by Amy Fagan, Ph.D | Aug 29, 2019 | The Director's Blog
Think of the last book you read. Was there a dedication? Most likely it was to the author’s mother, spouse, child, friend, mentor, or colleague. At the very least it is very likely that the book was dedicated to someone known to the author personally, right? The same...
by Daniel Hartness, WCU Senior | Aug 21, 2019 | The Director's Blog
First of all, it’s great to have the opportunity to contribute to the Center’s blog. I wanted to tell the story of me being one of four student workers on the North Carolina Data Dashboard, and how that has led to amazing opportunities in data science and CIS...
by Jamee Pelcher | Jul 8, 2019 | The Director's Blog
I could have never imagined all that I could accomplish in a year and the doors that would open due to the experiences allowed to me because of the funding and mentorship of the CSFE Pre Doctoral program. I started my journey with a trip to the Green Sport Alliance...
by Christine Madonna | Jun 25, 2019 | The Director's Blog
During my final semester of WCU’s MBA program, I worked with Dr. Yue Hillon and Dr. Steve Ha on meaningful projects that helped both individual businesses in WNC and the community as a whole. Although I had always had an inclination toward research, these projects and...
by Alana Pierce | May 8, 2019 | The Director's Blog
My CSFE story actually started in 2017 when the Center was just getting off the ground. I had established a relationship with my Business Strategy professor, Dr. Yue Hillon, and we wanted to do some research together so I could start exploring what it would mean to be...
by Edward Lopez | Apr 17, 2019 | The Director's Blog
Here recently, the students of Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda have been sharing a lot of their successes—and rightly so. These students are outstanding in more ways than I can enumerate here. But during a recent chat with her, I learned that...
