The Boston Vs New York Full-Time MBA Battle
Whether it’s Yankees vs. Red Sox or the Puritans against the Dutch, Boston and New York have always been two cities famous for being at odds with each other. But put their cultural and historic differences aside and you’ll find one big commonality between the two Northeast cities: Both metros are also known as top locations for prospective MBAs looking to earn an advanced business degree full-time. Continue reading…
Entrepreneurship Centers and Resources For NYC MBAs
Think you have enough moxy, bravado, gumption, etc. to be the next Elon Musk, Warren Buffett or Richard Branson? There are more resources and opportunities than ever before to go rogue and start your own business, especially in New York City
Rotman School Hosts 13th Annual International Trading Competition
The 13th Annual Rotman International Trading Competition has come to a close and a team of students from Baruch College in New York City won. The competition hosted at the Trading Lab at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management drew teams from 52 universities from around the world. Continue reading…
Zicklin hosts Financial Markets Conference
The Zicklin School of Business will host the Financial Markets Conference on Nov. 11 from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The conference titled, “40 Years of NMS: Who are the Winners and What Have we Learned?” will cover the history and effects of the National Market System. The event will feature the opening address by Thomas Gira, Executive Vice President of Market regulation at FINRA as well as a mid-day address by Nandini Sukumar, CEO of the Word federation of Exchanges.
Zicklin Partners with Israeli School for Dual MBA Program
The Zicklin School of Business has partnered with the College of Management Academic Studies (COMAS) in Israel to launch a new dual MBA program. Students in this program will receive an American MBA from Zicklin and an Israeli degree from the College of Management Academic Studies. COMAS is the first non-subsidized, non-profit academic institution in Israel to be recognized and certified by the Council for Higher Education. The college has grown to be the largest college in Israel.
The program will begin in October 2015. It will be a 15 month long program that will span across four semesters. Three semesters of the dual MBA program will be delivered on the College of Management Academic Studies campus in Israel. Classes in Israel will be held in a half-day format twice a week. The program will also feature an intensive summer semester at the Zicklin School of Business campus in New York City. Classes in New York will be held five days a week over four weeks.
Zicklin Alum Named President of Aviation Technical Services
Zicklin School of Business alumnus Brian Hirshman has been named the president of Aviation Technical Services. Aviation Technical Services (ATS) is one of the largest maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) organizations with over 1,500 employees and facilities in Everett and Moses Lake, WA; Kansas City, MO; and Fort Worth, TX. Hirshman will take over as president of the company May 1.
In his role as President, Hirshman will provide leadership for ATS’ three discrete business units including Airframe, Components and Engineering services, as well as Commercial programs, including sales and marketing. ATS has been providing maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for commercial and military aircraft for more than 45 years. ATS supports customers across three major business platforms: Airframe Services; Components Services; Engineering Services.
