2018
Volume 2
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
Welcome to the fall 2018 issue of the College of Business and Public Administration newsletter! As Dean of the College of Business and Public Administration, I am proud and privileged to share some of our college’s recent successes with you. This past spring, faculty members, staff, students, and advisory board members gathered to celebrate the extension of our business programs’ accreditation by AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. There are more than 16,000 colleges and schools of business around the world, and only five percent are accredited by AACSB. Achieving AACSB accreditation is synonymous with the highest standards of excellence in programs that we offer our students. Our business programs have maintained AACSB accreditation since 1974. In their report, the visiting accreditation team commended us on establishing an engaging and “comprehensive and effective curriculum management and Assurance of Learning (Assessment) system,” and also recognized our “one-of-akind degree and certification program in partnership with Microsoft (Data and Business Analytics),” and on “the creativity, impact and multiple layers of engagement from its entrepreneurship program.” Earning and maintaining AACSB accreditation would not be possible without the dedication, collaboration, and engagement of our CBPA faculty, staff, students and advisory board members. I am exceptionally proud to celebrate this success with you! In June, we held our annual CBPA Honors and Awards Program, where we recognized the accomplishments of our outstanding students. Students in our graduate and undergraduate business, planning and public administration, and economics programs were recognized for their academic achievements and contributions to the university and their community. I hope that you enjoy this issue of our newsletter. As you will read, CBPA students, faculty, staff, and alumni have been achieving great things, and I am looking forward to even more success in the new academic year. Sincerely,
Ahmad Tootoonchi, PhD Dean, College of Business and Public Administration
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ISASE-MAICS 2018 CONFERENCE The Information Systems and Business Analytics Department hosted a successful international conference May 31- June 1, 2018, on EWU Spokane campus. The ISASE-MAICS 2018 (The 4th International Symposium on Active Science and Engineering, and the 29th Modern Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science Conference) attracted more than 70 participants from the U.S, Canada, Japan, India, Bangladesh and other countries. Two groups of our undergraduate analytics students presented their research papers, and several MIS students demonstrated the PiLab Security Simulation Projects from Dr. Atsushi Inoue’s Information Security Management class. Student presenters included Peter Matson, Molly Mueller, Mason Kupp and Christian Montel.
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GLOBAL LEARNING
E-COMMERCE EVENT
The following CBPA students participated in study abroad programs during spring 2018:
On Aug. 28, 2018, the Center for Entrepreneurship hosted Grow Your Sales With E-Commerce, featuring speakers from Amazon and the Washington Small Business Development Center. The free event was sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Amazon, and provided small business owners and entrepreneurs with an opportunity to hear from experts and local small business owners who shared successes and lessons learned from expanding into the online marketplace.
Jaiden Hodnefield, management major, Zambia Sean Hamilton, economics major, Germany Kianna Hood, management major, Spain Madeline Kreder, management major, Estonia The Center for Entrepreneurship has been working closely with Mie University in Japan. During the 20172018, CBPA faculty and staff facilitated pitch competitions at Mie University, and the winning team traveled to Spokane to compete in the Eagle’s Nest Pitch Competition. In August, David Gorton and Dr. Atsushi Inoue traveled again to Mie University to present an entrepreneurship seminar.
