Voices of the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University
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 2016 Majors: Finance, Real Estate Minor: Global Political Economy Hometown: Smithtown, New York LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/giuseppe-castelli/62/a93/263 Giuseppe Castelli is used to working with money—in fact, it’s not unusual for him to handle millions of dollars every day. As a junior…
The H.H. Franklin Center for Supply Chain Management at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University is collaborating with Staples, Inc., in the first of its kind relationship to bring innovation and new research to the supply chain field. The collaboration will allow Whitman School…
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…
’16 Dylan Weinberger Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y. Majors: Finance and Information Management and Technology (IST) Dylan Weinberger has always had a knack for working with numbers. When he learned he could combine his mathematics skills with networking and leadership opportunities as…
#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…
Last fall, a group of students from the EEE program at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management won $1,000 at an IDEA juicer event. An IDEA juicer is a “Shark Tank” type of presentation, where students from all across campus pitch ideas…
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…
Class of 2015 Majors: Finance, Supply Chain Management Hometown: Skaneateles, New York LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/kenneth-dick/a1/a95/9ba Kenneth Dick initially came to Syracuse with a plan to major in finance, but quickly discovered a secondary interest in supply chain and logistics that has…
In 2006, Syracuse University joined a global network of colleges and universities in a bid to train interested students to become intelligent entrepreneurs while engaging themselves in building a better community. Enactus (previously known as Students in Free Enterprise) is…
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…
Ashley Thombs Class of 2014 undergrad, Class of 2015 grad Majors: Finance and Accounting (undergrad); Master of Science in Accounting (grad) Hometown: Tarrytown, N.Y. For Ashley Thombs, busy isn’t just a word she uses to describe her day—it’s how she…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
1. Your holiday gift list includes a subscription to Fast Company Magazine. 2. Internship applications are the new black. 3. You brought your business cards to your significant other’s family functions…networking opportunity, people! 4. You can’t wait for a day…
Name: Whitney Harrigan Hometown: DeWitt, NY Grade: Sophomore Major/Minor: Accounting and Finance with a minor in Middle Eastern Studies Clubs and Organizations: Whitman Peer Mentor, First Year Players, The Mandarins, University 100 LinkedIn Originally from DeWitt, New York, Syracuse University was not first on Whitney…
Today we have another guest post! If you remember from Tuesday’s #WhitmanWatch, Tatiana Turner is one to look out for! Today she is back with some insight into her time as a 2014 Frankel Scholar: During the summer, I was…
Name: Tatiana Turner Hometown: Grayson, GA Grade: Senior Major/Minor: CPA Accounting GPA: 3.68 Clubs and Organizations: Whitman Peer Mentor, Multicultural Student Leader Program. Ronald McDonald House, Alpha Phi, University 100 LinkedIn Tatiana Turner is an accounting major in…
Good morning! Today we have a guest piece from Taylor Farris, our #WhitmanWatch student from Tuesday!Hi Everyone! This is Taylor Farris and I feel honored to have been asked to write a guest piece for the Whitman Blog. I am…
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: William Zimmermann Hometown: Duluth, MN Grade: Sophomore Major/Minor: Dual Major with Business Management and Television/Radio/Film GPA: 3.906 Clubs and Organizations: Orangeseeds, DKA film fraternity, Whitman Peer Mentor, SU Sailing Rising sophomore William Zimmermann is a proud Midwesterner. Born…
The summer before my freshman year I made a packing list. A week later I made another list. And the next week another was written up and posted in the refrigerator. This was page 1 of the final list: …
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…
Visit Us This Summer! Summer is a great time to visit Syracuse! If you’re visiting colleges this summer, we invite you to stop and see us at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management. Learn about our 8 undergraduate majors, double and dual majors,Freshman and…
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: Imran Khanbhai Hometown: Arusha, Tanzania Major(s): Finance & Accounting Minor(s): Economics GPA: 3.83 LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/imran-khanbhai/ Clubs & Organizations: Delta Sigma Pi, Whitman IMPRESS Mentor, Ping Pong Club, Intramural Basketball Imran Khanbhai, a rising junior, has traveled a great distance…
Sorry for the delay in the weekly blog post, as I was in Westlake, Texas for a corporate retreat for my internship. But that is beside the point. Anyways, the topic I would like to surface is the idea of…
Name: Jason Tuckman Hometown: Montville, New Jersey Major(s)/Minor(s): Dual major: Finance and Television/Radio/Film Clubs & Organizations: Zamboni Revolution, Float Your Boat, Phi Delta Theta LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/jason-tuckman/89/744/85b A native from Montville, New Jersey, it only took Jason one visit to…
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,…
Ever since a young age, teamwork is implemented into your lives if you like it or not. From the recreational soccer league that every four year old participated in to a group presentation in front of the biggest client your…
Name: Vincent Loncto Hometown: Ridgewood, NJ Grade/GPA: Junior/3.583 Major: Undeclared Clubs & Organizations: Orientation Leader, First Year Players (Abroad Chair), Daily Orange (Features Section Contributor), Delta Sigma Pi (Scholarship and Awards Chair), Orangeseeds Program (Community Relations and Membership and Mentorship…
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…
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…
Name: Sean Fernandez Hometown: Shelton, Connecticut Grade: Senior Major/Minor: Finance/Public Communications GPA: 3.53 Clubs&Organizations: Otto’s Army (President), Delta Sigma Pi (President), Peer Facilitator/Mentor LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanfernandez Growing up as a Syracuse fan in Connecticut was not easy for Sean Fernandez. Despite being heavily outnumbered by UConn Huskies fans, Sean held…
First off, if you don’t do so already, follow the Whitman School of Management on Twitter at @WhitmanatSU for the latest news to keep you updated with what is happening in Whitman, as well as great tips to help you…
To begin, I would just like to say how grateful and appreciative I am to be given the opportunity to upload blog posts throughout the summer for the Whitman School of Management. I am truly blessed and hope my readers…
Before beginning I want to congratulate the Whitman School of Management Class of 2014! Please keep in touch with Whitman, email/tweet/message us with updates or any information! Now onto the freshman experience, it is unique at Whitman. You begin with…