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reimagined MBa program puts students on Fast track to success

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amapo’s accelerated MBA program is designed to address the unique demands of working professionals while providing them with the skills necessary to be successful in today’s marketplace. launched in september of 2012, this summer marked the halfway point for Ramapo’s inaugural part-time MBA cohort and the acceptance of the fall, 2013 cohort.

students work together for group projects, honing important presentation skills.

Ramapo’s accelerated 20 month MBA curriculum emphasizes the skills required for success in today’s hyper-competitive world where hierarchical structures are

replaced by flat organizations; a world where the instant delivery of knowledge expands the horizons of senior managers and allows younger professionals to gain responsibility much earlier in their careers. “in a competitive global environment, successful business leaders need critical thinking skills to deal with the inevitable ethical and moral challenges imposed by an increasing complex marketplace,” notes Tim landers, MBA program director. nearly 25% of the curriculum is dedicated to teaching the leadership techniques necessary for the 21st century. Thanks to the internet and increasingly connected markets, a majority of new business ventures begin life with an international footprint. it’s nearly impossible to operate a business today without knowledge of the cultural and operating differences of global markets. in addition to Ramapo’s internationally focused curriculum, students spend 10 days in china receiving a behind-thescenes look at business in the world’s most populous economy.

The administration of the Anisfield school of Business knows the marketplace is competitive, so the program is focused on more than just academics; Ramapo’s career coaches meet individually with each student to provide that competitive edge to move students forward.

tim Landers, MBa program director, addressing the 2012 Cohort of students.

representing nonprofit and for-profit entities in healthcare, manufacturing, business services, finance and retailing, students were selected from many of our world-class corporate neighbors to participate in this exciting new program.

Volume 7, issue 1

Fall 2013

inside tHis issue: new accelerated MBa program............Cover a Message from the dean............................2 Beta Gamma sigma 2013 .............................2 Josh weston, Ceo, Visit ...............................3 Finance Club sponsors sabrin vs. olbrecht ....3 professor petkus wins teaching award .........3 China immersion trip ..................................4 enactus team wins Competition ..................4 academic achievement awards 2013 ............4 Finance Club Hosts Guest speaker ................5 asB wizards of wall street ..........................5 asB alumni advisory Board.........................6 sabrin Center Highlights .............................6 new Faculty Join asB ................................. 7 professor Klein retires ................................7 asB alumni networking roundtable ...........8

A Message from the Dean

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e congratulate our talented undergraduate class of 2013 and are excited to be welcoming our second cohort of MBA students this fall. The Anisfield school of Business continues to explore and develop new initiatives to further improve the quality of the educational experience we provide. We look to grow our offerings to broader student populations who will benefit from the expertise and teaching skills we have to offer. We place significant emphasis on career coaching and professional skill development

Congratulations to the 2013 Beta GaMMa siGMa inductees

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initiatives to ensure that our graduating students are fully prepared to successfully compete for the best jobs in the marketplace. stay tuned for updates on the continued growth and evolution of the Anisfield school of Business. As always, we welcome your comments and suggestions and greatly appreciate your continued support.

Dean Lewis Chakrin, Ph.D.

this year’s BGs Chapter Honoree: Harry silver, Managing director, Goldman sachs & Co. pictured here with his wife, nancy silver, dean Chakrin and president peter p. Mercer

n April 4, 2013 AsB inducted 37 students (photo below) into Beta Gamma sigma, the premier business honor society. The Ramapo college chapter of Beta Gamma sigma, advised by Professor Anita stellenwerf and Professor constance crawford, was recognized as a premier chapter in 2013.

Back Row (left to right): Macrae Francis ’14, Zak Kays ’15, nicholas Calabrase ’14, Brian Kirk ’14, stephen scorzo ’14, Joseph romano ‘ 14, John rubino ’14, Kerry duda ’14, Kallie Knebl ’14, Maria panchenko ’14, eric thompson ‘14, saroj Maharjan ’14, rebecca weber ’15, Courtney snyder ’13, adam rinaldi ’13, Caroline Morrison ’13, Mark ellebracht ’15, anthony darakjy ‘15 Front Row (left to right): Blair Ballin ‘15 , irina samoila ’15, emily egner ‘15 , Kelly Yago ‘13 , Kyan Ferreira ‘14, evan Gallipoli ‘13

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Josh weston, Ceo, Visits ramapo College on april 12, 2013 Mr. Josh weston, former Ceo/Chairman of automated data processing, spoke to students about his leadership experience during a visit to the anisfield school of Business.

