University at Albany School of Business Headlines http://www.albany.edu/news University at Albany School of Business Headlines en-us Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:04:07 EST RedDot CMS 7.5 Leadership In and Out of the Classroom http://www.albany.edu/news/campus_news_7797.php Rachel Galgan is a sophomore business administration major from Harpursville, N.Y., who came to UAlbany as a direct-admit freshman and has a 3.77 GPA. She studies hard, as one of an estimated 238 University students being inducted into The National Society of Collegiate Scholars on Oct. 17 at 10:30 a.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom.


UAlbany students Deena Yousif and Rachel Galgan will take part in the National Society of Collegiate Scholars ceremony on October 17.
(Photo Mark Schmidt)

]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST 15DE98E6576A49408270FFC0362C84E5 UAlbany Explores Financial Crisis Lessons http://www.albany.edu/news/release_7657.php In the recent financial crisis, investors once again pointed fingers at auditors' failure to warn the public of imminent collapse of major companies.


School of Business Professor Ingrid Fisher and 10 of her students will present results of their research into industry risks relevant to the health of major companies. (Photo Mark Schmidt)

]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST 1A9274D70097472988CAFEB46E14B973 Career Services Connects Regional Firms, Students http://www.albany.edu/news/release_7606.php The University at Albany’s Career Services office will address the ways in which it connects regional employers with ideal candidates at an information booth during UAlbany’s Community Day, Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.


The University at Albany's Career Services office will address the ways in which it connects regional employers with ideal candidates at an information booth during UAlbany's Community Day. (Photo Mark Schmdt)

]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST 82820F63DB4D4FF0A2D7416CB7FF17FF Top Management Scholar Comes 'Home' to UAlbany http://www.albany.edu/news/campus_news_7545.php James P. Walsh, B.A. '75, travels the world teaching students from the University of Michigan about how the products we buy in America may come from places where safe working conditions are not a given.


An employee makes transistors in a dimly-lit, overheated workspace in Myanmar. (Photo Lee Turner)

]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST 092B2BFE58BC4968B67386C4F99D6668 UAlbany Launches New Sustainability Initiatives http://www.albany.edu/news/release_7542.php State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher will join the University at Albany community to announce two new transportation initiatives aimed at reducing harmful carbon emissions on campus and across the nation.


The University at Albany will announce two new transportation initiatives aimed at reducing harmful carbon emissions on campus and across the nation.

]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST 2541450156574E1887788B0B6FA27C0E UAlbany Conference on Green Management Practices http://www.albany.edu/news/campus_news_7214.php UAlbany's School of Business is organizing a major academic conference on “Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Sustainability,” to be held on Sept.25-26, 2009. Scholars will look at the consequences for businesses engaged in corporate social responsibility, with the goal of producing a special issue of Business & Society. 


With the new Chevy Volt plug-in car, GM is looking to turn this environmentally-friendly vehicle into a profit-making machine. Melding social responsibility with sound corporate strategy is at the heart of a UAlbany conference Sept. 25-26, organized by the School of Business.

]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST 43DA46D5A2E04A52956653480E1CDB93 Fulfilling a Dream in Ireland http://www.albany.edu/news/campus_news_7139.php A trip to Ireland with UAlbany's School of Business literally put the world of international finance within reach for recent graduate Kate Finkbeiner.


The trip opened Finkbeiner's eyes to the world of international finance. (Photo, courtesy of Kate Finkbeiner.)

]]> Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST 4EC0DD72CDE44685B4DBF7B180F16F06 UAlbany Partners on Cyber Terrorism Project http://www.albany.edu/news/release_7037.php Software firm Palantir Technologies of Palo Alto, Calif., has donated 16 core licenses worth $2.25 million for cyber-security research at UAlbany. The licenses will support a cyber-security initiative designed to combine information from hacker forums with global network data to predict with high accuracy where cyber attacks originate.


From left, University at Albany President George Philip and Dr. Vladimir Sokolov of Moscow State University sign an agreement in support of ongoing collaboration on cyber-security research as Associate Professor Sanjay Goel of the School of Business looks on. (Photo Mark Schmidt)

]]> Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST DC3EED8B704147B1875F96C5EC8289DF The UAlbany-Argentina Connection http://www.albany.edu/news/campus_news_6997.php School of Business Vice Dean Linda Krzykowski has traveled with UAlbany MBA students to Argentina and worked with the Universidad del Salvador in Buenos Aires (USAL) seven times over the course of a decade.


Argentine MBA students and Carlos Greco, professor and MBA program director for Universidad del Salvador.

]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST 2A94D206BF2E4458B8DC6E7933F850F6 UAlbany, CPAs Offer Career Edge to High Schoolers http://www.albany.edu/news/release_6554.php The University at Albany is partnering with the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) to offer the Career Opportunities in the Accounting Profession (COAP) program to area minority high school students.


UAlbany is partnering with the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) to offer the Career Opportunities in the Accounting Profession workshop to minority high school students. (Photo Michael Parker)

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