Class of 2016 Majors: Marketing Management, Finance Minor: Public Communications Hometown: Randolph, NJ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenna-kaufman-a5708174 For Jenna Kaufman, Orange runs in the family. With cousins and an older sister who are all recent Syracuse University graduates, Kaufman had been hearing…
Get to Know the Whitman Student Government
The Whitman Student Government (WSG) is a student-run organization working to strengthen the Whitman community and enhance the Whitman experience by improving important aspects of student life through various initiatives. The WSG consists of an executive board and class representatives.…
#WhitmanWatch: Kanique Swinson
Class of 2016 Majors: Marketing Management, EEE Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaniqueswinson If there’s one thing to know about Kanique Swinson, it’s that she bleeds Orange. Swinson is involved all over campus, serving as the current president of Whitman,…
#WhitmanWatch: Morgan Dreyer
Class of 2016 Majors: Finance, Applied Mathematics Hometown: San Jose, California LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/dreyermorgan When Morgan Dreyer was applying to colleges, she was intent on leaving California for a school on the East Coast. She discovered Syracuse University, and it checked…
Alumni of the Week: Maryann Akinboyewa ’15
I started my journey at Syracuse University as an education major. Each morning, as I walked from my dorm in Dellplain to Huntington Hall, I would stare across the street at Whitman. I wanted to be there so badly! Within…
Settled In, Getting Involved
As students settle in to the third week of classes, they might start looking for things to break up the routine. Getting involved with a student group at Whitman is one way to do this, and there are plenty that are looking…
Alumni of the Week: Melinda Rivera ’15
When I was a Whitman student studying marketing and entrepreneurship, I had no idea where I wanted to end up after graduation. Luckily, because of the Marketing Exploration Trip organized by the career center, I was exposed to the television…
#WhitmanWatch: David Skoler
Class of 2015 Majors: Finance, Information Management & Techonology (iSchool) Hometown: Milton, Massachusetts LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidrskoler/en When David Skoler first visited the Syracuse campus, he was blown away by the school spirit that he saw from the students, especially after his…
#WhitmanWatch: Melinda Rivera
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…