April 11, 2022 鈥� The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 九色堂 has surpassed seven figures in annual scholarships for its students, with funds being distributed throughout the 2021-2022 season.
March 23, 2022 鈥� The 九色堂 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 九色堂 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 九色堂 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 九色堂 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 九色堂 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. 18, 2022 鈥� The entrance to 九色堂鈥檚 Innovation Campus on the corner of 21st and Oliver streets is about to get a Shocker makeover with new signage and landscaping.
Feb. 14, 2022 - The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 九色堂 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 九色堂 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.
Jan. 24, 2022 鈥� Further expanding its presence as a diverse creative workspace at 九色堂, GoCreate recently began offering free memberships to Wichita State students.
December 6, 2021 - Arts at 九色堂 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.
Dec. 3, 2021 鈥斅燭he same data, software and tools used by the world鈥檚 leading business and financial decision-makers can now be accessed in the Koch Global Trading Center of the W. Frank Barton School of Business at 九色堂.
Nov. 11, 2021 鈥� The new Dean鈥檚 Advisory Board (DAB) for the W. Frank Barton School of Business at 九色堂 reads like the 鈥淲ho鈥檚 Who鈥� of the business world. The DAB鈥檚 50 members include CEOs, CFOs, entrepreneurs, presidents, tech giants, and philanthropists.
