Dr. Aaron Skewes Assistant professor of statistical practice Ph.D., University of Houston askewes@syr.edu MAS362, MBC638, MAS766 Dr. Aaron Skewes recently joined the Whitman team to teach management statistics at the undergraduate and graduate level. He brings with him more than 15…
Professor Todd Moss to Lead the Sustainable Enterprise Partnership
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,…
Honoring the Foundation and Future of Whitman EEE: John Torrens
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…
Professor Amezcua’s Research Featured in Industry and Consumer Media
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…
Honoring the Foundation and Future of Whitman EEE: George Burman
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…
Mambo, Malbec & Mentoring — The Many Pursuits of Burak Kazaz
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…
A Traditionalist, a Baby Boomer, and a Gen Y
My father: “Can I bother you?” Me: “Yes?” My father: “I can do this (he unlocks his first ever smartphone) but how do I get to the music?” Me: “You press the app that says: Music” My father: “So how…