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Whitman hosts first round of KPMG International Case Competition

Monday, November 7, 2011, By News Staff

Whitman has highest student participation level in competition The Whitman School of Management will host the first round of the KPMG International Case Competition on Thursday, Nov. 10, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. The competition is being held on the campuses of 20…

SU’s Orange Orators Toastmasters Club earns highest award for second straight year

Monday, November 7, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Orange Orators, the Syracuse University-sponsored Toastmasters International Club, has once again earned the President’s Distinguished Award, Toastmasters International’s highest honor. This honor is earned based on a set of 10 criteria, and is achieved by fewer than 15 percent of…

‘Caribfest 2011’ to create a Carnival atmosphere for students on Nov. 5

Thursday, November 3, 2011, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Caribbean Student Association (CSA) is hosting its annual cultural extravaganza, “Caribfest 2011,” on Saturday, Nov. 5. The day will be packed with incredible international foods and festivities, including a show and concert in the afternoon, and an…

VPA students contribute to international cultural diplomacy program co-sponsored by U.S. Department of State

Wednesday, November 2, 2011, By Jamie Haft

This semester, 13 students from Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) are serving as research assistants to professional visual artists preparing for residencies abroad. Student participation is facilitated through this fall’s Arts and Cultural Diplomacy course taught…

Whitman alumna, IBM senior vice president to deliver IBM Centennial Lecture

Friday, October 28, 2011, By News Staff

Colleen Arnold ’81 M.B.A., senior vice president of application management services at IBM, will deliver the IBM Centennial Lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 1, on the Syracuse University campus. Her address, “Opportunities and Challenges for the Next Generation,” will use examples…

Business & Economy

Jeffrey Harris, Dean’s Professor of Finance at Whitman and former chief economist at U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to speak

Wednesday, October 26, 2011, By News Staff

Jeffrey Harris, Dean’s Professor of Finance in the Whitman School of Management, will deliver a lecture, “Finance in a Dodd-Frank World,” on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Harris recently served as chief economist at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The lecture…

Business & Economy

Whitman Dean Melvin T. Stith is inaugural inductee to PhD Project Hall of Fame

Wednesday, October 26, 2011, By News Staff

Melvin T. Stith G’73 ,’77, dean of the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, is an inaugural inductee into the newly established PhD Project Hall of Fame. The PhD Project is an award-winning program that aims to increase diversity…

Business & Economy

Finocchiaro, deputy chief of staff (comptroller) for U.S. Army Europe, named director of defense programs at Whitman School

Wednesday, October 19, 2011, By News Staff

Irma P. Finocchiaro G’91, now retired from senior executive service as the deputy chief of staff, G-8 (comptroller) for the U.S. Army Europe headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany, has been named director of defense programs at the Whitman School of Management…

Business & Economy

Whitman supply chain management programs ranked in industry study

Tuesday, October 18, 2011, By News Staff

The Whitman School of Management’s supply chain management programs were ranked in a recent Gartner study on how leading universities are educating supply chain management professionals to contend with a rapidly changing field. Whitman’s graduate program was ranked sixth in…

Business & Economy

Whitman’s Michel Benaroch appointed associate dean for faculty development and research

Friday, October 14, 2011, By News Staff

Michel Benaroch, professor of management information systems in the Whitman School of Management, has been appointed associate dean for faculty development and research, effective Oct. 1. Benaroch will lead the school’s efforts to enhance research productivity, reputation and reach. “I…