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2020 COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
Welcome to the fall 2020 College of Business newsletter! As I
look back at what has surely been one of the most unique and
challenging years in recent history, I am struck by the resilience
and dedication of our EWU students, faculty, and staff. The
COVID-19 pandemic not only changed the way we teach and
learn, but also forced us to reimagine awards ceremonies,
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WE’VE MOVED!
ewu.edu/cob
In September, the College of Business
moved to the new Catalyst building,
located just across the Gateway Bridge
in Spokane’s University District. Business
is one of several EWU programs that
will be housed in the Catalyst building
including; Computer Science, Electrical
Commencement, career recruitment activities, and internships.
Despite the obstacles, we continued to find ways to celebrate Engineering, Design, Computer
our students, prepare and connect students with employers, and Engineering and Creative Writing. The
to host special events and guest speakers. The pandemic even College of Health Science and Public
provided topical course material for some of our instructors, who challenged students Health Dean’s Office and some program
to imagine how the current global environment would affect management decisions in staff will also relocate to the Catalyst.
an organization. Housing these programs together in
The College continues to look toward the future. We recently relocated to the new downtown Spokane creates an incredible
Catalyst building. The Catalyst, located just across the Gateway Bridge in Spokane’s opportunity for faculty and students
University District, creates a dynamic, interactive environment where students and to apply their learning to real-world
faculty will partner with local business and industry experts for community-based problems, working with local business
learning. Faculty have developed new transdisciplinary entrepreneurship degree and industry experts for community-
programs designed to provide students with the skills needed to launch initiatives or based learning.
work in entrepreneurial companies in a variety of fields including analytics, information
The Catalyst is part of the planned
systems, computer science, and music technology. Our accelerated MBA program
is experiencing tremendous growth and we recently launched an online Master of South Landing Eco-District, which will
Professional Accounting program. serve as a transformative model for
In this edition, I am proud to share some of our recent accomplishments. As always, sustainable development in the heart of
I look forward to hearing from you. Please contact me if you have any comments, Spokane. The collaboration between
suggestions, or stories that you would like to share. Avista, McKinstry, Katerra, Michael
Green Architecture, Emerald Initiative
Sincerely, and EWU started with the bold vision by
Avista Chairman Scott Morris to create
the five smartest blocks in the world.
The state-of-the-art Catalyst building
Jonathan W. Anderson, PhD aims to be the largest zero energy
Interim Dean, College of Business building in North America certified by
the International Living Future Institute
(ILFI). The adjacent Morris Center is the
heart of the shared energy model, where
a centralized plant will power the two
new buildings and additional buildings in
the future.
The College of Business is proud to be
a part of this initiative and we cannot
wait to welcome our students to our new
building and expand their opportunities
for hands-on, practical, and
transdisciplinary experiential learning.
Visit our website to watch the virtual
grand opening and learn more about the
Catalyst and South Landing Eco-District.
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
PROFESSOR FEATURED
$40,000 STARTUP CHALLENGE
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The 2020 EWU $40,000 Startup Challenge was held on May 21, 2020. This year,
60 EWU teams entered the event, with students representing all five colleges. In total,
IN USASBE MEMBER $43,000 was awarded in prizes and business development money. Our top student
SPOTLIGHT business for this year earned $16,500 to get their company going. All of the finalists
Bruce Teague, PhD, also had the opportunity to pitch their idea to Tom Simpson, the president of the
was recently featured Spokane Angel Alliance. Here are the results of the final stage:
in the United States
Association for Automated MicroMalthouse - Jake Hays and Cody Fox
Small Business and Winner of the $10,000 Catalyst Prize
Entrepreneurship Winner of the Most Innovative New Product $3,000 Prize
(USASBE) Member Co-Winner of the Best Business Pitch of the Year $1,000 Prize
Spotlight. Teague Company Description - The world’s first totally automated barley malting machine.
is the Eastern Washington University I created a computer vision program that analyzes the length of barley rootlets to
(EWU) Foundation Endowed Professor determine when to start the kilning process after germination.
