Business & Economics

As the School of Hospitality Business Management’s assistant director, Dipra Jha will be the main point of contact when students, parents, and industry leaders visit the Pullman campus.

The project is part of the Business Growth Mentor and Analysis Program or MAP. The program pairs students and a mentor with local businesses or nonprofits, where students take on a consulting role.

Beginning this fall, the major will be offered on the Pullman campus. It is designed for business students seeking managerial positions in the senior living industry, with a focus on hospitality operations.

Visit Tri‑Cities, the area’s visitor and convention bureau, will incorporate the students’ ideas in its future planning, says Michael Novakovich, the president and chief executive officer.

The audit, created by a WSU Tri‑Cities business professor, identifies components within a winery that enhance customer experience.

A new WSU survey shows visible sanitization efforts remain a priority for American consumers considering eating out or staying in a hotel in June and July.

Swanger, founding director of the WSU Granger Cobb Institute for Senior Living, will join a panel of experts to present “Safeguarding Residents and Caregivers During COVID‑19″ on Wednesday, June 3, at 11 a.m.

The return-to-business guide developed for the Washington Wine Institute includes recommendations on winery procedures for dine-in service, employee safety and health, cleaning and sanitation and more.

Christina Chi was recently named a fellow by the International Association for China Tourism Studies for her contributions to the field.

The students are seeking to patent their Zephyr Mattress, a mattress targeted to people with mobility or sleep issues, and to launch a company. The students recently earned a second-place finish in this year’s Northwest Entrepreneur Competition with their mattress design and business idea.

The Carson College of Business honored its outstanding faculty, staff and graduate students during an annual awards event May 4 at Washington State University in Pullman.

The project is the brainchild of two WSU employees who were looking for ways to help households needing food assistance while also supporting Pullman restaurants.

Next spring, Robert Crossler and his family will board a plane to Romania, where they will live for five months while he teaches a class on information security from a business perspective.

A leading hospitality scholar, Jenny Kim joined the School of Hospitality Business Management in 2002 and teaches service operations management, travel and society, and other business courses.

Owen Boreson is the 2020 recipient of the Delbert J. Hayes Scholarship from the Carson College of Business at Washington State University.

Beta Alpha Psi’s in-person competition in Seattle was canceled because of COVID-19, but that didn’t stop a team of Carson Cougs from winning first place.