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SUMMER 2022
FEATURES
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Feeding the Agribusiness Sector New program imparts valuable industry skills. The Value of Connection First-gen students look to mentors, community, family for inspiration. Faculty and Staff Blaze a Trail Mentors' unconventional paths help guide students. First-gen Alumni Forge Their Own Path Hard work and sacrifice inspire current and future Wildcats. Entrepreneurship From the Ground Up Program is a window into the real world of business. Innovation Institute Gets New Digs Business Foundry to serve as entrepreneurial hub.
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IN ADDITION 3 Dean’s Message 20 Professional Development Gamified 22 The Team to Beat: Boeing Case Competition 24 Dual Careers. Dual Retirement. 26 Meet Our Newest Faculty: Noman Hossain 27 In Memoriam: Wolfgang Franz 28 Philanthropy ON THE COVER: CWU senior Sanjeet Singh is a first-generation college student and federal McNair Scholar. Singh partnered with Management Professor Erica Holley on a research project that surveyed how employees responded to their managers’ leadership styles over Zoom. They presented their study at the Western Academy of Management conference in Hawaii. Read more on page 6. AT LEFT: Wellington and the Mariner Moose reconnected in April during CWU Night at the Mariners. More than 1,000 CWU students, alumni, and families brought their Wildcat pride to T-Mobile Park to watch the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals. PHOTOS BY DAVID DICK
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