4 Wide Range of Student Organizations A diverse selection of student organizations complements the Zarb School curriculum. Undergraduate students can choose from 17 organizations, including Beta Alpha Psi, which has received superior chapter status for 17 consecutive years; the National Association of Black Accountants, recognized as Regional Chapter of the Year; the Hofstra American Marketing Association, which recently placed third in a national case study competition; and the Financial Management Association.
4 Cutting-Edge Conferences and Speaker Series The caliber of events that take place on the Hofstra campus is impressive. Every semester, leaders from business, government and academia visit the Zarb School, offering our students and alumni the opportunity to learn from experts in their fields.
Zarb full-time M.B.A. students visit Wall Street.
On the graduate level, there are 16 student organizations. The Hofstra Business Consulting Group consists of M.B.A. and M.S. students who provide consulting services to Long Island and New York City-based companies. The student-run Journal of International Business and Law is a joint publication of the Zarb School and Hofstra School of Law. Zarb Women in Business (National Association of Women M.B.A.s), the Black and Hispanic M.B.A./M.S. Association, and the International M.B.A./M.S. Association represent our commitment to diversity.
Susan A. Mboya, Ph.D., founder and Executive President of Zawadi Africa Educational Fund and General Manager Franchise of the Coca-Cola Company, spoke at the Provost’s Annual Diversity Lecture in April 2009.
Robert F. Engle, Ph.D., winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize in economics, was honored with Hofstra University’s Presidential Medal in May 2009.
For more information about undergraduate and graduate student organizations, visit hofstra.edu/zarborgs. From left to right: Zarb School Dean Salvatore Sodano, former U.S. Treasury Secretaries Richard Rubin and Paul O’Neill, Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz, and Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Herman Berliner at a September 2008 event.
4 Prestigious Research Centers Our profile is significantly enhanced by the two research centers affiliated with the Zarb School. The Center for the Study of International Financial Services and Markets, founded in 1996, promotes faculty and student study in the field of international financial services and markets, and communicates through the hosting of conferences and symposia.
For more information, visit hofstra.edu/csifsm. The Wilbur F. Breslin Center for Real Estate Studies, founded in 2008, is an interdisciplinary center that brings together the expertise of the Zarb School, Hofstra School of Law, and the Institute of Real Estate at Hofstra University. The center provides professionals with information, education and scholarly analyses regarding complex issues in the real estate field.
For a list and photographs of Zarb events, visit hofstra.edu/zarbevents. Lewis S. Ranieri, widely regarded as the “Father of Mortgage-Backed Bonds”
Dr. Edward I. Altman, Max L. Heine Professor of Finance, New York University
Scott Rechler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, RXR Realty LLC
For more information, visit hofstra.edu/breslincenter.
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The speakers shown at right spoke at the November 2008 conference Causes of the Recent Financial Crisis and Effects of the Bailout, sponsored by the Center for the Study of International Financial Services and Markets.
Richard G. Ketchum, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
4 Zarb School Chapter of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) GARP, the leading professional association dedicated to the advancement of the risk profession, established a college chapter at Hofstra in 2008 – one of only eight college chapters globally.