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CBPM CELEBRATES ITS OUTSTANDING STUDENTS
April 24, 2026
The College of Business and Public Management held its annual Outstanding Student Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, recognizing 25 students from its programs for their outstanding accomplishments. The Outstanding Student Award is presented to both undergraduate and graduate students in each College of Business and Public Management program. Each department or program nominates and selects their award winner(s) based on criteria individual to that department. This year's event honored 15 undergraduate students and 10 graduate students.
Congratulations to the following students:
Outstanding Undergraduate Students
Department of Accounting
Julia Ellsworth
Alysa Fahringer
Rose Rakszawski
Department of Criminal Justice
Mia Crawford
Anthony Forgacic
Department of Economics and Finance
Levi Lewis
Department of Geography & Planning
Sylvia Goodnough
Amina Rouine
Devon Stephens
Department of Management
Susan Gilsbach
Meghan Green
Brandon Johnston
Department of Marketing
Carlos Ochoa
Brendan McShane
Marla Vogt
Outstanding Graduate Students
Master of Science in Criminal Justice
Nina Arazolla-Duval
Master of Science in Geography
Victoria Bokoeva
Elizabeth Boulanger
Master of Urban & Regional Planning
Evan Gardi
Master of Business Administration
Veronica Lee
M.S. in Human Resource Management
Marykate De Notaris
Master of Public Administration
Lara Kennedy
Klarissa Spencer
Doctor of Public Administration
John Crouser
Sara Duester
PHILLIES EXECUTIVES BRING THE GAME TO WCU
April 10, 2026
The WCU Sports Analytics Club, led by President Luke Volm and Beta Alpha Psi, with support from the College of Business and Public Management's Dean's Office, welcomed three Philadelphia Phillies executives to West Chester University's campus on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, for an evening that brought the business of professional sports directly to students.
John Nickolas, CFO and a proud 1990 WCU alumnus, along with Josh Barbieri, Director of Business Analytics, and Angela Ditri, Senior Business Analyst, spoke to a packed room of students from both clubs. Moderated by incoming Sports Analytics Club president Carter Kubica, the conversation covered career paths and the growing role of AI in the business of professional sports. Students also had plenty of time to connect one-on-one with all three guests. The highlight of the evening came when Nickolas passed around his Phillies National League Championship and World Series rings, turning an already memorable event into one the students won’t soon forget.
Barbieri and Ditri offered students a compelling window into what analytics careers inside a major league organization look like. Barbieri joined the Phillies in 2001 and went on to build the data infrastructure that underlies the organization's entire business analytics operation today. Ditri's path was equally instructive: she came aboard as an intern in 2020, earned a full-time role, and now leads the department's predictive modeling work, applying her background in data science and Python to everything from dynamic ticket pricing to concession analysis and process automation.
Guest speakers like these represent the best of experiential learning: professionals who pull back the curtain on their industries, share hard-won lessons, and remind students that the work they are doing today has a very real destination.
ZIMMERMAN FEATURED ON WALLETHUB
February 12, 2026
Monica A. Zimmerman, Professor of Management, was featured in an "Ask the Experts" Q&A on the website WalletHub about budget categories. Read the article.
PHILLIPS FEATURED ON WALLETHUB
January 1, 2026
Jason Keith Phillips, Professor of Marketing, was featured in an "Ask the Experts" Q&A on the website WalletHub about best credit cards with no balance transfer fee. Read the article.
PHILLIPS FEATURED ON WALLETHUB
December 9, 2025
Jason Keith Phillips, Professor of Marketing, was featured in an "Ask the Experts" Q&A on the website WalletHub about average car insurance cost. Read the article.
BEYOND GRATITUDE: A JUSTICE AND ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN FOR VETERANS
November 6, 2025
RUBRITZ FEATURED ON WALLETHUB
October 2, 2025
Terry Rubritz, Adjunct Professor of Marketing and Management, was featured in an "Ask the Experts" Q&A on the website WalletHub about best comprehensive car insurance. Read the article.
ZIMMERMAN FEATURED ON WALLETHUB
September 1, 2025
Monica A. Zimmerman, Professor of Management, was featured in an "Ask the Experts" Q&A on the website WalletHub about loud budgeting. Read the article.
Zimmerman was also featured as an expert in an article on WalletHub about budget percentages. Read the article.
ZIMMERMAN FEATURED ON WALLETHUB
July 9, 2025
Monica A. Zimmerman, Professor of Management, was featured in an "Ask the Experts" Q&A on the website WalletHub about zero-based budgeting. Read the article.
RUBRITZ FEATURED ON WALLETHUB
July 8, 2025
Terry Rubritz, Adjunct Professor of Marketing and Management, was featured in an "Ask the Experts" Q&A on the website WalletHub about average car insurance cost. Read the article.
WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY ALUMNUS JAKE HENRY WINS FIRST PLACE AT SALISBURY UNIVERSITY'S PRESTIGIOUS SHORE HATCHERY COMPETITION
April 28, 2025
WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY'S INAUGURAL LIFE SCIENCE INNOVATION CLASS WINS BIG AT WISTAR INSTITUTE'S SHARK TANK EVENT
April 25, 2025
WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TAKE TOP HONORS IN WCU BUSINESS IDEA CHALLENGE, HEADED TO PRESENT AT WISTAR INSTITUTE
April 22, 2025
ONLINE MBA PROGRAM CELEBRATES 10 CONSECUTIVE YEARS IN U.S. NEWS' TOP 100
January 30, 2025
COMEDIAN/ENTERTAINER JOE CONKLIN AND THE CITY RHYTHM ORCHESTRA RETURNS TO WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY
January 24, 2025