— This past summer, 14 students from the W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University took experiential learning to new heights through the Global Entrepreneurship Experience, an immersive three-week study abroad program set in the picturesque South of France.
— The W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University has announced the newest members of its 25 Under 25 class, an annual recognition program honoring exceptional Barton School students who are making a difference through academic excellence, leadership and community involvement.
— The Widener Global Leaders Program (WGLP)— recognized by the Wichita Business Journal with its Innovation Award—celebrated the launch of its fifth cohort during a dynamic welcome event at Wichita State University. The new class features 12 exceptional students representing the W. Frank Barton School of Business, the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the College of Fine Arts.
— A team of five undergraduate students from the W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University earned finalist recognition at the Cornhusker Business Case Competition, a prestigious national event hosted by the Nebraska Business Honors Academy at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
— Six student leaders from the Barton School of Business’s Cummings Student Managed Investment Fund (CSMIF) recently traveled to Chicago for the 2025 Student Managed Investment Fund Consortium (SMIFC) Conference, where they engaged with industry leaders, expanded their professional networks, and explored new strategies to strengthen the fund.
— The Cummings Student-Managed Investment Fund (CSMIF) at Wichita State University’s W. Frank Barton School of Business opened the 2025-26 academic year with serious momentum, announcing a 20% portfolio increase over the previous year — one of the most successful periods in the fund’s history. The news was shared during CSMIF’s annual fall kick-off event, where students and mentors also introduced the fund’s dynamic new leadership team and outlined their vision for the year ahead.
— The W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University today launches Barton Foresight: AI Outlook, a new publication exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping business, education, and society. As the first in a series of Barton Foresight initiatives, AI Outlook underscores the school’s commitment to equipping its community—and the wider region—with tools to anticipate change and act on it.
— The W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University today launches Barton Foresight: AI Outlook, a new publication exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping business, education, and society. As the first in a series of Barton Foresight initiatives, AI Outlook underscores the school’s commitment to equipping its community—and the wider region—with tools to anticipate change and act on it.
— The W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University has taken a bold step to amplify the student voice by merging its Undergraduate and Graduate Student Advisory Boards into a single, unified body. Representing more than 2,500 business students, the newly established Barton School Dean’s Student Advisory Board will serve as a catalyst for strategic guidance, enhanced programming, and an enriched student experience — all contributing to the Barton School’s advancement and its positioning among the top business schools in the nation.
