New Programs Off to a Strong Start Despite COVID
M.S. Digital Forensics & Cybersecurity and Undergraduate Certificate in Business Analytics
Two highly anticipated information technology-related programs made stunning debuts this fall, unhampered by the pandemic.
These programs expand the extensive technology-related offerings of the School of Business, including the BS in digital forensics, an undergraduate concentration in business analytics, a graduate certificate in information security and MBA concentrations in information systems and business analytics and cybersecurity.
Business Driven Education
Thanks to a partnership between UHY LLP and the School of Business, accounting students have a new elective, “Data Analytics for Audit and Control."
Best of the Best: Top Students of the Class of 2020
The UAlbany School of Business recognizes seniors.
The Millionaire Next Door Tells All (Hint: It’s Not About the Money)
In the New York Times best-selling The Millionaire Next Door, School of Business professor Bill Danko debunked the myth of the millionaire. Learn more.
MBAs Ace National Competition While Helping Small Business Deal With COVID-19
On the same May weekend that UAlbany celebrated the Class of 2020 with a virtual commencement, MBA students put their education to good use, helping the local economy. Through the Small Business Challenge, students worked with local business owners on the survival challenges wrought by COVID-19.
Connecting in Isolation
As we self-quarantined, the unusual became usual. We began peering at each other in tiny squares on computer screens instead of face-to-face. We stayed in our houses, worried about friends and family, and wondered when the pandemic would end.
Faculty and staff had the additional responsibility of maintaining student attention and connection through that same screen. It was not easy, but as they plunged in, they found new ways to connect and support their students.
Capital Region Semifinals of the NY Business Plan Competition
The room was booked, the judges recruited and the food ordered when the pandemic hit New York. When the Capital Region Semi Finals of the New York State Business Competition transitioned online, students refocused their efforts to create virtual presentations to wow the judges.
MBA Students Help Local Business, Taking Third in National Competition
An MBA team placed third in the Small Business School Challenge, a 48-hour competition where student teams were paired with local small businesses to find creative ways to get through the financial hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 450 MBA students from 11 business schools nationwide participated, including Yale, NYU, UCLA and Carnegie-Melon. UAlbany had 35 students on 11 teams, working with restaurants, bakeries, stores and organizations primarily in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy area.