STUDENT SUCCESS MOS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS EWU Students recently received recognition for achieving high scores in the Microsoft Office Specialist State Championship: Damon Albrecht, 3rd place, Microsoft Excel 2016 Juan Hernandez, 2nd place, Microsoft Excel 2016 Eric Murray, 3rd place, Microsoft Word
CBPA EVENT PHOTOS For more of our recent event photos, find us on EWU Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ewuphoto/albums/with/72157698571028014 CBPA Awards and Commencement 2018 https://www.flickr.com/photos/ewuphoto/albums/72157698571028014 Drive for Excellence Golf Classic 2018 https://www.flickr.com/photos/ewuphoto/albums/72157698571116394
UPCOMING EVENTS September 18 Beta Alpha Psi presents Meet the Professionals annual networking event, Spokane campus SCRS Court https://app.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/6518 October 5 Urban and Regional Planning 50-year anniversary celebration, Spokane October 15 E. Clair Daniels Symposium, featuring FASB board member Christine Botosan, Gonzaga University Hemmingson Center. Tickets: www.wscpa.org October TBD Annual Chili Cookoff, Urban and Regional Planning November 6 Eagle’s Nest Pitch Competition qualifying round 1, Spokane campus SCRS Court December 7 CBPA Holiday open house February 12 Eagle’s Nest Pitch Competition qualifying round 2, Spokane campus SCRS Court February 19 FUSE Networking Preview, EWU Spokane February 20 FUSE Career Fair, Spokane Convention Center March 6 Part-time and summer jobs fair, EWU Cheney April 19 Celebration of Entrepreneurship Awards Gala, Spokane Convention Center May 9 Eagle’s Nest Pitch Competition Finals, EWU Cheney, Showalter Auditorium June 13 CBPA Awards Ceremony, Spokane EWU Center Auditorium
CBPA ANNUAL HONORS AND AWARDS PROGRAM On June 14, we recognized outstanding CBPA students at our annual Honors and Awards Program. Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society in Business Inductees Amanda Arriondo Mathew Colwell Marissa Elsinghorst Brian McCann Nathon O’Neel Benjamin Taylor Renee Webber Omicron Delta Epsilon National Honor Society in Economics Inductees Alissa Ballheim Sydney Cathcart Nina Decamp Madisen Duchow Jamie Haggard Connor McVay Holly Miller Jaclyn Robinson Diego Sanchez Rachel Swindell Master of Business Administration Honors Recipients Brian McCann Mark Mensik Nathon O’Neel Benjamin Taylor David Vannoy Master of Public Administration Honors Recipients Rosemarie Becker Katrina Bryant Kaitlin Erickson Megan Heller Ashley Joslyn Samantha Rowland Jeffrey Sanders Andrea Shanley Ortiz Freddy Vega Brandy Woods
Frances B. Huston Award Recipients Eric Ballard Corey Rois Rachel Swindell Master of Public Administration Awards Analee Calvillo, Terry Novak Public Service Award Michael Watts, H. George Frederickson MPA Honors Graduate Urban and Regional Planning Award Recipients Michelle Abunaja, Professional Achievement Award, Undergraduate
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Scholarship Recipients Olivia Adams, Aretas & Kittiemae Dayton Scholarship
Rachelle Bradley, American Planning Association Scholarship Shane Carrigan, Bonnie & Nate Narrance Scholarship Jeremiah Cromie, Len Zickler Scholarship Greysen Danae, Aretas & Kittiemae Dayton Scholarship Caleb Gilbert, Robert Bender Memorial Scholarship
Madeline Arredondo, Community Service Award, Undergraduate
Michael Manning, Francis Schadegg Memorial Scholarship
Daniel Clark, Scholar Award, Graduate
Junichi Minakata, Robert G. Schwartz Scholarship
Jami Hayes, Scholar Award, Graduate
Makayla Morrisey, Dean’s Leadership Endowed Scholarship
Kylee Jones, AICP Outstanding Student Award, Undergraduate Angela Kieffer, Community Service Award, Graduate Rebekah Longstreet, Professional Achievement Award, Graduate Claire Miller, AICP Outstanding Student Award, Graduate Jacob Plagerman, Scholar Award, Undergraduate Mary Reinbold, Community Service Award, Graduate Elizabeth Ridley, Community Service Award, Undergraduate
Aren Murcar, American Planning Association Scholarship Jesus Quintero, Aretas & Kittiemae Dayton Scholarship Timothy Riley, Francis Schadegg Memorial Scholarship Nina Stocker, King and Jan Cole Scholarship Emily Wilson, Dean’s Leadership Endowed Scholarship
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RESEARCH Student Research Presentations Several CBPA students participated in EWU’s 2018 Research and Creative Works Symposium on May 15. Among the students who presented their research were: Alissa Ballheim, senior in economics – Getting the House Beat Out of You: An Investigation of Domestic Violence’s Effect on Mortgage Delinquencies Sydney Cathcart, senior in economics – The Effects of Adult Incarceration Rates on the Academic Achievement of Children: A Case Study of Washington State Jeff Hunt, senior in economics – What Factors Determine Formula One Drivers’ Annual Salaries? Mason Kupp, senior in data analytics - Image Processing and Response Griselda Sanchez Garcia, senior in management – Children and Food Kaila Sundquist, junior in marketing – Latinos in the Entrepreneurial World National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR) Abstract Acceptance Michelle Abunaja, ’18 BA Urban and Regional Planning, Pollution Sequestration of Urban Street Trees Associated with Temperature Change in Microenvironments Student and Faculty Collaboration International Conference Proceedings: Teach, R., Tipton, E., & Sidhu, T. (in press, 2018). OPPORTUNITY: A game designed to teach its players how to evaluate entrepreneurial opportunities. Global Research Symposium on Marketing and Entrepreneurship.
