{"id":42,"date":"2020-09-08T09:28:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T13:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/magazine\/?p=42"},"modified":"2022-02-01T11:03:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T16:03:00","slug":"stats-and-strengths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/magazine\/stats-and-strengths\/","title":{"rendered":"Stats and Strengths"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr class=\"wp-block-ncst-separator\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fact-list layout-default has-one-fact\"><div class=\"ncst-fact-list__container\"><a \n    class=\"ncst-fact has-custombg-one-text-color with-cta wp-block-ncst-inner-fact\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/magazine-new\/new-business-analytics-initiative-combines-data-innovation-leadership\/\"\n          >\n              <h2 class=\"fact__heading\">New: Business Analytics and AI Initiative<\/h2>\n            <p class=\"fact__support\">\n              The new initiative serves as a hub for business analytics through 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href=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/thought-leadership\/\"\n          >\n      <span class=\"ncst-icon\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M3.34541 10.8478H1.0415V11.7117H3.34541V10.8478Z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><path d=\"M22.9585 10.8478H20.7024V11.7117H22.9585V10.8478Z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><path d=\"M14.0061 19.3922H13.5599V18.0338H12.1344V19.7231H11.6877V18.0338H10.2669V19.3922H9.82066V18.0338H8.48145V19.9922L9.86379 20.6592V21.24H14.0497V20.6592L15.4321 19.9922V18.0338H14.0061V19.3922Z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><path d=\"M9.86401 23.333H10.6656L11.064 24H12.85L13.2479 23.333H14.05V22.7522H9.86401V23.333Z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><path d=\"M14.0495 21.6862H9.86401V22.3102H14.0495V21.6862Z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><path d=\"M12.0239 4.22859C10.6225 4.22552 9.25662 4.66994 8.12531 5.49713C6.99399 6.32432 6.1563 7.49108 5.73424 8.82748C5.31217 10.1639 5.32777 11.6001 5.77876 12.927C6.22975 14.254 7.09258 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<span class=\"text\">Learn More<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n    <\/p>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fact-list layout-default has-one-fact\"><div class=\"ncst-fact-list__container\"><a \n    class=\"ncst-fact has-custombg-one-text-color with-cta wp-block-ncst-inner-fact\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/research\/meet-our-new-faculty\/2019-new-faculty\/\"\n          >\n              <h2 class=\"fact__heading\">10 New Faculty Members<\/h2>\n            <p class=\"fact__support\">\n              Our new faculty are professionals and academics who use their valuable knowledge and experience to equip the business leaders of tomorrow.\n          <\/p>\n        <p class=\"fact__cta\">\n      <span class=\"text\">Learn More<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n    <\/p>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fact-list layout-default has-two-fact\"><div class=\"ncst-fact-list__container\"><a \n    class=\"ncst-fact has-custombg-one-text-color with-cta wp-block-ncst-inner-fact\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/2020\/08\/10\/pooles-master-of-accounting-program-is-ready-for-the-fall-2020-semester\/\"\n          >\n      <span class=\"ncst-icon\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M10.1278 18.8002V18.4163H0V19.7124H24V18.4163H13.9219V18.8002\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><path d=\"M19.2962 7.11984H9.12012V7.59984H19.2962V7.11984Z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><path d=\"M19.2962 8.12766H9.12012V8.60766H19.2962V8.12766Z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><path d=\"M11.664 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class=\"fact__heading\">733 Faculty Media Citations<\/h2>\n            <p class=\"fact__support\">\n              Poole faculty provided their expertise to numerous national and local media outlets in 2019-20, including Forbes, The Wall Street Journal and WRAL, compared to 506 times in the previous year.\n          <\/p>\n        <p class=\"fact__cta\">\n      <span class=\"text\">Learn more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n    <\/p>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fact-list layout-default has-one-fact\"><div class=\"ncst-fact-list__container\"><a \n    class=\"ncst-fact has-custombg-one-text-color with-cta wp-block-ncst-inner-fact\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/extraordinary-impact\/\"\n          >\n              <h2 class=\"fact__heading\">Over $24 Million in Gifts and New 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