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Emporia State University School of Business and Technology

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Coordinates: 38°25′04″N 96°10′51″W / 38.417684°N 96.180722°W / 38.417684; -96.180722
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Emporia State University
School of Business and Technology
TypeBusiness school
Established1917 (1917)
Parent institution
Emporia State University
DeanEd Bashasw
Location
Emporia
,
Kansas
,
U.S.

38°25′04″N 96°10′51″W / 38.417684°N 96.180722°W / 38.417684; -96.180722
Websitewww.emporia.edu/school-business/

The Emporia State University School of Business and Technology is a public business school located on the main campus of the Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas that is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, and was founded in 1917.[1]

Student organizations and programs

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There are seven student organizations for School of Business students to be involved in, several of which include fraternities or sororities.

Koch Center for Leadership and Ethics

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The Koch Center for Leadership and Ethics focuses on the ethics within the business world.[7] The School of Business received a quarter of a million dollar grant from the Fred and Mary Koch Foundation and Koch Industries.[8] It has since disbanded.

Small Business Development Center

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The Small Business Development Center trains students and the public on how to start a business.[9]

Notable alumni

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Main article: List of Emporia State University people
  • William Coffin Coleman – founder of Coleman Company. Taught school at Ottawa University for a year before serving as principal of Blue Rapids schools for a year. Coleman also served as mayor of Wichita in 1923 and 1924.

References

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  1. ^ "Evolution of the School". Emporia State University. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "Beta Alpha Psi". Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Beta Gamma Sigma". Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Phi Beta Lambda". Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Pi Omega Pi". Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Enactus". Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  7. ^ AJ Dome. "Koch Center for Leadership and Ethics". Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Koch Center Funds". CJOnline.com. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  9. ^ KSBDC Services, "Emporia State University"
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