A Message from Dean Lei

RBS Staff Newsletter Volume1 | Issue2 | January/February2020

• 2/17-CommunicationsSkillsII (NWK) • 2/20-Presentation SkillsII • 2/27-GrantsPre-Award Focus • 3/03-TimeInvestment(NB)

STAFF SPOTLIGHTS DID YOU KNOW? PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Welcometothesecond issueoftheRBSStaffNewsletter. RBSstaffmembers, individuallyand collectively, arecritical toward everyachievementofRBSand theexperienceofourstudentsand alumni. Thisnewsletterexemplifiesyourwork, yourmanyexciting initiatives, and yourimportant contributionstoward enhancing thecultureofourworkplace. Thankyou and GoTeam-RBS!

In This Issue...

• • Staff Spotlights MBA Her Way Program Sustainability Conference Rankings Parking Updates Starbucks A Journey of a Lifetime Staff Recognition Awards Spring Semester Professional Development Workshops Dress Down Fridays Sports Illustrated and more...

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Table of Contents

03 Staff Spotlights Trudy-Ann MorrisHewitt Ben Lohmann WandaMendez 04 Program Spotlights MBAHerWay SustainabilityConference 05 Did You Know? Rankings 06 Facilities Parking Update Departmental Moves Starbucks 08 Human Resources StaffRecognition Award Hiresand Separationsof2019 StaffPromotions 12 Committee Updates

Professional Development Core Staff Leadership 14 Staff News & Acknowledgments EventHighlights MuddyPawsRescue DressDown Fridays SportsIllustrated

SUGGESTIONS, ITEM SUBMISSIONS, AND/OR FEEDBACK? Interested in being apartoftheNewsletter Committee, pleasecontactus! rbsstaffnews@business.rutgers.edu Thisissue’scontributors: BrendaAnderson, JenniferDiaz, DanaHarris, LukeGreeley, NancyKiley, Melissa Rivera, Vibu Udayaraj

Staff Spotlights

Trudy Ann Morris Hewitt Program Coordinator

Congratulations Wanda Mendez, Assistant Dean ofCareer Managementwhojustcompleted herMaster’sDegreein Liberal ArtshereatRutgers!

Department: MAccyFinancial Accounting Years of Service: Ten yearsatRBS(August2019) Duties: Trudyprovidesadvising tocurrentand prospectivestudents, and workscloselywith ourinternational studentstoensureF-1 visacompliance. Shemanagesmarketing initiatives, social mediaaccounts, special projects, and eventplanning. Hobbies: Shelovescreating memorieswith herfamily, enjoysreading booksby JamesBaldwin, MayaAngelou, Toni Morrison, JamesPatterson, orStephen King. “Myguiltypleasureiswatching theIDChannel, MurderSheWroteand Psych.” Favorite Quote or Words of Advice: When Trudywaslittle, hergrandmotherwould alwayssay, “Whatisforyou will notpassyou.” It’salwaysresonated with herand hasbecomeadailymantra.

Ben Lohmann Assistant Dean

Department: RBS-NewarkUndergraduateProgram Years of Service: Sixyearsand threemonths. Ben started with RBSin October2013 Duties: Ben providessupervision, leadership, and management within theNewarkUndergraduateProgram Office. Hehelps developand implementstrategiesdesigned toimproveand enhancetheNewarkUndergraduatestudentexperience. Hobbies: Ben enjoyswatching sports(namelytheNewYorkYankees, DenverBroncos, NewJerseyDevils, and Seton Hall Piratesbasketball) and running. Him and hiswiferecentlyboughtahouse, sohisnewest hobbyhasbecomeworking in andaround thehousetomakeittheirs. Favorite Quote or Words of Advice: “Nomatterhowsmall and importantwhatwearedoing may seem, ifwedoitwell, itmaysoon becomethestepthatwill lead ustobetterthings.” –Channing Pollock. “Whateveryou domayseem insignificanttoyou, butitismosti mportantthatyou doit.” –Mahatma Gandhi

Program Spotlights

MBA Her Way

The MBA Her Way Program isaRBSprogram thatprovidesan opportunityforwomen interested in earning an MBAtolearn moreaboutourvariousMBAprogram theiroptions. Interactiveinfo sessionsareheld during each semester, featuring admissionsstaffand RBSMBAalumnaewhoshare theirfirst-helped them growpersonallyand professionally. Wanttolearn more? Contact BrianaMcTigueorvisitherefordatesand information sessions.

