For Valentine’s Day, a holiday when anxieties about choosing the wrong presents can be high, a West Virginia University gifting expert is sharing lessons learned from his gift-giving research.
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Service Learning at the Chambers College: Honors Students Make Difference in the Community
“Service-learning is a form of experiential education in which students engage in activities that address human and community needs together with structured opportunities for reflection designed to achieve desired learning outcomes.”
As a part of BCOR 199, First-year Honors students at WVU John Chambers College of Business and Economics take part in a unique opportunity to utilize their academic background and individual skills while doing something that allows them to experience community needs and make a real difference.
Digital gift cards are easy to use, hard to lose – but givers still avoid them
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Most gift givers likely won’t choose a digital gift card over a physical gift card, even though many recipients would prefer the digital version.
That’s the key finding from new research by gifting expert Julian Givi, an assistant professor of marketing at West Virginia University’s Chambers College of Business and Economics. With Farnoush Reshadi and Gopal Das, Givi conducted five studies on givers’ and recipients’ reactions to scenarios involving digital and physical gift cards, analyzing the results in a paper forthcoming in Psychology and Marketing.
Working in service: WVU acts as community development catalyst
(Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of news releases highlighting ways WVU is serving the Mountain State. Access photos, video and additional resources in a Media Toolkit from WVUToday.)
Working in service: WVU embedded in fabric of West Virginia Communities
Accountants: solving problems in business and beyond
“There’s an elephant in the room,” says
Dick Riley, chair of the
Accounting department at the Chambers College. “I’m not afraid to
look it in the eye and say, ‘I know you’re there, and you’re wrong!”
Time for a thought experiment: imagine an accountant.
WVU Alumni Association Board of Directors welcomes two new members
Two accomplished West Virginia University alumni, Veronique Vernot and Rodney Williams, are the newest members of the WVU Alumni Association Board of Directors. Elected during the November meeting, each will serve a six-year term expiring in 2028.
Attending College Events is a Win-Win Situation
Attending events as a business student has its benefits.
Aside from EY, other employers consisted of: ALKU, Alvarez & Marsal, LLC, Baker Tilly, CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA), Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc., FORVIS, KPMG LLP, MegaCorp Logistics LLC, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and Spa, NVR / Ryan Homes, Summit Human Capital, Walgreens and more.
WVU study finds faith in self, a higher power drive religious entrepreneurs toward divine business plans
New research from West Virginia University shows religiosity can help turn believers into entrepreneurs.
Spring 2023 Department Digest and Awards
Our faculty and staff are always doing amazing things. View the latest Department Digest to see what they have been up to and catch what they’re saying in the media.
West Virginia University Accounting Department has been approved and recognized as a Foundation Level Internal Audit program with the Institute of Internal Audit's Education Partnership Program. The recognition lets students know that our program has a strong curriculum, and we have partnerships with employers for job and internship opportunities. It also helps attract more employers that are looking for internal audit and accounting majors. Learn more.