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Tipton, E., Kupp, M., Sidhu, T., & Craner, M. (in press, 2018). The Impact of Imagery versus Graphical Information – An Experimental Comparison. International Symposium on Affective Science and Engineering and Modern Intelligence and Cognitive Science Conference. Matson, P., Mueller, M., & Tipton, E. (in press, 2018). Affective Data Visualization: A Preliminary Study – Manipulating Emotions with Data Visualizations. International Symposium on Affective Science and Engineering and Modern Intelligence and Cognitive Science Conference.
Faculty Research Publications, Presentations and Proceedings Textbook Klosterman, R., Brooks, K., Drucker, J., Feser, E., & Renski, H. (2018). Planning Support Methods Urban and Regional Analysis and Projection. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. Articles Martin, W. C. & Davari, A. (in press, 2018). Examining Financial Risk Tolerance via Mental Accounting and the Behavioral Life-Cycle Hypothesis. Academy of Marketing Studies Journal. Tesfom, G., Birch, N. J., & Culver, J. N. (2018). Mobile Phone Service Providers Shift to No-contract plans: Implications on Customer Retention. Services Marketing Quarterly, 39 (1). Tao, Y., Meng, K., Lou, P., Peng, X., & Qian, X. (2018). Joint decisionmaking on automated disassembly system scheme selection and recovery route assignment by using multiobjective meta-heuristic algorithm. International Journal of Production Research.
Presentation of Refereed Papers Pascal, V. & Stewart, D. (2018). Marketing and the Native American SME: The Role of Marketing Capabilities. Global Research Symposium on Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Boston, Massachusetts. Xie, H., Peng, X., & Prybutok, V. (2018). How Do Quality Management Practices Affect Healthcare Operations Performance? MSOM conference, Dallas, Texas. Meng, K., Peng, X., & Prybutok, V. (2018, May). Recovery Optimization Decision-Making for Sustainable Manufacturing in the Presence of Demand Uncertainty. POMS Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas. Peng, X. & Prybutok, V. (2018, May). The Role of Supply Chain Management within a Quality Focused Organizational Framework. POMS Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas. Xie, H., Peng, X., & Prybutok, V. (2018, May). Quality Management Practices and Performance Relationships: A MetaAnalysis and Text Mining Investigation. POMS Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas. Refereed Proceedings Leigh, E., Marieke de Wijse, M., Tipton, E., Likhacheva, E., Stoop, S., and Isaeva, N. (in press, 2018). What is required of the person facilitating simulations and games in diverse knowledge contexts? International Simulation and Gaming Association. Zhou, D. (2018). A Kernel k-Meansbased Method for Diabetes Diagnosis. ISASE-MAICS 2018.
CBPA Grants Researchers from the College of Business and Public Administration were awarded approximately $819,000 in grant funding during the 2018 fiscal year. Recent grant awards included: Margo Hill (Colville Tribe Traffic Safety Focus Groups and Outreach Project) $40,000 Patrick Jones (Spokane Community Indicators and Initiative Site Maintenance) $19,040 Patrick Jones (Yakima Valley Trends Web Site Maintenance) $17,500 Patrick Jones (Skagit County dataindicator web-based dashboard maintenance) $15,450 Patrick Jones (Facilitation, Evaluation, and Data Services for Greater Columbia ACH) $15,000 Patrick Jones (Maintain the Grant County Trends Web Site) $12,950 Patrick Jones (Maintain the Chelan and Douglas County Trends Web Site) $10,000 Patrick Jones (City of Spokane Economic Development Strategy) $5,000
In addition, CBPA members were recently awarded two new grants funded by the Herbert B. Jones Foundation, to support new and ongoing entrepreneurship initiatives for students and faculty at EWU. These include: $123, 728 to fund the first three years of the new summer Technology Commercialization Academy and student fellowship program. $91,560 to extend funding for faculty and travel fellowships to receive Experiential Classroom training, with an emphasis on cross-university faculty development, and to extend and increase funding for the annual Eagle’s Nest Pitch competition.
