Inside RBS November/December 2022 Newsletter

Audrey Louis Memorial

A Night to Remember

FIN-PRO Update

Monnique DeSilva

Office of The Dean

A Message from Dean Lei

At this special time of the year, the RBS senior leadership team and I send our best wishes for a wonderful holiday season and a very Happy New Year! Thank you for all you do for Rutgers Business School and for our students and faculty.

Newsletter Committee Updates

Inside RBS continues to seek enthusiastic guest contributors to share their expertise, department news, local reports, and creative writing with staff. Do you have a special talent or hobby? What innovative things are happening in your department? Can you recommend a favorite day trip destination, ethnic restaurant, or a good book to read? We want to hear from you!

Please help us keep the RBS Staff Newsletter interesting, current, and collaborative and send your photos, articles and suggestions to RBSstaffnews@business.rutgers.edu.

This issue’s contributors: Mala Bhola, Alyssa Clauhs, Karin Crimmins, Dana Greene Harris, and Nancy Kiley

Staff Spotlights

Monnique DeSilva Senior Program Coordinator

Department: Doctor of Business Administrative Program & Ph.D. Program

Years of Service: 29 years, 4 months

Job Duties: To assist staff and faculty with all facility related needs

What would you do (for a career) if you weren’t doing this?

I would be a Geriatrics Social Worker.

What are three words that best describe you?

I would describe myself as humble, resilient and a team player.

What television show or movie are you ashamed to admit that you love?

I love any movie with Bruce Willis, but the Die-Hard movies are my favorite!

Staff Memorium

Audrey Louis

Administrative Assistant

Department: MGB

Audrey began working with RBS in 2010 as an hourly employee with the MQF and MGB departments. In 2013 she left Rutgers briefly to work for the State of NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Her love for the University brought her back in December 2016 when the MGB Department hired her as an administrative assistant. Audrey received a Bachelor of Arts in English from Rutgers University-Newark.

Audrey enjoyed watching British mysteries, crime dramas and the Dr. Phil show. She was also passionate about reading, loved collecting cookbooks, and leafing through a good magazine. She enjoyed studying the Bible and was a faithful Sunday School student at Grace Bible Class Church.

Audrey was a great co-worker, always cheerful, and will be missed by all.

Program Spotlight:

RBS Dean’s Office

The RBS Dean’s Office is always buzzing with activity. Even so, there seems to be a dearth of knowledge about who and what the Dean’s Office is and does.

The Dean’s Office at RBS is not only the space that Dean Lei Lei ocupies on each campus. The Dean’s Office contains the offices of the RBS leadership team, assistant deans, and staff members, including Can Uslay, Ph.D., Vice Dean of Innovation, Petra Christmann, Ph.D., Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research, Sengun Yeniyurt, Ph.D., Vice Dean for Academic Programs and Learning Assurance, and Melissa Rivera, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean for Administration and Finance.

Along with Dean Lei Lei, the deans advance the mission of Rutgers Business School by keeping a pulse on the wants and needs of our students, faculty, and staff. It is also charged with staying attuned to what the new and emerging trends are in business and ensuring that our students are prepared to join the current business environment.

Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick was formally organized in 1929. Since then, the school has grown to serve almost 10,000 students and is a member in good standing in several collegiate organizations, including AACSB and MACBA.

Did You Know?

The Rutgers Signature Generator is back online! It is important for you to go to the generator and download new zip files of your unit’s existing signature. All the signatures have been updated to a new font. The new font, Source Sans Pro, is very similar to the old font used in the signatures.

The reason for the change was based on licensing guidelines for the Formata font, no longer allowing Rutgers to use it in widespread visual identity or marketing communications applications. The new font is open source, available without licensing concerns through either Google or Abode.

The updated signature files should be used in all applications going forward. All new signatures generated will use the new font.

In addition to this font change, the updated secondary color palette and the new Rutgers-Newark Raiders mascot logo have also been included in the new Visual identity System User Guide. Details of these changes can be reviewed in the Visual Identity Update presentation or by visiting https://signaturegenerator. rutgers.edu/

Finance-Pro

Updates

The Month End Close process officially begins on January 1, 2023. The first six months of the monthly close (July 2022– December 2022) were considered a soft close. The soft close relaxed a portion of the financial close yet still ensures the integrity of the data. This allowed RBS departments to become accustomed to the close process, requirements, and deadlines.

