Business & Economy
Student Startups Win Over $175,000
Student startups won a combined $178,500 in seed funding on April 11 when, for the third consecutive year, Syracuse University entrepreneurship and innovation competitions came together as OneUniversity to support them.
Whitman School Hosts 6th 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 sixth annual Conference on Africa Business and Entrepreneurship April 16-18 at the Whitman School. The conference offers a unique forum for participants to…
Whitman School Appoints Patrick Penfield Director of Executive Education
Patrick Penfield, professor of supply chain practice, has been appointed director of executive education for the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. Most recently, he directed the executive education programs focused on supply chain management. He has more than 10…
Whitman School’s Couri Hatchery Reaches Significant Milestone
The Couri Hatchery, located within the Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship in the Whitman School, recently achieved a major milestone—100 student businesses are now part of the incubator, a student-centered, supportive co-working space and mentorship program that helps student ventures at…
Supply Chain Expert Shares Groundbreaking Research on Wine Futures
Researchers from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management have revealed a highly accurate model for pricing wine futures. In a recently accepted paper in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Burak Kazaz, Steven Becker Professor, Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching…
Whitman School’s Accounting Students Offer Free Income Tax Assistance April 3
Accounting students at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management will offer free income tax assistance to all Syracuse University students, faculty and staff on Friday, April 3, between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. in Flaum Grand Hall, located in…
MBA@Syracuse Ranked #8 in U.S. in QS Distance Online MBA Ranking
The Whitman School‘s online MBA program, MBA@Syracuse, has been ranked #8 in the U.S. and #16 globally, in the QS Distance Online M.B.A. Ranking, improving from #25 globally in 2014. The full QS Distance Online M.B.A. Ranking 2015 can be…
Whitman School to Host Business Case Competition March 27
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management will host a case competition on Friday, March 27, from 1-4 p.m. in several rooms on the third floor of the Whitman School building. Held annually each spring by the Whitman Graduate Student…
TRAC Shines Light on Worst FOIL Offenders
Help the FOIA Project identify the worst violations of the Freedom of Information Act by casting your vote for a case of withholding worthy of this dishonor. In honor of Sunshine Week, the FOIA Project invited six prominent experts—Charlie Savage…
Whitman School’s Entrepreneurship Program Earns Top 20 Spot in Latest U.S. News Ranking
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University’s graduate entrepreneurship program was ranked #17 in the latest U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of the best business schools for entrepreneurship. The full rankings, released March 10, are published…