The W. Frank Barton School of Business at ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ is teaming up again with ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Tech on a new career pathway program for ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Tech students interested in an industry greatly affecting the entire world right now: supply chain management.
βSupply chain and logistics are critical to our economic success,β said Sheree Utash, president of ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Tech. βThis is a fast-growing occupation and something that is needed in every industry. We hope to harness our studentsβ curiosity and ingenuity throughout their entire four-year journey.β
Students who graduate from the pathway program will have the technical skills and conceptual background, creative mindset and applied experiences to address the workforce needs for statewide economic development.
βOur city and state are in need of supply chain experts,β said Dr. Shirley Lefever, executive vice president and provost of ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½. βBy filling that need, weβre helping make our communities operate more smoothly. And who doesnβt love that?β
This partnership is a coordinated β2+2β program, where students will receive an Associate of Applied Science degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Tech over their first two years and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree at ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½βs Barton School over their following two years.
βThere are many common threads between our two institutions,β said Mehmet Barut, professor and director of the Supply Chain Management Program at the Barton School. βThe supply chain program is tying those threads together and creating a career rope ladder for our students.β
This pathway will begin in fall 2022 and will be available to current and prospective ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Tech students. Students will begin by learning fundamental principles of logistics and transportation during their time in the program including procurement, movement, and storage and processing of materials and information across the entire supply chain.
This is not the first time the Barton School and ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Tech have teamed up. In 2021, a similar β2+2β model was implemented for students interested in pursuing business administration. The Barton School and ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Tech also partnered to award $35,000 in scholarships for participating students.
βWhen we announced our first partnership with ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Tech almost exactly a year ago, I knew that it would be the first of many innovative educational endeavors,β said Dr. Larisa Genin, dean of the Barton School of Business. βWe have found great success in last yearβs collaboration, and we hope this supply chain program builds on that momentum.β
About ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½
Wichita State University is Kansas' only urban public research university, enrolling more
than 16,000 students on its main campus and 9,000 students on its ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Tech campuses
from every state in the U.S. and more than 100 countries. Wichita State and ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Tech
are recognized for being student centered and innovation driven.
Located in the largest city in the state with one of the highest concentrations in the United States of jobs involving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ provides uniquely distinctive and innovative pathways of applied learning, applied research and career opportunities for all of our students.
The Innovation Campus, which is a physical extension of the ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ main campus, is one of the nationβs largest and fastest-growing research/innovation parks, encompassing over 120 acres and is home to a number of global companies and organizations.
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About ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Tech
ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Tech is the stateβs leader in modern technical education offering over 100 degree
and certificate options in aviation, health care, manufacturing, design, information
technology, police science and business. In 2018, ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Tech was named the 2nd fastest
growing college among two-year colleges by The Chronicle of Higher Education. ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½
Tech serves as managing partner of the National Center for Aviation Training (NCAT)
in Wichita, KS and is fully accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a
Kansas Board of Regents institution. For more information, visit .
About the W. Frank Barton School of Business
The W. Frank Barton School of Business is the home of real and applied learning. A
place where students apply knowledge gained from faculty and business leaders while
developing professional and life skills. The Barton School holds double AACSB accreditation
in business and accounting, which puts it in less than 1% of business schools worldwide
possessing it. The school is housed in a newly constructed, state-of-the-art building,
Woolsey Hall, which serves as cornerstone for challenging yet supportive educational
opportunities.