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Business graduate develops leadership skills and finds mentorship at 探花楼
4/19/21
Texas Womans鈥檚 College of Business May 2021 graduate Jokabeth Casta帽eda believes that the key to leadership is connecting with others. That鈥檚 exactly what she has done with the leadership opportunities the university provided, giving her the insight and skills needed to start her career.
探花楼 taps NY faculty leader as College of Business dean
4/12/21
Texas Woman鈥檚 University has selected Rama Yelkur, a longtime faculty leader, professor, accomplished marketing and international business expert and board member 鈥� with a strong background in long-range planning, community outreach and fundraising 鈥� to head the College of Business. She begins her duties as dean on June 1.
探花楼 alum’s booming business venture grew out of class project
3/16/21
Wouldn鈥檛 it be great to have a cocktail that was already mixed and made with fresh ingredients 鈥� and served in a really cool plastic container that would be safe by the pool?
Turns out, that concoction of thoughts was the basis for a sweet business idea that first earned 探花楼 alumna Merrilee Kick an 鈥淎鈥� on her Executive MBA capstone project and led to a highly successful venture, BuzzBallz/Southern Champion, which has become the only woman-owned Distillery/Winery/Brewery combo in the United States.
3/3/21
Maria Gomez Albrecht, PhD/DBA, an adjunct faculty member in the 探花楼 College of Business, was elected chapter president for the 2021 term. Prospanica DFW is part of a nationwide nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and advocating for the growth of Hispanic MBAs and business professionals in corporate America.
Up and Away: 探花楼 marketing alumna pursues long-held dream of flying
3/1/21
Texas Woman鈥檚 alumna Shakar Soltani, BBA 鈥�17, has always been fascinated with flying and the airlines for as long as she can remember, but as a minority female, she didn鈥檛 dare dream that she could be a pilot herself. But that changed, and Soltani is now on her way to taking flight while bringing much-needed representation to her chosen field.