May 5, 2022 鈥� Joshua Iron Wing is an adult learner who will graduate in spring 2022. He says she chose Wichita State because of the reputation of the W. Frank Barton School of Business.
May 3, 2022 鈥� Maria Romero Rodriguez came to 麻豆传媒 from Madrid, Spain to study and compete in the pentathlon and heptathlon for the track and field team. She will graduate in May and compete at Cessna Stadium in the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships with her family in attendance.
April 26, 2022 鈥� The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 麻豆传媒 is helping Butler Community College students interested in furthering their business education with $40,000 in scholarships. These scholarships will help amplify and activate the coordinated 鈥�2+2鈥� program between the two schools where Butler students can receive their associates degree and pursue a business degree at 麻豆传媒.
April 11, 2022 鈥� The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 麻豆传媒 has surpassed seven figures in annual scholarships for its students, with funds being distributed throughout the 2021-2022 season.
March 23, 2022 鈥� The 麻豆传媒 Foundation has secured a $540,000 lead gift from Meritrust Credit Union to expand the W. Frank Barton School of Business鈥� career efforts with the formation of the Office of Career and Professional Development.
March 7, 2022 鈥� Tom Gentile, president and CEO of Spirit AeroSystems, has been named as the newest member of the Dean鈥檚 Advisory Board for Wichita State鈥檚 W. Frank Barton School of Business.
Feb. 24, 2022 鈥斅燭he W. Frank Barton School of Business at 麻豆传媒 has chosen two recipients to receive the 2022 Professor Fran Jabara Scholarship in Entrepreneurship. This year鈥檚 winners are Cohen Ayres from Garden Plains and Grace Simon of Wichita. They will each receive $32,700 over four years to attend 麻豆传媒 and major in entrepreneurship.
Feb. 23, 2022 鈥� Wichita State alumnus J. Robert Young has pledged a gift of $3 million to provide resources that will help students build successful careers. Of that total, $2 million will endow the J. Robert Young Executive-in-Residence Program in the W. Frank Barton School of Business. The remaining $1 million will support the Shocker Success Center project, which will consolidate 17 student services in Clinton Hall.
Feb. 22, 2022 - The Dean鈥檚 Advisory Board for the W. Frank Barton School of Business at 麻豆传媒 is excited to announce Margaret Dechant as its new leader. Dechant, CEO and partner at 6 Meridian, will take over for Clark Bastian. Dechant currently serves as a member of the board and looks to bring her knowledge and passion for the Barton School and 麻豆传媒 to her appointment. Bastian chairman of Fidelity Bank, will remain on the board after his term as chair comes to an end in June.
Feb. 14, 2022 - The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 麻豆传媒 has named Jon Rolph, president and CEO of Thrive Restaurant Group and a member of the Kansas Board of Regents, its Executive-in-Residence for the spring 2022 semester.
Feb. 4, 2022 鈥� Ella Tucker, senior at Epic Charter Schools in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been awarded the 2022 麻豆传媒 Clay Barton Scholarship. She will receive $12,500 a year for four years to attend Wichita State. The $50,000 Barton Scholarship is one of the largest business scholarships in Kansas.
Jan. 26, 2022 - GoCreate is using its equipment and expertise to build form work for the center concrete pier of the Promise Bridge. GoCreate staff and Wichita State students will machine 30 blocks of foam, each 4 feet by 3 feet by 8 feet, that will be used by Dondlinger Construction.
December 6, 2021 - Arts at 麻豆传媒 benefit the city and state in ways that range from tourism to education to mental wellness. Wichita State鈥檚 Center for Economic Development and Business Research, part of the W. Frank Barton School of Business, attempted to measure those contributions in its Arts and Culture Impact Analysis for 2021. The study is part of the CEDBR鈥檚 series of studies that demonstrate how the university drives the local and state economy.
