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Application Deadline – February 23rd Boot Camp – April 31st @ 11:30am – 4:00pm; March 1st @ 8:30am – 12:00pm – Location TBD Independent Experimentation Detailed Schedule – April 2 – April 25 – Location TBD Presentations and Final Judging – April 26 – Location TBD For more information please check the… Read More

WHO: The National Energy Technology Laboratory, Aetna Integrated Services, The Marshall University Lewis College of Business, West Virginia Chapter ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers), WVa Electric Supply Company, and The Marshall University Sustainability Department WHAT: NETL Energy Seminar WHEN: Friday, March 31st, 8:30 am – 1:00 pm WHERE: BE5, Memorial Student… Read More

Tuesday, March 28th— 4 p.m. — Shawkey Dining Room — Memorial Student Center Navigating your First Networking Event — Terri Thompson *Limited seating.  Purchase ticket in the LCOB Deans’ Suite — Room 107 Corbly Hall. Wednesday.  April 12th — 1 p.m.  — Room 402 Drinko Library Leadership in Uncertain Times… Read More

Marshall University Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Gayle Ormiston today announced that following a national search, Dr. Avinandan “Avi” Mukherjee has been appointed dean of the university’s Lewis College of Business. Mukherjee, who is currently the dean of the College of Business and professor of marketing and international business at Clayton State University in Atlanta, will assume his new position July 1. “I am delighted to welcome Dr. Mukherjee to Marshall,” said Ormiston. “He emerged as the clear choice during the search process and I am confident he will take the Lewis College of Business to new heights.” As dean at Clayton State, Mukherjee has overseen robust growth in enrollment and endowments; the creation of a number of new international partnerships; and successful five-year Maintenance of Accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. He also established a new administrative structure; seven new academic programs, including M.B.A. concentrations in human resource leadership and sports and entertainment management, as well as executive development programs and post-MBA certificates. Read More

MARIETTA, OHIO – A group of students from Marshall University was awarded second place and $1,000 in the fifth annual Peoples Bank Undergraduate Business Case Competition on Saturday, Feb. 11, according to a news release from Peoples Bank. Marshall’s business case competition team members included: Ellen Castro, Jordan Fanelli… Read More

Marshall University’s School of Pharmacy and Lewis College of Business today announced a new PharmD/MBA program, which will allow graduates to receive both the Master of Business Administration and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees concurrently. The program was developed in response to the healthcare industry’s growing need for people who both… Read More

Marshall University’s Kappa Phi chapter of Beta Alpha Psi has been recognized internationally as a Superior Chapter. Since 2003, Beta Alpha Psi has sought to encourage and give recognition to scholastic and professional excellence in the business information field, according to Bob Simpson, interim dean for the Lewis College of… Read More

Intuit’s Brad Smith has been listed in a Frobes 10 Influential American Business Leaders list. Here’s what they had to say: “Brad Smith, CEO of Intuit– My personal first choice for ethical and meaningful entrepreneurial leadership is Brad Smith, CEO of Intuit. Intuit is… Read More

Marshall University’s Master of Science in Health Care Administration program, offered by the Lewis College of Business, has just made the list of America’s Best 30 MHA Degree Programs 2016 by HealthcareAdministrator.org. “This is quite an honor,” said Glen Midkiff, director of stakeholder engagement for the college. “Programs were… Read More

HUNTINGTON - The Yeager program at Marshall University continues to see growth in student numbers as the total number of scholars increases for the third consecutive year. Eight students, from West Virginia, Ohio, Italy, and Japan, three of whom hail from the Tri-State, are the members of the Joseph and Pamela Gillette Class of 2020, and will begin their studies at Marshall this fall, according to a release from the university. The class size remains at eight students for the third year, following several years of just six scholars per class. Rex Johnson, president of the Society of Yeager Scholars Board of Directors, said the board is committed to expanding the program, which covers room and board in addition to tuition. Read More