Upcoming RBS Event

JeanaWirtenberg ofMGBiscurrentlyorganizing a2-day Sustainability Conference taking placeat 1 Washington Parkon March 26th and 27th. Staffarewelcometosubmitproposalsforpresentations and/orregistertoattend. Information can befound attheconferencewebsitehere.

Did You Know?

Have you ever wondered why rankings are so essential?

Rankingsareeverywherein thepress, websitesand guidebooks. It’seasyto getrankingsfatigue. However, each newranking highlighting oneofourprogramsisacelebration ofwhatweareaccomplishing togetheratRBS. Thereare over500AACSB-accredited businessschoolsin theU.S. and rankingsgiveone setofdataforprospectivestudentstodeterminewhich b-school istherightfitfor them. When weachieveapositiveranking forRBS, itisareflection ofall thehard work wedotoprovidethebesteducation, experienceand employmentopportunitiesforour students. Toseealistofourrankings, visithttps://www.business.rutgers.edu/about-rbs/ rankings..

Facilities

Gravel and Green NewBrunswickstaffwill berelieved toknowthatRBS employeesmaycontinuetoparkin theGravel Lotbehind South Tower… until furthernotice. In themeantime, pleasekeep in mind, thatRBSemployeesareonlyallowed permitted parking in the GREEN LOT on Livingston; NOTtheYellowLot.

NewHomes, SameFaces In an efforttoconsolidate, bettersynergize, and maximizeofficeusageacross both campuses, over 40+ individual moves haveoccurred recentlyand resulted in thefollowing majorre-locationsforsomeofourprogramsand teams. The majorityofthemovesincluded thefollowing departments:

• Marketing Department - NWK: From VariousFloorsto6th Floor • Student Development Center - NWK: From 11th Floorto4th Floor • Career Management - NB: From 1stFloorto5th Floor

Two Campuses, One Email

To better streamline facility-related matters across both campuses, RBS-Facilities@business.rutgers.edu waslaunched on January14th toreplacethevariousroom reservation and repair-reporting emails. All inquiriesrelated toroom requests, officeassignments, and general building repairscan bedirected tothisnewemail account.

AGrandeOpening

On February3rd, RBSalong with RutgersGourmetDining officially welcomed theopening of Starbucks to 1 Washington Park. Starbucks-1 Washington Parkisthelargestofitskind in thecountry, and thesecond Starbuckslocation on theNewarkCampus. Thespace featuresbleacherstyleseating, variousindependentnooks, and casual group seating forstudents, faculty, and stafftostudyand collaborate.

HR News

Streamlined Support In an efforttostreamlineHuman ResourceprocessesatRBS, RBS-HR@business.rutgers.edu waslaunched lastFall. Grievances, disciplinaryactions, leaves, riskmanagement, crisismanagement, litigation, and confidential information can bedirected toDeeWhite. All otherissues, can besend totheemail above.

Staff Recognition Award Update

AspartofDean Lei’scontinued efforttorecognizetheextraordinaryeffortsofourRBSstaffteam members, thereare 5 new Staff Awards. Weencouragefacultyand stafftousethisasan opportunitytohighlightthe hard workand dedication ofourstaffmembers.

