Forums will feature what’s new in business and management ed

The College of Business and Economics’ Teaching Scholarship Day Friday Oct. 24 will feature several forums, including:

• The Academy for Success in Business, Western’s summer business education and outreach program for high school students.
• Globalization and what it means for business and management education.
• A discussion of Mighty Tieton, an economic development enterprise in the central Washington town of Tieton.
• A presentation the college’s Distinguished Teaching Fellow, Associate Professor of Marketing Sandra Mottner, who will discuss the role of teaching and scholrship in business education. Mottner will play an important leadership role in research and teaching at the college during the three-year fellowship period.

The forums, which are free and open to the public, will be Oct. 24 in Parks Hall from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., followed by a reception. Learn more about Teaching Scholarship Day at www.cbe.wwu.edu.