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Make It Real: Barton School launches IMPACT, advancing WSU’s national leadership in applied learning and career readiness

The Barton School of Business at Wichita State University has launched IMPACT — Innovative Mentored Projects for Applied Career Training, a program that provides students with paid, career-relevant project experiences while supporting meaningful work across the Wichita community and beyond. As part of Wichita State’s strategic plan, every degree-seeking…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/11/12/make-it-real-barton-school-launches-impact-to-advance-applied-learning-and-career-relevant-work-experience/

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Usha Haley covered in Times Higher Education

Usha Haley, W. Frank Barton Distinguished Chair in International Business and Kansas Faculty of Excellence, had her research highlighted in Times Higher Education. Free registration is required to read the article. Her Sage white paper titled, “Measuring Societal Impact in Business & Management Research: From Challenges to Change,” co-authored with Andrew…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/01/18/usha-haley-covered-in-times-higher-education/

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WSU alum, Charnea Bell, offers QuickBooks training for small businesses through KSBDC

The Kansas Small Business Development Center (KSBDC) welcomes Charnea Bell to their training team. Bell will offer QuickBooks Online, Training for Beginners and Intermediate Users on Tuesday, Aug. 1 and Thursday, Aug. 3, respectively. Sessions will be online and cost $149 each. Bell has a Master of Accounting, is a certified QuickBooks online ProAdvisor,…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/07/26/wsu-alum-charnea-bell-offers-quickbooks-training-for-small-businesses-through-ksbdc/

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Events and Trainings

Strategic Initiatives Keep up to date on upcoming opportunities for Business & Industry collaboration and training by signing up for the Strategic Initiatives newsletter: Strategic Initiatives Newsletter See our list of current event and training opportunities below: October ACIS 2026: Where the next frontier begins October 20-21 | Wichita, KS Strap in for…

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Barton School showcases its youngest artists ever through Envision Arts exhibition

The Barton School of Business at Wichita State University proudly unveiled its newest Envision Arts Program exhibition in Woolsey Hall — featuring the youngest artists ever to have their work displayed in the building. Three talented children from the Cathy G. Hudson Envision Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) now have their art showcased on the third…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/11/20/barton-school-showcases-its-youngest-artists-ever-through-envision-arts-exhibition/

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University shares schedule for winter break 2025

…winter break schedule has been approved this year, which will commence at the end of the day Friday, Dec. 19, with the university reopening Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. The break is 10 business days, two of which are paid holidays. Thanks to President Muma, employees may use four “Additional Personal Days” to remain in pay status during winter break. Classes will…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/05/01/university-schedule-for-winter-break-2025/

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Applications for Widener Global Leadership Program open until July 7

…process for the 2023-24 Widener Global Leadership Program cohort are now open. It is currently seeking 8-10 undergraduate women students from either the Barton School of Business, Elliott School of Communication or College of Fine Arts. Interested applicants should submit a resume along with a statement of interest by Friday, July 7. The Widener…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/06/28/applications-for-widener-global-leadership-program-open-until-july-7/

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…Table 3B: Undergraduate Only Major Headcounts by College Division Unit, Summer Census Table 3C: Graduate Only Major Headcounts by College Division Unit, Summer Census # Business Intelligence and Predictive Modeling (BIPM) WSU PRIVATE WSU PRIVATE Office of Planning & Analysis Page 2 of 31 02/19/2026 # Table 1A: Major Headcounts by College…

https://www.wichita.edu/services/planning_and_analysis/documents/Enrollment_MCGunit_majors_OPAweb_10yr.pdf

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Usha Haley featured in Financial Times article on research ethics, impact

Usha Haley, W. Frank Barton Distinguished Chair in International Business and Kansas Faculty of Distinction, was recently covered in the Financial Times on an academic scandal concerning research credibility and fraud, using her knowledge as a leading global expert on the impact and worth of academic research. Haley has recently published articles on the…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/07/05/usha-haley-featured-in-financial-times-article-on-research-ethics-impact/

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Tech CEO Tanvir Arfi becomes Barton School’s latest executive-in-residence

The W. Frank Barton School of Business announces that Tanvir Arfi, founder, chairman and CEO of Banyan Technologies Group, has been named the spring 2023 executive-in-residence. Residents provide Barton School students, faculty and the Wichita community vital perspectives and knowledge from industry leaders. In this role, Arfi will provide mentorship…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/01/18/tech-ceo-tanvir-arfi-becomes-barton-schools-latest-executive-in-residence/

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$540,000 gift helps Barton School launch Student Career Development Office

Thanks to a generous gift from Meritrust Credit Union, students in WSU’s Barton School of Business will now have greater access to career readiness tools and connections. Learn more about the launch of the business school’s Office of Career and Professional Development.

