Following the Marketing Day events at Syracuse University‘s Whitman School of Management on Oct. 23, the local chapter of the American Marketing Association hosted a student panel discussing internship experiences. The panel included five students bringing a range of experiences…
Class of 2016 Majors: Marketing and Finance Hometown: Port-au-Prince, Haiti LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmikaldalusma When Sarah Mikal Dalusma made the decision to attend Syracuse University, it meant leaving behind everything that she knew in her hometown of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Now as a…
Class of 2017 Majors: Marketing and Management Minor: Music Industry Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loganmargolis Logan Margolis has always had an interest in marketing and a love for music, demonstrated through his marketing and management majors in Whitman and minor in VPA’s…
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…
Class of 2017 Majors: Marketing and Finance Hometown: Pelham, New Hampshire LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshfyffe Six months ago, Josh Fyffe received the perfect opportunity to combine his Whitman education with his love of sports when he was hired as an intern for…
MBA Class of 2016 Concentration: Marketing Hometown: Suffern, New York LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauracontero As the vice president of marketing for Whitman Women in Business, Laura Contero is passionate about inspiring women to pursue careers in management. Not only is she responsible…
The Whitman Career Fair can be one of the most pivotal events in a student’s 4-years at Syracuse. The purpose of the career fair is to create relationships between students and employers. If done right, it can lead to significant…
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! …
Class of 2016 Major: Marketing Management Minor: EEE Hometown: Pulaski, NY LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/joseph-howard/81/25/5a7 Instead of watching television this summer, Joseph Howard decided to give life on the other side of the screen a try. As an intern for ABC Family…
Breagin Riley, assistant professor of marketing at the Whitman School, spoke to new students on behalf of the faculty at Syracuse University and SUNY ESF at the new student convocation Aug. 27. She encouraged the students to plan, prepare and…
Weisi Liu, one of our Whitman students, was selected as one of the 99 top students from across the United States to participate the NSN Student Sales & Marketing Conference in Atlanta. She will join the top talent representing more than 20…
Wow…it’s May already? When did that happen? Amid all the studying, group meetings, student life events, and business-school-greatness, my first year of the MBA program is over. And it was everything I’d signed up for and more. Here are the…
Class of 2015 Majors: Marketing Management, Writing and Rhetoric Hometown: Bowie, Maryland LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannakinboyewa If you’re a student at Syracuse University, chances are you’ve come across Maryann Akinboyewa at some point during the last four years. Between various internships, two majors…
What were your key takeaways and experiences at your internship this past summer? When I was offered the summer internship at Short Enterprises, I decided to take it up because it was a small firm and promised to provide me with…
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…
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…
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.…
After a thorough self-assessment of my career goals and values, I realized that the time for me to make a career switch was now. The decision to leave the workforce and enroll in graduate school was one of the toughest…
Mara Silver-Smith’s resume reveals an accomplished career with posts at leading international brands. Her first position came after graduating from Whitman in 2002 with a degree in marketing and supply chain management. She was hired as an industrial engineer in…
The first marketing course Professor Sue Smith ever took was through an MBA extension program that Syracuse University ran in Corning, N.Y. “It was taught by Whitman Professor Emeritus Ted Wallin, and it changed the course of my career. I…
Class of 2015 Majors: Marketing; Television, Radio and Film (Newhouse) Hometown: Chapel Hill, North Carolina LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/sarah-arlotto/65/a6a/549 As a dual major in Whitman and Newhouse studying marketing and television, radio and film, Sarah Arlotto wanted to combine her interest in…
Class of 2015 Majors: Marketing Management, Entrepreneurship & Emerging Enterprises Minor: Public Communications Hometown: Bronx, New York LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melindarivera1 Last summer, Melinda Rivera discovered a passion for the television industry when she had the unique opportunity to intern with ABC…
#WhitmanWatch: Taylor Brady Class of 2015 Majors: Finance, Marketing Management Minor: Information Management & Technology Hometown: Mendham, New Jersey LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tcbrady As a fourth generation Syracuse University student, Taylor Brady has grown up surrounded by plenty of orange. However, it…
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…
This Fall Semester, through the Whitman Consulting Club, I was given the opportunity to work on a consulting project for a client that’s very close to my heart – Syracuse University! The ‘Fast Forward Syracuse’ initiative at SU, kick started…
This past semester, Whitman graduate students taking a core marketing class had a very unique and rewarding opportunity. Side Hill Farmers, a local butcher and grocery shop providing food grown only within about a 20-mile radius of Syracuse, came to…
Name: Taylor Farris Hometown: Andover, MA Grade: Junior Major/Minor: Double Major in Marketing Management and Finance Awards and Recognition: Whitman Alumni Club Scholarship Recipient; Jason L. Morales Rising Greek Leader; Outstanding Sophomore Leader in the Greek Community Panhellenic Award LinkedIn…
Name: Jennifer Bennett Hometown: Hershey, PA Grade: Sophomore Major/Minor: Double Major in Marketing and Retail Management GPA: 3.774 Clubs and Organizations: IMPRESS Peer Mentor, Delta Sigma Pi, Enactus, American Marketing Association LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/jennifer-bennett/94/377/174 Jennifer Bennett, rising sophomore in the Whitman…
Name: Bijou Gervais Hometown: Miami, Florida Grade: Freshman Major/Minor: Marketing/Global Economy GPA: 3.68 Clubs and Organizations: Intramural volleyball, Orange Seeds (Alumni), Alpha Phi Omega, American Marketing Association (Vice President) Growing up in Miami Florida Bijou found herself constantly being exposed…
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…
-content by Sam Whitaker- A summer in New York City will both intimidate and excite any college student looking to build a career in business. For the last month I have been living in Manhattan working as a private brand…
Hello everyone! I have a very dear friend in the MBA program who wanted to share her internship experience with all of you, and hopefully you will enjoy her perspective from an international internship! So without further ado, I introduce you to…
Hello Everyone! I am Shweta Srinivaz and I am a soon-to–be second year MBA student, majoring in Marketing and Supply Chain. I am really excited and thankful for the opportunity to be part of our Whitman blog team! Before I…
Hello everyone! My name is Eliza Spencer and I’m a rising 2nd year MBA student concentrating in marketing. I’ve been asked to blog this summer about my internship and future plans, but first I’d like to tell you a bit…
Hello! My name is Sam Whitaker, and I am a sophomore marketing major, minoring in public communications. I am from the Syracuse area, and love Syracuse University and the Whitman School of Management! Aside from the great classes here, there’s…
My experience for the past seven years has included a wide range of higher education disciplines. I have experience in most facets of graduate enrollment management including recruitment, admissions, yield and retention. I have researched and developed models for more efficient…