Finance Club sponsors sabrin vs. olbrecht on wednesday, april 10, 2013 the Finance Club hosted a debate between professor alexandre olbrecht and professor Murray sabrin. the debate, moderated by professor eric Haye, focused on the Keynesian vs austrian schools of economics.

professor petkus wins Bischoff award professor of Marketing ed petkus, is the first faculty member of the anisfield school of Business to receive the prestigious Henry Bischoff excellence in teaching award. this award is presented annually to a candidate selected by the Henry Bischoff committee (consisting of former Bischoff award winners and Henry Bischoff himself). petkus serves as the convener of Marketing and international Business at the College.

He has been serving on the Board of directors of the Marketing educators’ association since 2007 and was elected president of the association in 2012.

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students immersed in China’s Business practices

enactus team wins regional Competition

in March, 2013, Associate Professor of international Business huiping li, escorted 12 students on an excursion to china though the china immersion study Abroad Program. her goal was to introduce the students to the business environment and culture of the country through tours and guest lectures.

Ramapo college’s enactus team, formerly known as sife (students in free enterprise) won the 2012 regional competition and went on to compete in nationals, which were held in Minneapolis. several of the key projects of 2013 included connecting with the women and children at oasis in Paterson, nJ, Volunteer income Tax Assistance (ViTA) in the local community, working with special needs adults at creskill, and sustainability projects here on campus. Global projects included working with Guatemalan weavers to expand their business as well as at the haiti Wings of Refuge children’s home.

Front Row (Left to Right): porfirio rodriguez ’14, Brittany o’steen ’14, Caitlin wroblewski ’13, rudina Kajacka ’13, arely Cesti ’15, solange alvarado ‘15 Back Row (Left to Right): Michael dunn ’15, ryan stromberg ’15, Bradley Mcnamara ’13, Jordan toczynski ’15, stina Malm ’15, erin antonellis ’13

the 2012 siFe team with advisor professor Kathryn Yeaton

Business students recognized at academic achievement Ceremony students Recognized for outstanding academic achievement at the college’s annual Academic Achievement ceremony. each convening group within AsB selected a student. They were: Kelly A. Yago ’13 - Accounting christine l. o’neill ’13 - economics courtney l. snyder ’13 - finance christopher M. Auteri ’13 - information systems Kloudya R. Molina ’13 - international Business Adam R. Rinaldi ’13 - Management Maxwell d. Auth ’13 - Marketing in addition, Macrae M. francis ’14 received the Book Prize And irina samoila ’15 received the faculty-student Research Award

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Meet the wizards of ramapo

during the spring 2013 semester, 75 students competed against each other for the coveted title of “asB wizard of wall street.” during the 10-week competition, students traded a virtual $1 million portfolio, utilizing real-time Fts simulation software housed in asB’s Global trading Lab. the students were able to trade any stock listed in the russell 1000 stock index. pictured (left to right): steven Katz ‘15, Bryan ronsley ‘ 14, and Chris sidnam ‘14

Finance Club Hosts technical analysis pioneer ralph acampora on April 11, 2013, the finance club hosted legendary stock market technician Ralph Acampora for an interactive learning session discussing the current state of the equity, bond and commodity markets. pictured (left to right): dave rounds ‘13, tim Landers, MBa director, nikhil Bhatia ‘14, ralph acampora, John Goode ‘13, shazia K.C ‘15, andrew derkack ‘13 and Brian Goldberg ‘00, trading Lab director

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anisfield school of Business alumni advisory Board The Alumni Advisory Board of the Anisfield school of Business participates in the life of the school by advising the dean, sitting in on student presentations and hosting and participating in career events including the Annual Alumni networking Roundtable. The Board gathered at the Alumni convocation on october 25, 2012.

Seated (left to right): eileen Comerford ’80, president peter p. Mercer, Chris Chudyk ’00, and roger Mussa ’98. Standing (left to right) are dean Lewis Chakrin, assistant dean Karen norton, Chair of the alumni advisory Board Joe Monaco ’85, student representative alexa Glynn ’13, John Brewster ’78, Jill Freudenfels stanley ’06, ron depoalo ’86, Joanne Geylin ’86, and MBa director tim Landers.

sabrin Center for Business excellence Highlights on March 8, 2013 the sabrin Center for Business excellence presented the eighth annual sebastian J. raciti Memorial Lecture and scholarship reception featuring author, economic consultant, and stock forecaster a. Gary shilling. the 2013 scholarship award winner was saroj Maharjan ‘14.

