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Kent State’s College of Business Administration reported a 3.4 percent increase in fall enrollment and a
freshman retention rate of 83.8 percent, up from 80 percent last year. With total enrollment of 4,502, it
is the second largest business college in Ohio.
“There are multiple…
Kent State’s College of Business Administration welcomes the addition of The Tech Spot, an on-site technology service and repair center to the second floor of the Business Administration Building. “Effective Fall 2014, the College of Business Administration implemented the…
Dean Deborah F. Spake, Ph.D., recently joined Kent State University from the University of South Alabama to head up the College of Business Administration. Prior to serving as associate dean at the Mitchell College of Business at the University of South Alabama, she taught at…
Kent State University's College of Business Administration was recently recognized by the Sales Education Foundation as a 2014 Top University for Professional Sales Education.
Ellen Daniels, faculty member of the College of Business Administration at KSU, said the honor is…
The College of Business Administration is continuously evolving to meet the needs of our ever-growing student population. In the 2013 fall semester, the college experienced an 80 percent retention rate and an impressive 4.2% growth rate compared to the prior year.
Kent State University was recently recognized by the Sales Education Foundation as a “2014 Top University for Professional Sales Education.”
Ellen Daniels, a Marketing and Entrepreneurship instructor for the College of Business Administration, currently oversees the sales…
Christopher Chizmar, a 1990 graduate of Kent State University’s College of Business Administration’s Accounting Department, is the recipient of the 2014 Accounting Alumnus of the Year Award.
Chizmar received the award at the 2014 Annual Accounting Awards Banquet, presented by…
Kent State University’s College of Business Administration will kick-off the Global Management Speaker Series on April 8th, at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public; a networking reception will follow.
The…
The College of Business Administration is dedicated to providing students and faculty withopportunities to enrich and expand their global experience. Our partnerships with universities around the world allow students to fulfill education abroad goals and gain significant insight…
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: CATHY DUBOIS, ASSOCIATE DEAN
Cathy DuBois, associate dean for administration in the College of Business Administration, just returned from a recruiting trip to India, but said she cannot wait to return again in the fall.
“I love to travel,” DuBois said. “The…
The College of Business Administration’s Global Management Center strives to provide learning opportunities for students in the area of global business.
“The center’s goal is also to provide support for both faculty and student research,” said Donald Williams, Ph.D., interim…
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: ANDREW RAND
Growing up in Canada and the United States and studying in Turkey and Russia gave Kent State University alumnus Andrew Rand a passion for all things international. Rand decided to follow his passion and since graduating from the Kent State…
Five Kent State University MBA students participated in the 2014 John Molson MBA International Case Competition in Montreal, Canada.
Adele El Helou, marketing and fashion merchandising concentration; Tan Kiran, finance and international business concentration; Weihua Peng,…
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: PAIGE SHIPLETT
Each morning, Paige Shiplett wakes up and goes to classes, then walks two blocks to herinternship. It is a typical day for a college student, but for the next couple of months, Shiplett’s average day means waking up in Florence, Italy. Shiplett…
PRLog - Mar. 18, 2014 - KENT, Ohio -- The Kent Student Center Ballroom was filled on March 5 for the Spirit of Women in Business Conference, hosted by the College of Business Administration.
Kent State University alumna Judith A. Jones is the first honoree of the Spirit of Women in Business Award. Jones, a 1964 graduate of the College of Business Administration’s Masters of Business Administration program, was the first woman to receive an MBA from the university.…
This issue of News from the College of Business Administration highlights the Executive MBAprograms and shares exciting news about our partnership with the KSU College of Podiatric Medicine to offer the Executive MBA for Healthcare Professionals at its Independence, Ohio, campus…
PRLog - Nov. 19, 2013 - KENT, Ohio -- Kent State University faculty, students and administrators gathered Nov. 5 to witness the unveiling of the university’s newly expanded Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation’s John S. Brinzo…
PRLog - Oct. 16, 2013 - KENT, Ohio -- Kent State University’s College of Business Administration will host its Fourth Annual Spirit of Women in Business Conference on Wed. March 5, 2014.
The Conference has sold out for the past two years and brings…
Kent State University’s College of Business Administration undergraduate and graduate programs recently placed in the top rankings of two major news publications.
Kent State University’s College of Business Administration announced today that two endowed scholarship funds have been established by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in honor of its retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Charles J. Pilliod.
The Charles J. Pilliod…
Kent State University senior accounting major La
Panama is one of the top destinations for retiring U.S.
Eight professors from Kent State University will teach at Sichuan University in Chengdu, China, this summer as part of a partnership between both universities. The three-week intensive summer session, known as International Course Weeks, will run from June 30 to July…
Kent State University’s College of Business Administration has maintained its business and accounting accreditations from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest-serving global…