June 2023

Congratulations to the Class of 2023!

Zicklin MBAs Receive STEM Designation

Great news! As of the fall 2023 semester, the Zicklin School of Business Full-Time MBA, Evening MBA, and Online MBA are STEM-designated degree programs.

Zicklin School Honors Ceremony Recognizes Outstanding Students and Faculty

At the Zicklin School’s Honors and Recognition Ceremony, held on May 5, 2023, 102 undergraduate and graduate students were inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, the international business honor society. Beta Gamma Sigma is the most prestigious honor society for business students at AACSB-accredited institutions.

Meet Daniel Ugalde, Class of ’23 Salutatorian

Daniel Ugalde, an undergraduate majoring in finance, was the salutatorian, or second-highest ranking student, in Baruch College’s Class of ’23. He sat down for an interview with Zicklin News.

Class of ’23: Where Are You?

We spoke to Zicklin School BBA, MBA, and MS candidates who graduated last month to find out where they’re headed next. Here’s what they told us.

Zicklin MBA Student Wins Design Sprint

Melanie Hill-Cantey (MBA, ’25), a student in the Zicklin School’s Evening MBA program, led a team of Baruch and Brooklyn College students to victory in an international “design sprint” hosted by the University of Hertfordshire in England. The competition was facilitated and sponsored by Blackstone LaunchPad and the CUNY Office of Career and Industry Partnerships.

June Webinar: Is Baseball Still Our National Pastime?

Baseball is America’s traditional favorite sport, but its popularity is declining. Are fans finding football and basketball more attractive? If so, why? Why are there fewer Black players in MLB than a generation ago? Does that affect the popularity of the game? Finally, are MLB’s new rules of play going to help — or hurt — the future of baseball? Larry Zicklin (BBA, ’57) discusses these questions with Marc Edelman, Professor of Law in the Zicklin School of Business Law Department. With an introduction by Interim Dean Paquita Davis-Friday and a Q&A session moderated by Associate Dean Gwen Webb.

Zicklin in the Media

Undergraduate Mohinur Abdullaeva (BBA, ’25) has won a Foreign Affairs Information Technology (FAIT) fellowship from the U.S. Department of State.

Alumnus Omar Alrifai (MBA, ’23) won first prize in the second annual CUNY CLASH event.

Research on food waste by Professor Lauren Block, Lippert Professor of Marketing (Allen G. Aaronson Department of Marketing and International Business), was cited on the academic blog Brewminate.

Professor Douglas Carmichael, Claire and Eli Mason Professor of Accountancy, was interviewed by Bloomberg News about EY’s aborted plans to split its accounting and consultancy businesses.

Assistant Professor Chaoqun Deng (Paul H. Chook Department of Information Systems and Statistics) received an award for teaching excellence.

Professor Marc Edelman (Department of Law) spoke to The Week about legalized sports betting.

Undergraduate Karen Guanga (BBA, ’24) was elected treasurer of Baruch College’s undergraduate student government.

Professor Debbie Kaminer (Department of Law) wrote about the Supreme Court and religious accommodation for The Conversation.

Assistant Professor Pavel Krivenko (William Newman Department of Real Estate) received an award for teaching excellence.

Alumna Lisa Kurner (BBA, ’13) released an album on Epic Records under her artist name, LMYK.

Assistant Professor Brandon Lock (Stan Ross Department of Accountancy) co-authored research on Chat GPT that was cited in a news article.

Undergraduate Abdullah Mahdi (BBA, ’24) was elected executive vice president of Baruch College’s undergraduate student government.

Alumnus Ed Mendlowitz (BBA, ’63) wrote about his experience teaching a Zicklin School graduate accounting seminar.

Professor Monica Neamtiu (Stan Ross Department of Accountancy) received an award for teaching excellence.

Professor Scott Newbert, Lawrence N. Field Chair in Entrepreneurship (Narendra Paul Loomba Department of Management) was named to CNBC’s Disrupter 50 Advisory Council.

Professor Nizan Geslevich Packin (Department of Law) wrote about the dangers of automated customer service for Forbes.

Professor Lin Peng, Krell Chair of Finance (Bert W. Wasserman Department of Economics and Finance), co-authored research that was featured in The Wall Street Journal, and also won the Driehaus Center for Behavior Finance Research Prize for another paper.

Adjunct professor Patrick Reed (Department of Law) received an award for teaching excellence.

Alumnus Eduardo Roman (MBA, ’08) participated in a Baruch College panel on investing in Chile, his native country.

Lecturer Judith Ryba (Narendra Paul Loomba Department of Management) received an award for teaching excellence.

Staff member Troy Taylor received a User Acceptance Testing MVP of the Month award.

Alumna Carolyn Weiss (MBA, ’87) delivered the keynote address for the Penn State Shenango graduation ceremony.

Professor Liuren Wu, Wollman Distinguished Professor of Finance (Bert W. Wasserman Department of Economics and Finance), had research cited on SuperMoney.

Alumna Connie Yang (BBA, ’23) was interviewed about her internship as a safety analyst with the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA).

Undergraduate Jessica Yauri (BBA, ’24) was elected president of Baruch College’s undergraduate student government.

Assistant Professor Dexin Zhou (Bert W. Wasserman Department of Economics and Finance) received an award for teaching excellence.