Voices of the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University
Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management recently launched a website featuring faculty research in a variety of business topics. The site is a repository where users can access research briefs/translations and full papers from Whitman School faculty. The…
The South Side Innovation Center (SSIC), a program of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, received an award at the New York State Entrepreneurial Assistance Program (EAP) Annual Conference on Aug. 20, 2015. the SSIC was presented…
Joanne Lenweaver, director of the WISE Women’s Business Center—a program of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University—was recognized with the 2015 Award of Outstanding Mentor at the inaugural Successful Business Women Awards on Sept. 24. Lenweaver…
Whitman welcomes seven new faculty members to its team this fall. Feel free to say ‘hello’ if you see any of these new faculty members around Whitman! …
A paper co-authored by Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management’s Johan Wiklund, professor of entrepreneurship, and Professor Tom Lumpkin, The Chris J. Witting Chair in Entrepreneurship, was selected to receive the 2015 Greif Research Impact Award. The two…
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…
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…
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…
The Whitman School may be on summer vacation but it’s bustling with construction activity. The stairwell flooring is being replaced, and the Flaum Grand Hall is being renovated to accommodate larger groups and events that are typical for the space. In addition,…
Research by Todd Moss, assistant professor of entrepreneurship, has been accepted for publication by the Academy of Management Journal. The paper, titled “Cooperation vs. Competition: Alternative Goal Structures for Motivating Groups in a Resource Scarce Environment,” finds that competitive goal structures generally lead…
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…
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…
When I was a Whitman student studying marketing and entrepreneurship, I had no idea where I wanted to end up after graduation. Luckily, because of the Marketing Exploration Trip organized by the career center, I was exposed to the television…
I came to Whitman as a Whitman/Newhouse dual major. I took Dr. Burman’s EEE 370 class and it opened my eyes to the world around me. Through Whitman, I would work with entrepreneurs like Ryan Dickerson of Rylaxer and Tory Gentes of Squeezemytees.…
If you are like most people, you get overwhelmed and don’t know what to do when it comes to social media. Most people are afraid of social media and don’t know how to use it. Did you know that social…
“Receiving the CNY Student Business Award inspired us to dedicate all our efforts to grow the business. Having six months of hard work preparing the business plan be rewarded in this way was both validating and motivating. It has allowed…
Michael Gursha ’10 visited campus on two separate occasions in April. The first was to judge the Panasci Business Plan and RvD IDEA competitions, which provide seed funding for student ventures and innovations at Syracuse University. The second time was…
Voce—it’s the Italian word for voice, and it’s exactly what the winners of Whitman’s fall 2014 capstone competition want to give back to women on college campuses with their award-winning product. Last fall, the team worked together to develop a…
Last month, more than $30,000 was awarded to students at the The Panasci Business Plan Competition. The event took place over this past Friday and Saturday in Whitman in conjunction with the RvD IDEA Awards and Invention & Creativity Competition. For the Panasci Business…
Editor’s note: The following article first appeared in Whitman’s 2013-2014 Annual Report. Most people who have spent a good deal of time in Syracuse have likely heard someone refer to “the light” when giving directions in the Tipperary Hill area…
The Kiebach Center’s Africa Business Program at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University will host the 6th Annual Conference on Africa Business and Entrepreneurship Apr. 16 through 18 at the Whitman School. The conference offers a…
When it came time to choose a university, Michael Sadicario ’03 knew he wanted to do two things: watch competitive college basketball and learn everything he needed to know about business to become a successful media executive. The Syracuse University…
Incubator Has 100 Participating Student Businesses The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University’s Couri Hatchery, located within the Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship, recently achieved a major milestone – 100 student businesses are now part of the incubator, a student-centered, supportive co-working space…
Class of 2015 Majors: Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises Minor: Psychology Hometown: South Windsor, Connecticut LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kdesy For Katherine Desy, the opportunity to take classes in almost every major Whitman offers has been hugely beneficial to her experience at Syracuse.…
More Reasons to Be Proud of Your Alma Mater In the past two weeks, Whitman has earned four rankings that place the school and its programs among the world’s elite. Whitman’s online MBA program, MBA@Syracuse, took the 5th spot in…
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,…
