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Planning a successful event can be a challenge for anyone. However, when your company’s banking on an event to launch a product, entertain potential clients, or any number of other things, the stakes are a little higher than picking the right playlist.

Just ask the students in Professor Frank DeMarco’s hospitality event planning class. Throughout their senior year capstone course, students in the Hardy Family Hospitality and Tourism Management program plan and execute a comprehensive event, applying their learned knowledge in real-world business settings.

Understanding complex material is challenging, but asking for help can be even tougher. That’s where Neidermeyer Scholars like Philippines native Jarell Rimando come in. 

Rimando is a junior Accounting major who last year started in her position as a Neidermeyer Scholar – a student tutor who has previously taken and successfully passed a class that many students struggle with.  The program, named after Dr. Adolph “Ade” Neidermeyer, was established after his retirement to support learning in key business courses through peer-to-peer collaboration.

Every tree grows from a seed, and every business grows from an idea. Just like a tree, a business needs time, space and attention to grow.

That’s where Vantage Ventures comes in. Think of it as an entrepreneurial greenhouse.

The Chambers College has partnered with TradingView, a charting service platform used by millions of traders and investors worldwide. This partnership will give Finance students and faculty insights into comprehensive market data from around the world while providing helpful analyses to help them better understand the current market landscape.

“Integrating TradingView into our curriculum provides our finance students with cutting-edge tools to analyze global markets in real-time, bridging the gap between theoretical concepts and practical application," said Brant Hammer, teaching assistant professor of finance.

Growing up just 20 minutes from the West Virginia University campus in Morgantown, Finance major Alexandria Spiker was immersed in WVU’s “Let’s Go” culture – an idea she fully embraced. With the support of the Chambers College, Spiker has used her Mountaineer mentality to go far beyond city limits.

It all started her freshman year, in Spiker’s BCOR 199 class. Dr. David Dawley, director of the Robbins Center for Global Business & Strategy, shared the importance of being aware and engaged with the world as a business professional through faculty-led short-term study abroad trips “in countries like Bahrain, Costa Rica, China, Dubai, India, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Guatemala, Kenya, Nepal, Panama, Thailand and the United Kingdom.”

Homebodies, introverts and couch potatoes may be cheered by new West Virginia University research that shows most people overestimate the negative repercussions of declining social invitations because they underestimate others’ empathy for the process of deciding to say “no.”

The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology published conclusions from five studies exploring inviter and invitee perspectives on turning down social invitations.

Do you need guidance for your professional or personal goals? Looking to build your resume? Alpha Kappa Psi might be the organization for you! 

Alpha Kappa Psi is the only professional business fraternity that is recognized by WVU. Even though we are a business fraternity, we're co-ed, and we accept all majors at the university. Alpha Kappa Psi focuses on guiding all brothers with personal and professional growth opportunities in and outside our chapter.

As a graduate of West Virginia University, my undergraduate years were significant for my academic inclination, cultural exchange, and personal development. Pursuing good grades is not the only thing for me to aspire to: I also enjoy the cultural atmosphere that WVU has offered.

The environment at WVU, rich in resources and opportunities, enabled me to delve into various subjects with an open mind and a curious heart. The rigorous coursework and the high expectations of my professors pushed me to harness my potential and continuously challenge myself.

For some, nature is just a home to creepy bugs and scary bears. For others, it’s a sanctuary to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

For Leigha Floyd, an Accounting and Management Information Systems major in the Chambers College, nature is where you confront and overcome personal and professional challenges.

West Virginia's tourism economy is one of its most valuable assets, and thanks to a collaboration between partners in state government and higher education, a new generation is getting ready to propel it into the future.

In June 2024, 52 high school freshmen and sophomores took part in the Governor’s School for Tourism, visiting prominent attractions across the state for an inside look at West Virginia’s hospitality and tourism industry. Along the way, they developed an early appreciation for West Virginia’s unique recreational possibilities.