It took only one year for Ron Johnson to leap from a management position at a SuperTarget store to a role at athletic apparel maker Under Armour where he helps develop shoes worn on court by NBA stars. Johnson says he owes his dramatic ascent to the M.A. in Management program offered by Wake Forest.Categories: Alumni, University Announcements
The University’s new Associate Vice President for Leadership Development, Evelyn Williams, envisions a program to teach students how to build and flex their leadership muscles — preparing them for careers in any field.Categories: Personal & Career Development, University Announcements
Each month, information on employment numbers, retail sales and consumer prices makes headline news, but what do these reports tell us about economic recovery? As a finance and economics professor, Sherry Jarrell teaches business school students the fundamentals about economics so they can develop their own opinions about what the data mean. Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Schools of Business dean Steve Reinemund has made improving job placement rates a top priority. He has hired career counselors, integrated “career management” into the curriculum and sought out mentors to work with students. The school’s job placement rate jumped from about 77 percent to about 92 percent in three years.Categories: University Announcements
Do those lightning-fast disclaimers at the end of radio and television advertisements influence purchasing decisions? Assistant Professor of Marketing Kenny Herbst's research shows they may.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
The Schools of Business Family Business Center and Business North Carolina magazine presented the N.C. Family Business of the Year Awards. Honorees include Prentiss Baker III (’65), Russ Stephenson (’60), Philip Kelley Sr. (MBA ’77, P ’11) and Roger Vaughn (’74).Categories: Alumni, University Announcements
Wake Forest's one-year master’s of arts in management, which requires no previous work experience and aims to help students apply their liberal arts and sciences “passion” to business, is on the leading edge of a national movement.Categories: University Announcements
The Schools of Business Family Business Center and Business North Carolina will recognize the community contributions and achievements of four family-owned businesses -- Baker Roofing, Stephenson Millwork, Salem Printing and Ruff Housing -- during a special event on April 28.Categories: Alumni, Community Impact, University Announcements
A team of undergraduate students from the Schools of Business won the world championship title on April 8 at the KPMG International Case Competition in Istanbul, Turkey. Wake Forest, representing the U.S., defeated the Czech Republic, Russia and Sweden in the final round. 
More than 200 faculty, staff, students and guests gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking for Farrell Hall, a new home for the Schools of Business, on Friday at the building site across from Poteat Field, near the Polo Road entrance to campus.Categories: Happening at Wake, University Announcements