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Job workshop for hard economic times

Economic crises are a hot topic among many university students, including those who study at Weber State University. Pat Wheeler, coordinator of the Goddard School Career Center spoke on the topic of having the tools to find a job in tough times on Wednesday afternoon. WSU has a high success rate for placing graduates in varying disciplines. [...]

Japanese business students visit WSU

Students from Keio University, Japan visit a Japanese business language class on Wednesday. A group of Japanese business students and their professor visited Weber State University this week, finding that students here are more serious and more interactive in their classes than those at the Keio University in Japan. The students, who were chosen by [...]

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Student entrepreneurs honored by Utah Business Magazine

WSU graduate Weston Thayne is the owner of Premium Landscape and is among those honored at the Utah Student 25 ceremony. Four students from Weber State University were  recognized at the Utah Student 25 ceremony on Thursday. Of those students, Zach Smith placed third, Jordan Azner placed twentieth, Spencer Storey placed twenty-third, and Weston Thayne placed [...]

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Rancano: Relationships vital to success in business

Armando Rancano, director for employee development at Wayfair LLC., advising students about how to be successful in business. Armando Rancano, the director of employee development at Wayfair LLC, said at a Weber State University lecture on Thursday that having a degree “means very little.” “A degree is a certificate that shows you’ve gone through a [...]

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Professors, students talk capitalism

Business professors discussed the issues of capitalism in a panel on Thursday at Weber State University. Many questions were asked during the discussion. Lonald Wishom, vice president of diversity at WSU, asked most of the questions as host of the event. He said they were trying to keep the topics broad.   “We try to [...]

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Getting funding for business ideas

The Wildcat Entrepreneurs Association is offering up to $3,000 for the next big business idea. This is part of the Weber Entrepreneur Association’s Opportunity Quest where students can submit a business proposal to the WEA for review. The top three business ideas will receive a grant that could total up to $3000. A grand total of $5500 will [...]

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