of Entrepreneurship, and the Founding Automated MicroMalthouse Pitch Video
Director of the EWU Center for
Entrepreneurship. He also serves as GFG (Green Filtration Guys) - Lloyd V. Dees, Tanner Cunningham, Ryan Van Meter
the Chair of the EWU Management Winner of the Best Technology Commercialization $3,000 Prize
Department. In the interview, Teague shares Company Description - Our mission at Green Filter Guys (GFG) is to create a safer
his professional journey and how his passion smoking experience that improves the act of smoking for the user, without taking
for entrepreneurship, and specifically, the away the desired effects. At GFG, we designed a filter and tip combo that slides over
study of what entrepreneurs do, led to his the end of joints and cigarettes. Our filters remove 60% of carbon monoxide, 80% of
role in the development of the current EWU formaldehyde, and up to 99% of particulate matter from smoke.
entrepreneurship program. GFG Pitch Video
Eikasia - Alexys Preston
GIVING TUESDAY Winner of the Best Scalable Business $2,000 Prize
Giving Tuesday is a global day of generosity Co-Winner of the Best Business Pitch $1,000 Prize
that took place on Dec. 1, 2020. This Company Description - Eikasia is a sonic interaction and design technology business
year, EWU focused on raising funds to that focuses on innovative non-intrusive ways to transform the way musicians interact
help students by finishing up scholarship with their tools.
endowments. Several scholarship funds
are very close to being endowed, and
Spot - Chaz Hurd, Robert Moreno, Jose Garcia
those scholarships were featured on the
Winner of the Most Market Ready New Business $2,000 Prize
EWU Giving Tuesday webpage.
Company Description - An application that you can choose to park your vehicle at.
The College of Business provides a
Each parking spot is owned by an individual and rents it out for a specific amount of
wide variety of scholarships to students
time for money, much like Air BnB. This solves two problems, the first is for someone to
studying in the business majors. Visit
find a parking spot for their stuff (i.e. boat, car) and the person owning the land gets
our website to see the list of College of
paid!
Business Scholarships and to read about
Spot Pitch Video
the generous donors whose gifts have
made these scholarships possible.
For more information on providing Winners of the Top-Ten Business of the Year $500 Prize:
scholarship support Alliance of Adventures - Stephanie Henry
or contributing Ambient Co. - Ashley Croney
in other areas, Astra eSports Financial - Ben Bailey
please contact Ken Beacon - Sukhleen Bolina
Tucker, Director of Endolysins - Samual Hatfield, Toriana Kent, Daniel Carulli, Erin Smith
Philanthropy, at The Food Guide - Kurt Lamon
509.359.7030
or by email at ktucker10@ewu.edu.
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ALUMNI CAREER
SUCCESS
promoted to Athletics Operations
Manager at Gonzaga University. ALUMNI IN THE NEWS
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Ali Abdullah Al Ahmed, UAE’s
Katie Seigendall, ’20 MBA, was ambassador to France was appointed
College of Business alumni work in a hired by Itron as a proposal analyst.
variety of fields in the public and private the emirates’ permanent delegate to the
Seigendall earned her Bachelor of United Nations Educational, Scientific
sectors. Here are just a few career success Business Administration in finance in
stories from our alumni: and Cultural Organisation (Unesco).
2019, and continued in the accelerated Al Ahmed holds a bachelor’s degree in
online MBA program, earning her MBA business administration from Eastern
Ashleigh Schultz recently earned her degree with a concentration in finance
MBA from Eastern, and is now starting Washington University, and a master’s
in 2020. degree in strategic and security studies
the Doctor of Business Program at
DePaul University in Chicago. Schultz is from the National Defence college in the
Logan Morley, ’19 BAB management, UAE. Read the full story here.
currently manager/controller at Macklin was hired as a recruiter for Aerotek in
& Little, Inc., where she started her January 2020.
career as an office assistant. Macklin & Kim Peone, ’04 BAB professional
Little were supportive of Schultz as she accounting, is the first Native woman
Abeer Nimri, ’19 BAB professional to serve as executive director of the
pursued her undergraduate and graduate accounting, was hired in March 2020
degrees, and plan to continue to provide Southwestern Association of Indian Arts.
as a manufacturing planner at Boeing, “An enrolled member of the Confederated
support for her DBA program at DePaul. Seattle.
