Voices of the Whitman School of Management
Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management hosted an IMPRESS SUccess week to prepare students for different business situations including networking tips, a professional dress workshop and an etiquette dinner. The week began with a networking session that gave students a few tips…
Last Friday we welcomed the multi-talented Kim Brown, director of communications and digital engagement for Syracuse University alumni to the Whitman School of Management to talk to the students in our Goodman IMPRESS program about LinkedIn. She gave us several tips…
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…
Internships. Some Whitman students may shudder at the mention of the word. It may bring back memories of endless resume and cover letter edits and a continuous saga of applications and interviews. Now it’s summer and for a few of…
Regardless of their academic majors, students are constantly reminded of the “importance of networking” and that “networking is the key to success.” While this may be true, when a singular word is constantly tossed our way without much clarification, we…
When I first came to Whitman, I was sure that I wanted to work in the jewelry industry. I applied to many jewelry companies around the New York area and after two rounds of interviews, I was accepted as a…
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…
Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) is the honor society for undergraduate and graduate scholars in business programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Every year, the crème de la crème (top 10 per cent) of Whitman’s…
More than a dozen Whitman supply chain management graduate students are working on projects designed to help Syracuse University improve its sourcing processes, which could generate cost savings and create more effective purchasing processes for campus users. The projects engage…
Class of 2015 Major: Marketing Minor: Child and Family Studies Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelseylord Arriving for her first visit to Syracuse University on a sunny spring day, Kelsey Lord immediately knew that she had found the place where she…
If you have a passion, the fire never really dies out. A Syracuse native now living and working in California is making headway in making new connections and following her passion. Krista Canfield, Newhouse and Whitman dual ’03, is the…
Ahh…spring break, a time for relaxation! Finally! I did relax over spring break, but I found some ways to make myself a more competitive job candidate as well. It’s that time of year when business students everywhere are hunting for…
Whenever anyone asks me the most important thing I learned in my four years of college, I tell them the importance of networking. Networking can range from small things like building relationships with your professors to bigger things like emailing…
A Whitman alum, Evan Watson ’11, will appear on this Friday’s episode of ABC’s Shark Tank, along with his co-founders, Pete Kistler ’10 BS (iSchool) and Patrick Ambron ’09 BS (Newhouse), as they pitch BrandYourself, a personal online branding company,…
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University has been ranked #2 by Military Times in its 2015 list of Best for Vets: Business Schools, the publication announced Mar. 9. The organization, comprising Army Times, Navy Times, Air…
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University hosted its first graduate student stock pitch competition Feb. 26, in Lender Auditorium. Organized by the Whitman finance department, the event featured three graduate student teams pitching three different stocks. Nearly 50 people attended.…
The H.H. Franklin Center for Supply Chain Management at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University is collaborating with Staples, Inc., in the first of its kind relationship to bring innovation and new research to the supply chain field. The collaboration will allow Whitman School…
The Whitman School hosted a real estate symposium Feb. 18, featuring five Syracuse University alumni who are recognized experts in affordable multifamily housing. Co-sponsored by the Real Estate Club at the Whitman School’s James D. Kuhn Real Estate Center, the event…
The objective of EEE420/621 “Corporate Entrepreneurship” is for students to understand the entrepreneurial behavior of corporations. Student teams are assigned to local companies and examine growth, organizational structure, culture, employee compensation, knowledge management and human resource issues. The teams are…
Jake Duneier ’10 was named the 2014 Whitman Young Alumnus of the Year. A dual EEE and Management major at Whitman, Duneier is now director of business development at Clyde Duneier, Inc., a NYC-based fourth-generation family business internationally recognized as…
EEE students won $1,000 at an IDEA juicer event! An IDEA juicer is a Shark Tank type of presentation open to students from all across campus. Earlier this semester four teams were invited to be finalists at the juicer competitions.…
Editor’s note: The following article first appeared in Whitman Magazine in the fall, 2014. It was written by George Bain. Students in Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management Burak Kazaz’s class learn their subject by reading a book about people…
Today we have another guest post! If you remember from Tuesday’s #WhitmanWatch, Tatiana Turner is one to look out for! Today she is back with some insight into her time as a 2014 Frankel Scholar: During the summer, I was…
– There’s no more core classes at 8 a.m. on Monday mornings – You no longer shudder at the thought of networking – your “pitch” has been perfected over the course of a year – You go from seeking advice…
Good morning! Today we have a guest piece from Taylor Farris, our #WhitmanWatch student from Tuesday!Hi Everyone! This is Taylor Farris and I feel honored to have been asked to write a guest piece for the Whitman Blog. I am…
Ever since a young age, teamwork is implemented into your lives if you like it or not. From the recreational soccer league that every four year old participated in to a group presentation in front of the biggest client your…
This week marks the third week honoring of my New York City internship with Deloitte with their tax and audit functions. How it has already been 21 days since my start date is beyond me. The six o’clock wake up…
Facebook. Twitter. LinkedIn. Instagram. Foursquare. Pinterest. Do you use them? I do not “use” these sites, instead the more appropriate term would be: consume, refresh, or obsessively check them every day. Not to mention that with these sites I have…
Name: Sean Fernandez Hometown: Shelton, Connecticut Grade: Senior Major/Minor: Finance/Public Communications GPA: 3.53 Clubs&Organizations: Otto’s Army (President), Delta Sigma Pi (President), Peer Facilitator/Mentor LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanfernandez Growing up as a Syracuse fan in Connecticut was not easy for Sean Fernandez. Despite being heavily outnumbered by UConn Huskies fans, Sean held…
First off, if you don’t do so already, follow the Whitman School of Management on Twitter at @WhitmanatSU for the latest news to keep you updated with what is happening in Whitman, as well as great tips to help you…
***First, Whitman is part of the 21st century! If you have a social media account follow Whitman to keep up to date with articles and the happenings of the school. For example the online MBA program has recently partnered with…
To begin, I would just like to say how grateful and appreciative I am to be given the opportunity to upload blog posts throughout the summer for the Whitman School of Management. I am truly blessed and hope my readers…
Before beginning I want to congratulate the Whitman School of Management Class of 2014! Please keep in touch with Whitman, email/tweet/message us with updates or any information! Now onto the freshman experience, it is unique at Whitman. You begin with…