Whitman School of Management Events Calendar

WISE Women's Roundtable: Women in Innovation (2/26/2013)

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/26/2013	Start Time:	8:00 AM
End Date:	2/26/2013	End Time:	10:00 AM

The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy is hosting a roundtable on issues facing women business owners. Teri Coaxum from the NYC SBA Office of Advocacy will be moderating the roundtable.

My Accounting Insights for New Entrepreneurs (2/26/2013)

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/26/2013	Start Time:	12:00 PM
End Date:	2/26/2013	End Time:	1:30 PM

In this interactive course, you will examine the components of a sound and effective financial accounting system for your business. We will compare bookkeeping versus accounting, and explain the important data and reports for you to monitor your business. Some of the topics covered will include: Selecting an Accountant; Organizing Your Financial Records; Bookkeeping Systems; Accounting Terms; Monitoring and Reconciliations; and Financial Reports.

The Building Blocks for Starting a Business (2/27/2013)

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:30:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/27/2013	Start Time:	5:30 PM
End Date:	2/27/2013	End Time:	7:00 PM

Join us for an introduction to entrepreneurship and starting a business! Learn the basic ideas on determining a need in the marketplace, target marketing, unique selling points, and building your support team.

H. John Riley Dual Engineering/MBA Event (2/27/2013)

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/27/2013	Start Time:	6:00 PM
End Date:	2/27/2013	End Time:	7:30 PM

L.C. Smith Students interested in earning an MBA

L.C. Smith College of Engineering and the Whitman School of Management have partnered together to offer the H. John Riley Dual Engineering/MBA program. Graduates of this five-year program enter the workforce with a unique combination of skills - the engineering expertise needed to develop technological innovations and the business knowledge necessary to put these ideas into action.

Join us and learn more about this program:

Wednesday, February 27th

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Milton Room, Whitman School of Management

721 University Ave

REQUIRED: RSVP - http://lcsmba.eventbrite.com

Virtual 411: iMBA Virtual Information Session (2/27/2013)

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/27/2013	Start Time:	7:00 PM
End Date:	2/27/2013	End Time:	8:00 PM

Join Danielle Goodroe, Assistant Director of Graduate Recruitment for a live information session that will provide an in depth look at Whitman's iMBA program, a distance learning MBA designed for the working professional.

This session will cover program history, curriculum, and the admission process. To join, simply enter the URL below into your browser and join the conversation!

Click here to register for a session

Email Danielle here with any questions prior to or after the event

Social Media Breakfast Meetup (2/28/2013)

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:30:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/28/2013	Start Time:	7:30 AM
End Date:	2/28/2013	End Time:	9:00 AM

Join Social Media Breakfast Syracuse for a morning meetup at LoFo, a WISE woman-owned business located in Armory Square.

At this event, you will:

- Meet fellow local social media practitioners/enthusiasts

- Bring business cards to share

- Enjoy LoFo's tasty selection of traditional, vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free breakfast options available for purchase

- Grab free SMB Syracuse buttons and stickers

- Come and go as you please

WISE Women's Roundtable Discussion: Women in Food and Farming (2/28/2013)

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/28/2013	Start Time:	12:00 PM
End Date:	2/28/2013	End Time:	1:00 PM

As a woman in a business in the food/farming industry, you value the support of other women professionals. Talk out the challenges with 10 other women over lunch!

Virtual 411: Full-Time MBA Virtual Information Session (2/28/2013)

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:30:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/28/2013	Start Time:	12:30 PM
End Date:	2/28/2013	End Time:	1:30 PM

Join Danielle Goodroe, Assistant Director of Graduate Recruitment, for a live information session that will provide an in-depth look at Whitman's full-time MBA program, an experiential learning-focused MBA, designed to combine practical business training with real world experience.

This session will cover program history, curriculum, and the admission process.

Click here to register!