Schultz earned her Bachelor in Business Tribes of the Colville Reservation and
Administration in management in 2019, an Eastern Band Cherokee descendant,
Audrey Seda, BAB ’18, is the founder Peone is the daughter of parents who met
and then continued in the accelerated of Anchor Hope Films, and currently
online MBA program, earning her MBA while attending the Institute of American
works as a writer and post-production Indian Arts. She’s spent her career after
with a finance concentration in 2020. assistant at CBS Television in Los graduating from Eastern Washington
Angeles, California. University using her talents in marketing,
Rogelio Alvarado, ’20 BAB management,
was recently hired by Avista as a customer finance and administration for various
Christopher Birge, ’13 BAB marketing, tribes or tribal organizations across the
service representative. recently accepted a new position as country. Her financial expertise and ability
a digital marketing specialist at Volt to expand opportunity will be essential in
Tony Beregovoy, ’20 BAB management, Athletics.
is celebrating five years at REC Silicon, guiding SWAIA over the next year.”
where he is currently a control systems Read the full story here.
Chelsea McGuire, ’10 BAB marketing
engineering specialist. and management, was recently Jill Ann Smith, who was the first woman
appointed Content & Communications to receive EWU’s Entrepreneur of the
Zebulon Klemke, ’20 MBA, was recently Manager at Numerica Credit Union. Year award in 1995, was featured in the
Inlander. Read the full story here.
FINANCE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT EARNINGS
Finance students in Vinson Cai’s Portfolio Management class received a check for
$6,770 to the EWU Foundation, representing a share of earnings from their SIP
portfolio. The SIP portfolio is sponsored by D.A. Davidson Investment of Great Falls,
MT, a regional investment banking firm. Each year, the students manage a $50,000
portfolio, and any earnings above 5% are split between EWU and D.A. Davidson. Funds
earned through this program are used to build the endowed balance for the Bill Wynd
Scholarship.
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EWU ENTREPRENEURSHIP NATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED FOR SECOND TIME IN 2020
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PROGRAM STUDENT
The EWU Center for Entrepreneurship has received the 2020 Outstanding Emerging
SUCCESS
Students who participated in the
Entrepreneurship Center award, presented annually by the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship program last year
Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC). This award builds on earlier success this year, when have been finding success starting their
EWU’s entrepreneurship program won the 2020 Model Emerging Entrepreneurship businesses in the real world. Five student
Program award, presented by the United States Association for Small Business and companies have been formed from last
Entrepreneurship (USASBE). year’s program, including two companies
In winning these awards, EWU that have formed c-corps and are in the
joins the likes of Brown University, seed-funding round of investments.
Dartmouth University, Florida State One company holds exclusive licensing
University and North Carolina State rights to the patent for their technology,
University. However, only Kansas and another has applied for a patent
State University shares the distinction with a local law firm. One company is
participating in a development program
of having won both.
for music & technology businesses, and
Both the center and the two have formed small businesses.
entrepreneurship program were founded in 2016 by Bruce Teague, PhD, chair of the Jacqueline Swanson, senior, design,
Management Department at Eastern and founding directory of the EWU Center for found success in working with a Spokane
Entrepreneurship. Over the past four years, Teague has rapidly transformed EWU into startup company, Organic Nearby.
an entrepreneurial university of national repute. Swanson worked with the company
“Students these days want to make a difference, not just fill a job upon graduation,” founder, June Swatzell, to develop a
says Teague. “Our program and center work in harmony to make sure that every EWU website and newsletter for the company
student has support for transforming their vision into reality—regardless of their degree utilizing the no-code platform bubble.
or major.” Swanson was introduced to Swatzell
Eastern currently offers four different entrepreneurship degrees, along with three through her Business Startup Research
minors. The degrees include bachelor’s degrees in entrepreneurship, music and course with instructor Yanxin Liu, PhD.
technology entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial communications, and entrepreneurial
analytics. EWU also offers a minor in entrepreneurship that is open to students from any
degree program on campus, along with two minors in digital entrepreneurship. DEPARTMENT
“Spokane has become a highly desired region for tech companies, startups and
entrepreneurs; particularly as leaders are seeking alternatives to San Francisco, Seattle
CHAIR NEWS
and Portland,” says Tom Simpson, CEO of Ignite NW and president of the Spokane Angel Congratulations to the following faculty
Alliance. “The Spokane region is fortunate to have numerous leading universities and members, who were recently elected by
colleges, including EWU, to meet the increasing, underlying demand for skilled workers. their peers to serve as Department Chair:
The EWU Center for Entrepreneurship complements the programs by offering
numerous co-curricular opportunities for student involvement. Students at EWU may Arsen Djatej, PhD,
join the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO), can travel to attend the CEO was re-elected
Global Conference, can take part in the annual EWU $40,000 Startup Challenge, or Department Chair
for the Accounting
may consider participating in the EWU Technology Commercialization Academy.