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/03/23/540000-gift-helps-barton-school-launch-student-career-development-office%ef%bf%bc/

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Tuition Assistance applications for spring 2026 now being accepted

…Assistance applications for the spring 2026 semester are now being accepted through the online application form. The online application will be available through the end of the business day Jan. 6, 2026. Also, with the recent changes to the tuition assistance program, applications can now be submitted for both spring and summer 2026 in one application.…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/10/03/tuition-assistance-applications-for-spring-2026-now-being-accepted-2/

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Tuition Assistance applications for spring 2026 now being accepted

…Assistance applications for the spring 2026 semester are now being accepted through the online application form. The online application will be available through the end of the business day Jan. 6, 2026. Also, with the recent changes to the tuition assistance program, applications can now be submitted for both spring and summer 2026 in one application.…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/10/02/tuition-assistance-applications-for-spring-2026-now-being-accepted/

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Tom Gentile, inaugural Executive-in-Residence, assumes expanded executive advisor role at Barton School

Barton School of Business is delighted to announce that Tom Gentile, the inaugural Executive-in-Residence back in 2021, will now serve as the executive advisor to the dean. Gentile, a distinguished global leader with a background in top executive roles at Spirit AeroSystems, GE Capital and other esteemed organizations, has also been an engaged member of the …

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/12/12/tom-gentile-inaugural-executive-in-residence-assumes-expanded-executive-advisor-role-at-barton-school/

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Tennis player changed direction to study supply chain

Harriet Hamilton expected to live in London by now, her college tennis career finished and her career in business beginning. When the COVID-19 pandemic put global supply chains in the spotlight, Hamilton paid attention as the production and movement of items fluctuated. She watched the business world change and decided to study the new landscape, aided by an…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/11/02/tennis-player-changed-direction-to-study-supply-chain/

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Cummings Student-Managed Investment Fund celebrates 20% growth, introduces new leadership

The Cummings Student-Managed Investment Fund (CSMIF) at the Barton School of Business opened the 2025-26 academic year with serious momentum, announcing a 20% portfolio increase over the previous year — one of the most successful periods in the fund’s history. The news was shared during CSMIF’s annual fall kick-off event, where students and mentors also…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/10/14/cummings-student-managed-investment-fund-celebrates-20-growth-introduces-new-leadership/

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Textron Aviation’s Maggie Topping to deliver Executive-in-Residence keynote Oct. 7

Maggie Topping, senior vice president of Human Resources & Communications at Textron Aviation and the Barton School of Business fall 2025 J. Robert Young Executive-in-Residence, will lead a keynote fireside chat alongside Luke Pankey, chief information officer at Textron Aviation, as part of the James Schwartz Distinguished Speaker Series. Their…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/10/01/textron-aviations-maggie-topping-to-deliver-executive-in-residence-keynote-oct-7-2/

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Textron Aviation’s Maggie Topping to deliver Executive-in-Residence keynote Oct. 7

Maggie Topping, senior vice president of Human Resources & Communications at Textron Aviation and the Barton School of Business fall 2025 J. Robert Young Executive-in-Residence, will lead a keynote fireside chat alongside Luke Pankey, chief information officer at Textron Aviation, as part of the James Schwartz Distinguished Speaker Series. Their…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/09/09/textron-aviations-maggie-topping-to-deliver-executive-in-residence-keynote-oct-7/

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Chevron Phillips Chemical CFO joins Barton School Dean’s Advisory Board

The Barton School of Business welcomes Darren Ercolani to its Dean’s Advisory Board. Ercolani serves as the senior vice president and chief financial officer for Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP. “As an alumnus of Wichita State and the Barton School, it’s an honor to become one of the fifty industry leaders helping advance the School that shaped me,”…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/11/15/chevron-phillips-chemical-cfo-joins-barton-school-deans-advisory-board/

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Alicia Sanchez recognized at 2022 Diversity and Inclusion Awards

…Sanchez—Office of Diversity and Inclusion assistant dean of students and director—was recognized as one of the 2022 Diversity and Inclusion Award recipients by the Wichita Business Journal Aug. 18. The award honors Wichitans who work hard at making their companies, and the city’s business community, more diverse. The two received awards at the annual…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/08/19/alicia-sanchez-recognized-at-2022-diversity-and-inclusion-awards/