In this “MBA Reflections” blog post series, we will be featuring the profile and thoughts of a select few Whitman MBA students graduating in May of 2016. Episode 2: Deedi Boland Major: Marketing Background: Double Major in Management and Theater…
What Can I Do With A Management Major?
In today’s fast-paced global marketplace, business managers must think strategically while successfully adapting to new business practices to stay ahead of the competition. They must be technology savvy with the knowledge and confidence to create a cohesive, responsive and efficient…
MBA Reflections: Prashanth Kammili, ’16 MBA
In this MBA Reflections blog post series, we will be featuring the profile and thoughts of a select few Whitman MBA students graduating in May of 2016. Episode 1: Prashanth Kammili Major: Marketing with Analytics Focus Background: Electronics and Communications Engineering…
Meet the Whitman Instagram Ambassadors
For the next month, we’ll have five Whitman students taking over our Instagram account, @WhitmanatSU. They’ll be sharing photos from campus, documenting their life at SU as a Whitman student. Get to know them and be sure to follow along…
#WhitmanWatch: Alexis Drickel
MBA Class of 2017 Concentrations: Marketing and Finance Hometown: Milford, MA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexisdrickel Alexis Drickel had always dreamed of attending Syracuse University. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in marketing from the State University of New York at Oswego, she decided to…
Guest Post: Reflections from Hiking the Great Smoky Mountains
It was Thanksgiving 2015. Fall was in all its glory, and a bunch of my fellow MBA students and I decided to celebrate it by hiking up the majestic smoky mountains. We joked about reaching the highest peak in the…
Playing My Way Through the MBA
Apart from managing a rigorous MBA schedule, I feel we must take time out for ourselves to do something that makes us happy. For me, that thing is music. I wasn’t able to get my guitar from home, India. However, in…
#WhitmanWatch: Kevin Lynch
Class of 2017 Program: MBA@Syracuse Hometown: Lido Beach, New York & Quebradillas Puerto Rico LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinpatricklynch While many MBA students spend their days sitting in a classroom, Kevin Lynch spends his serving as a management consultant in New York City.…
Lezlie Labbe on Choosing MBA@Syracuse as a Veteran
A former member of the military, MBA@Syracuse student Lezlie Labbe is the Director of Strategic Initiatives for Usherwood Office Technology in Syracuse, NY. At a recent residency held on campus at Syracuse University, we spoke to Lezlie about her experience with the MBA@Syracuse…
#WhitmanWatch: Scott Dawe
MBA Class of 2017 Concentration: Entrepreneurship Hometown: Northborough, MA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-dawe-53655b68 After graduating from West Point in 2007 with a degree in history, Scott Dawe spent eight years as an officer in the United States Army. He held various positions…
Dave Bauer Pursues MBA After 15 years in the Military
Dave Bauer, after leaving active military duty, decided to pursue an MBA through Syracuse University‘s MBA@Syracuse program. As a veteran, he detailed some of the thoughts he had for his motivation to continue on with his degree and what he…
Business Leaders Share Insight into Creating a Successful Work-Life Balance
A study released by researchers at Harvard Business School and Stanford University found that stress at work is just as damaging to a person’s health as secondhand smoke. This staggering fact led to MBA@Syracuse students to question business leaders about…
Whitman MBA Program Ranks #67
Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management full-time MBA program took the #67 spot in Bloomberg Bussinessweek’s annual ranking of top programs across the world. Bloomberg collected data from 177 schools, including Whitman’s MBA program, which is among more than 700 business…
Guest Post: From Kansas to NYC, A Unique Learning Opportunity
Here’s a fun fact: you’re currently reading a blog post written by a Syracuse University student who is from Kansas! When you read the word “Kansas” there are probably a lot of pictures that flash through your head including, but…
#WhitmanWatch: Himanshu Soni
MBA Class of 2016 Concentration: Finance Hometown: New Delhi, India LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/himanshusoni9 When Himanshu Soni was offered the opportunity to participate in an annual stock pitch competition hosted by Credit Suisse called the HOLT Valuation Challenge, he was eager to…
