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Challenging Assumptions About Entrepreneurship
Challenging Assumptions About Entrepreneurship The undergraduate and master’s level elective course, Minority and Woman’s Entrepreneurship: Race, Gender and Entrepreneurial Opportunity, is a hidden gem that presents perspectives on entrepreneurship not often studied. “Readings, assignments and guest speakers cover practical and…
Recent Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts Reflect School’s Commitment
Recent Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts Reflect School’s Commitment Throughout the summer and fall semester, the Martin J. Whitman School School of Management has not only continued to prioritize its commitment to critical issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion…
Canceling MBA Residencies was Never an Option
Canceling MBA Residencies was Never an Option When Syracuse University made the necessary decision to pivot to online learning in March 2020, Amy McHale, assistant dean for master’s programs at the Whitman School, and her team suddenly had a big…
Whitman School Makes Firm Commitment to Lead Business Schools in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts
Whitman School Makes Firm Commitment to Lead Business Schools in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts 2020 is certain to stand out as a year when issues surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion consumed the country – and the Syracuse University Campus…
Whitman Adapts Quickly to Address Army Training Needs
DCP class of 2020. Please note, this image was taken prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and does not reflect current public health guidelines. Whitman Adapts Quickly to Address Army Training Needs In March, the 27 military and civilian students in…
Student Profile: Ruth Bang ’21
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Student Profile: Ruth Bang ’21 Hometown: Parkland, Florida Major: Marketing Management and Supply Chain Management Minor: Psychology Ruth Bang ’21 was born in Chicago and moved to Florida at a…
Student Profile: James Coleman ’16, ’21 MBA
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Student Profile: James Coleman ’16, ’21 MBA Hometown: Southington, Connecticut Degree: MBA Concentrations: Supply Chain Management and Business Analytics James Coleman graduated from Syracuse University in 2016 from the College…
Student Profile: Jill M. Syracuse ’20
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Student Profile: Jill M. Syracuse ’20 Hometown: Buffalo, New York Major: MBA/Online Jill Syracuse had always planned on going back to school to earn an MBA. For over 30 years,…
California Alumnus Aims to Connect Whitman Entrepreneurs to West Coast Resources
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty California Alumnus Aims to Connect Whitman Entrepreneurs to West Coast Resources Jim Keene ’79 was born in Connecticut and spent his college years in Upstate New York, but he’s lived…
Business Schools Embracing Digital Transformation
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Business Schools Embracing Digital Transformation It is no question that all aspects of professional life and the business world are affected by the booming digital age, but what about business…
New NYC Abroad Program Offers Unique Mix of Work Experience, Study
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty New NYC Abroad Program Offers Unique Mix of Work Experience, Study This spring was the inaugural semester of the Whitman School’s Study Abroad in NYC program. Three students intended to…
Graduate Student Spotlights
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Graduate Student Spotlights WENQI WU ’20 Hometown: Changsha, Hunan, China Degree: M.S. in Business Analytics I really wanted to focus on the coding and technical parts of business analytics, and…
Trustee Lisa Fontenelli Makes $1 Million Gift Focused on Experiential Learning Opportunities in NYC
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Trustee Lisa Fontenelli Makes $1 Million Gift Focused on Experiential Learning Opportunities in NYC Elisabeth “Lisa” Fontenelli ’86 well remembers a summer internship with a media company that introduced her…
5 Under 5: Kora-Lynah Abelard ’15
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty 5 Under 5: Kora-Lynah Abelard ’15 Our Five Under Five column features a Q&A with a Whitman School alumna/alumnus who graduated within the last five years. For this issue, meet…
David Park: An Avid Learner Making an Impact on Students
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty David Park: An Avid Learner Making an Impact on Students David Park loves to learn. Indeed, his decision to become an entrepreneurship professor is rooted in that love. He joined…
Trailblazing Students Take on Newly Established NYC Abroad Program
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Trailblazing Students Take on Newly Established NYC Abroad Program JULIA DANAN ’21 originally planned to study abroad in a more traditional sense this spring by going somewhere in Europe, but…
Funded Research on Diversity and Inclusion in Business and Management
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Funded Research on Diversity and Inclusion in Business and Management Several research projects focused on diversity and inclusion in business and management are supported by an internal grant program sponsored…