What do the founders of Virgin Group, JetBlue and Ikea have in common? They are all successful entrepreneurs who share an Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnosis. Dr. Johan Wiklund, Whitman professor of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises, is studying the…
Three Syracuse University students were each presented with a $5,000 scholarship at the annual YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund Geoffrey Beene National Scholarship Awards Dinner on January 7, 2015. Indradevi Nuon, David Kern and Kate Johnson were all recipients of the…
Last semester Sebastian Benkert, an alumnus of the Whitman MBA program, rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange along with other representatives from ARK Investment Management. We reached out to him to learn about his experience at Whitman…
Todd Moss has joined Whitman as an assistant professor of entrepreneurship and faculty director of the Sustainable Enterprise Partnership. Moss’ research is focused on the intersections of entrepreneurship, social responsibility and innovation and has appeared in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice,…
Melanie Witkower ’14 earned the top prize and a $20,000 award in the Panasci Business Plan competition for her business, Screen-Bridge. Screen-Bridge is a social television production company that works with TV networks to engage viewers online through campaign conceptualization,…
John Torrens entered college as a music education major but realized he was meant for another path after observing an elementary school clarinet lesson. He earned a bachelor’s in psychology from State University of New York at Potsdam and a…
Research by Alejandro Amezcua, assistant professor of entrepreneurship, on business incubators was published in the Academy of Management Journal. The paper, titled “Organizational sponsorship and founding environments: A contingency view on the survival of business-incubated firms, 1994–2007,” was co-authored with…
With the faith of family and the urging of mentors who saw his potential, Hasan Stephens fought daily temptations and fear in the Bronx to earn admission to Hobart College. After graduation, he took a position at Hillbrook Juvenile Detention…
J. Michael Haynie, executive director of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families and the Barnes professor of entrepreneurship at Whitman, is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. In his post-service role as a professor, it weighed on him…
James Shomar ’13 MSE, ’12, is the CEO of Solstice Power, a company he started in Whitman’s Couri Hatchery. The company is developing the Solstice Hybrid System, an on-site solar power system capable of providing electrical, heating and AC power…
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…
George Burman is known by many as a retired professional football player. Others know him as a former Whitman dean. Numerous alumni regard him as a favored professor. Those familiar with the EEE program consider Burman the visionary and founder…
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…
Adam Gold ’07 and Kyle Corea ’07 started Funk ‘N Waffles in Whitman’s Couri Hatchery. It is a specialty café, which serves breakfast, lunch and dinner with an emphasis on natural, organic, locally-grown food. At night, Funk ‘n Waffles features…
Ryan Novak ’11 rose from the ranks of dishwasher to owner of the Chocolate Pizza Company. After working at the company for six years, Novak bought the business at the age of 21 and has led an explosive expansion with…
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.…
Name: Aidan Cunniffe, CEO & Founder Queue Software Inc. Hometown: Malvern, PA Clubs&Organizations: SU Running Club, EEE Club Major: Entrepreneurship LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/acunniffe Two years ago, Aidan Cunniffe came to Syracuse University as a freshman interested in both film and entrepreneurship. After…
Name: Gabriela Escalante Hometown: San Salvador, El Salvador Major(s)/Minor(s) & GPA: Double major in Marketing Management and Entrepreneurship & 3.5 GPA – (Dean’s List every semester) Clubs & Organizations: Delta Sigma Pi, Alumni Mentor Program (Mentee), International Student Mentor,…
Name: Kanique Swinson Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina Grade: Junior Majors: Marketing Management and Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises GPA: 3.56 Clubs & Organizations: Syracuse University Student Philanthropy Council (student ambassador), Relay for Life (Entertainment committee co-chair), University-100, Resident Advisor LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaniqueswinson…
One day you will all know what it feels to be a senior, trying to avoid leaving the place you’ve called home for the past three+ years. Many students will have completed their core classes, leaving some lighter electives for…
Content by: Aayushi Chiripal ’14 MBA From November 12th through November 15th the Whitman School of Management was all about fun, food and fiesta as we celebrated the Whitman International Festival 2013 in association with Whitman Graduate Student Organization and…
Content provided by Max Jones ’13 MBA – History was made on a recent trip to the University of Vermont over winter break. Under the guidance of Entrepreneurship Professor Alex McKelvie, a team of Whitman School of Management MBA candidates,…
Whitman offers prospective graduate students many paths to a successful career – be it the renowned supply chain and marketing programs or the highly ranked entrepreneurship program. In making my decision to join the Whitman community to pursue an MBA in Entrepreneurship…