Voices of the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University
Name: Nicklaus Brincka Graduation Year: May 2020 Majors: Accounting (CPA Track) Hometown: Sacramento, California Nicklaus Brincka ’20, a United States Army veteran, wants to continue serving his country in addition to pursuing a degree. “My grandfather had always pushed me…
In January, a team of nine students from Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management won third place in the 18th annual Deloitte FanTAXtic Tax Case Competition. The competition began with 72 teams from over 40 colleges and universities across…
Name: Kenny Buckner Graduation Year: 2019 Major(s): Finance, Information Management & Technology Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia Kenny Buckner, a finance and information management & technology dual major at Syracuse University‘s Martin J. Whitman School of Management and The School of Information Studies, was…
In 2017, Saudi Arabia revealed the Vision 2030 Plan, a progressive reform program to move beyond big oil and create a modernized country open for more diverse global business. “Today, we have a people who are convinced that by working…
On Nov. 4 the Martin J. Whitman School of Management Tax Team placed first in the annual Deloitte FanTAXtic regional competition in Boston, Massachusetts. The students, Yonglin Wang ‘19, Leanne Paddock ’20, Jonathan Gauthier ’20, Yue Lei ’18, Ryan Houck ’20, Michael Leong…
The Joseph I. Lubin School of Accounting was pleased to recognize these students at its annual spring banquet in April. Student Recognition Institute of Internal Auditors Award Kelly Benjamin NY State Society of CPAs Career Preparation Award Undergraduate: Whitney Harrigan…
Originally admitted to Syracuse University as an applied statistics major, I came to the realization prior to starting my undergraduate career that a business degree would help me gain the professionalism and real-world context to be successful in any field…
Entering college as a promising athlete, Trent Williams, assistant professor of entrepreneurship at the Whitman School, didn’t know he would end up in academia. “In addition to obtaining my English and philosophy degrees, I spent a lot of time in…
You’ve heard it time and again, that Orange is everywhere. You likely have your own story about seeing our beloved Otto on a fellow alum’s T-shirt when you were thousands of miles from home on vacation. The fact that SU…
Whitman alumni live and work in every corner of the globe. This month, we would like you to meet three alums who each calls a different continent home. Learn about their jobs and lives in Europe, Asia and South America. Rebecca Barreto, supply…
In October 2015, my wife Libby and I moved to Dublin, Ireland, where I took a position with Deloitte managing the establishment and growth of our Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) CFO Programme. Our EMEA region encompasses 26 member firms…
If you love numbers and have a knack for details, a degree in accounting could be a great fit for you. But accounting doesn’t mean that you have to sit at a desk all day, crunching numbers—today’s accountants are involved…
On Nov. 7 two teams of five Whitman students competed in the annual Deloitte FanTAXtic competition. The students were Yujing Sun, Zhengliang Peng, April Yunwen Gu, Shuwen Tan, Jiayi Fan, Brett Aston, Lauren Dishman, Rolf Witt, Kirby Corcoran and Catherine…
Our Alumni of the Week for February include a PR coordinator, an event marketing associate, a member of Morgan Stanley’s “Change the Bank” team and a business technology analyst at Deloitte Consulting. Maryann Akinboyewa ’15 Dani Alderman ’15 Dan Kennelly ’15 David Skoler…
As a freshman at Syracuse University, I was unsure of what my career goals were. I was in the iSchool and loved it, but I knew that I wanted to complement my technology education with something else. Fortunately, I found…
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…