Department. Djatej
EWU is supported by a strong advisory board that is comprised primarily of successful has served as
alumni entrepreneurs. Their active involvement ensures that activities on campus prepare Department Chair
students for real-world success. Last year’s Startup Challenge winner earned $16,000 to since 2016.
start their business. They recently formed a C-Corporation and filed for a patent.
This will only improve when students return to the classroom at EWU. Entrepreneurially Elizabeth Tipton,
minded students will find themselves working and studying in the brand new, state-of- PhD, was elected
the-art Catalyst building, located in Spokane’s U-District. This new location will create Department Chair
opportunities for students from entrepreneurship, business, and STEM disciplines to for the Information
interact more regularly. At the same time, the new location will support greater interaction Systems and
with members of the thriving Spokane entrepreneurial ecosystem. Business Analytics
Department.
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FACULTY PROMOTION
Yanxin “Fred” Liu,
FACULTY INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS
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College of Business faculty use their expertise to contribute to their disciplines by
PhD, was promoted publishing articles in peer-reviewed journals, books and book chapters. Their research
to Associate is published in academic and professional conference proceedings, and they are often
Professor with tenure. invited to present their papers at national and international conferences. Faculty write
Liu holds the PhD grants that provide funding for academic and co-curricular activities. Samples of recent
in Organizations intellectual contributions by College of Business faculty can be found on our College of
and Strategic Business Intellectual Contributions webpage.
Management from the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2014), the MA
in Cross-Cultural Management from 2019-20 HONORS AND AWARDS
the University of International Business
and Economics, Beijing, China (2006) The annual Honors and Awards Program for 2019-2020 was presented virtually, as a
and the BA in English Education from video. The full video is available to view on our website. Award recipients include:
Liaoning Normal University (2000). Liu
joined the College of Business at EWU EWU Trustee’s Medal
in fall 2014 as assistant professor of Elizabeth Tipton, PhD, Professor of Decision Sciences (Analytics)
management. He teaches management
and entrepreneurship courses. Since Frances B. Huston Medallion
starting at Eastern, Liu has published Madison Doepker, ‘20 BAB professional accounting
several peer-reviewed journal articles Quinn Paterson, ‘20 BAB management information systems and
and is co-author on an invited chapter business analytics
that was accepted for publication in Elizabeth Tipton, PhD
the 2020 United States Association for College of Business Teaching Excellence Award
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Elizabeth Tipton, PhD, Professor of Decision Sciences (Analytics)
annual conference. Liu presents his
research at regional and national College of Business Research Excellence Award
conferences. Liu served as Director of Duanning Zhou, PhD, Professor of Management Information
Technology Commercialization in 2018 Systems
and on various department, college, and
university committees. Liu is a member of Madison Doepker
In addition, we honored our inductees into Beta Gamma Sigma,
the Academy of Management, Strategic the International Business Honor Society. Since 1913 Beta Gamma
Management Society, and United States Sigma has recognized and honored top performing students from
Association for Small Business and around the world in business schools accredited by The Association
Entrepreneurship. to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Only the top
20% of graduate business students and top 10% of undergraduate
business students are eligible to join BGS.
FACULTY SUCCESS We also celebrated our fellowship and scholarship recipients and
shared their stories on our website. Our students have received
Christine Kuglin, JD, Quinn Paterson
scholarships from a wide variety of sources, including scholarships
MPAcc, LLM, was awarded by the university and by industry organizations.
appointed to the Congratulations to all of our award winners, honor society
Washington State inductees, and scholarship recipients!
Bar Association Pro
Bono and Public
Service Committee.
Kuglin, was also appointed to the
inaugural editorial board of The National Duanning Zhou, PhD
Association of Enrolled Agents (EA)
Journal.
