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What Can You Do with A Masters In Management?

02-05-2024

Apr

15

@5:00 PM

2025 Student Impact Awards

Join the Office of Civic & Community Engagement, Office of Fraternity and Sorority Engagement, and Office of Student Engagement, as we come together to celebrate the outstanding achievements of student leaders, organizations, and initiatives that have made a lasting impact on both our campus and greater Winston-Salem community. This evening of recognition will honor the creativity, dedication, and leadership that embody the Pro Humanitate spirit. Submit a Student Impact Nomination on The Link through Monday, March 17 EOD. RSVP to attend the ceremony on Paperless Post by Tuesday, April 8. Dress Code: Business Casual Attire

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What Can You Do with A Masters In Management?

02-05-2024

Apr

17

@5:30 PM

Deacon Dialogue- Dinner & Dialogue: Building a Sustainable & Just Future

Dinner & Dialogue: Building a Sustainable & Just Future Sustainability is about more than just protecting the planetits about justice. How can we create a future where everyone has access to clean air, safe water, and healthy communities? What role do we play in shaping policies, systems, and everyday practices that support both people and the environment? In honor of Earth Month, join us for a meaningful conversation over dinner as we explore the connections between environmental, social, and economic sustainability. Whether youre passionate about climate action, community well-being, or just curious to learn more, this is a space to share ideas, hear different perspectives, and consider how we can all contribute to a more just and sustainable world. A plant forward dinner will be provided! This event is free and open to all WFU community members.

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What Can I Do With A Masters In Accounting?

02-02-2024

Apr

15

@12:00 PM

MBA Virtual Information Session

Are you a working professional and considering an MBA from the Wake Forest School of Business? Meet with the Enrollment Management team and Recruiting via Zoom, to learn more about our MBA programs in Charlotte and Winston-Salem. If you have questions about the admissions process, curriculum and/or student life, this is a great opportunity to get answers. Please join us and see why Wake Forest may be a good fit for you! Register here.

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What Can You Do with A Masters In Management?

02-05-2024

Apr

19

@3:00 PM

Wake Forest Spring Football Showcase/Tailgate

It's going to be sun's-out, fun on Saturday, April 19 for the 2025 Wake Forest Football Spring Showcase. The event will begin at 3 p.m. Admission is FREE and open to the public. Designed to be an interactive, high-energy experience for students, families, and Demon Deacon fans of all ages, the Spring Showcase will feature an exciting mix of on-field action and fan engagement. Fans in attendance will enjoy a Wake Forest Football Team Showcase, where the team will hit the field in a practice/scrimmage format. Additionally, fans and students alike will have the chance to compete alongside Wake Forest football players in a Punt, Pass & Kick Competition. Throughout the event, attendees can also enter to win exclusive giveaways, including Nike Team gear, autographed items, gift cards and more! Before the event, Wake Forest students are invited to tailgate outside of Gate 5 at Allegacy Stadium, free food and (non-acholic) beverages will be provided!

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What Can You Do with A Masters In Management?

02-05-2024

Apr

10

@5:00 PM

Hylton Lecture: Kim McCaslin ('93)

The Hylton Lecture Series in Accountancy was established in 1980 to honor Delmar P. Hylton, who started Wake Forests accountancy program in 1949 and helped build it into one of the top accounting programs in the nation. This year's Hylton lecture will be presented by Kimberly McCaslin ('93), Partner and Head of the North America Portfolio Group at Bain Capital. Kim McCaslin joined Bain Capital in 2006. She is a Partner and Head of the North American Private Equity Portfolio Group. Prior to joining Bain Capital, Kim was a Vice President of M&A and Corporate Development for Capital One Financial. Before that, she was a Principal at Mercer Management Consulting, where she advised companies across a variety of industries. Kim started her career at Accenture, focusing primarily on business process redesign and financial systems development.

Emma Best

Assistant Teaching Professor

EMAIL: beste@wfu.edu

PHONE: (336) 758-3740

OFFICE: Farrell 322

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Biography

Business law professor and corporate attorney with over ten years in-house, as well as 9 years developing and training new lawyers and undergraduates on both foundational business law and entrepreneurism. Regular speaker and author on compliance, entrepreneurship, and sustainability.

Expertise

Contracts
Intellectual Property
Merger & Acquisitions
Entrepreneurship

Research Interests

Employment Law
Entrepreneurship
Human Resources
Sustainability

Teaching Interests

Business Law
Compliance
Economics
Employment Law
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resource
Management
Marketing
Supply Chain Management
Strategic Management
Wills, Estates, and Trusts

Education

DBA, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Management) - 2021
MBA, Wake Forest University- 2005
JD, Wake Forest University- 2002
BS, University of Florida (Finance) - 1999

Publications

The Contemporary Tax Journal

To be a B Certified Benefit Corporation or Not to Be

Best, E. , & Binkley, M. (2020)

Kendall Hunt

Business Law Workbook

Best, E. (2019)

Compliance and Ethics Prof. Mag.

How to Find the Right Employees for Your Compliance Department

Best, E. (2016)

21 Clinical L. Rev. 1

Satisfying Experiential Education Requirements through Expanding Externships in For-Profit Placements

Best, E. (2014)

27 Fla. St. U. J. Land Use & Envtl. L. 31

Greening the Supply Chain: Why Corporate Leaders Make it Matter

Best, E. (2011)