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Clothes-Minded

Clothes-Minded

“The future is unpredictable so I focus on the ‘how’ and not the ‘what.'’”

Demitrus Jones, senior majoring in entrepreneurship and innovation, learned how to grow his business as a Gilman Scholar in Hong Kong last spring. Jones founded Royalte, a brand of apparel, in 2018. The Gilman Scholarship is a grant program enabling students to study or intern abroad, gaining skills critical to economic competitiveness.

A Divine Business Plan

Religiosity can help turn believers into entrepreneurs, according to Nancy McIntyre, associate professor of management at the Chambers College. A study by McIntrye found that when religiosity is more than attending a place of worship — “when it’s a commitment to religious principles and activities” — it strengthens the desire to create a business with a conscience. 

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Brite Ideas

The future’s looking Brite for West Virginia University alumni Lukas Thackery, Martin Craig Dombrowski and Nate Wimer.

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The Hall

The West Virginia Business Hall of Fame posthumously honored coal industry billionaire and philanthropist Chris Cline and three other state business leaders who have led widespread growth.

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CPA-MAZING

Passing the CPA (Certified Public Accountant) exam is a big career step for all accounting students.

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Bank on it

The Center for Financial Literacy and Education, in conjunction with the Finance Department, received an Executive Training Program Gift for $38,000. Finance Faculty Brant Hammer, Frank DeGeorge and David Fragale will teach a 15-week program to a group of burgeoning portfolio managers from United Bank. This partnership was initiated through the 2019 Bank Summit and cultivated further due to a long-standing relationship with finance Professor Paul Speaker.

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