While being an intern for an event planner may seem a bit removed for an accounting and finance major, Cindy Chen thinks her new job has benefits beyond the work experience. “I was a little bit shy at the first …
Lauren Teske’s new job as a research executive at the Flamingo Group, an international brand consultancy, gives her two things she was looking for straight out of college: challenge and variety. The Flamingo Group’s primary focus is “qualitative research, so …
By Joe Vitale, GabelliConnect freelance writer A senior research project completed by Vincent Pellizzi, BS ’15, has captured the attention of several worldwide research and media associations. His project investigated the concept of “transmedia storytelling“—which sounds complex, but is actually a fancy …
Graduate students in Associate Professor Travis Russ‘ summer course, The Storytelling Project, will deliver their final performance at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Stand Up NY on 78th Street. To advance the event, Russ answered four questions about the performance. Here …
Nemir Kirdar, a longtime star player in the finance industry, will speak at a Fordham Wall Street Council event on June 3. Kirdar, active in banking since 1969 and currently the executive chairman and CEO of Investcorp, holds an MBA from …
A first-year MBA student made use of his life experience and classwork to sprint to one of the top finishes in an investment competition that ended in January. Jason Ayat, enrolled in the full-time cohort MBA program, was given $100,000 …
Congratulations to all of our graduating seniors, faculty members, administrators and alumni who won awards at this year’s Awards Night, held on Thursday, May 14, 2015. Salutatorian CHRISTINA REYES Valedictorian MICHELE DAUBMAN Gabelli School of Business Alumna of the Year …
By Michael Khayyat It’s far more than just a computer. IBM’s Watson—the machine renowned for beating humans on Jeopardy! — can cook, make change and give advice. Last week, Fordham MS in Business Analytics students had the chance to make Watson’s …
Denisse Garcia never forsakes an opportunity. Because of that, the Bronx native will begin her post-college career as an advertising sales assistant at Discovery Communications. Her path to the position offers a lesson for all job-seekers. It began at a …
For Marielle Rivera, persistence paid off. Graduating from the Gabelli School of Business this May with a degree in marketing and a concentration in communications and media management, Rivera began hunting in earnest for a job in January, monitoring job …
