SASB Unifies Accounting and Sustainability

Posted by maxplatoff on October 29, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

Max Platoff, Sustainable Business Club, ’15 Early morning on a recent Friday, while most of my graduate classmates are contentedly dozing, our group streams into the expansive meeting room on Bloomberg’s 6th floor. Organized by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), the event marks the 4th release in an ambitious series of reports that will eventually provide … Continue reading →

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The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity: A Q & A with Associate Director Matt LePere

Posted by dsboardman on September 30, 2013 · 1 Comment 

by Dan Boardman ’14, Zicklin School of Business After eight years at the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, Associate Director Matt LePere answers questions and shares his thoughts on American debate and special programs at Baruch.   Matthew, thank you so much for taking the time to talk about your work and that of the Center. For those … Continue reading →

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Details in the data

Posted by dsboardman on August 13, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

Many of the things prospective students and recruiters want to know about a university are hard facts & numbers. Here’s the official college fact sheet. You can find similar summaries in a number of online and print publications. The new wave of big data tools is bringing us a new kind of fact sheet; see one … Continue reading →

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Does MBA at Baruch Give You Good Contact . . .

Posted by Lemuel Morrison on May 16, 2013 · 5 Comments 

Originally posted on Feb 15th, 2011 by Lemuel Morrison One of the evil sides of administering a blog is the addictive availability of statistics on the site.  There is a steady diet of  junk: how many hits, where viewers came from and where they went to.  A steady drip for a data junkie to get … Continue reading →

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VITA 2012

Posted by gradbaruchianshamash on April 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

During the 2011 tax filing season, Baruch College students from the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program prepared 6,555 tax returns resulting in more than $8 million in refunds. IRS-certified student volunteers filed taxes at five locations throughout the city, seven days a week from February 7 to April 17. Complimentary services were offered to … Continue reading →

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TEDx Gramercy at Baruch

Posted by Lemuel Morrison on March 19, 2012 · 2 Comments 

Saturday March 10th brought a special treat to the Engleman Recital Hall here at Baruch  College. Costa Michailidis (a Baruch alumnus), Katie Tracy, and  their team (TEDxGramercy), put together a morning of presentations to Upgrade Your World. Local communities of doers and thought-leaders independently organize TEDx events.  TED simply lends the name and offers some … Continue reading →

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Behold! We Have Lift Off

Posted by Lemuel Morrison on March 9, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Amid visions of value propositions, threats of entrants and forward integration, I emerged from Bus 9200 Wednesday to find my own value chain right before eyes — a working one no less. Confused? So was I. I couldn’t believe my eyes . . .  working escalators. You read that correctly.  Escalators that actually move people.  … Continue reading →

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When I’m 64: A Business Version of Tuesdays with Morrie

Posted by daniellevhemsley on February 16, 2012 · 1 Comment 

When I’m 64:  A Business Version of Tuesdays with Morrie By Danielle V Hemsley, MS Statistics Candidate Mavin Tolkin’s book, When I’m 64 Planning for the Best of Your Life is an easy read full of Tolkin’s real life stories. Marvin owned the Women’s Lingerie company, Jennifer Dale which was sold at major retailers such … Continue reading →

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Zicklin Leadership Series — Owh Kian Ong

Posted by Lemuel Morrison on February 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

The first series of the semester borough Owh Kian Ohn to the 7th floor. Mr. Ong serves as the Vic President for Marketing and Refining.  He earned his MBA from the Harvard Business School and his bachelor’s degree from Baruch College in accounting. Mr. Ong introduced himself though a secret story from his undergrad days … Continue reading →

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Weekly GSA Newsletter – Dec 19th

Posted by vraajan87 on December 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

  Your weekly GSA newsletter. Week 15! Final(s) Week of The Semester Good Luck and Happy Holidays!!! Header image courtesy of Baruch College. News . . . Baruch College’s Financial Aid Office is now on Facebook and Twitter! Join for up to the minute posts and resources relating to financial aid. Great (and free) tunes … Continue reading →

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