Nine student founders across four schools and colleges received $5,000 grants to advance ventures spanning health care, financial technology, consumer products and software.
The new digital badge program helps undergraduate and graduate business students build research and critical thinking skills for the AI-driven workplace.
Global immersions, case competitions and consulting projects now fall under a four-pillar framework tied to the school's Transformation 2030 strategic plan.
University also ranks No. 1 nationally for online bachelor's business programs and No. 4 nationally for veterans, according to U.S. News & World Report.
A professor of practice in the Whitman School of Management, Avrenli earned the Poets&Quants distinction for his teaching, mentorship and impact on students.
The team analyzed public hospital data in Texas and developed a pilot program aimed at stabilizing rural health systems facing growing financial strain.