Staff Awards: 1. Outstanding Performance Award 2. Rising Spirit Award 3. Staff Spirit Award 4. Enhancing the Student Experience Award 5. Unity Award

Formoreinformation, pleasecontactAssociateDean Rivera. Nomination formsmustbesenttoHRvia email: rbs-nominate@business.rutgers.edu

A Journey of a Lifetime

On Thursday, December5th, stafffrom both theNewBrunswickand Newarkcampusesjoined together foramoving Professional Development Workshop called A Journey of a Lifetime: Techniques for Researching Your Ancestors. Workshopfacilitator, Robin Semple(AssistantViceChancellorforDevelopmentforStrategicInitiativesatRutgers-Newark), provided knowledgeableadviceand offered somehelpful tipsforexploring yourfamily’sheritage. RBSemployee Nelson Figueras, BusinessSpecialist, shared the powerful, personal storyofhischildhood escapefrom Cubain the1960’sand hisrecentsearch forlong-lost relatives, historical information, and thetruth abouthisfather’srolein thatcountry’sturbulentrevolutions. Both Robin and Nelson havefound thegenealogyjourneychallenging, emotional and rewarding.

Please join us in welcoming RBS team members for 2019:

Name Title Department Start Date

GalAtia ProgramCoordinator BusinessofFashion 3/18/2019

LauraChacon EditMediaSpecialistIC/W Communications&Marketing 7/15/2019

NancyKiley AdministrativeAssistant Dean’sOffice 1/7/2019

BrendaAnderson ProgramCoordinatorI Dean’sOffice 4/29/2019

MelissaRivera Sr.AssociateDeanof Administration&Finance Dean’sOffice 8/12/2019

VibuUdayaraj ProgramCoordinator Dean’sOffice(PTL) 2/4/2019

SamMcKenzie DirectorofDevelopment Development 4/22/2019

BrianaMcTigue AdmissionsOfficer MBAAdmissions 4/8/2019

ZacharyStachniewicz ProgramCoordinatorI MBAProgram 1/29/2019

KhaliaScribner AdministrativeAssistant MSIS 8/26/2019

LisaMinieri CareerManagementSpecialist OCM-UndergraduateNWK 9/9/2019

BethFieseler CareerCounselingOfficer OCMNWK&NB 7/8/2019

CrisFrasica ProgramCoordinatorI OCMNWK&NB 7/15/2019

JohnRenaldo CareerCounselingOfficer OCMNWK&NB 8/19/2019

PurviKapuriya CareerCounselingOfficer OCMNWK&NB 9/3/2019

SodigiKaribi-Whyte Sr.ProgramAdministrator OCMNWK&NB 9/9/2019

LisaRossini Sr.ProgramAdministrator OCMNWK&NB 9/16/2019

SofiaD’Rozario UnitComputingSpecialist OTIS 3/18/2019

ConstanceSullivan UsersSupportServicesSpecialist OTIS 5/6/2019

ShakiraWilloughby-Little InstructionalTechnologySpecialist OTIS 9/3/2019

RowlandPrivett AdministrativeCoordinator OTIS 10/7/2019

NoaGafni ExecutiveDirector RICSI 8/1/2019

HannahSalto ProgramCoordinatorI StudentDevelopmentCenter 8/7/2019

HaiyanLiu ProgramAdministrator SupplyChainManagement 1/28/2019

DijhaAllen StudentCounselor Undergraduate-NB 8/12/2019

ArmandaCerqueira StudentCounselor Undergraduate-NWK 4/15/2019

AmyCastillo AssistantDeanIII Undergraduate-NWK 7/1/2019

Best of luck and farewell to the following staff members who are no longer working at RBS:

Name Title Department JaquelineAdams AdministrativeAssistant Accounting &Info. Systems KatieAgosta PublicationsAssistant MSIS CourtneyClarke Program Coordinator OTIS Raphael Cohn CoordinatorStudentServices International Programs