Virtual 411: Master of Science Programs Virtual Information Session (2/28/2013)

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:30:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/28/2013	Start Time:	12:30 PM
End Date:	2/28/2013	End Time:	1:30 PM

Join Danielle Goodroe, Assistant Director of Graduate Recruitment for a virtual information session designed to provide an in depth look at Whitman's Master of Science degree programs. This includes the Master of Finance, Master of Accounting, and Master of Entrepreneurship programs.

Information on the curriculum, admissions, and the student community will be covered. We look forward to speaking with you very soon!

Click here to register!

Management major awards dinner (2/28/2013)

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/28/2013	Start Time:	1:30 PM
End Date:	2/28/2013	End Time:	9:00 PM

Syracuse University - Whitman School of Management
Room: Milton Room

Management major awards dinner

Business Factoids You Need to Know (2/28/2013)

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/28/2013	Start Time:	6:00 PM
End Date:	2/28/2013	End Time:	7:00 PM

Thought you knew what it takes to run a business?

Join Tom Lumpkin, Department Chair for the Entrepreneurship program as he discusses business factoids YOU need to know to be successful. In addition to that, find out more about our one year MS Entrepreneurship program from Danielle Goodroe, Assistant Director of Graduate Recruitment.

You have an opportunity to network with current students, panel speakers and local start ups to name a few. This is a great event to attend before attending the keynote presentation by Sheldon Yellen, CEO of BELFOR Holdings, Inc.

Thursday, February 28th

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Flaum Grand Hall

RSVP TODAY - eeeinfo@syr.edu

Intro to Social Media for Small Businesses and Nonprofits (2/28/2013)

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/28/2013	Start Time:	6:00 PM
End Date:	2/28/2013	End Time:	8:00 PM

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pin-what? Stop struggling to make heads or tails of social media. This introductory class will help small business and nonprofit employees understand what tools are best-suited to their goals, and how to get a social media presence up and running quickly and inexpensively. Get grounding in the basics of social media marketing, content strategy, community engagement, and analytics.

Bring your laptop or tablet for hands-on learning! The class is taught by Daniel Sieradski, a digital strategist with over a decade's experience in online marketing, and Creative Director at Breakthrough Design Group, one of Syracuse's leading web development firms.

Restoring Opportunity Today: An Evening with Sheldon Yellen (2/28/2013)

Fri, 1 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/28/2013	Start Time:	7:00 PM
End Date:	2/28/2013	End Time:	8:00 PM

Join the E Club and the Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship as we host Sheldon Yellen, founder and CEO of billion-dollar company BELFOR Holdings, Inc. at a networking event and presentation titled "Restoring Opportunity Today." Yellen is a global entrepreneur who was featured on the CBS TV series Undercover Boss in 2011. He will be sharing his experiences as an entrepreneur in a unique industry followed by a Q&A.

Prior to the lecture, there will be a networking event featuring a brief panel presentation on the Top 3 Must-Know Business Factoids, information about the one-year Master's in Entrepreneurship at SU program, and open networking with students and entrepreneurs from CNY.

Management major business show (Cancelled) (3/1/2013)

Fri, 1 Mar 2013 14:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/1/2013	Start Time:	9:00 AM
End Date:	3/1/2013	End Time:	12:00 PM

Syracuse University - Whitman School of Management
Room: Flaum Grand Hall

Management major business show

The Building Blocks for Starting a Business (3/4/2013)

Mon, 4 Mar 2013 17:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/4/2013	Start Time:	12:00 PM
End Date:	3/4/2013	End Time:	1:00 PM

The Network Marketing Model - An Alternative in Entrepreneurship (3/5/2013)

Tue, 5 Mar 2013 17:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/5/2013	Start Time:	12:00 PM
End Date:	3/5/2013	End Time:	1:00 PM

Hear from three highly successful women teams taking advantage of structures already in place to realize their entrepreneurial dreams! Our panel will include representatives from: Arbonne International, Gold Canyon Candles,and Thirty-One Gifts. A light lunch will be served.

Virtual 411: iMBA Virtual Information Session (3/6/2013)

Wed, 6 Mar 2013 17:30:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/6/2013	Start Time:	12:30 PM
End Date:	3/6/2013	End Time:	1:30 PM

This session will cover program history, curriculum, and the admission process. To join, simply enter the URL below into your browser and join the conversation!