Video: Geoffrey Haines, MBA Student and Active Military Member
Geoffrey Haines has been in the military for nearly 11 years. He is stationed in Germany and has found that the Online MBA program with Syracuse has been able to be flexible with his schedule despite a demanding job, six-hour…
#WhitmanWatch: Laura Contero
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…
Video: MBA Student Natisha Crossman Balances Family and Career
MBA@Syracuse student Natisha Crossman is a project manager for Time Warner Cable in Syracuse, New York, as well as a new mother. Earlier this year, she attended a residency hosted on the Syracuse University campus. Between sessions we talked to…
Alumni Join Whitman Recruiters at MBA and MS World Tour Stops
Whitman welcomes and appreciates alumni who join our staff at prospective student events. Recently, Jose Renato Allocca ’01 MBA (pictured with Whitman’s Danielle Goodroe), lent his support in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Ankit Jindal ’15 MBA shared his Whitman experience at a New York City…
Whitman MBA and MS World Tour Continues with Stops in the Far East
Whitman’s graduate recruiters are traveling to a city near you this fall! Destinations include Shanghai, Ho Chi Minh City, Mumbai, Delhi, Dallas, and many more! Take a look at their schedule and drop by when they’re near you to learn about Whitman’s full-time MBA and…
Alumni of the Week: Prue Lotharius ’09 MBA
Whitman’s MBA program was my first choice out of the handful of schools that I was accepted into. The other schools were actually ranked higher than Whitman, but Whitman offered the entire package and, in the end, it didn’t disappoint.…
Whitman’s Summer Vacation
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,…
Summer Internship: Kara Ross
When I first came to Whitman, I was sure that I wanted to work in the jewelry industry. I applied to many jewelry companies around the New York area and after two rounds of interviews, I was accepted as a…
Whitman MBA Program a Finalist in GMAC TeamMBA (Vote here!)
Our full-time MBA program is one of the finalists for the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)’s TeamMBA Award. The TeamMBA Award program recognizes schools that exemplify a commitment to social responsibility through the actions of their students and the school’s demonstrated support of…
Alumni of the Week: Matt Jackson ’14 MBA
Whitman’s MBA program provided a unique opportunity to relate work experience to my degree. I really appreciated how the full-time MBA program emphasized the experiential learning environment and applied our classroom instruction to real-world situations. Being able to interface with…
MBA@Syracuse Students Come to Campus for Program’s First In-Person Residency
In April, Whitman hosted the first residency of the newly revamped online MBA known as MBA@Syracuse. More than 120 students from around the world traveled to campus to meet other classmates, faculty and staff in person for the first time since…
Finding My Way: Reflections on My First Year
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…
MBA@Syracuse Named to The Princeton Review’s “Top 25 Online MBA Programs”
MBA@Syracuse, the online MBA program at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University has earned a #18 ranking on The Princeton Review’s new list naming the top 25 online MBA programs for 2015. The list can be found at www.princetonreview.com/online-mba. MBA@Syracuse, formerly iMBA, is Whitman’s…
MBA@Syracuse Hosts First Residency This Weekend
This weekend, the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University will host the first of many residencies as part of the newly revamped online MBA known as MBA@Syracuse. More than 120 MBA students from around the world will travel to…
Connecting Whitman grad students: WGSO
The Whitman Graduate Student Organization (WGSO) is the student body of Whitman that represents all graduate students studying and working under the school’s umbrella. Elected by their cohort at the end of their first year, five second-year MBA candidates comprise…
Leen Nsouli ’12: Discovering passions through diverse experiences
Leen Nsouli, a ’12 Whitman MBA alumnus, has been working as a marketing analyst for NPD Group, a leading global market research company, since graduation. During her time at Whitman, Leen incorporated different learning experiences to carve a unique career path…
Whitman School’s MBA@Syracuse Ranked #8 in the U.S.
