Whitman Alumni Club Mentoring Program
-content by Maryann Akinboyewa- I really didn’t know what I was getting myself into when I signed up for the Whitman Alumni Club Mentoring Program. I just knew it was something I had to do. Now that I’m in my…
Uncertainty breeds optimism
A second-year MBA student, Justin Cuddeback, is looking forward to Graduation Day and life beyond, come summer. Until now though, his hopes and dreams were slightly tainted with the uncertainty of the economic situation that has surrounded us for quite…
Traveling through Europe
-content by Tatiana Turner- Heidelberg, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Brugge, Paris, Valencia, Ibiza, Segovia, Barcelona, Toledo, Mallorca, Sevilla, Cordoba, Morocco, Prague, Amsterdam, Granada, Pisa, Florence, and Madrid. These are all of the cities and countries I have either traveled to, or have…
The Hunt for Employment
-content by Sam Whitaker- Securing a job can at times be an overwhelming process. Deciding what you want to do for the rest of your life is challenging enough, and when you add in the job search and interview processes,…
A Day Outside of the Office…
-content by Hilary Tucker- As I mentioned in my previous blog post, the impact of an internship is almost incomparable to any course, organization, or program you take part in during your undergraduate years. As I prepare for the final…
My Summer Internship
-content by Tatiana Turner- After living in New York City for a month now, I can already tell that I have learned so much. Although I moved here for the summer to complete my internship at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and…
Summer in the City
-content by Sam Whitaker- A summer in New York City will both intimidate and excite any college student looking to build a career in business. For the last month I have been living in Manhattan working as a private brand…
Is Your College Search Underway? We Invite You to Visit and Connect with Whitman!
Warm summer greetings to you! I’m Carol Heil, the Whitman School’s Director of Undergraduate Recruitment. As the Mother of three, two who are in college, I know how important your college search is and how helpful it can be to…
My summer and fall plans
-content by Tatiana Turner- With my sophomore year here in Whitman quickly coming to an end, I have started planning for all of the exciting events coming up within the next few months. I have been fortunate enough to obtain…
Leaving the continent (for a few days)
-content by Hilary Tucker- Tonight at midnight, I will be departing for another weekend trip. Last weekend was the first weekend in nearly a month and a half which I spent in my home city. I absolutely love Madrid, but…
Syracuse to Madrid. Madrid to Syracuse.
-content by Hilary Tucker- If you have been following my blog over the past 11 weeks, you would know I have been studying in Madrid, Spain for the semester. So many SU students make the great decision to study abroad…
Orange pride in Madrid
-content by Hilary Tucker- As an SU student, faculty member, or alumni, we know what bleeding orange truly means. There is something special about Syracuse University that makes us feel proud to be a part of the orange community, and…
Whitman MBAs win annual Duke MBA games for second year in a row
Fifteen MBA students from the Whitman School of Management took first place at the annual Duke MBA Games this past weekend at Duke University in Durham, N.C., repeating their 2012 victory. The annual competition, which raises money for Special Olympics,…
Feeling at Home
-content by Hilary Tucker- I have just returned from a fantastic Spring Break trip! For the past ten days I traveled throughout Italy with my family. We visited Rome, Florence, and Pisa! As you can imagine, there is a lot…
My College Selection Process
-content by Tatiana Turner- Hearing that acceptance letters for fall 2013 are going out brings back my memories of getting accepted to the Whitman School of Management. Since I am from Georgia, I constantly get the question “Why Syracuse?!” When…
Starting Your College Search – Visit Us at Whitman!
-content by Carol Heil- Are you starting your college search and thinking about studying business? Then we invite you to visit SU’s Whitman School of Management. My name is Carol Heil and I am the Director of Undergraduate Recruitment at…
Balancing Work and School while Studying Abroad
-content by Hilary Tucker- Before I arrived in Europe, I had this idea that abroad would be four months of nonstop traveling, museum tours, meeting new friends, trying new food, and finding fun places to go out at night. I…
Mid-semester wrap-up
-content by Sam Whitaker- After seven weeks of hard work, spring break has finally arrived in Syracuse. As I depart for a five-day getaway to Florida, I wanted to take a minute to reflect on the spring semester so far.…
Congratulations from the Director of Undergraduate Recruitment
-content by Carol Heil, Director of Undergraduate Recruitment- Congratulations to all of our newly admitted undergraduate students! This year’s applicant pool was especially competitive – kudos to you on being accepted into our Whitman family. I am Carol Heil, Director…
The search for an Internship – stressful but supported
-content by Sam Whitaker- One very appealing aspect of the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University is the breadth of courses and other requirements you must fulfill before graduation. Included in this wide breadth is the requirement for each…