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STUDENT RESEARCH
Under the guidance of Professor
ENTREPRENEURSHIP STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
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Lloyd Dees, senior, psychology, is an active member of the
Christine Kuglin, two students in the entrepreneurship program at EWU. Dees serves as the president
Master of Professional Accounting of the EWU Chapter of Collegiate Entrepreneurship Organization
(MPAcc) program have been working (CEO). Dees is also the EWU ASEWU Student Body President.
on a comprehensive research project to As a result of participating in the EWU Technology
design a cost accounting case study. Commercialization Academy, Dees and his teammates founded
the Green Filtration Guys Inc. (GFG). The GFG team competed
Candy Stutzke in the National Science Foundation program, Innovation Corps at
designed the case Washington State University, and received a $2,500 grant to complete the program.
study of Candy’s GFG were finalists in the three competitions they entered: Collegiate Entrepreneurship
Mini Donut Shop. Organization Global Pitch Competition, Eastern Washington University Eagle Nest
She created eight Pitch, and Texas Christian University’s Values and Ventures Competition. The GFG
problems using real team was recognized as the Best Technology Commercialization team at the EWU
data to analyze $40,000 Startup Challenge and won a $3,000 prize to help build their business.
everything from a Last summer, Dees participated in the Virtual Venture in Management program
cost/volume/profit analysis to master at Harvard Business School (this year’s virtual version of Harvard Business School’s
budgets to run the shop. Her analysis (HBS) annual Summer Venture in Management Program). The program is a weeklong
takes students through all chapters in residential and academically rigorous program for graduating and rising college
an introductory cost accounting course. seniors. A yearly event at HBS, this unique educational experience helps participants
Students will complete problems in CVP develop a broader understanding of the challenges business leaders face, the many
analysis, budgeting and more. Stutzke’s dimensions of the business world, and their impact on their community and the world
project uses the same data for all through business leadership.
problems which is unique and beneficial Dees also was selected for a summer internship at Capital Innovators, a top-rated
to students learning these concepts. accelerator program that provides venture fund management and corporate innovation
based in St. Louis. As an intern, Dees sourced startups, wrote and edited blog posts,
Ayesha Horton and judged startups for investment.
then completed
a comprehensive
literature review
and analysis for
E. CLAIR DANIELS SYMPOSIUM
determining how a EWU College of Business and the Washington Society of Certified
comprehensive case Public Accountants (WSCPA) presented the 22nd annual E. Clair
study using cohesive Daniels Symposium on November 5, 2020. This year’s keynote
data, which would mimic the problems speaker was Bill A. Simer, ’78 BAB professional accounting. Simer
found in an introductory cost course,
is a partner at Eide Bailly, LLP, one of the top 25 accounting firms in
can benefit and impact accounting cost
education. She used previously published the country. He is a past chair of the WSCPA, former member of the
studies as well as AICPA best practice Council of The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants,
suggestions to establish how this case and past board chair for the EWU Foundation. This year’s theme was “The Accounting
study would benefit accounting students Profession: Where We’ve Come From, Where We Are Now, Where We’re Going.”
in their first jobs. The E. Clair Daniels Symposium is an annual professional development event that
Professor Kuglin is now using the case brings industry leaders in accounting and finance to share their experience with EWU
to document the impact on her course faculty, staff and students, as well as other local industry professionals.
and the students’ final exam results. The
group plans to submit their findings for
peer review and potential presentation MBA STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
at the Western American Accounting
Association (AAA) conference. Joni Wynecoop recently celebrated earning her Master of Business
Administration (MBA) from Eastern Washington University with
an inspiring post on social media. For Wynecoop, the MBA degree
is the most recent in a list of achievements earned through the
determination to overcome obstacles and improve her life.
Read Joni’s story.
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STUDENT SUCCESSS
Capsim Teams
Chester Team
Dylan Griffin, senior, management
Mariah Huey, senior, management
CMA INSTITUTE
PROGRAM
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Students in Management 490: Dakota Mullikin, senior, professional
Department Senior Capstone, utilize accounting SCHOLARSHIP
Capsim business simulation software, Alex Wells, senior, finance
Jessi Bader, senior,
which place individuals in the role of professional
executive management at a multi-million Digby Team
accounting, was
dollar company, competing directly Nick Aemmer, senior, marketing
awarded a competitive
against other real or simulated teams Chris Barragan Montano, senior,
scholarship from the
to grab market share and grow their international business, marketing
Certified Management
business. Student teams analyze the Brandon Bieber, senior, finance
Accountant Institute.
