Major Highlights
In fall 2006, 80 freshmen with exceptional grades and SAT scores became the first freshmen admitted directly into the School. Previously, students had to wait until their junior year to be admitted.
The 6th Annual Professional MBA Research Forum drew more than 150 members of the local business community. Students shared results from their research projects, which focused on such topics as wind energy finance, Capital District franchise opportunities, and entrepreneurial leadership characteristics.
Thirty-nine students in the full-time MBA program participated in a global simulation exercise called Going Green Globally, or "G3" from May 9 to 16. Students were charged with researching green technology companies all over the world, and presented their findings to University faculty and staff, as well as industry experts.
Students in the Weekend MBA program took a week-long trip to Argentina to study business practices in Latin America and learn firsthand about the impact of Argentina's 2001 currency crisis on its economy.
Awards and Recognition
David Smith, associate professor of Finance, received the Financial Frontiers Award Silver Prize of $10,000, along with co-author William H. Desormeau, Jr. (UAlbany MBA'00), for the paper, "Optimal Rebalancing Frequency for Stock-Bond Portfolios." The award is co-sponsored by the Financial Planning Association and Janus Funds.
Eliot Rich, assistant professor of Information Technology Management, was appointed as visiting faculty for summer 2006 and summer 2007 at Agder University, Norway, to study dynamics of infrastructure protection and safety in the offshore oil industry. His appointment was funded by the Norwegian Research Council.
Grants
Sanjay Goel, assistant professor of Information Technology Management, was awarded $55,000 by the New York State Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination to create data classification policies for New York State. This work complements existing research on security policy metric development and will contribute to the data classification policy development efforts of UAlbany and New York State.
The Capital Region Cyber Crime Partnership was awarded $246,800 by the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance to work on mapping and analyzing crime data for public awareness and law enforcement intelligence. The three partners - the School of Business, New York Prosecutors Training Institute, and New York State Police - share the funding equally.