Business & Economy
Whitman’s Harris to deliver keynote address at World Commodities Week in London
Jeffrey Harris, Dean’s Professor of Finance in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, will speak at the seventh annual World Commodities Week, Oct. 25-27 in London. The conference examines commodities investment, commodity trading and alternative investment strategies. Harris,…
Whitman’s Wiklund receives Entrepreneurship Mentor Award from Academy of Management
Johan Wiklund, professor of entrepreneurship in the Whitman School of Management, was presented with the Entrepreneurship Mentor Award at this year’s Academy of Management (AOM) meeting in San Antonio, Texas. The award recognizes distinguished service to the field of entrepreneurship…
Building a business from the ground up: Whitman’s ninth annual Entrepreneur’s Bootcamp begins Oct. 8
Remember those summer days you spent building neighborhood lemonade stands? You dreamed big and put all of your efforts into creating the biggest and best stand out there. Wouldn’t the ultimate dream job be the one that you built, like…
‘Airport 101’ at this week’s IRP
Christina R. Reale, commissioner of aviation at Syracuse International Airport, will provide an overview of the airport from a management, operational and financial perspective at the Thursday, Oct. 6, meeting of the Institute for Retired People (IRP). Meetings are held…
Whitman’s Jeffrey Harris reviews new financial regulatory legislation introduced by Sen. Shelby
Jeffrey Harris, Dean’s Professor of Finance in the Whitman School of Management , recently reviewed new financial regulatory legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL). Harris’ comments were included in Shelby’s press release about the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act…
Whitman honors C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. and MIT’s Yossi Sheffi at 62nd Salzberg Memorial Program
On Thursday, Oct. 6, the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University will host the 62nd anniversary of the Harry E. Salzberg Memorial Program. The annual celebration of achievements in supply chain management was established in 1949 by Whitman alumnus…
Entrepreneur magazine/Princeton Review rank Whitman’s undergrad entrepreneurship program fourth in nation
The undergraduate Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE) program in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University has been ranked fourth in the nation by Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review. The rankings are published in the October issue of…
Career Fair brings more than 100 employers to recruit SU students
Syracuse University Career Services will host its annual Career Fair at the Carrier Dome on Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 1-5 p.m. Representatives from more than 100 organizations will attend, offering students the opportunity to learn about a variety of internships…
Syracuse University receives designation as Economic Development Administration University Center
Syracuse University has received a $500,000 award from the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) and the designation as an EDA University Center. The award is aimed at igniting innovation and accelerating entrepreneurship, and launching student ventures throughout upstate…
Whitman School welcomes new faculty members
The Whitman School of Management welcomes four new faculty members this fall: Jeffrey Harris (finance), D. Craig Nichols (accounting), Alexandra Kostakis ’91 (entrepreneurial practice) and Peter Scott (entrepreneurial practice). “We are delighted to welcome Jeff, Craig, Alex and Peter to the…