Click here to register for a session

Email Danielle here with any questions prior to or after the event

WISE Women's Roundtable Discussion: Women in Creative Businesses (3/7/2013)

Thu, 7 Mar 2013 17:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/7/2013	Start Time:	12:00 PM
End Date:	3/7/2013	End Time:	1:00 PM

As a woman in a creative business, you value the support of other women professionals. Talk out the challenges with 10 other women over lunch!

Monthly 411: An Evening at Whitman (Graduate Programs Information Session) (3/7/2013)

Thu, 7 Mar 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/7/2013	Start Time:	6:00 PM
End Date:	3/7/2013	End Time:	8:00 PM

Syracuse University - Whitman School of Management
Room: Milton Room

Join Danielle Goodroe, Assistant Director of Graduate Recruitment for informative information sessions designed to provide you with the information you need to determine which Whitman program is right for you.

From 6-7pm, full-time programs including the MBA program and MS programs in Accounting, Finance and Entrepreneurship will be discussed

At 7pm, distance learning programs including the iMBA and iMS Supply Chain Management program will be covered, including curriculum and admissions information.

Join us on campus for these sessions, as well as a campus tour!

RSVP for this event by going here: http://whitmangradevents.eventbrite.com

Virtual 411: Master of Science Programs Virtual Information Session (3/7/2013)

Fri, 8 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/7/2013	Start Time:	7:00 PM
End Date:	3/7/2013	End Time:	8:00 PM

Information on the curriculum, admissions, and the student community will be covered. We look forward to speaking with you very soon!

Click here to register!

Third Annual EBV-F (3/8/2013 - 3/16/2013)

Fri, 8 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/8/2013	All Day
End Date:	3/16/2013

Syracuse University will host its third Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veteran's Families (EBV-F) program beginning this Friday, March 8, and running through Saturday, March 16. EBV-F leverages flexibilities inherent in small business ownership to provide a vocational and economic path forward for military family members and/or surviving spouses of those gave their lives in service to the country. This year, 23 participants (the largest Syracuse EBV-F class to date) will be exposed to nuts and bolts of business ownership. These 19 women and four men span the ages of 22 to 64. They

SU Athletics Update with SU Athletics Director Dr. Daryl Gross (3/12/2013)

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:30:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/12/2013	Start Time:	6:30 PM
End Date:	3/12/2013	End Time:	8:00 PM

The Whitman Alumni Club of NYC invites you to an SU Athletics Update with SU Athletics Director Dr. Daryl Gross. It will be held at SU's Lubin House, 11 E. 61st Street in Manhattan. To register, go to WhitmanNYC.com; for more information contact Carol Heil, caheil@syr.edu, or (315) 443-9222.

WISE Women's Roundtable Discussion: Women in Food and Farming (3/14/2013)

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/14/2013	Start Time:	12:00 PM
End Date:	3/14/2013	End Time:	1:00 PM

As a woman in a business in the food/farming industry, you value the support of other women professionals. Talk out the challenges with 10 other women over lunch!

Sales Training (3/14/2013)

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/14/2013	Start Time:	6:00 PM
End Date:	3/14/2013	End Time:	8:00 PM

A major component of a business is the sales process. Learn what it means to have a customer-driven business attitude.

Session 1: The Basics

- Explore your personal beliefs of what it means to be a 'sales person' and how that potentially affects your business

- Identify characteristics for success in your business

- Learn what it means to have a customer-driven attitude

Session 2: Beyond the Basics

- Explore techniques used to 'close the sale'

- Identify the differences between marketing and sales and the important role they each play in sustaining a successful business

Whitman Young Alumni of CNY Event at Faegan's (3/14/2013)

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/14/2013	Start Time:	6:00 PM
End Date:	3/14/2013	End Time:	8:00 PM

Whitman Central New York alumni who have graduated in the past 10 years are cordially invited to an evening at Faegan's. This is a new initiative sponsored by the Whitman Alumni Club of CNY to help young Whitman alumni in Central New York reconnet. Please RSVP to Joe Battisto '10, jjbattis@syr.edu. For more information, contact Emily Yakawiak, 443-3850 or egyakawi@syr.edu.

