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Behind the Major with Tristen Zikuhr: Managing people's lives

Behind the Major with Tristen Zikuhr: Managing people’s lives

Kaelin Collar October 2, 2024

Tristen Zikuhr is a junior at West Texas A&M University, where he is pursuing a bachelor of business administration while majoring in accounting. Zikuhr is from Belton, Texas and is navigating the...

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Ask the Professor: Dr. Robert Allen King

Ask the Professor: Dr. Robert Allen King

Maddox Nite, Editor-in-Chief September 23, 2024

Dr. Robert Allen King is the associate dean of undergraduate business programs and associate professor of marketing, as well as a Wilder professor of business at the Paul and Virginia Engler College of...

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Beyond the 9-to-5: Dr. Nick Gerlich

Red Tran September 16, 2024

Dr. Nick Gerlich, a professor of marketing, came to West Texas A&M University right after graduate school, where he earned his Ph.D. in marketing at Indiana University in 1989. Gerlich has been teaching...

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Mike Geeker at Palace Coffee for one of his pop-up events

Behind the Major with Mike Geeker: an update into his small business

Kaelin Collar September 11, 2024

Michael Geeker is a senior majoring in business management with an emphasis in small business at West Texas A&M University. Geeker is from Houston and has been thriving in the success of his company,...

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Ask the Professor: Dr. Nick Gerlich

Ask the Professor: Dr. Nick Gerlich

Jo Early February 19, 2024

Dr. Nick Gerlich is a Hickman professor of marketing in the Department of Management, Marketing and General Business at the Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business at West Texas A&M University....

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Ask the Professor: Dr. Joanna Kimbell, clinical assistant professor of business law and management

Ask the Professor: Dr. Joanna Kimbell, clinical assistant professor of business law and management

Jo Early November 13, 2023

Dr. Joanna P. Kimbell is a clinical assistant professor of business law and management at the Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business. She teaches courses in conflict resolution and negotiation, business...

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Michael Geeker.

Behind the major with Michael Geeker: building a company from the ground up

Kaelin Collar October 18, 2023

Michael Geeker is a sophomore working toward a bachelor of business administration while majoring in management, entrepreneurship and small business management with an emphasis in small business management...

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Ask the Professor: Dr. William Biggs, clinical assistant professor of business law

Jo Early October 2, 2023

Clinical Assistant Professor of Business Law Dr. William Biggs teaches health law, business law and ethics in accounting at the Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business. Prior to joining West Texas...

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Damien Sandoval.

Behind the major with Damien Sandoval: The abilities of technological advancements

Kaelin Collar September 13, 2023

Damien Sandoval is a sophomore working toward a bachelor of business administration while majoring in computer information systems at West Texas A&M University. Sandoval is from Pampa, working long...

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Makala Graham.

Behind the major with Makala Graham: The backbone of companies

Kaelin Collar September 6, 2023

Makala Graham is a junior working toward a bachelor of business administration while majoring in business management, specializing in human resources at West Texas A&M University. Graham is from Pampa,...

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WT student Jacqueline Nevarez’s upcoming study abroad to South Korea

Victoria Fatiregun, Editor February 16, 2023

Jacqueline Nevarez, a senior business major, will be traveling to South Korea for a trip to study international business at a top South Korean University, Yonsei University, which is ranked number five...

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Job market remains steady despite big-tech layoffs

Jo Early, Contributor February 6, 2023

By Jo Early Powerhouse tech companies announced waves of layoffs in Jan. 2023 including Google, Amazon and Meta. Over 68,500 jobs have been cut as companies seek to curb expenses ahead of economic concerns. Destinee...

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