industry, markets, and competition, Am’mi Hanna, senior, professional
Bader’s future goals
and then formulate and execute a accounting, finance
include passing the CMA exam before
strategy to grow their business. Students Ashley Miller, senior, management
obtaining her Bachelor of Arts in Business
make key decisions across the four Administration, Professional Accounting
major functions including research & Erie Team
in June 2021. She plans to pursue her
development, marketing, production, Mortada Alabbad, senior, marketing
Master of Professional Accounting and sit
and finance. Teams are benchmarked Nujud Albaqshi, senior, management
for the CPA exam upon graduating. Bader
to over 1900 peer teams from teaching information systems
plans to gain experience in the accounting
and research universities including Ohio Fatimah Alsaif, senior, finance and health
industry and create a program to help
State University, Rochester Institute of services administration
teach young adults and underprivileged
Technology, Temple University, University Mohammed Alshareef, senior,
people how to navigate the financial system
of Cincinnati, and York University, management information systems and
in hopes of reducing the poverty trap. She
among others. human resource management
recently secured an internship at a small
In addition to the team challenge, Ismaeil Wafaullah, senior, management
woman-owned accounting firm. Bader was
student take the CompXM final exam, information systems and human resource
awarded the CMA Program Scholarship by
which is a comprehensive simulation- management
the Institute of Management Accountants
based exam to determine business based on her academic excellence and
aptitude and measure program learning Ferris Team
a recommendation from her accounting
outcomes. Subject areas include strategy, Emily Dodge, senior, business analytics
professor. This is a national scholarship
finance, accounting, human resources, Marcos Mendoza, senior, management
award that will allow Bader to prepare for
operations, and marketing. Ryan Van Liew, senior, finance
and take the CMA exam at no cost.
During summer 2020, the following Jarret Walter, senior, management
teams, taught by Dr. Yanxin Liu and Mr. Areielle White, senior, finance,
James Clanton, finished in the top ten professional accounting
percentile:
EAGLE CAREER NETWORK
The Eagle Career Network is a a new professional networking and mentorship community launched through EWU’s Career Center and
Office of Alumni Relations. The ECN aims to connect EWU alumni and students in a professional networking platform to provide all Eagles with
additional support and connections in their field of choice. The Professional Accounting Collaborative Group is a pilot
group in the ECN. We encourage faculty, staff, and students to explore the platform and connect with others in your field.
Our Career Center professional staff are here and ready to assist you in providing career support for Eagles. Do you have
an idea for a virtual networking event? We are ready to partner with you to get our students where they want to go. Please
reach out to us if you have ideas you would like to explore.
Najeda (Jade) Patolo | Career Advisor | npatolo@ewu.edu | 509.359.6417
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NEW PROGRAMS
The College of Business launched
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product or service launch initiatives or to
work in entrepreneurial companies that
are either in the capital raising or in early
SERVICE MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following
several new programs this fall: growth phases of their life-cycles. These faculty and staff members:
companies disproportionately account
Master of Professional Accounting for new job growth. 20 Years
(MPAcc) is now offered as an online Debra Morgan,
program. Tuition for the 36-credit Bachelor of Arts in Music Technology Senior Lecturer
program is $12,168 and students can and Entrepreneurship is designed of Management
complete their degree in as few as 7 to provide professional training for Information Systems
months. The program features the same students who aim to succeed as creative
affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition for entrepreneurs, performers, songwriters,
all in-state and out-of-state students. engineers, and producers in the music
The online MPAcc program is designed industry. This program includes a Lorene Winters, MBA
to prepare students for advanced roles in contemporary music curriculum that Program Specialist
professional accounting firms and other addresses the dynamic and changing
businesses that require detailed technical landscape of the music profession.
knowledge. In addition to licensure Additionally, this degree includes courses
preparation, this applied accounting from Engineering and Business to provide
master’s program empowers graduates relevant training in this emerging field.
to move their career forward with an in- The advancements in technology impact
depth study of accounting law, auditing, how music is performed, consumed, 15 Years
taxation and more. Built with flexibility in produced and marketed, and there is an Jeffrey Culver, Senior
mind, students can tailor their degree by abundance of opportunity for today’s Lecturer of Decision
choosing electives that fit their personal musician not addressed in traditional Sciences
and professional interests. Plus, this undergraduate music degree programs.
