Whitman Team Places Third in National Deloitte FanTAXtic Case Study Competition In January, a team of five students from Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management placed third in the 20th national FanTAXtic case study competition presented by Deloitte. This year’s case challenged teams to advise…
Whitman Team Named Regional Winner of Deloitte FanTAXtic Tax Case Competition
Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management team of five accounting students was named as one of nine regional winners of Deloitte FanTAXtic, Deloitte’s student Tax Case Study Competition designed to help students gain real-world business experience. Nearly 55 teams representing more…
#WhitmanWatch: Mitchell Gordon ’22
Mitchell Gordon ’22 left his tight-knit family in Santa Clarita, California to join a second one at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management. He recalls one of his most memorable days yet as a student; “The biggest memory…
Winnie (Uyen) Nguyen ’12, ’13 M.S.
Like many international students, Winnie Nguyen ’12, ’13 M.S. had few connections in the United States upon starting her college career. However, in coming to Syracuse, she quickly discovered her passion for accounting, and has been working in Public Accounting…
Julia Fiedler ’21: Close to Home, Close to Opportunity
When it came time for Julia Fiedler ’21 to search for a college, she didn’t bother. She knew Syracuse University was the place for her. “Syracuse University and the Whitman School have always been close to home for me, both…
Whitman Students Compete in the 18th Annual Deloitte FanTAXtic Tax Case Competition
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…
Whitman Accounting Students Place First in Regionals of Annual Deloitte Tax Competition
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…
Alumni of the Week: Chelsea Ransom-Cooper ’15
When I began my college career at Whitman, like many of my peers, I was torn on what my major would be. I knew I enjoyed thinking analytically and using numbers to solve problems. It wasn’t until my sophomore year…
From Russia, With Love
When Ginger Wagner first came to Syracuse University she studied Russian language and linguistics and had a plan to achieve her Ph.D. in Slavic linguistics. She loved the language and everything about it. But when the Berlin Wall fell, everything…
Whitman Accounting Students Compete in Annual Deloitte Tax Competition
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…