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Feb 5, 2019

Strong Hiring Numbers Highlight Banner Year for NYC School – New York News

Hiring Numbers

Let’s explore some of the most interesting stories that have emerged from New York business schools this week.


Strong Hiring Proves Employers Crave Stevens’ Blend of Business, Technology SkillsStevens Institute of Technology SOB Blog

The class of 2018 at the Stevens Institute of Technology’s School of Business recently posted a 98 percent placement rate, earning salaries of $72,480; far above NYC and national averages. The Stevens MBA focuses on how data and analytics are changing the way professionals work and how technology creates new opportunities while solving complex problems.

Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies Dr. Ann Murphy notes, “We enjoy close relationships with managers in financial services, accounting, technology and media, which keeps us ahead of the rapid changes in industry. That real-world input influences our curricula, which helps our students get better internships and the jobs they want upon graduation.”

Seth Kirschner ’18, who majored in Business & Technology before accepting a position as a cyber risk advisory consultant with Deloitte, asserts, “The industry expertise of the faculty at Stevens comes through so clearly in the classroom. You’re learning from professors like Dr. Kevin Ryan, who have patents and years of experience in the telecom industry, or a turnaround strategist like Dr. Murad Mithani, who teaches you how to change a failing company. As a student at Stevens, you’re surrounded by excellence.

You can read more about the Stevens’ Class of 2018 here.

The Social Benefits of Candid PhotosNYU Stern School of Business News

New joint research from NYU Stern Professor Alixandra Barasch finds that candid photos elicit a more favorable response in certain social situations because they are seen as more authentic.

Barasch co-authored a new paper with Wharton’s Jonah Berger entitled “A Candid Advantage? The Social Benefits of Candid Photos,” which uses five experiments to determine how candid photos increase interest in observers in the realm of friendship and dating.

Person Holding Iphone

Barasch and Berger’s research finds that more candid, “real” photos are seen as favorable than staged ones, even in professional settings.

Barasch and Berger write, “People often assume that a curated, polished version of the self will generate the most favorable responses—that by smoothing rough edges and presenting one’s best side, others will like and want to interact with them more. But this assumption is not always correct.”

Barasch continues, “In some cases, viewers prefer an unvarnished picture because it seems more genuine. People value authenticity because it feels more accurate.”

You can read more about the research here.

Journalism Class Supports Lehigh’s West Coast ConnectionsLehigh College of Business and Economics News

Launched in January 2017, the Lehigh@NasdaqCenter offers immersive learning experiences to six Fellows each year, offering a West Coast campus extension for Lehigh students based in Silicon Valley. This program is just one way in which Lehigh builds an academic bridge from Bethlehem to the innovation ecosystem of Silicon Valley.

Samantha Dewalt, managing director of the Lehigh@NasdaqCenter, describes the interdisciplinary program:

“The media fellows report on programs and events at the center, interview featured entrepreneurs and produce multi-media stories across a range of platforms about the risks and rewards of entrepreneurship. We work together to select projects the students are excited about and ones that will benefit both Lehigh and Nasdaq Center communities.”

Entrepreneur Craig Gordon, ’76, founder and Managing Director, Blueshift Research remarks, “I think this is a great example of Lehigh innovating in a course where there is nothing like it anywhere in the country. The enthusiasm was unbelievable. You want that at any experience you have at any university.”

You can read more about the Lehigh learning experiences here.

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Dec 4, 2018

A Stevens’ Therapy Startup for Trauma Victims, and More – New York City News

therapy startup

Let’s explore some of the most interesting stories that have emerged from New York business schools this week.


Mobile Treatment Tools Can Change Way People Recover from TraumaStevens Institute of Technology SOB News

The Stevens Institute of Technology School of Business recently profiled Mira Therapeutics, a new homegrown startup that uses tech to “help patients manage their symptoms, and give therapists powerful new treatment tools.”

Co-founded by Stevens students CJ Internicola, Seth Kirschner, Gregory Mercado, Nicholas Gattuso, and Annika Roll, the startup’s interactive Mira mobile app “guides patients through crises like flashbacks, anxiety attacks, and dissociation using clinically-established grounding techniques.

Specially designed for veterans, sexual assault survivors, police officers, medical providers, and many other people living with trauma, Mira also records progress by “automatically tracking symptoms and suggesting daily journal prompts.”

Internicola writes, “There are thousands of mobile apps on the market that improve mental health. We are creating technology that addresses problems unique to people living with PTSD. Mira is positioned to become a holistic improvement in the way people recover and grow from trauma.”

“We want to create technology that improves everyday life, translates into better therapy sessions, and ultimately, ameliorates suffering.”

You can find out more about the therapy startup here.

Democratizing Finance and the Unexpected Future of FintechGabelli Connect

PayPal CEO Dan Schulman recently visited the Gabelli School of Business to share his insights about fintech at an event co-sponsored by the Gabelli Center for Global Security Analysis titled “Democratizing Finance: Expanding Access Through Fintech.”

Schulman told the audience, “We have a mission, which is democratizing financial services. It’s very inclusive [and it’s] about all citizens having access to the digital economy…probably the most important value for us is inclusion and diversity. Because if we have a mission that includes all citizens, we need to represent that as a company.”

Center for Financial Services Innovation president and CEO Jennifer Tescher used the event as an opportunity to talk about diversity in fintech—or lack thereof.

“I would say that, why don’t we have more women anywhere? I think it’s a particular challenge in the world of engineering, which cuts across any tech. Why don’t we have more women in financial services, forget about fintech. I think it’s a huge problem.”

You can find out more about the recent event here.

Summit Explores Future of Selling in a Digital WorldRutgers Business School News

As part of a summit that focused on “the future of selling in the digital world,” the Rutgers Business School recently hosted two panels comprised of a diverse array of sales executives:

Panel #1

  • Phil Cohn, Senior Vice President of U.S. Sales for Samsung
  • Jeff Clachko, Senior Vice President for NBC Sports Ad Sales
  • Gary Carleton, President of Sales-Healthcare for UPS
  • Tolga Akcura, Co-Founder of eBrandValue
  • Joel Silverman, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Synchronoss Technologies

Panel #2

  • Rita Fawcett, Vice President of Cardiovascular Sales for Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • Frank Palumbo, Senior Vice of Cisco’s Global Date Center Sale
  • Rahsan-Rashan Lindsay, Executive Vice President, TV One
  • Jim Sterbenz, Senior Vice President of U.S. Sales at Campbell Soup

The first panel “delved into the role of analytics, metrics and customer relationship management for sales professionals” while the second panel focused on the “challenges and opportunities in sales as a result of technology.”

The keynote speaker was Cocoa Exchange President John Wycoff who extolled the virtues of the growing gig economy, which forecasts to have 7.7 million workers by 2020 due in large part to the growth of digital sales tools.

You can find out more about the recent event here.

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