SPRING AND SUMMER CBPA EVENTS
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Students, faculty, staff and alumni participated in a variety of events and activities during spring and summer quarters. Over spring break, Career Services took a group of students to visit Alaska Airlines corporate headquarters in Seattle. Students learned about Alaska Airlines’ business operations, professional opportunities, and had the opportunity to meet EWU alumni who are currently working for Alaska Airlines. In April, a number of students from the Economics Society presented their research at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR) at the University of Central Oklahoma. The Economics Society traveled to Washington State University to attend the annual Leigh Lecture. This year’s speaker was Dr. Eric Maskin, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2007 for his work laying the foundations of mechanism design theory. On April 19, the Economics Society hosted Kevin Callison, PhD, who spoke about current issues in health economics. Callison is an assistant professor of health management and policy in the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical medicine. Callison gave presentations on both the Cheney and Spokane campuses. The Beta Alpha Psi Spring Gala, featuring special guest speaker Jeri Self-Merritt, CPA, JD, was held at the Davenport Grand. Beta Alpha Psi members and industry professionals celebrated a successful year at this annual banquet. The Eagle’s Nest Pitch Competition Final was held on May 10 at Showalter Auditorium. Student teams competed for a share of $5,000 by presenting their business ideas to a panel of local business leaders. The event is funded by a grant from the Herbert B. Jones Foundation. Winning teams included: 1st place HCI 2nd place Evergreen Water 3rd place & People’s Choice Award Xtra Hand As part of the ProVisit series, Career Services arranged for students to visit Itron corporate headquarters in Liberty Lake, and Boeing Employees Credit Union in Spokane Valley. Participants received a tour, learned about the company mission, professional opportunities, and met alumni working for these companies. EWU at Bellevue College students, faculty and alumni gathered at the Biennial Career Connections networking event. Alumni from the EWU at BC inaugural class of 2007 to 2016 were in attendance. Alumni represented companies including Amazon, Boeing, Microsoft, PACCAR, Concur, and Zillow. CBPA Faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members participated in the annual Drive for Excellence Golf Classic fundraiser at Meadowwood Golf Course. Proceeds from the event fund the Dean’s Leadership Scholarship.
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STUDENT RECOGNITION
CBPA ALUMNI SUCCESS
Claire Miller, ’18 Master of Urban and Regional Planning, was recognized as a 2017 recipient of the American Planning Association’s Judith McManus Price Scholarship. View the video here: https://www.planning.org/blog/ blogpost/9145954/
Greg Peach, ’09 management, recently opened Pro Vision Academy, a private football tutoring service, in Spokane Valley. Peach and several other former EWU football stars help young players focus on little things often overlooked at the high school level, in the hopes that the extra attention to detail will help students who aspire to earn full-ride scholarships and success in college. http://www.spokesman. com/stories/2018/apr/14/pro-vision-academy-gives-high-school-football-play/?ampcontent=amp&__twitter_impression=true
Mary Tracey, a graduate student studying urban and regional planning, was recognized for her work using the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) lab to analyze and utilize data to better aid Spokane and King County residents in understanding flood zone risks. Read the article here: https://sites.ewu.edu/ Eastern247/2018/05/09/ewu-gis-labaids-urban-planning-student/
Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) program graduate John Chatburn ’17 is working with organizations like Community Frameworks, a housing developer, to utilize GIS tools to map affordable housing by entering census data and mapping poverty. This is helping the greater Spokane community to identify and plan for affordable housing for individuals living in poverty.
Paul Grinder, a graduate student studying professional accounting, has been selected to receive a $10,000 academic scholarship from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) for the 2018-2019 academic year. The EWU Beta Alpha Psi chapter earned Distinguished status for the 2017-2018 reporting year.
Nathan Carlson, ’18 BAB Human Resources Management, was recently hired at Spokane Public Schools as a Human Resources Specialist. He is thrilled to have landed in the education field after interviews and job offers from several other local organizations. As a student, Carlson worked on campus in EWU Student Employment and interned with EWU’s Human Resources Department where he had many opportunities to apply concepts learned from his upper-division human resources classes. Carlson worked with Career Advisor Jessica Berwick to prepare his application materials, practice interview skills, and discuss salary negotiation strategies. He also participated in networking opportunities such as ProVisits to Itron and Engie Insights. Isaiah Henderson, ’18 BAB Management, recently accepted a position at etailz. Henderson interned at etailz in its human resources department, and was offered a permanent position prior to graduation. Joshua Bates, ’18 BAB Operations Management, recently accepted a position as a pricing/risk analyst at etailz. Bates had an internship at etailz that evolved into a fulltime role.
CBPA CAREER SUCCESS Sarah Ruby, senior professional accounting major, accepted a position with Anderson Peretti & Co. after completing an internship with the firm. Cristian Galvan, senior management major, accepted a position with Greystar. Galvan was introduced to recruiters from Greystar at the FUSE Career Fair in March.
