Business & Economy
EuroTech Information Sessions Scheduled
Fall information sessions for the 2017 EuroTech Immersion Experience trip hosted by the School of Information Studies (iSchool) have been scheduled. This three-credit traveling seminar exposes students to some of the largest global corporations so they can see first-hand how…
Kennedy Patlan named first Blackstone LaunchPad Engagement Scholar
Kennedy Patlan 鈥18, a triple major in advertising in the Newhouse School, citizenship and civic engagement in the Maxwell School and women鈥檚 and gender studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the first Blackstone LaunchPad Engagement…
Idea Jam with David Edelstein, Vice Chair of the SU Board, on Sept. 14
Looking for a good idea?聽 Want to brainstorm and get your creative juices flowing? Come to the聽Idea Jam on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 4-5 p.m. at Bird Library with David Edelstein 鈥78, vice chair of the 黑料不打烊 Board of…
‘Empowering the Startup Dream’: Workshop on Global Entrepreneurship
The Blackstone LaunchPad at 黑料不打烊 has teamed up with a number of campus and community partners to present 鈥淓mpowering the Startup Dream,鈥 a half-day workshop focused on international student entrepreneurship. The event will take place on Friday, Sept. 8,…
Course Gives Non-Whitman Majors an Engaging Introduction to Business
As students took their seats on day one of Business Essentials (BUA 201), many were surprised by the attire of one of the instructors. Professor Alex McKelvie stood before them in gym shorts and a T-shirt emblazoned with the word…
Newhouse Alumna Attends Nasdaq Opening Bell as Her Company Makes Historic IPO
Amanda Romaniello 鈥10 spent Friday聽morning at Nasdaq Marketplace in Times Square, joining Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (CSS Entertainment) chairman and CEO William J. Rouhana Jr. as he rang the opening bell. Romaniello, an alumna of the Newhouse School,…
Sawyer Awarded NSF Grant to Study Workers in the Gig Economy
Driving a car for ridesharing companies Uber or Lyft. Completing a programming assignment on the freelance marketplace Fiverr. Performing data entry tasks on the Mechanical Turk digital worker platform. These are all examples of jobs that people are working on…
Professor Jason Dedrick on Foxconn’s New Wisconsin Plant
Technology expert and iSchool Professor Jason Dedrick offers insight on the news that Foxconn is opening a new plant in Wisconsin. “Foxconn鈥檚 announced $10 billion investment looks like good news for Wisconsin. If completed, it would create a significant number…
Life of Brian
Brian Benedik鈥檚 infatuation with radio began on Aug. 2, 1983, when the now-legendary Z100 first roared out of the swamps of Secaucus, New Jersey. 鈥淚 was in the car with my mother, and was fascinated by what I heard on…
Newhouse Grad Named to NCAA Postgraduate Intern Class
An alumna of the Newhouse School has been selected for a postgraduate internship at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Saquandra Heath 鈥17 is one of 31 students from colleges and universities throughout the United States to be chosen for…