RES9800 Guest Speaker — Harold Gee

Solid research and background is necessary for any decent submittal.  Stuck and confused? There is help.  Prof. Scribner’s RE Valuation & Market Analysis course ,RES9800, welcomed a guest speaker this past Tuesday to talk about research for real estate.  Mr. Harold Gee is the reference desk librarian specializing in Real Estate. Mr. Gee brought a … Continue reading

Speaker Series — Glenn Rufrano

Glenn Rufrano, President & CEO of Cushman Wakefield (CW), took time from his busy schedule this past Valentine’s day to speak about his outlook  of the RE industry.  In stately Oak Roam of Newman Hall on East 22nd street, Mr. Rufrano started by saying that  2010 much better than 2009, but far behind 2007.  As … Continue reading

Graduate Arts Association

It is a privilege and an honor to announce the creation of  a new organization on campus called the Graduate Arts Association (GAA).  It is a venue for all graduate students and staff sponsors interested in using the arts as a vehicle for expression, promotion, and advocacy to contact us immediately.  The GAA welcomes graduate … Continue reading

GSA/Alumni Wine Tasting Event – Spring 2011

by Leon Fischman Come celebrate Baruch’s alumni and students at this second bi-annual event on April 14th, 2011. Enjoy a lovely late-winter Midtown skyline view from the 14th floor of the Newman Vertical Campus with complimentary food and drinks. There will be something for everyone through this evening. Early arrivals will be treated to a … Continue reading

BUS9770 Guest Speaker: Ibrahim Abdul-Matin

Baruch Alum and Sustainability Analyst and Advocate in the Mayor’s Office — Ibrahim Abdul-Matin by Helen Serebin, MBA candidate 2013 We all know about PlaNYC 2030, right? (For those of us who don’t, here’s the link to familiarize yourself. Ibrahim lives, breathes and eats the plan.  He also schlepps them.  He brought each of us … Continue reading

Equal Rights Equal Opportunities, What matters more – degree or experience?

The Zicklin Women in Business (ZWIB) club through its various initiatives strives to provide a forum to help women overcome everyday corporate challenges. On March 8, 2011 this effervescent club celebrated the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day by hosting their signature event the Second Annual Women’s Day Luncheon with the underlying theme – ‘Equal … Continue reading

Real Estate & Finance Roundtable

With the Spring job hunting season in full swing, the graduate and undergrad RE clubs invited 4 RE professionals to discuss their career path and opine on the current job market. Ksenia O’Neill, ZGREC president, and Catherine Kuo, UG RE club president, introduced the panelist and started the question and answer session by asking how they … Continue reading

Green Consumerism: Behavior or Myth?

The 14th floor of the NVC held this timely program on March 15th.  The Sustainability Practice Network (SPN) and the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity (ZCCI) hosted the event Jacquie Ottman, author of The New Rules of Green Marketing, moderated a panel to discuss green consumerism.   Daniel Katz of the Overbrook Foundation along with David … Continue reading

RES9800 Guest Speaker: John Kilpatrick

Dr. John A. Kilpatrick, PhD, MRICS joined the February 23rd class to talk about the specialized valuation work his firm does.  He was in NYC to look at a prominent brownfield site receiving interest in Queens. His company, Greenfield Advisors, is best known for doing crisis valuations of real estate and in particular environmental disasters.   … Continue reading

Bringing Sustainability to Liz Claiborne

By Helen Serebin  — MBA 2012 CEO Bill McComb – Bringing Sustainability to Liz Claiborne As all of us head (whatever our job function or role) into a world where we must view everything through the lens of sustainability, Bill McComb’s remarks on February 16, to a packed room of Zicklin graduate students, offered some … Continue reading