Pictured (left to right): John Galandak, James e. Glassman, robert topel , president peter p. Mercer, senator Kevin o’toole and George C. ruotolo, Jr., chairman of ramapo College Board of trustees

Pictured (left to right): professor rita shea, rosemary raciti, saroj Maharjan ’14, Liz Hill, professor Murray sabrin

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on January 30, 2013, The sabrin center for Business excellence sponsored a panel discussing the northern new Jersey Business outlook. The expert panel included James e.

Glassman, managing director and senior economist at JP Morgan chase, senator Kevin o’Toole, John Galandak, executive director commerce and industry Association of new Jersey and Robert Topel, vice president of Marketing, uPs east Region.

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asB welcomes new Faculty: Vasundhara Chakraborty, assistant professor of Acccounting, earned her Ph.d. in Accounting from Rutgers university, her M.s in industrial engineering at Rutgers university and her B.s. in industrial engineering at nagpur university, india. Professor chakraborty currently teaches Principles in financial Accounting, Principles of Managerial Accounting and intermediate Accounting. her research interests include accounting information systems, continuous auditing and XRBl and eRP. tammi redd, assistant professor of Management, earned her Ph.d. at The university of Texas- Pan American, and her B.s. at Pennsylvania state university. she currently teaches strategic Management and ethics in Business. her research interests include Minority entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial climate, social networking, social capital, small Business development, diversity in organizations, Top Management Team diversity, and upper echelon Theory. Professor Redd is one of the faculty Advisors of the Ramapo college enactus team. sridevi shivarajan, assistant professor of Management, earned her Ph.d. at Temple university, her MBA at cochin university in india and her BTech in civil engineering at Kerala university, india. Professor shivarajan currently teaches ethics in Business and Managing organization Behavior. her research interests include Business ethics, social networks and Authentic leadership. she has published in Business ethics Quarterly, Journal of Business ethics, and her papers have appeared in the best paper proceedings of the Academy of Management’s annual conference in 2007 and 2012.

Mark skowronski, assistant professor of Management, is a Ph.d. candidate in Business Administration at McMaster university. he holds an M.A. and B.A. in Psychology from Montclair state and Rutgers university.

Professor skowronski currently teaches Business communication, human Resource Management and Managing organization Behavior. his research interests and publications focus on work stress, selfmanagement and pedagogy.

Transitions: professor stephen Klein retires after 28 Years

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rofessor Klein began his career in computer programming at space Technology labs in Redondo Beach california, during the era of the Apollo Program. he joined Ramapo college in 1985 to teach information systems and to direct the Ramapo center for computing and information systems. As a long-term convener of the information systems major and founder of the Academic Review committee (ARc), Professor Klein played a key role in the academic growth of the college. he also facilitated the AAcsB accreditation of the college’s Anisfield school of Business through his leadership in curriculum management and assurance of learning.

Professor Klein characterizes himself as a win-win teacher, mentor, and facilitator in the learning process. Professor Klein’s excellence in teaching and commitment to students was recognized in 2002 when he received the school of Business outstanding Teacher Award and again in 2004, when he received the student Government Red Ribbon Award. More recently, Professor Klein led the charge to revitalize the is program into the information Technology Management Program. The faculty, staff and students of the Anisfield school of Business wish him all the best in his retirement.

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asB alumni networking roundtable

twenty-two alumni represented many career opportunities available to the 60 students who attended the asB alumni networking roundtable april 16, 2013.

Seated (left to right): ron depoalo ’86*, J. patrick Hunter ’05, ’01*, Laura roberts ’81, eileen Comerford ’80*, tina-Louise Moyer ’98* and tina Lastra Goldenberg ’06. Standing (left to right): Cathleen winter-rafalko ’86, tom Grassi ’08; ernest ehling, Jr. ’86; peter seminara ’00, CFp*, John Brewster ’75*, Jonathan Marcus ’93, esq., Joseph Gilligan ’86, sarah de Heer ’08, russell sommers ’05, amanda ammerman ’11, Barbara Hastie’ 82, Christine rotonda ’99, steven Bloom ’08, david escudero ’11, Jill Freudenfels stanley ’06* and nancy Gross ’86. * ASB Alumni Advisory Board member

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