Whitman Trending Topic Webinar: COVID-19 and Supply Chain
COVID-19 is impacting the world’s supply chain in myriad ways. Hear more on why this is happening and what can be done to mitigate future supply chain risk.
New Accounting Course Introduces Advisory Practice Area
In January 2020, students had an opportunity to study the fastest growing practice area in accounting professional services through the new Accounting Advisory course, offered as part of the “Janmester” session in New York City. Taught by Kofi Appiah Okyere,…
April Class Notes
We welcome announcements of new jobs, promotions, board positions, marriages and family additions. Please visit our online submission form to share your news. You can also use this form to request your copy of the Whitman biannual magazine via email rather than in print. To…
Whitman Day Virtual Town Hall: Please Join Us on April 23 at Noon EDT
Did you miss the 2020 Whitman Day Town Hall? Check out the recording here! Though Whitman Day 2020 will look different than planned, it can still offer an opportunity for community and celebration of our school’s 100-year milestone. We hope…
MBA Students Pass Six Sigma Black Belt Certifications
A certification that typically requires multiple years of work experience and practical projects has become a reality for two Syracuse University MBA students as they have successfully passed their American Society of Quality Six Sigma Black Belt exams. Eshank Sehgal ’20 and Xuan…
From Reader to Writer, Alumna Finds Her Passion Through Books
Reading is Deedi Brown’s G’16 superpower. Last year, she read 120 books — dystopian fiction, memoirs, Malcolm Gladwell-type nonfiction and everything in between. She organized international book giveaways and met authors at local bookstores. She also documented all her thoughts…
March Class Notes
We welcome announcements of new jobs, promotions, board positions, marriages and family additions. Please visit our online submission form to share your news. You can also use this form to request your copy of the Whitman biannual magazine via email rather than in print. To…
Alumna Earns Two Degrees and a Leadership Position
When it comes to planning her career path, Lu Yin G ’14, G ’19 has always been one step ahead. She chose to pursue an MBA at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management right after completing her undergraduate…
Entrepreneurship Alumnus Takes Advantage of Opportunities
When Michael Smith ‘12 was a student at Syracuse University, the entrepreneurship culture wasn’t nearly as dynamic as it is now. The now integral Blackstone LaunchPad didn’t formally exist at Syracuse. And while entrepreneurship on campus was more underground then,…
February Class Notes
We welcome announcements of new jobs, promotions, board positions, marriages and family additions. Please visit our online submission form to share your news. You can also use this form to request your copy of the Whitman biannual magazine via email rather than in print. To…
Love at First Bite, A Whitman Valentine’s Day Story
The holiday season filled with flowers, heart-shaped candies and sweet chocolates is right around the corner, but for Ryan ’11 and Christie Novak ’11, Valentine’s Day means much more than one day out of the year for a few reasons. …
Dan Fridliand ’18 tackles anxiety and stress management with new app, Awning
Alumnus Daniel Fridliand ’18, entrepreneur and co-founder of the stress management app Awning, almost didn’t pursue a business degree at Syracuse University. He started as an intended international relations major. When Fridliand started his first semester through the SU Discovery…
A Message from Dean Gene Anderson
I am sure that many of you are aware of and deeply concerned about the recent stream of abhorrent racist and anti-Semitic behavior that has occurred on and near Syracuse University. Whoever has perpetrated these acts, whatever their motivation, neither they…
Double Digits and Counting: How Four Sisters Started a Syracuse Alumni Tradition
Home Whitman100 Whitman Briefings Student Spotlights Alumni & Friends Focus on Faculty Double Digits and Counting: How Four Sisters Started a Syracuse Alumni Tradition BLEEDING ORANGE SINCE 1997. That is my mantra. Syracuse lives within me and forever will. Those who…
Alumnus Knows Paying It Forward Is the Real Meaning of Success
Home Whitman100 Whitman Briefings Student Spotlights Alumni & Friends Focus on Faculty Alumnus Knows Paying It Forward Is the Real Meaning of Success It was a family tragedy and some of the darkest days of his life that led Marcel…
Luke Pesane ’49
Home Whitman100 Whitman Briefings Student Spotlights Alumni & Friends Focus on Faculty Luke Pesane ’49 BLAZING A TRAIL, LEAVING A LEGACY Luke Pesane was the first in his family to go to college. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1949,…
Alumnus Pushes Boundaries, Broadens Student Experience through NYC Network
Home Whitman100 Whitman Briefings Student Spotlights Alumni & Friends Focus on Faculty Alumnus Pushes Boundaries, Broadens Student Experience through NYC Network Jeff Lipkin, ’92, looks back on his education at Whitman — then known as the School of Management —…
5 Under 5: Katherine Caminero ’15
Home Whitman100 Whitman Briefings Student Spotlights Alumni & Friends Focus on Faculty 5 Under 5: Katherine Caminero ’15 Our Five Under Five column features a Q&A with a Whitman School alumna who graduated within the last five years. For this…
Whitman Alumni Testimonials from Around the World
The Orange Network spans all around the globe, from the United States to Asia and beyond. Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management alumni are an integral part of our community. During the 2019 Whitman International Week, the Graduate Student Organization and Olivia and…
From New Delhi to Syracuse, Shubhankar Goel’s ’13 Passion Led Him to Amazon
Even before applying to Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, Shubhankar Goel `13 knew he was passionate about marketing and meeting new people — and the reason he made the trek to snowy Syracuse, New York from New…
Fifth Orange Tank Business Pitch Competition Presents $40,000 to Promising New Ventures
On Oct. 24, 2019, the Martin J. Whitman School of Management hosted the fifth annual Orange Tank business pitch competition. Student and alumni entrepreneurs pitched their ventures to a panel of accomplished judges in hopes of receiving valuable feedback and…