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SUMMER TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION ACADEMY
CBPA IN THE COMMUNITY
This summer, the Center for Entrepreneurship launched an eight-week collaborative summer technology commercialization academy that provided students with realworld experience in finding useful applications for existing patented technologies. During the June 25 - Aug. 17 academy, students worked in teams to find commercial applications for a biodegradable, super-absorbent hydrogel created by Washington State University researchers. Students experienced first-hand the process of taking an idea from invention to full commercialization plan. Each student who completed the program will be designated a EWU TCA Fellow, and will receive $1,500 in fellowship funding. Dr. Bruce Teague and Dr. Fred Liu led the academy, serving as facilitators for the student teams. The academy is funded by a grant from the Herbert B. Jones Foundation. For more information: https://www.spokanejournal.com/local-news/ ewu-launches-new-tech-commercialization-academy/.
Three IRS-certified student volunteers from Beta Alpha Psi contributed 82.5 hours at the Spokane County United Way – Volunteer Income Tax Assistance tax site. The organization prepared more than 4,849 returns for low-tomoderate income individuals, families, and seniors. The program resulted in bringing $5.7 million in returns back into our community, including $1.5 million in Earned Income Tax Credits. BAP volunteers included Angeles Diaz Jimenez, Esther Paul and Bryan Watson. Students in Business Communication (BUED 302) conducted research and presented their results to local businesses, including Shamus’s Sandwich Shoppe and Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park.
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Front row, left to right: Clare De Young (mechanical engineering), Katherine Bozarth (marketing and data analytics), Nicole Salmi (marketing), Christine Burns (marketing, minor in VCD and UX), Dyllin Sloan (data analytics), Bobby Nguyen (electrical engineering), Colton Somes (data analytics), Fred Liu (leading faculty of TCA) Second row, left to right: Ryan Halterman (finance), Junichi Minakata (entrepreneurship), Brett Lee (mechanical engineering), Parker Burchett (philosophy and economics), Taylor Mauzy (biology), Andrew Lavoie (data analytics, minor in international business), Corey Ross ’01 (EWU alumnus and co-founder of Finagraph)
Dr. Elizabeth Tipton, Professor of Decision Science, participated in the Spokane Public Schools 8th Grade Career Fair, where she presented information about career opportunities in the field of analytics for students preparing to enter high school. The EWU Tribal Planning Program cohosted a regional Tribal Transportation symposium with the Bureau of Indian Affairs in March. Several CBPA faculty and staff members presented workshops focused on tribal traffic safety planning for road engineering and mobility. In April, CBPA faculty joined industry professionals and community leaders at the Greater Minds Initiative Roundtable discussion at Greater Spokane Incorporated. The discussion focused on opportunities for businesses to upskill their current employees through education pathways within the financial, insurance and professional services sectors.
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IN MEMORIAM
CBPA FACULTY SUCCESS
Dr. Arthur Reitsch passed away June 8, 2018 in Port Townsend, Wash. Dr. Reitsch, professor of quantitative business analysis emeritus, retired from EWU in 1998 after 29 years of service. Bruce Kellam passed away April 6, 2018 at his home in Spokane, Wash. Mr. Kellam served as an instructor of marketing, and as director of the master of Business Administration Program. He retired in 2003 after more than 20 years of service.
Promotions Congratulations to the following CBPA faculty members who recently earned promotions: Roberta Greene, to senior lecturer of economics Dr. Mark Holmgren, to associate professor of economics with tenure
NEW STAFF
Dr. Nicholas Larsen, to associate professor of economics with tenure
Marlene Sanderson, Secretary Senior Marlene Sanderson has joined the College of Business and Public Administration as secretary senior for the Accounting and Finance & Marketing departments. Marlene brings a wealth of experience in administrative positions in higher education, including event planning and student services. Marlene can be reached at 509.828.1260 or msanderson@ewu.edu.
Dr. Dick Winchell, professor Eeeritus of urban and regional planning, received an appreciation award “in grateful recognition of your contributions to the education of Indian country and your continued advocacy of tribal planning, transportation, and safety” from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tribal Transportation Program NWRO Division of Transportation.
NEW FACULTY Xiaoyan (Jessica) Kong, CPA, Lecturer, Accounting Jessica Kong earned her Master of Accountancy from Gonzaga University, and also has a Master of Science in Travel Industry Management from the University of Hawai’i, Manoa. Kong has nine years of professional experience in finance and accounting, most recently as a financial analyst/accountant for Itron, Inc. She recently taught accounting courses at EWU as a quarterly faculty member, and will begin her full-time lecturer position in fall 2018.
Amy Shadd, Editor Eastern Washington University College of Business and Public Administration
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