Category: Winter 2024 Issue

Dear Colleagues, As we conclude another fall semester and approach the end of the year, we observe a fundamental shift in the business education landscape. Innovative insights and new paradigms energize discussions around the business education field, underscoring our crucial role in shaping tomorrow’s decision-makers. This past year has indeed presented its challenges. Still, it has also been gratifying, filled with steady progress and thoughtful reflection as we boldly chart our course for the Engler College of Business. I am immensely proud of our collective achievements and the vibrant spirit that defines our community. Our commitment to excellence in education, research, and community engagement remains steadfast, effectively shaping the next generation of business leaders in the Texas Panhandle and beyond. The end of the fall semester brings immense joy and celebration. We embrace the festive spirit of the Christmas season, starting with Fall Graduation Commencement on December 14. On this... Read more

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It is easy to assume that men and women have the same experiences in business, but this could not be farther from the truth. Recently, Dr. Leslie Ramos Salazar, Dr. Jillian Yarbrough, and Dr. Elaina Cantrell Robinson completed a study of Texas Panhandle women in business. The result was detailed findings that showcased how men and women view their jobs through different lenses, along with numerous issues that affect only women. The trio has appeared on local media, and also made two public presentations of their findings. It all started last Spring when the women applied for, and were awarded with, an Engler Societal Impact Grant. The trio then set out to conceptualize the study, develop research questions to be answered, formulate a sampling plan, and create interview questions. A guiding precept of the study is that, while women account for a significant number of business entrepreneurs, there is still... Read more

Recently 65 Accounting majors spent the evening mingling with professionals in their field at the annual Meet The Accountants gathering. The purpose of the affair, which was held on November 14,  is to allow students to get to know people employed in Accounting, ask questions, and network. Ten firms and 73 students were in attendance. It is a joint effort between Career Services and the College of Business. “Meet the Accountants is a specialty Career Services event that allows accounting firms to meet and match with accounting students.  Unlike the broader Career Fair, the accounting firms need specific skills in their interns and new hires. While all firms will conduct on-the-job training, the accounting firms need students who have obtained intermediate level or higher accounting skills,” says Dr. Anne Macy, Director of Amarillo National Bank School of Accounting, Economics, and Finance and Edwards Professor of Finance. Attendance was spread across... Read more