Name: Angus Heaton Graduation Year: 2017 Major(s)/Minor(s): Finance Hometown: London, England/Tokyo, Japan Angus Heaton ’17 has been trading his own money since he was in high school. Before coming to Syracuse, he was working at Deutsche Bank and the Royal…
#WhitmanWatch: Kristen Unangst
Name: Kristen Unangst Graduation Year: 2018 Major(s)/Minor(s): Finance and Supply Chain Management; minor in Global Political Economy Hometown: Lansdale, Pennsylvania As a senior in high school, Kristen Unangst ’18 knew that she wanted to study business, but also wanted to…
Five Reasons Your Small Business Should Be Using Periscope
The social space is exploding with new apps every day that small businesses can capitalize on, and among those is Periscope, an app that allows you to broadcast live video. Twitter acquired Periscope in January 2015 and launched the app publicly…
What Can I Do With A Retail Management Degree?
In our retail management program, you will receive a rigorous education to ensure you are ready to enter fields of buying, product development or store management. The program instills a passion for implementing best management practices in the workplace, preparing…
What can I do with a Finance Major?
If you have always wanted to be in the center of business, a degree in finance may be your path to success. Financers play a hand in every part of the business world by being strategic in managing money and…
Happy Friday: Undergrad Life at Whitman
Happy Friday! Here’s a quick look at undergrad life at Whitman. What’re you doing today?
Josh Manzi: Summer College RA
The following post was written by Whitman junior, Joshua Manzi. I found out around March that I had gotten the job to work as a resident adviser for Summer College. At the time I had no clue what the program…
Starting a Business Isn’t Just a Young Person’s Game
It is well-known that starting a business tends to happen frequently among young people, especially for millennials. But what about the older population? Bantle Chair in Entrepreneurship and Public Policy Maria Minniti studied the phenomenon of older people engaging in…
Zubin Jhambani: NASCAR Internship
Zubin Jhambani is an international Whitman student from India in the second year of his MBA. Before attending the Whitman School, Jhambani worked at Accenture as a business analyst for three years. Once he arrived to the United States, he…
Falcone Center: SBA Accelerator
At the Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management, we believe that everyone deserves to climb the economic ladder to success. We are passionate about our purpose and committed to use entrepreneurship to develop Syracuse. Entrepreneurs…
Summer Campus Visits
Syracuse University is kicking off campus days this week! A campus visit is one of the best ways to experience Syracuse and learn about what it has to offer. The Whitman School will also be hosting building tours in conjunction with…
Alumni Profile: David Schwartz ’99
Editor’s Note: The following post was originally published in the spring 2015 edition of Whitman Magazine. While it is certainly possible to be good at something but not enjoy it, it is far more likely that you’ll excel in doing what excites you.” David Schwartz ’99…
Syracuse University Becomes a Smoke- and Tobacco-Free Campus
Syracuse University is implementing a smoke- and tobacco-free policy across the campus effective July 1. This is the school’s latest effort to provide the safest environment for students and faculty. This ban prohibits the use of all tobacco products, including…
Whitman PhD Candidates Present at Babson Conference
The Whitman School was proud to sponsor and participate in the 35th annual Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC) this past month at The Verve Crowne Plaza in Natick, Massachusetts. The BCERC is the largest entrepreneurship research conference in the…
Inaugural Class of Accounting@Syracuse Begins Classes July 10
The inaugural class of Accounting@Syracuse will begin its semester on Friday, July 10. The program serves to provide working professionals the opportunity to earn a Master of Science in Accounting on a flexible online platform. The class is comprised of…
Recent Whitman Alum and CEO of Study Abroad Apartments, Ryan Blum
Ryan Blum is the co-founder and CEO of Study Abroad Apartments. Study Abroad Apartments acts as a third party intermediary between American students studying abroad and international housing providers. University students are able to rent apartments for as little as…
Whitman School Professor Implements Innovation Generation Process at Molson Coors
Patrick Penfield, professor of supply chain practice at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, recently worked to implement a process for innovation at the Molson Coors Brewing Company. Penfield is also the director of executive education…
Whitman MBA Program a Finalist in GMAC TeamMBA (Vote here!)
Our full-time MBA program is one of the finalists for the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)’s TeamMBA Award. The TeamMBA Award program recognizes schools that exemplify a commitment to social responsibility through the actions of their students and the school’s demonstrated support of…
Danielle Shields Receives AWESOME Scholarship
Danielle Shields a senior Whitman/Newhouse dual, majoring in supply chain management and advertising. Born in Southern California, Shields now resides in Saratoga Springs, where she works at the distribution center at Target for the summer. Shields is a recipient of the…
WhitmanNYC
Editor’s Note: The following piece was originally published in the Spring 2015 edition of Whitman Magazine. The WhitmanNYC Alumni Club recently launched the real estate breakfast speaker series. The goal of the program is to connect alumni in the real…