hands-on accounting program includes
an optional internship that can enhance Digital Entrepreneurship Development
the student’s resume, expand their Minor combines courses from
portfolio of skills and provide valuable entrepreneurship and management Larry Davis,
networking opportunities. information systems. Student explore Senior Lecturer of
how e-commerce is emerging and Management
Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurial evolving and learn those from aspects
Analytics combines rigorous analytical of entrepreneurship with cutting
skills with a strong foundation in edge information technologies in
entrepreneurship, new venture the experiential learning setting,
creation, and value proposition design. leading to the development of working
Graduates will be able to analyze data prototypes aimed at significant market Tam Limpaphayom,
in a variety of forms. They will be skilled opportunities. Lecturer of
at interpreting findings to help guide Management
decision-making and organizational Digital Entrepreneurship Experience
development. Analytical skills developed Minor is designed for non-computer
include programming, information science/management information
systems, applied statistics, data analysis, systems majors and offers a broad
qualitative data analysis, and data understanding of technology innovation
visualization. The program goal of the and entrepreneurship. Graduates with Goitom Tsegay,
new BS in Entrepreneurial Analytics this minor learn the basics of information Professor of
is to prepare graduates to apply their technology skills with a foundation in Marketing
analytical skills in order to lead new digital entrepreneurship.
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BUSINESS ALUMNA
AWARDED THE
COLLEGE ADVISORY
BOARD NEWS
COB worked at the Mead School District. We
look forward to seeing their continued
great work within their new roles.
Jay McIsaac ’83, The Board meets regularly throughout
U.S. ARMY EXPERT ’88, was recently the academic year and provides
SOLDIER BADGE appointed to the
College of Business
recommendations and support for
College programs, scholarships,
Advisory Board. fundraising and events. Members include
2019 EWU graduate
McIsaac is currently business professionals from a variety
2nd Lieutenant (2LT)
the Manager of local and regional industries. If you
Haley Isaacson
of Accounting are interested in serving on the College
became the first
for Idaho Forest Group/Riley Creek Advisory Board, please contact us at
reported alum from
Lumber Company, a company that he cob@ewu.edu for more information.
the university’s Army
ROTC program to be has worked at for the past 14 years.
awarded the Expert McIsaac has over 20 years of experience
working in the local business community,
Soldier Badge during testing held at Joint
both in government accounting and
INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC
Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Washington.
Isaacson earned her Bachelor of Business manufacturing/cost accounting. He POLICY AND ECONOMIC
Administration in Management in 2019, and his wife, Sue, are proud Eastern
and was the Distinguished Military alumni. McIsaac holds Bachelor of Arts ANALYSIS (IPPEA) NEWS
Graduate that year. in Business Administration degrees
from Eastern in both management Patrick Jones, PhD,
Read the full story. and professional accounting. As first- Executive Director
generation college graduates, the for the Institute for
McIsaacs have passed on the importance Public Policy and
BUSINESS STUDENTS of post-high school education to their Economic Analysis
was recently
EARN ARMY ROTC children, three of whom have obtained
invited to join a
college degrees, including one from
SCHOLARSHIPS EWU. We are pleased to welcome him to 18-month task
our advisory board. force of the National Academies of
Two business students recently received Sciences, Engineering & Medicine. The
We had two members, Doug Kelley and
recognition and scholarships from EWU program is an initiative of the Office
Sara Sexton-Johnson, step away from the
Army ROTC. of Special Projects, and the committee
Board this year. They both will continue
Mykenzie Belliotti will oversee the work of the Resilient
to actively support the College and our
was awarded an Army America Program’s project, “Community
University as members of the alumni
ROTC scholarship Engagement in Southeast Texas: Pilot
community. Kelley has been an active
worth over $90,000. Project to Enhance Community Capacity
member of the board since 2007, and
Belliotti is a transfer and Resilience to Floods.”
serves as a Regional Account Executive
student from California AWB Institute recently launched
at Avista Utilities. Sexton-Johnson joined
who plans to major in “Washington in the Making.”
the board in 2018, and serves as Chief
business and try out for the track team. Washington in the Making is a framework
Project Officer for the EWU President’s
Zackary Becker for driving innovation that will accelerate
Office. We are thankful for their years of
received an Army our state’s economic recovery in every
service and continued support.
ROTC scholarship community. Students and staff from
We also have some movement of our
worth over $36,000, EWU’s Institute for Public Policy and
board members within the community.
which will fully pay for Economic Analysis helped to develop
Rae-Lynn Barden recently joined
his Master’s degree as the project’s database, including data
Volunteers of America of Eastern
well as $1,200 annually collection for 33 indicators for all 39
Washington and Northern Idaho
for books and a $420 monthly stipend, counties in Washington state, the 11
as Marketing and Communications
among other benefits. Becker recently metro statistical areas in the state, and 2
Director. Barden previously served as
graduated from EWU with honors, earning overlapping state boundaries, as well as
Administrative Services Coordinator for
his Bachelor of Business Administration in the state benchmark for all of the trends,
Spokane Public Library. Mathew Knott
Professional Accounting. He is currently and US benchmarks when available.
recently joined the Spokane Central
pursuing a Master’s degree in Professional The AWB engagement will be ongoing,
Valley School District as Director of
Accounting and plans to enter the U.S. providing students and staff continual
Business Services. Knott previously
Army Reserves after completing his degree. work on the database.
