Business & Economy
Student Entrepreneur Organization Shines Light on Niche Societies
A student entrepreneurial venture has helped to shine light and bring electricity to places far from home. The Thrive Project has already done this in Nepal, and hopes to copy its efforts elsewhere.
Alumni, Faculty, Staff Honored at Whitman School Annual Awards Ceremony
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management honored Deborah Leone ’86, ’87 MBA with the Jonathan J. Holtz Alumna of the Year Award, the highest honor given to graduates of the Whitman School, during a ceremony Sept. 15. Established in…
Whitman School Named to Princeton Review’s 2017 Top 25 Online MBA Programs
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management has earned a #20 ranking on the Princeton Review’s new list naming the top 25 online M.B.A. programs for 2017. This is the second year in a row the school has been listed…
Gartner Gives Top 20 Rankings to Supply Chain Management Programs at Whitman
Gartner Inc. announced this month that the supply chain management program (SCM) at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management is one of the top 20 in the country, granting a #17 ranking to the graduate program and a #20…
Macy’s stores offer “little allure for the consumer”
Amanda Nicholson, Professor of Retail Practice and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs at Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, offers insight on the recent news that Macy’s is closing 100 stores. “Today’s announcement that Macy’s is closing 100 under-performing…
Q&A: Brexit Vote and the Possible Economic Impacts
British citizens have a weighty decision this week. Stay in or leave the European Union (EU), the economic and political union composed of 28 European countries that they have been part of for decades. Each side of the “Brexit” question…
Whitman Hosts 7th Annual Conference on Africa Business and Entrepreneurship
The Kiebach Center’s Africa Business Program at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management will host the 7th Annual Conference on Africa Business and Entrepreneurship May 19-21 at the Whitman School. The conference offers a unique forum for participants to…
Do What You Like
At a recent career fair in his hometown of Troy, N.Y., Tom Nardacci ’96, advised high school students considering a media career to pursue a liberal arts degree. “It wouldn’t hurt them to take a business course,” he adds. Nardacci,…
Six Student Teams Advance to NYS Business Plan Competition
Sixteen SU student ventures divided $60,000 in cash prizes as part of the CompeteCNY regional qualifier for the New York State Business Plan Competition. Of those, six will go on to Albany April 29 for a statewide competition. But one…
Whitman School Ranked #23 in Best Undergrad Business Schools 2016
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management is among the top undergraduate business schools in the country, according to Bloomberg Businessweek’s ranking of the Best Undergrad Business Schools, 2016. Whitman is #23 on the list, which focused on four main…