Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management’s M.S. in Finance Program Ranked #30 in the Country by TFE Times
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University’s M.S. in Finance Program has moved up three spots to #30 in the country, according to TFE Times’ annual ranking of graduate finance programs. Whitman’s M.S. in Finance program was…
Syracuse University’s Whitman School Hosts Alumni NYC Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
Syracuse University‘s top-ranked Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises department at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management will host an Entrepreneurship Bootcamp on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fisher Center in New York City. The NYC Entrepreneurship Bootcamp is designed for Syracuse University alumni who are thinking…
Alumni of the Week: Chelsea Ransom-Cooper ’15
When I began my college career at Whitman, like many of my peers, I was torn on what my major would be. I knew I enjoyed thinking analytically and using numbers to solve problems. It wasn’t until my sophomore year…
Featured Alumni Entrepreneur: Geof Lambert ’84
Costa Academy was created after Geof Lambert and co-founder, Michael Kalathas, were approached by the senior administrators of their local school district who were looking to innovate education and find new ways to teach students. The district was facing short- and…
S.P. Raj Named Interim Dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management
A longtime leader and widely respected scholar in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management has been selected to serve as interim dean. Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly today announced that S.P. Raj, Distinguished Professor of Marketing and…
Whitman Research Newsletter – September/October 2016
The Whitman Research Newsletter highlights awards, honors, new research and more from Whitman’s research faculty. It is published bi-monthly. Send your research inquiries/highlights to: Michel Benaroch, associate dean for research and doctoral programs. Awards and Honors Natarajan Balasubramanian, associate professor of…
Whitman Hosts 67th Annual Salzberg Memorial Lecture Program
BASF honored with Salzberg Medallion The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University’s H.H. Franklin Center for Supply Chain Management hosted its annual Salzberg Memorial Lecture Program Oct. 13, at the Whitman School’s Lender Auditorium. Established in 1949, the annual Salzberg event is a central…
Workshop Focuses on Entrepreneurship and Mental Health
The entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises department held a workshop Oct. 7-8, to discuss papers that have been accepted for an Academy of Management Perspectives special issue titled, “Entrepreneurship and Mental Health.” Participants included clinical psychologists, as well as leading management…
Unemployment and the Effects of the Minimum Wage
By Syracuse Staff With the “Fight for $15” making headlines, opinions abound about whether raising the federal minimum wage will have a positive or negative effect on unemployment rates. Advocates of an increase cite the impossible task of making ends meet…
Whitman’s Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship Honored with the NASDAQ Center of Entrepreneurial Excellence Award
The Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship housed within Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management recently received the 2016 NASDAQ Center of Entrepreneurial Excellence award from the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers, an organization that brings together entrepreneurship centers to advance excellence in entrepreneurship. This award is given…
#WhitmanWatch: Qirong (Annie) Zheng
Qirong (Annie) Zheng Class of 2017 Major: Supply Chain Management Hometown: Greenwich, Connecticut For Annie Zheng, the choice to attend Syracuse University came down to three factors: academic prestige, diversity and its large variety of extracurricular options. Now a senior…
A Whitman Family Wedding
When MBA student, Kaitlynn Harvester ’16, now Kaitlynn Ihrke, met John Petosa, professor of accounting at Syracuse University‘s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, she knew that he would be one of her favorite professors. However, what Harvester didn’t know…
Upcoming Events
Check out Whitman’s upcoming events. You may find a great reason to come back to campus, connect with classmates in your area or participate in executive education programming to develop new skills. WISE Women’s Center Announces Two 10th Anniversary Events: On…
October 2016 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…
This Month’s Alumni of the Week
We would like you to meet our Alumni of the Week for October: Emily Callahan (above left), a 2015 graduate of the Whitman School who is currently working in online operations at Facebook in the San Francisco Bay Area. Grace Yoonhee Lee ’16 (above right), an audit…
Dear Whitman Alumni: October Message from Cindie Adams
It was so nice to see many of you during Orange Central 2016. For those of you who could not make it back to campus, you were missed. We were pleased to honor four exemplary alumni during Whitman’s Annual Awards…
Meet Our October Featured Alumni Entrepreneurs
This month, we are pleased to introduce you to two Whitman alumni entrepreneurs: Alyza Bohbot ’08 of City Girl Coffee (pictured above, left) Samuel Sanders ’16 of Wundershirt (pictured above, right)
Entrepreneur and Emerging Enterprises 2015-2016 at a Glance
Consistently ranked as one of the top entrepreneurship programs in the nation, Syracuse University‘s Whitman School Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE) department helps students discover their innate entrepreneurial potential, giving them a set of tools and perspective to capitalize on…
Orange Family Legacy: Seven Kleins and Counting
Growing up, I bled orange. But my journey to and through The Hill didn’t start with my decision to attend Syracuse University, or even when I was brought home from the hospital in an Orange onesie. It began many years…
Featured Alumni Entrepreneur: Thomas Berman ’10
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky. This is the quote and inspiration that Thomas Berman, founder of DraftingSleepers.com, The Social Network for Fantasy Sports, has…