Former Football Player and Wife Give $1 Million to Establish Undergraduate Scholarship
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Former Football Player and Wife Give $1 Million to Establish Undergraduate Scholarship A $1 million gift has established a four-year scholarship at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management for…
Whitman History with Veterans to be Furthered with NVRC
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Whitman History with Veterans to be Furthered with NVRC Entrepreneurship envelops the relationship between the Whitman School and the new National Veterans Resource Center, which opened this year on the…
Junior Faculty Contribute Groundbreaking Ideas to Position Whitman For the Future
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Junior Faculty Contribute Groundbreaking Ideas to Position Whitman For the Future As the Martin J. Whitman School of Management continues to celebrate its first 100 years, it is also positioning…
New Strategic Relationship Management Solidifies Corporate Partnerships
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty New Strategic Relationship Management Solidifies Corporate Partnerships For decades, the Whitman School has worked with alumni and corporate recruiters to help students find meaningful internships and jobs. Those relationships have…
Whitman at Work: Alumnus Gives the Green Light to Superheroes and Disney Princesses
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Whitman at Work: Alumnus Gives the Green Light to Superheroes and Disney Princesses Seth Weinger ’97 has gone from the halls of the Whitman School to a magical place where…
Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Help to Ensure All Students Can Thrive
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Help to Ensure All Students Can Thrive As the Whitman School continues to celebrate its new core values, students, faculty, staff and alumni continue to strive…
2020 Whitman Scholars
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty 2020 Whitman Scholars Each year, Whitman Scholars are chosen from the senior class through a competitive selection process. To be considered, students must have a minimum GPA of 3.65 and…
Whitman by the Numbers: 2020 Graduates
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Whitman by the Numbers: 2020 Graduates 530 UNDERGRAD 386 MBA 79 MSA Accounting 84 MSBA Business Analytics 17 MSE Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises 22 MSF Finance 7 MSM Marketing 4…
Student Profile: Zhaoque (Chosen) Zhou ’21
HomeOur Second CenturyClass of 2020Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Student Profile: Zhaoque (Chosen) Zhou ’21 Hometown: Guangzhou, China Degree: Ph.D. in finance Zhaoque (Chosen) Zhou completed his undergraduate degree in mathematics in China, then came to the United States…
Dear Whitman
HomeWhitman100Whitman BriefingsStudent SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Dear Whitman Deep runs the roots of the Whitman School’s core values, reaching back to the school’s founding 100 years ago. From Whitman’s earliest days, five principles have guided our community – integrity,…
MBA@Syracuse Residency Program Is Differentiator for Online Student Networking, World View
HomeWhitman100Whitman BriefingsStudent SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty MBA@Syracuse Residency Program Is Differentiator for Online Student Networking, World View Students in the MBA@Syracuse program at the Whitman School are classmates, but they rarely, if ever, get to spend time together, as…
Whitman Program Has Been Training Military Comptrollers for More Than 65 Years
HomeWhitman100Whitman BriefingsStudent SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Whitman Program Has Been Training Military Comptrollers for More Than 65 Years Since 1952, Syracuse University has been training members of the military and civilian personnel for careers as comptrollers for the armed…
Double Digits and Counting: How Four Sisters Started a Syracuse Alumni Tradition
HomeWhitman100Whitman BriefingsStudent SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Double Digits and Counting: How Four Sisters Started a Syracuse Alumni Tradition BLEEDING ORANGE SINCE 1997. That is my mantra. Syracuse lives within me and forever will. Those who know me are well aware…
Alumnus Knows Paying It Forward Is the Real Meaning of Success
HomeWhitman100Whitman BriefingsStudent SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Alumnus Knows Paying It Forward Is the Real Meaning of Success It was a family tragedy and some of the darkest days of his life that led Marcel Vernon Sr. ’94 MBA to…
Luke Pesane ’49
HomeWhitman100Whitman BriefingsStudent SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Luke Pesane ’49 BLAZING A TRAIL, LEAVING A LEGACY Luke Pesane was the first in his family to go to college. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1949, after earning a marketing and…
Alumnus Pushes Boundaries, Broadens Student Experience through NYC Network
HomeWhitman100Whitman BriefingsStudent SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Alumnus Pushes Boundaries, Broadens Student Experience through NYC Network Jeff Lipkin, ’92, looks back on his education at Whitman — then known as the School of Management — and appreciates the solid foundation…
