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Fellow Pirates™ , At the College of Business, we want to tell our stories and demonstrate the impact our students, faculty and staff are having on eastern North Carolina and beyond.
This publication is a snapshot of what we do, and it reflects our role in helping transform the region and building tomorrow’s leaders. We hope it inspires you and makes you proud.
College of Business Departments
• Accounting
• Finance and Insurance
• Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing and Supply Chain Management Schools
• Miller School of Entrepreneurship
• School of Hospitality Leadership
• Thomas D� Arthur Graduate School of Business
Mike Harris, Interim Dean
“I don’t know if there’s a better example on our campus right now that brings together multiple disciplines where students can generate new and big ideas that they can then commercialize at some point in that experience. ”
ECU Chancellor Philip Rogers on the Pirate™ Entrepreneurship Challenge
inside Student Success 4 Innovation and Entrepreneurship ����������������������� 5 Record-Breaking Financial Support �������������������� 6 Professional Experience 7 Programs to Brag About 8 Public Service & Regional Transformation �������10
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LEADERS We Build
At the College of Business (COB), we build leaders, and we have the alumni to prove it � Our network of successful Pirates are job creators and innovators, and they play a significant role in helping the COB produce tomorrow’s leaders. 3
30K+ cob alumni STUDENT Success
7,000+ students completed the leadership and professional development curriculum.
4,000+
students have participated in COB's annual business leadership conference.
faculty and staff awards
Board of Governors Distinguished Professor for Teaching Award
Dr� Jon Kirchoff & Dr� Christine Kowalczyk
Service-Learning Teaching Award
David Mayo
Scholar-Teacher Award
Dr Thanh Ngo
ECU Creed Award for Citizenship
Dr Doug Schneider
Chancellor’s Awards for Service
For Service: Karen Kus
For Spirit: Dr� April Reed
Staff Senate Outstanding Award
Aisha Powell
COB faculty were involved in 221 scholarly activities in 2022-2023.
9 presentations
7 PUBLISHED journal articles
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Innovation and ENTREPRENEURSHIP
11,000+ visitors served in the student technology center last year
10,000+ visitors used the isley innovation hub during its first year
500+ students from 50+ majors, have competed in the annual pirate entrepreneurship challenge.
The Student Technology Center in the Bate building builds community and supports experiential learning opportunities�
The Miller School's Dr� Dennis Barber III works with RISE29 students in the Isley Innovation Hub� (ECU Photo by Rhett Butler)
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Record-Breaking FINANCIAL SUPPORT
$675,000 Financial support
School of Hospitality Leadership graduate Hailee Austin awarded more than $4k in scholarships
The COB celebrates the inaugural recipients of the Thomas D� Arthur Graduate Business Military Scholarship
William “Joe” Spurlin
Devon York
Almost 200 COB students received scholarships and other funding for 2023-2024�
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Professional EXPERIENCE
Major: Hospitality Management
Internship: Charlotte Motor Speedway
MORE THAN
350 internships in the 2022-2023 academic year
Major: Finance Internship: TIAA
Major: Marketing Internship: Lowe’s Companies
Name: Makayla Lane Leland
Name: Nathan Boswell
Name: Kobe Wheeler
90% of students find a job one year after graduation 7
MORE THAN
Programs to BRAG ABOUT $700K
in cash and in-kind services awarded during the pirate entrepreneurship challenge over the past 6 years.
The miller school is ranked in the top 40 of the princeton review's list of entrepreneurship programs.
Elizabeth LaFave, center, celebrates winning for her business, Invenire, which is Latin for to discover� (ECU photo by Rhett Butler)
The Thomas D. Arthur Graduate School of Business is the only named graduate business school in the UNC System.
The Thomas D Arthur Graduate School of Business celebrates its inaugural graduation recognition ceremony on May 6, 2023�
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MORE THAN $34M
in comprehensive campaign. Almost 300 gifts for 2023 Pirate Nation™ Gives; led campus in dollars raised.
Business Insurance Magazine continues to rank the risk management and insurance program in the top 20.
Risk management and insurance students participate in an etiquette dinner with event sponsor, Atlantic Casualty of Goldsboro�
Keynote speaker John May, CORE Industrial Partners, speaks with Interim COB Dean Mike Harris at the 2022 Business Leadership Conference (ECU photo by Cliff Hollis)
Previous keynote speakers have represented NASA, Duke Energy, EY, and other national organizations
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Public Service and REGIONAL TRANSFORMATION
organizations
COB works with industry, nonprofit and state agencies to foster regional success �
hours
COB students completed fieldwork hours for client-based projects �
newly launched
Office of expert services
• Academy of Sales Leadership
• Bureau of Business Research
• Executive Education
• Crisp Small Business Resource Center
• Center for Healthcare Mgmt. Systems
By combining our regional expertise with applicable research and business best practices, the COB Office of Expert Services is ready to help businesses and individuals �
School of Hospitality Leadership students took their classwork to the community and prepared 100 community lunches for the Joy Soup Kitchen, an organization that helps the poor and homeless in eastern NC �
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2022 College of Business
$28.7M graduates delivered
$34.8M economic impact in eastern North Carolina
increase in gdp across North Carolina
$8.3M
graduates’ spending generated in income for other people in eastern North Carolina
ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY
Ways to stay INVOLVED
STOCKNOTES
Whether you live near campus or across the country, staying connected with the COB is easy!
Our newsletter, Stocknotes, is published each fall and spring semester and designed to keep you informed about the COB�
PLEDGE
Complete ‘Letter of Intent’ form
SCHOLARSHIPS
Impact the lives of business students
PLANNED GIVING
Leave a legacy
The Business Advisory Council provides guidance and supports the development of high quality business programs at ECU Its role is to advise the dean and faculty and to foster ongoing relationships with the business community�
COB’s Young Alumni Council have made many significant contributions to their profession and/or community They are emerging leaders who serve as a link between the COB and recent graduates�
STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS
MATCHING GIFTS
Companies with a matching gift policy
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• Academy of Sales Leadership • Arthur Immersive MBA Pathway • Copeland Fellowship • Crisp Small Business Resource Center • Cunanan Center For Professional Success • Endowed Professorships • Golden Corral Culinary Center • Innovative Teaching Fellowship • Isley Innovation Hub • Miller School of Entrepreneurship • Office of Expert Services Paige Hill Director of Outreach Questions? Contact us! Phone: 252-737-5500 Email: cob@ecu.edu 12
