Time to start making plans for summer…2012

Finally, summer is in full swing. School is out (at least for those who opted out of summer session), the weather is hot, the water is cold, and the beach is calling your name. The only things you should be concerned with are the quality of your tan and the flavor of your ice cream. However, the … Continue reading

Baruch Gems — MGT9870

by Séverine PERRIN — MBA HR Management – Baruch College/IAE Lyon In a recent discussion, Sev said that her current class MGT9870 was one of her favorite courses here at Baruch. The content was useful and the professor impressed her. In a new effort to share what makes Baruch great, she has graciously offered to … Continue reading

Zicklin Leadership Series — Bruce Ratner

by Lemuel Morrison & Tex Morgan On May 4th the speaker series started with an introduction by Frank Fletcher  for Mr. Ratner.  He is the CEO and Chairman of Forest City Ratner Companies (FCRC) and has led the firm as a prominent developer of urban real estate.   He is recognized beyond his firm with a … Continue reading

Welcome Back. Now Do Something

I imagine that the Pesach\Easter\Spring break was as welcome for you as it was for this beleaguered correspondent.  With sleep quotients back to some level of normalcy, students are ready to hammer out the last of the semester.  Just a few weeks folks to do all those things you keep meaning to do. Which brings … Continue reading

Baruch Student/Entrepreneur Adds a Little Kick to Autism Awareness

Graduate school is hard enough by itself let alone adding a full or part-time job into the equation. However, many of our classmates take on even bigger challenges. David Rosenberg is a current Baruch MBA student, a local entrepreneur, and an advocate for children with special needs. Together with his wife Stephanie, David opened a … Continue reading

The Busy Life: Finding Time to Do More at Grad School

Originally post on Oct 20, 2010 You’re busy, I get it. I think we can all agree that grad students are busy people. We’ve got jobs, families, friends, classes, and social lives. We play sports, watch movies, take trips, play music, cook, exercise, go on dates, get drunk, have fun, and work hard. There is … 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

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

Klout 73: Charlie Sheen 93

 Do you have a twitter account? Do you have a facebook account? Chances are, you’ve probably answered yes to both. But the real question is, do you know your klout score?   Klout is the standard for influence which uses your facebook and twitter accounts to measure the influence you have in the realm of social media, … Continue reading

Cheese, Crackers…Social Activism, Anyone?

I’d never been much for political or religious debates.  Growing up in the South, I found it almost impossible to express my burgeoning views about delicate subjects without backlash or biblical proverbs slapped across my forehead.  The comments I grew accustomed to hearing were usually followed by riotous laughter, a wide grin of missing teeth, and a … Continue reading