Christina Cockey (MBA ’19) and 16 fellow MBA students traveled to India and China as part of a global immersion course that visited both countries for the first time. In the past, students had to choose between visiting either India or China for the Asia Global Immersion Course. A third course takes students to Nicaragua.
Read MoreBrothers Diego Espinoza (MBA ’10) and Sergio Espinoza (MBA ’13) shared everything growing up: a crib, a room, even friends. In their 20s, their mother passed away unexpectedly, and the loss was compounded when the brothers were separated for the first time. Diego, the elder by a year and 10 months, left their home country of Costa Rica to finish his undergraduate studies in Kansas.
Read MoreAs Adrian Wilkinson (MBA ’14) considered school choices to help take his career to the next level, one thing stood out to him: the way the reputation of the Wake Forest University School of Business would resonate with his professional network and future employers.
Read MoreWhat if your assumptions about yourself turned out to be too limiting? What if you had secret gifts inside even you didn’t know about? Mona Baset (MBA ’12) can tell you just what that’s like. Her Wake Forest University experience challenged what she thought she knew about herself — and revealed abilities that brought her new opportunities.
Read MoreWhen Maranda McBride (MBA ’11) set out to earn her MBA, she faced the unique challenge of learning at one university while teaching at another. McBride, an associate professor at North Carolina A&T State University with a Ph.D. in engineering, wanted to continue teaching while earning her degree.
Read MoreA team of students from the Wake Forest School of Business Winston-Salem MBA program took first place in a student case competition during the Inmar Analytics Forum. The case competition was presented by the School’s Center for Retail Innovation and sponsored by Inmar. Teams were challenged to help a fictional 500-store grocery chain empower consumers to make healthier choices while positively impacting sales.
Read MoreAdjunct professor Alan Kelly saw an opportunity to bring his students in the Charlotte Saturday MBA program a case that would not only challenge them, but also benefit a nonprofit organization with a worldwide impact on youth education and employment.
Read MoreHigh-performing students were inducted into the national Beta Gamma Sigma honor society, three seniors received Richter Scholar Awards (the largest single awards at Wake Forest University for independent study projects), and a School of Business grad was recognized with the Elijah Watt Sells national accounting award.
Read MoreRussell Kratzer always knew he’d have a global career. After serving in the Peace Corps in China, Kratzer received a National Security Education Program Fellowship to study Chinese at the graduate level.
Read MoreMichelle Engarto has more than 30 years of business experience and is a successful vice president for the Wireless Solutions business at Corning, Incorporated. At first glance, she might not seem like a typical MBA candidate, but Engarto will be the first to tell you there’s always more to learn.
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