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X-CULTURE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROJECT
COB
Chantell Kensey, who graduated in spring 2020 from the MBA
BETA ALPHA
PSI EVENTS
program, was recognized as a member of one of the finalist
Beta Alpha Psi’s Spring Banquet was
teams in the 2020 X-Culture Project. Kensey participated in the held on June 4, 2020. At the event,
X-Culture project during her International Business class, and we celebrated the accomplishments
was part of an international team with teammates from Austria, of Beta Alpha Psi this year, introduced
India, Pakistan, and Switzerland. The goal of the project was incoming officers, announced
to develop an international business expansion proposal for a scholarship recipients, and held a
client. Kensey and her team produced an outstanding proposal giveaway of Wiley CPA Excel Pro
and were selected as one of 27 BEST TEAMS out of 1,178 global Review Courses to students attending.
teams (6,009 students from 142 universities in 93 countries). Special speaker Christine Kuglin, JD,
The X-Culture Project matches students in international business courses at MPAcc, LLM gave a presentation
participating universities with their counterparts in other countries. Working together on how “Adversity Can Become
in small virtual teams over a four-month period, students create join proposals that Unprecedented Opportunity.”
In collaboration with the EWU
address complex issues and opportunities faced by today’s multinational corporations.
Career Center, Beta Alpha Psi hosted
They learn the basics of market analysis and business plan development, as well as best a series of fall recruitment prep
practices for working with colleagues across countries and cultures. webinars. Topics included:
The student team’s reports were sent out for evaluation to a large group of • Everything You Need to Know About
International Business experts, mainly International Business professors and coaches Accounting Recruitment Season
from around the world (171 people from 45 countries). Each report was independently 2020 presented by Jade Patolo from
evaluated by 3 to 7 experts along multiple dimensions, such as report creativity, clarity, the Career Center
viability of the ideas, style, as well as evaluation of each report section. The experts • How to Answer the “Tell me about
also provided qualitative feedback. Based on the expert evaluations, 27 teams received yourself” Question & Other
nearly perfect evaluations. It was impossible to objectively select one best team. Each Interview Tips with Lisa Cushman
excelled in at least one or several areas and deserved to be a winner. As a member and Aaron Forquer from CLA
of a finalist team, Kensey received a Best Team certificate and will be invited to the • Preparing for Interview Questions
about the “New” Work Environment
upcoming 2020 X-Culture Symposium and X-Culture Coaching Program.
with Sam Mansour from Stauffer &
Associates
• Resume & Cover Letter Prep for
Accounting with Jade Patolo from
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH JOE HURD the Career Center
• Offer Negotiations with Jared Theis
Eastern’s CEO Club presented A Fireside Chat with Joe Hurd on Nov. 16, 2020.
from KPMG
More than 60 people attended the presentation which focused on topics including On Tuesday, Sept. 29, over
fundraising, scaling companies, and forging partnerships as a diverse 50 students and 22 employers
entrepreneur. Joe Hurd is the Global Managing Director at SOSV, participated in our annual Meet the
LLC, a $750M early-stage accelerator and venture fund, where he Professionals career fair. This year’s
leads strategy and business development efforts for the fund’s life virtual event was hosted on Handshake
sciences, deep tech hardware and mobile portfolio companies. He is and included 28 group sessions and
also a venture partner for Good Growth Capital, a female-led venture 84 individual meetings with recruiters.
fund, and advises numerous innovative Silicon valley-based pre-seed Meet the Professionals is presented by
and seed stage startups on go-to-market strategy, revenue models, Beta Alphi Psi and the EWU Career
and international expansion, with a particular emphasis on diverse founders. Center.
A recording of the event is available: Fireside Chat with Joe Hurd
Amy Shadd, Editor College of Business
Catalyst Building
Eastern Washington University 601 E. Riverside Ave.
College of Business Spokane, WA 99202
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