Business

On Dec. 1, Baruch's Hillel club, along with the Jewish Business Leaders club, hosted a segment of its leadership speaker series, How to Succeed in Real Estate. The leadership series was sponsored by Dina and Jonathan Leader. "The way you learn practical information is by spending hours and hours on the job," said Brian M.

A panel of distinguished speakers gathered on Thursday, Dec. 1 on the 40th anniversary of SoHo's 1971 Zoning Resolution, in order to discuss SoHo's artistic history, its current zoning problems and the future of SoHo's residential buildings. "This conference[…] is meant to continue the dialogue that aims to reconcile SoHo's past with its not so certain future," said Jack S. 1 comment

The Sixth Annual Auditing conference offered a full day of panels and individual speakers touching on developments in auditing, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Upon completion of the conference students could receive up to seven CPE credits.

On Friday, Nov. 11 Golden Key International Honour Society held its Induction Ceremony. In his opening address, Brian Lung noted this is Golden Key's 23rd annual induction. "Tonight is the night where we have an assembly of the finest students have assembled on the common ground of leadership, dedication, and devotion," said Lung.

On Wednesday, Nov. 9, Baruch students interested in Investment Banking careers gathered to learn about internships at J.P. Morgan.  The information session featured a mixed panel of current Baruch students and alumni with various roles within J.

On Friday, Nov. 4 The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity held its 4th Annual Symposium on Sustainability. There were a total of three panels throughout the day. Today's Technologies: Is fracking the future of fossil fuels? discussed hydraulic fracturing, commonly called fracking, which is a controversial way to extract natural gas from rock formations.

On Tuesday, Nov. 8, Baruch College alumni took part in a panel discussion to discuss their positions on Wall Street during "Careers in Wall Street." Doctor David Schulman, Baruch alumni 1964 and distinguished visiting professor at Baruch interviewed the alumni about their insights into their own Wall Street careers.

On Thursday, Nov. 10, New York Music Industry Association (NYMIA) along with WBMB and Baruch Women in Business (WIB) hosted its Women in the Music Industry panel discussion. The moderators for the event were Ariana Solis, vice president of NYMIA and Andrea Gorotiza WIB's vice president of events.

Richard Grasso, former chairman and CEO of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), was the featured speaker at the 10th Annual Russell Banks CEO Leadership Lecture Series, which took place on Nov. 17. John Elliot, dean of the Zicklin School of Business interviewed Grasso during the lecture series.

On Nov. 17 the Zicklin Media and Entertainment Association hosted a panel featuring two women who have careers in the media. Jeanne-Marie Byington, president of her own public relations company J.M. Byington and Associates Inc., whose perspective on media is how one works with the media. 2 comments

Baruch's Masters Program in Financial Engineering (MFE) has surpassed many rival programs in the nation.   It is now ranked fifth among 22 other programs by QuantNetwork, a forum for quantitative mathematics that was started in 2003 by a graduate of the Baruch MFE program.

The Starr Career Development Center's new and updated website offers career related information wherever you are; whether it's 3 a.m. and one is home in his or her pajamas or on a break from work one day.  Just open the web browser, and go to www.

At the age of 20, Patrick ‘Sincere' Thompson, turned down a full time job on Wall Street in order to chase his passion. Despite his relative youth at the time Thompson was earning $80,000 annually as an investment broker for Morgan Stanley when he decided to work as an intern for five dollars a day at a recording studio.

On Tuesday, Nov. 22, Baruch Women in Business along with New York Music Industry Association (NYMIA) hosted Mentors Motivating Mentees. Two professionals in the music industry along with students who they are mentoring, spoke about their role at their specific companies.

On Nov. 16, John Grifonetti discussed his experiences as an entrepreneur during the 97th Mitsui USA Lunchtime forum. Terrence Martell, the director of the Weissman Center for International Business, described the forums as having two functions: to show the students in attendance how successful people behave, and to provide substance for a conversation.

On Oct. 6 McGladrey & Pullen, LLP held its undergraduate and graduate corporate presentation and speed networking event. Melanie Hoff, who is a partner at McGladrey, and Robert Schreiber, who is a manager at McGladrey, started off the event by giving background information on McGladrey.

On Oct. 18, Mitsui & Company held its 96th Lunch-time forum Investment Banking in an Uncertain World. The guest speaker was Philip Vasan, managing director of the investment banking division at Credit Suisse. "The timing of this talk is really good, not only because of what's happening on the streets in protest but in perspective of careers," said Vasan.

Muriel Siebert is considered the first woman in finance, as stated by John Elliot, the Dean of the Zicklin School of Business during The Claire Mason Lecture Series: Women of Distinction.  During Elliot's introduction of Siebert he stated that, according to American Banker magazine she is one of the Top 21 most powerful women of finance as of 2010.