Pyet DeSpain, an award winning and global private chef, as it鈥檚 Entrepreneur-in-Residence for the Fall 2023 semester. DeSpain was the first winner of Gordon Ramsay鈥檚 鈥淣ext Level Chef鈥 TV show on Fox. In 2021, she was named one of the Top 25 Best Private Chefs in Los Angeles by Entrepreneur Magazine.