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ĢƵinstructor, local nonprofit partner on entrepreneurship camp for underserved youth
June 25A ĢƵ instructor of management will be leading a weeklong entrepreneurship and leadership camp for underserved youth in Western North Carolina to help them get an early jump on learning some of the steps necessary for starting a business.
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College of Business launches two new graduate certificates for fall semester
June 5ĢƵ’s College of Business is proud to announce the launch of two new fully online graduate certificate programs in innovation leadership and entrepreneurship, beginning fall 2025.
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Construction management student invents ‘Dormclaw’
June 4Drew Marx just wanted somewhere to hang his backpack in his room at ĢƵ when he came up with the idea for the Dormclaw, a compact, hook-like device that fits into the unused slots of standard college bed frames.
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Alumnus Hank Henderson applies ĢƵguidance to job, pays it forward
May 23Hank Henderson likens his place of work to where he went to college. As a channel client development manager at Granite Telecommunications, the buck stops at the company’s owner. Henderson is never too far away from him. He’s in the cube everyday alongside his employees.
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ĢƵalumnus Julian Manrique shines as law school grad, attorney
March 17After taking some challenging chemistry classes, Julian Manrique decided to reconsider his major. He was a biology major with a concentration in pre-dental, but following some thinking, the curious ĢƵ student switched over to business administration and law.
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Justin Pace to lead ĢƵSchool of Accounting, Finance, Info Systems, Business Law
March 14Justin Pace, assistant professor of business law at ĢƵ, has been named director of the School of Accounting, Finance, Information Systems and Business Law in the College of Business.
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Young alumni spotlight: Speyer reaching for the stars as systems engineer
February 21ĢƵ alumnus Aaron Speyer doesn’t remember much about his trip to the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia when he was six years old — but he remembers that initial fascination with space.
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WCU’s undergraduate business degree program makes U.S. News and World Report’s list for 2025 Best Online Programs
January 23ĢƵ’s online undergraduate business administration and law degree has been ranked 87th on U.S. News and World Report’s list of 2025 Best Online Programs.
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CoB alumna uses business and sport management skills in job with Milwaukee Brewers
May 9Maya Kelnhofer is a ĢƵ alumna who currently works as a ticket sales representative for the Milwaukee Brewers, a major league baseball team in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Always Business Ready
May 1Charles Volz is a business administration and law major from Granite Falls. Volz will graduate this May and then attend law school in the fall.