Virtual 411: Full-Time MBA Virtual Information Session (3/14/2013)

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/14/2013	Start Time:	7:00 PM
End Date:	3/14/2013	End Time:	8:00 PM

This session will cover program history, curriculum, and the admission process.

Click here to register!

WISE Women's Roundtable Discussion: Women Working to Grow a Business (3/19/2013)

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/19/2013	Start Time:	12:00 PM
End Date:	3/19/2013	End Time:	1:00 PM

The WISE Women’s Business Center is offering a new roundtable group open to all women. Are you just beginning the entrepreneurial journey and wondering where to begin? Have you started a business and looking for ways to grow? Join us each month to talk out your challenges with a Business Counselor and other women professionals. Our monthly topics will focus on the real challenges and needs that women entrepreneurs are facing today!

Celebrating Women's History Month: Women Making Their Own History (3/20/2013)

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:45:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/20/2013	Start Time:	7:45 AM
End Date:	3/20/2013	End Time:	10:15 AM

Katie Doucette of The Leading Element will facilitate a panel discussion with local leading women who have considerable experience in entrepreneurship and working with family members. Join us for some thought-provoking discussion on the special dynamics associated with bringing family into business.

Panelists include:

- Lisa Conway: Director of Marketing for Pioneer Warehousing & Distribution, LLC

- Peg Kelley: Vice President & Owner of Syracuse Glass Company, Inc.

- Mara Charlamb: Vice President & Owner of United Radio

- DeBorah Little: Touchdown Enterprises, Inc.

Operation Start Up & Grow (3/21/2013)

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:30:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/21/2013	Start Time:	8:30 AM
End Date:	3/21/2013	End Time:	1:00 PM

Do you want to start a business? Expand your existing business?Find all the resources in one location at this FREE conference for veteran entrepreneurs! Operation: Start Up & Grow is the premier veterans business conference in Upstate New York for our veterans and members of the military community who want to start or expand their own small business. The half-day event includes breakout workshops, dozens of exhibitors, networking sessions, awards ceremony and lunch.

WISE Women's Roundtable Discussion: Women in Creative Businesses (3/21/2013)

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/21/2013	Start Time:	12:00 PM
End Date:	3/21/2013	End Time:	1:00 PM

As a woman in a creative business, you value the support of other women professionals. Talk out the challenges with 10 other women over lunch!

Sales Training (3/21/2013)

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/21/2013	Start Time:	6:00 PM
End Date:	3/21/2013	End Time:	8:00 PM

A major component of a business is the sales process. Learn what it means to have a customer-driven business attitude.

Session 1: The Basics

- Explore your personal beliefs of what it means to be a 'sales person' and how that potentially affects your business

- Identify characteristics for success in your business

- Learn what it means to have a customer-driven attitude

Session 2: Beyond the Basics

- Explore techniques used to 'close the sale'

- Identify the differences between marketing and sales and the important role they each play in sustaining a successful business

Recruiting Event for Current SU Students (3/22/2013)

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/22/2013	Start Time:	12:00 PM
End Date:	3/22/2013	End Time:	2:30 PM

Syracuse University - Whitman School of Management
Room: Milton Room

Recruiting Event for Current SU Students

MBA Information Session (3/22/2013)

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:30:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/22/2013	Start Time:	12:30 PM
End Date:	3/22/2013	End Time:	2:30 PM

Graduation is a few months away...

Have you thought about earning your MBA?

Learn more by attending our MBA information session on Friday, March 22nd. You will hear from a panel of speakers and current MBA students on the benefits of earning your MBA.

Details

Friday, March 22nd

12:30pm - 2:30pm

Milton Room

Whitman School of Management

RSVP by Thursday, March 21st

Danielle Goodroe

degoodro@syr.edu

315.443.3006

It's about you. It's about your future.