RobertDemicco, Jr. Director Development LoubnaErraji DirectorofCareerManagement&Alumni Relations EMBA Aaron Gibbs AssistantDean III Undergraduate-NWK

AndrewGogates CareerCounseling Officer OCM NWK&NB CynthiaMcDermott-Hicks SeniorDepartmentAdministrator Dean’sOffice Manish Kumar AssociateDean ofAdministration &Finance Dean’sOffice ZoeMakropoulos Program CoordinatorII OCM NWK&NB Ying Ni AssistantDean III International Programs John Perez CareerManagementSpecialist OCM NWK&NB Kevin Riordan Director CenterforReal Estate MichelleTomitz Program Coordinator Alumni &Corporate Engagement DoloresStammer Regional Manager SBDC Arleen Verendia AdministrativeAssistant MSIS JacquelineVinasco Program Coordinator MBAStudentServices Brandon Womble Program CoordinatorI Dean’sOffice Yongwei Zhang ExecutiveDirector International Programs

Staff Promotions Pleasejoin usin congratulating thefollowing staff promotions:

• Daurell Haurey, AcademicCoordinator Accounting & Information Systems

Current RBS Job Opportunities

• Classroom SupportTechnician Class 4 - OTIS (https://jobs.rutgers.edu/hr/postings/110988)

Wewill continuetosharejob openingsastheyareavailable.

Commitee & Professional Development Updates

Professional developmentprogramspreparestaffforadvancement opportunities, increasecollaboration, boostmorale, and improvejob satisfaction. With thosegoalsin mind, wearepleased toannouncethe upcoming workshops. Tofind outmoreand/orregister, pleaseclickhere.

Upcoming Workshops

• 02/17- Communications Workshop II –NWK, Room 1123, (11AM -1PM), lunch provided • 02/20- Presentation Skills Workshop II -NWK, Room 921, (9AM -12PM)& NB, Room 4095, (1:30PM -4:30PM) • 02/27- Grants - Pre-Award Focus -NWK, Room 1102A&NB, Room 3095, (11AM -1PM), lunch provided • 03/02 - Time Investment/Optimization Workshop -NB, Room 4095, (10AM -1PM), lunch provided • 03/03- Time Investment/Optimization Workshop -NWK, Room 652, (10AM -1PM), lunch provided • 03/05- Grants - Post-Award Focus -NWK, Room 1102A&NB, Room 4095, (11AM -1PM), lunch provided • 03/17*- Microaggressions -NBRoom 4095, (11AM -1PM), lunch provided • 03/19*- Microaggressions -NWKRoom 652, (11AM -1PM), lunch provided • 04/07- Cyber Security -NBRoom 4095, (10AM -12PM) • 04/09- Cyber Security -NWKRoom 652, (10AM -12PM)

*-Indicatestentative

Mini and Mighty The Mini-MBA Program isnowunderway! Thisyear’sprogram topicis‘Driving InnovativeBusiness Solutions’ and includesrepresentation from thefollowing departments: Accounting &Information Systems, CenterforReal Estate, MBAStudentServices, GraduateAdmissions, Undergraduate Programs, OTIS, NJ-SBDC, MBAPrograms, RICSI, and theDean’sOffice.

Outlined belowarepastprofessional developmentworkshops. Please email us with your feedback and to suggest other professional development topics.

• 12/02 -CommunicationsWorkshopI -NB • 12/03-Open LabSession w/Ann Griffin -NWK • 12/04-PerformanceManagementTraining -NWK • 12/05-GeneologyPresentation -Both Campuses • 12/13-CommunicationsWorkshopI -NWK • 12/18-EthicsTraining: Working with Relatives-Both Campuses • 01/07-Excel Workshop(Introduction)-NWK • 01/09-Excel Workshop(Intermediate)-NWK • 01/10-Excel Workshop(Introduction)-NB • 01/13-Excel Workshop(Advanced)-NWK • 01/14-Excel Workshop(Intermediate)-NB • 01/16-RU CareTeam Presentation -Both Campuses • 01/17-Excel Workshop(Advanced)-NB • 02/05-FERPAWorkshop-Both Campuses • 02/10-CommunicationsII Workshop-NB • 02/13-Presentation SkillsI Workshop-NWK

