June 2022

Zicklin School Hits a Grand Slam!

For the fourth consecutive year, both the valedictorian and salutatorian of the Baruch College graduating class are students from the Zicklin School of Business.

The Zicklin School Is a Family Affair For These Siblings

It’s often said that word of mouth is the best form of marketing. If so, it’s no wonder Young Sin (Joanna) Kim (MS, ’23, left) decided to enroll in the Zicklin School’s Master of Science program in finance — her sister, Young Seo (Deanna) (BBA ’18, MS ’20, right) recommended it.

How the Zicklin School Is Making Computing Classes More Inclusive

The Zicklin School of Business has made diversity, equity, and inclusion a top priority. Faculty at the Paul H. Chook Department of Information Systems and Statistics noticed that while they have been on a positive trajectory in enrolling women in Computer Information Systems programs and courses, gender disparities continue to persist. They decided to make it a strategic priority to improve gender diversity, and the first step was the introduction of a brand-new course, CIS 2300.

Zicklin Alum Inducted into Advertising Hall of Fame

Michael I. Roth (BBA, ’67) was honored by the American Advertising Federation for his stewardship of advertising giant Interpublic, where he is now retired chairman and CEO. In an interview discussing the Zicklin School’s role in his success, he urged students not to worry too much about their career paths: “I never once thought of my next job. I just did the best I could do at what I was doing.”

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June Webinar: Whistleblowing: Good for Society, Bad for the Whistleblower?

Whistleblower laws encourage employees to report illegal activities within an organization by providing retaliation protections and, in some cases, bounty rewards. Employees who are aware of corporate wrongdoing are encouraged to report it and this should benefit the organization, its stakeholders, and society at large. Yet, there may another side to this story. Do the laws encourage employees to “spy” on the firm? How have people fared after blowing the whistle? For that matter, what is the evidence on whether the laws have actually been effective in reducing corporate wrongdoing? Larry Zicklin (BBA, ‘57) discusses these questions with Prof. Jennifer Pacella (pictured) of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, and Prof. Valerie Watnick, chair of the Zicklin School’s Department of Law. With an introduction by Dean Fenwick Huss and a Q&A session moderated by Associate Dean Gwen Webb.

Zicklin in the Media

Distinguished Lecturer Kenneth Abbott (Department of Law) spoke at the GARP Risk Convention on the digitization of the financial sector.

Alumna Lara Abrash (MBA, ’94) received the Distinguished Alumna Award from the Baruch College Fund.

Alumnus Benjamin S. Azizi (BBA, ’14) has joined Bank Hapoalim International as vice president and relationship manager for commercial real estate lending.

Alumnus Scott Chan (MBA, ’08) opined about a recent surge in lithium stocks in Investing Daily.

Assistant Professor Alex Chinco (Bert W. Wasserman Department of Economics and Finance) participated in the National Bureau of Economics Research spring 2022 conference.

Alumna Reema Doleh (BBA, ’20) will begin pursuing her JD at Harvard Law School this fall.

Professor Marc Edelman (Department of Law) was quoted in Cal Matters, a nonprofit California news website, about a local sports betting initiative; opined in Forbes about Major League Baseball’s suspension of star pitcher Trevor Bauer; and criticized (also in Forbes) the NCAA’s latest name, image, and likeness (NIL) guidance for member colleges.

Professor Christos Giannikos (Bert W. Wasserman Department of Economics and Finance) was quoted in International Business Times about where inflation is headed.

Professor Donna Gitter’s (Department of Law) paper, “First Amendment Challenges to State Vaccine Mandates: Why the U.S. Supreme Court Should Hold that the Free Exercise Clause Does Not Require Religious Exemptions,” was one of SSRN’s Top Ten downloads in the infectious diseases and public health category.

Professor Armen Hovakimian (Bert W. Wasserman Department of Economics and Finance) was interviewed in The Daily Beast about Elon Musk’s Twitter bid.

Graduate student Jemima Louis (Executive MBA, Healthcare Administration ’23) was awarded a 2022 Leonard Achan Sr. Health Equity Scholarship from Healthcare Leaders of New York.

Alumnus Shahidul Mannan (MBA, ’97) was profiled as a candidate for the select board of Hopkinton, MA.

Graduate student Octavia Marginean-Tahiroglu (MBA, ’25) was named the first female general manager of the St. Regis Hotel New York.

Assistant Professor Tsedale Melaku (Narendra Paul Loomba Department of Management) co-authored an article in the Harvard Business Review.

Undergraduate Marina Nasef (BBA, ’25) has won a Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship for 2024.

Professor Scott Newbert (Narendra Paul Loomba Department of Management), Lawrence N. Field Chair in Entrepreneurship, was quoted in The City. He also served on CNBC’s Disruptor 50 Advisory Council, a panel of thought leaders in innovation and academics who helped select the 2022 Disruptor 50 list.

Research by the Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute was cited in Habitat magazine.

Recent graduate Fabianna Rodriguez-Mercado (MBA, ’22) is now cyber security business manager at Citi.

Professor Ana Valenzuela (Allen G. Aaronson Department of Marketing and International Business) was interviewed for HealthDay News about a study suggesting that virtual meetings limit creativity.

Stefano Verdesoto, assistant director, employer relations at the Graduate Career Management Center, has won the 2022 Rising Star award from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

Alumna Jacky Wright (BBA, ’85) delivered the commencement address for Broward College’s Class of ’22.

Undergraduates Tiffany Wu (BBA, ’23) and Calvin Zhang (BBA, ’23) are the winners of the inaugural “Essence of Entrepreneurship” mural design contest held by the Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship.

Alumnus Justin Yodice (BBA, ’19) was profiled in Digital Journal as cofounder of Atlantic Counter Trafficking (ACT), a nonprofit that uses data intelligence to fight human trafficking.