Weekly GSA Newsletter – Jan 30

  Your weekly GSA newsletter. Welcome to Spring 2012!! Week 1!!! Header image courtesy of Lem Morrison. News . . . Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) has open positions on the board and is looking for potential students with a strong willingness to serve fellow students, influence the institution, and develop leadership skills. Interested students please … Continue reading

EOC: The JAR Group — Starting a Startup

November 1st, 2011. The 14th floor of  VC saw Hide Harashima and AJ Lawrence come to campus to speak about their experience on the front lines of the start-up world.  The MPA club and the Zicklin Media & Entertainment Club hosted the event that was organized by the Executives on Campus (EOC) Job$mart project. Hide … Continue reading

Zicklin Leadership Series — Peter Jovanovich

December 7th, 2011 Newman library saw Peter Jovanovich, President of Alfred Harcourt Foundation and a veteran of the publishing business, for the last installment in this semester’s Zicklin Leadership Series. Frank Fletcher introduced Mr. Jovanovich and Professor Donald Vredenburgh conducted the discussion. DV:  What’s it like to be in the publishing business? Is it really … Continue reading

GSA Weekly Newsletter – Dec 5th

  Your weekly GSA newsletter. Welcome to Week 13! Header image courtesy of Baruch College. News . . . Graduating in a few weeks? Be Sure to check your Baruchmail for your invitation and registration link to the first ever December Graduation Formal Reception to be held on December 22nd! Join your fellow graduates and … Continue reading

Russell Banks Lecture Series: Richard Grasso

November 17, 2011 Newman Library Dean Elliot welcomed the audience to the 10th-annual Russel Banks lecture series.  It started in ’97 with Richard Grasso as the inaugural guest. Introductory remarks by distinguished Baruch Alumnus, Marty Kaplan of KR Capital Elliot: In your view, what the role of education in leadership? Grasso: Hired lots of people … Continue reading

GSA Weekly Newsletter – Nov 14th

Your weekly GSA newsletter. Welcome to Week 11!   Header image courtesy of Kunal Lakhani. News . . . Lunch with President Wallerstein All matriculated Baruch students are invited to have lunch with President Wallerstein on Thursday, Nov 17th at 12:45 pm in NVC 14-266. RSVP by visiting the Office of the President’s homepage. Kicking … Continue reading

GSA Weekly Newsletter Oct 31st

Your weekly GSA newsletter. Week 9! Happy Halloween! Header image courtesy of nyc10best.com News . . . Do not miss the opportunity too be photographed for the 2012 Lexicon Yearbook Senior portraits for the class of 2012 will be taken Monday, Nov 7th to Friday, Nov 11th and Monday Nov 14th to friday Nov 18th … Continue reading

GSA Weekly Newsletter Oct 17

  Your weekly GSA newsletter. Welcome to Week 8! Header image courtesy of Lem Morrison News . . .  425 Book Club Project,founded by Professor Regina Bernard-Carreno (Assistant Professor,  Black and Hispanic Studies Dept,  Baruch College), is an organization that is dedicated to fostering and promoting the idea that through the model of a book-club, … Continue reading

ZLS: Marlon Young, “Write Your Destiny”

Takeaway “Success will be 40% on you, 20% on the company, 20% on the manager and 20% just plain luck.  People will help you, but you write your own destiny.” More Reading NYT  May 22, 2007 US Wealth Managers Try New Strategies Yankton Daily Oct 3, 2011 Distinguished Alumni to Be Honored by Tex Morgan, … Continue reading

ZWIB Presents: Women in Leadership – Negotiating Your Way Up

by Maria Shpokayte, MBA Candidate 2012 Human Resources / Organizational Behavior and Information Systems On Monday September 26th, 2011 Zicklin Women in Business hosted a speaker panel event. This event explored the topic “Women in Leadership – Negotiating Your Way Up”. Students had the pleasure of meeting distinguished panelists:  Marietta Bottero (Vice President, Senior Human … Continue reading