Staff News

InnovationChallenge

A new creative program wasintroduced lastmonth byCan Uslay, ViceDean, AcademicProgramsand Innovations. Each month, RBSfacultyand staffwill bechallenged tosubmitinnovativeideasaddressing a specifictopicofinterestorconcern totheentireRBSlearning community. TheDecember2019Innovation Challengewas“Fun atRBS,” and theJanuaryfocuswason “Improving theStudentExperience.” Wehave all pondered mattershereatRBSand casuallyproposed ourideastofriendsand coworkers. TheRBSInnovativeChallengeisan exciting chancetoreallyhaveyourvoicesheard and ameaningful wayforyou to contributetothesuccessofRBS. Coming from theuniqueperspectiveofstaffmembers, whoare“on the ground running” everyday, thisisawonderful opportunitytoshareyourinsightful thoughtsand suggestions. CheckyourinboxforCan’smostrecentannouncement(January9th)forcompletedetailsand email yourproposalstoinnovate@business.rutgers.edu .

RBS Family Retreat On Friday, September27th Dean Lei hosted theInaugural RBSFacultyand Staffs RetreatatForsgateCountryClubin MonroeTownship, NewJersey. Thegoal ofthe afternoon retreatwastobring facultyand stafftogetherin arelaxed and positive atmospheretocelebrate“Team RBS”. Facultyand staffparticipated in activitiesdesigned toencouragecollegialityand fun. Thedayended with theRBS Bannerflyover!

Collecting for a Cause Beta Gamma Sigma will behosting aSuppliesDrivefortheentiremonth ofFebruary. From February7toMarch 6, BGSwill becollecting blankets, outerwear(e.g. jackets, gloves, scarves, hats), and feminineproductsin the RBSundergraduateoffice. Pleasehelpsupportthiscauseforhomelessand women’sshelters. Donationscan bedropped offattheUndergarduateOffice at100Rock.

Muddy Paws Rescue Congratulations Hannah Murphy and familyon winning Petco Foundation’sMuddyPawsRescuecompetition ($25,000 grant). TheMurphysshared theirstorywith thePetco Foundation on howtheirdog Hudson changed theirlives when theybegan running together, shortlyaftertheir son B wasborn. “Ourgoal istohelpend the stigmaofrescuedogs.” Hudson isoneof50winners acrosstheU.S. and theirstorywon third place.

Core Care

Themission ofthe Core Staff Leadership Team istoprovidestaffavoicetoseniorRBS leadershipwhileworking on improving theculture ofRutgersBusinessSchool through standardized communication, resources, respectfordiversity, a commitmenttoprofessional growth, and creating a centralized forum tobridgethegapbetween Newarkand New Brunswick. Thergoal istoworktogethertomaintain ahigh standard forall Staffmembers. Formoreinformation visithere.

DressDown Fridays Dean Lei isexcited toannounce Dress Down Fridays. Pleasejoin Amy, VIbu, and Yasmin everyFridaybyshowing your RutgersPride! Shareyourphotoswith theNewsletterCommitteetobe featured in ournextissue!

Spotted in SportsIllustrated LookwhomadeitintotheFebruaryissueofSports Illustrated! Ourveryown Matt Peyrek hasbeen captured in thearticle‘HowStevePikiell Defied theoddsand Resurrected RutgersBasketball’ byLaken Litman.

ThankYou Thankyou toourstaffwhoparticipated and supported our2019re-accreditation processand educational conferences: AACSB Re-accreditation, MAACBA Conference, and Innovations in Undergraduate Business Education. Yourhard workand dedication madeeach oftheeffortsasuccess!