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University’s online MBA program, MBA@Syracuse, has been ranked #8 in the U.S. and #16 globally, in the QS Distance Online MBA Ranking, improving from #25 globally in 2014. The full QS…
Internship Insights: Kayla Beauduy at PwC
In the summer of 2014, Kayla M. Beauduy, a JD/MBA candidate, interned at PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York City, specifically in the state and local department of tax. Her experiences in the internship ranged from networking with senior level partners to navigating the hustle and bustle of The…
Professor of Practice Sue Smith Brings Corporate-Tested Know How to the Classroom
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…
Whitman School’s Online MBA Program Named #8 Globally by Financial Times
MBA@Syracuse is #5 in the U.S. The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University’s online MBA program has been ranked #8 in the Financial Times’ 2015 ranking of all online MBA programs worldwide, #5 in the nation. The…
Whitman Hosts First Graduate Student Stock Pitch Competition
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University hosted its first graduate student stock pitch competition Feb. 26, in Lender Auditorium. Organized by the Whitman finance department, the event featured three graduate student teams pitching three different stocks. Nearly 50 people attended.…
Mark Rossano Reaps the Value of Real World Experience
Mark is an analyst with First New York Capital. Small class sizes and personal attention from the faculty were a driving force behind his reasons in choosing Whitman. But, it’s the practical application leaned through our experiential learning requirement that…
Accounting@Syracuse May Application Deadline for July Class
Whitman has launched a rebranded and enhanced online Master of Science degree in professional accounting. Accounting@Syracuse prepares students with the analytical and technical skills to advance their accounting career in a variety of organizations. The first class will commence in…
A Very Special Syracuse Valentine’s Day
When you think Valentine’s Day, what comes to mind? For most people, this day brings visions of chocolates, roses, candlelight dinners, and potentially sharing some jewelry. Though this is true, my February 14th was a bit different this year. Instead…
Timothy O’Connell: Top 5 Bloomberg Aptitude Test Scorer
Timothy O’Connell, a first-year MBA candidate at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management, recently secured a position in the Bloomberg Hall of Fame by being one of the top 5 scorers in the country in the Bloomberg Aptitude Test. As a long distance…
Finding the Time
One of the biggest struggles of grad school, in my opinion, is trying to find time for yourself. When I first started school, I was very worried that I would be constantly studying and never have any time to do…
Alumni Connections: Sebastian Benkert
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…
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…
My Fall Semester Consulting for Syracuse University
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…
Reflecting back on my 1st semester at Whitman
It is hard to believe that my first semester here at Whitman has come and gone. It seems like only yesterday that I was packing up all my stuff and preparing for life outside my country. Time does fly really…
4 Years, 3 French Hens, 2 Degrees, 1 Man
A lot of people ask me an array of questions when they find out that not only am I going to Law School, but that I am also a student within the MBA Program here at Syracuse. For some reason,…
Travel diary of a 2nd-Year MBA student
“I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list” – Susan Sontag Some of the most exciting and enriching experiences I have had as an international student in the US have been on the road – travelling to different cities,…
#WhyMBA at @WhitmanatSU?
Recently, the Whitman School had been in battle with over 180 other business schools across the country. The battleground was Twitter, the weapons were reasons to earn an MBA, especially at Whitman, and the victory was recognition from Bloomberg Businessweek.…
Finding & Balancing a Social Life as a 1st Year MBA
It’s a new school year, and you’re at a new school. There are people all around you who are in the same boat, and this is a great opportunity to make some new connections and friendships. But where do you…
You Know You’re a 2nd-Year Whitman MBA Student When…
– There’s no more core classes at 8 a.m. on Monday mornings – You no longer shudder at the thought of networking – your “pitch” has been perfected over the course of a year – You go from seeking advice…