Career Services Director Honored 

Deirdre Sweeney, Director of Career Services for the School of Business has been named a Forty Under 40 by the Business Review. A luncheon was held in her honor on May 1. Sweeney has been with the school since 2004, when she was hired to create a career services office to meet the distinctive needs of business students.   

In less than five years she instituted a variety of career education and networking events, including Network NYC, the Mid Size Accounting Firm Panel, and the Financial Analyst Career Boot Camp. She established the School of Business job board, and strengthened school relationships with employers in New York City and the greater Capital Region. Sweeney is involved in the daily operations of the school as she advises students on career options, critiques resumes and cover letters and offers career workshops. Dedicated to the students and the school, she often goes beyond the confines of her job and has shown herself to be a true team player. 

Sweeney is member of the College of Saint Rose Board of Associates, co-chair of the Hudson Mohawk Association of Colleges Career Consortium, Universities, and Employers, and a mentor for the Upstate Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Team in Training. She earned a BS from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh and an MS in Education, Counseling/College Student Personnel from the College of Saint Rose.  An avid runner, Sweeney completed the Marine Corps Marathon. 

The School of Business offers undergraduate and graduate programs in business and accounting. Approximately 500 students will graduate this month.