Gabelli School introduces sports business specialization
Sports Marketing. Business of Sports Media. Sports Law. These are the ingredients of the Gabelli School’s brand-new specialization in sports business, approved for launch in spring 2013. This...
View ArticleIBM execs behind Jeopardy! computer visit GSB
by Balt Heldring (GSB ’14) In 1997, IBM’s Deep Blue computer system beat the greatest chess player in the world, Garry Kasparov. With that feat conquered, IBM began searching for a new challenge,...
View ArticleSpring break in Brazil! (And a finance course.)
If you want your spring break itinerary to include São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Rio and other destinations in Brazil, consider adding Financial Modeling of Emerging Markets (FNBU 4471) to your course...
View ArticleNew career handbook: A zillion bits of advice in one place
You wake up at 6:45 a.m. to get ready for a job interview, and you realize you aren’t quite sure what to wear or what to bring. It’s too early to call your friends, who might not know anyway. The...
View ArticleCan you negotiate? If not, you need one of these spring courses!
Here you are. Across the table is a guy who has something you want. Are you leaving with what you came for? Negotiation skills are critical for business leaders. Fail to learn them, and you could find...
View ArticleGive your marketing skills a quantitative edge
If you’re interested in marketing and still have room — or room to change — in your spring 2013 course schedule, consider this class from Professor Mohammad Nejad. Data-Driven Marketing Decisions (MKBU...
View ArticleFordham juniors ARE the “Workforce of the Future”
Everyone wants a job after graduation. But which job? Juniors in the Integrated Project course, developed and taught by Dr. Meghann Drury, were challenged to research a career they’re considering....
View ArticleSeven exercises test juniors’ communication capacities
by Emily Raleigh (GSB ’16) According to Dean Rapaccioli, “It’s not always what you say. It’s how you say it.” We talk. We text. We Facebook. We e-mail. We tweet. The question is, though, do we know how...
View ArticleKPMG partner makes a London tax class memorable
One of the greatest advantages of the Gabelli School of Business is access to adjunct professors who are top-ranked executives at New York City corporations. The same holds true for the Gabelli...
View ArticleRevolutionary idea for Target.com yields $2,500 prize
by Farzana Ali (GSB ’15) What does Target have that Amazon doesn’t? A physical store. Four Gabelli School of Business students recently decided it was time to bring that whole store online. Graham...
View ArticleGabelli School program to debut at Lincoln Center, fall 2014
Beginning next fall, Rose Hill won’t be the only place for undergraduates to study business at Fordham. The Gabelli School of Business has won approval to open a brand-new, small-scale undergraduate...
View ArticleFordham University’s graduate business school praised in survey
Citing Fordham University’s location in “the heart of the financial capital of the world,” a college ranking service has included the university’s graduate business school in its listing of the...
View ArticleCustomer care is key to students’ Stew Leonard’s visit
By Kate Marinkovich How does a local supermarket survive and thrive in a competitive environment? For Stew Leonard’s, a small grocery store chain, the keys are exceptional care of employees and...
View ArticleElectric BMWs spur lesson in sustainable business
It was a testament to the allure of two BMW electric cars that students in Michael Pirson‘s Foundations of Sustainable Business class stayed outside on a bitter cold day for the chance to take one for...
View ArticleMSBA program ranks No. 6 nationwide in new survey
Fordham University’s Master of Science in Business Analytics program has come a long way in a short time, and now it’s been recognized as one of the best. The MSBA has been ranked sixth in the nation...
View ArticleStudent managed fund beats benchmark again
The portfolio managers and analysts for Fordham University Gabelli School of Business Student Managed Investment Fund beat their performance benchmark this semester, and they received their bonus from...
View ArticleExecutive MBA class at Westchester campus, by the numbers
The new Executive MBA Class of 2016 at Fordham University’s Westchester campus came on board last week. Here are some facts about the class: Average age – 35 Percent male – 50% Percent female – 50%...
View ArticleConsulting Cup final to be held on Jan. 28
A year-long study of Fortune 500 companies for Gabelli School of Business students is coming down to one final presentation for six teams of finalists, one of which will pocket $1,000 and become part...
View ArticleFordham’s MBA and EMBA programs rank high in new survey
Fordham University’s graduate business programs have once again been recognized as some of the best in both North America and the world. CEO Magazine has ranked the graduate business school’s MBA...
View ArticleBroad curriculum infuses business studies with purpose
By Joanna Mercuri When jobs are scarce and money is tight, the liberal arts tend to face great scrutiny about their practical value in the marketplace. But if you ask Gabelli student Joseph Buccheri to...
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