“Innovative” Professor David Wilemon Remembered
HomeWhitman100Whitman BriefingsStudent SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty “Innovative” Professor David Wilemon Remembered Exceptional leader, teacher, mentor and scholar Professor Dave Wilemon died Aug. 18, 2019. A native of Texas, Wilemon served as the Earl and Josephine Snyder Professor of Innovation…
Long-time Faculty Member Recalls 35-Year Effort to Advance Globalization
HomeWhitman100Whitman BriefingsStudent SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Long-time Faculty Member Recalls 35-Year Effort to Advance Globalization In his more than 35 years at the Whitman School, Peter Koveos has witnessed how globalization and technology have changed teaching. In his first…
5 Under 5: Katherine Caminero ’15
HomeWhitman100Whitman BriefingsStudent SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty 5 Under 5: Katherine Caminero ’15 Our Five Under Five column features a Q&A with a Whitman School alumna who graduated within the last five years. For this issue, meet Katherine Caminero ’15,…
NFL Star Latavius Murray Suits Up For College in Syracuse
HomeWhitman100Whitman BriefingsStudent SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty NFL Star Latavius Murray Suits Up For College in Syracuse Latavius Murray ’20 MBA, a New Orleans Saints running back, holds his hometown of Syracuse close to his heart. So much so that…
Goodman IMPRESS Program Continues to Engage Students
HomeWhitman100Whitman BriefingsStudent SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Goodman IMPRESS Program Continues to Engage Students The Goodman IMPRESS Program has become a key talking point during prospective student days and has often been cited as the differentiator for why students chose…
Whitman Hosts Event to Recognize Contributions of Alumni, Corporate Partners, Friends
HomeWhitman100Whitman BriefingsStudent SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Whitman Hosts Event to Recognize Contributions of Alumni, Corporate Partners, Friends In May, Whitman hosted an evening of appreciation and recognition for our most dedicated and engaged alumni, corporate partners and friends. These…
Whitman School Adopts New Core Values
HomeWhitman100Whitman BriefingsStudent SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Whitman School Adopts New Core Values Search for the word “value” online and you will find the following definition: “a person’s principles or standards of behavior; one’s judgment of what is important in…
A Chat with Diane Crawford: Newly Appointed Executive Director for Institutional Culture
HomeWhitman100Whitman BriefingsStudent SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty A Chat with Diane Crawford: Newly Appointed Executive Director for Institutional Culture Diane Crawford was recently appointed to the new position of executive director for institutional culture at the Whitman School. Crawford came…
Student Spotlight: Almantas Palubinskas ’20
HomeWhitman100Whitman BriefingsStudent SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Student Spotlight: Almantas Palubinskas ’20 Hometown: Fairfax, Virginia Degree: Ph.D. in entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises As an undergraduate, Almantas Palubinskas already knew he wanted to pursue a doctorate However, it wasn’t until he…
Student Spotlight: Brittany Jackson ’19
HomeWhitman100Whitman BriefingsStudent SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Student Spotlight: Brittany Jackson ’19 Hometown: Hartford, Connecticut Major: MBA/Online Specialization: Marketing Management When you ask Whitman students where their careers are headed, most say the Big 4 accounting firms, Wall Street or…
Student Spotlight: Nandita Rebello ’20
HomeWhitman100Whitman BriefingsStudent SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Student Spotlight: Nandita Rebello ’20 Hometown: Mumbai, India Degree: MBA Nandita Rebello has always been artistic. Since age 4, she studied art and became known for her work in her native India. For…
Student Spotlight: Brian Sotnick ’20
HomeWhitman100Whitman BriefingsStudent SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Student Spotlight: Brian Sotnick ’20 Hometown: Palo Alto, California Major: Marketing Management Minors: Information Management Technology and Psychology Brian Sotnick ’20 describes himself as someone “raised by an East Coast family on the…
Whitman’s Second Century Builds On First 100 Years
HomeWhitman100Whitman BriefingsStudent SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Whitman’s Second Century Builds On First 100 Years Deep run the roots of the Whitman School’s core values, reaching back to the school’s founding 100 years ago. A trip through the school’s first…
Read the Spring 2016 Whitman Magazine Online
The Spring 2016 Whitman alumni magazine is now available online. If you prefer to receive our biannual magazine via email rather than a printed copy, please complete the online preferences form. You may also use this form to update contact details and submit an announcement for…
Would you like to receive your copy of the Whitman magazine via email?
The Fall 2015 Whitman alumni magazine featuring Consurtio is now available online. Look for your copy of the Spring 2016 issue in May. If you prefer to receive our biannual magazine via email rather than a printed copy, please complete the online preferences form. You…