What is a Month End Close?

• The month end close is a process performed at the end of the period to ensure all transactions are accurately reported for the monthly or yearly period.

• The month end close involves reviewing, reconciling, and recording all business transactions

• The month end close ensures all accounting data is organized, accurate and complete.

What are the benefits of a month end close to Leadership?

• Decisions, decisions, decisions

• Operational Spending

• Investing

• Strategic Planning

What are the benefits of a month end close to Departments?

• Timely error correction

• Better reporting for decision making

• Less time invested and analyzing trends during quarter and year-end close

• Better internal controls over financial reporting

Please sign up for Financial Reporting System training. To enroll in the financial management system virtual training, navigate to the Cornerstone registration website.

If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact Nicole McCray at nmccray@ business.rutgers.edu.

Event News

A Night to Remember: The RBS Alumni Award Celebration 2022

Dean Lei and the Rutgers Business School Board of Advisors hosted the first annual RBS Alumni Award Celebration at The Rutgers Club, on September 29, 2022. This event was a wonderful opportunity to recognize alumni who have accomplished remarkable professional and personal achievements and made outstanding contributions to RBS and to their communities.

This special event, honoring some of our most distinguished alumni, included a moving video message from Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway, who was unable to attend: https://vimeo.com/754047627/859824c1c1.

The night also featured a cocktail reception with lovely jazz music and delicious appetizers, welcome remarks by Dean Lei, a few songs performed by the very talented and entertaining Rutgers Glee Club, followed by dinner, and the awards program itself, with Associate Dean of Alumni and Corporate Engagement, Sharon Lydon, serving as the master of ceremony.

To learn more about these prominent honorees, please visit the Alumni Award Celebration website: https://www.business.rutgers.edu/alumni-award-celebration

The evening concluded with a touching champagne toast celebrating all the RBS Alumni Award Celebration honorees. Cheers to RBS excellence!

Event News

Fall Harvest Festival

Faculty and staff gathered to celebrate the fall season at the end of October. It was a wonderful sight to see an array of people participating in a fun pumpkin painting activity while dressed in whimsical, fun fall attire. Many thanks to the dedicated members of the Social Events Committee that helped make this and so many other events a huge success!

RBS Staff and Service Awards 2022

At the end of November, staff gathered at 1 Washington Park in Newark and virtually tuned in from 100 Rock for a mini staff retreat. Dean Lei led a presentation on the success of our programs at RBS and the winners of the 2022 RBS Staff and Service Awards were announced. At both locations a potluck lunch of delicious, homemade food followed while we all enjoyed eachothers company. Congratulations to all the awards recipients!

2022 RBS Staff Award Winners

ENHANCING THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE AWARD

Audrey Louis, Administrative Assistant, Management & Global Business Kathleen Wagner, Coordinator of Student Services, Underaduate - Newark

RISING STAR AWARD

Kenia Montijo, Sr. Department Administrator, PTL Office

STAFF SPIRIT AWARD

Christine Yannuzzi, Admissions Officer, Undergraduate - NB

UNITY AWARD

Tiffany Nelson-McCullough, Administrative Assistant, Finance and Economics

Shari Rynar, Program Coordinator, RBS-HR

STAFF EXCELLENCE AWARD

Brown Charles, Assistant Dean III, RBS Office of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA)

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AWARD

Shabnam Baidariwal, Administrative Assistant, Finance, and Economics

Charlotte Barcas, Administrative Coordinator, NJSBDC-HQ

RBS Staff and Service Awards 2022

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AWARD

Mala Bhola, Program Coordinator I, Acreditation and Assessment Sofia D’Rozario, Unit Computing Specialist, OTIS

Jane Foss, Senior Department Administrator, Finance and Economics Valbona Koxha, Career Management Specialist, Office of Career Management

Sharon Lydon, Associate Dean, Alumni & Corporate Engagement (ACE)

Tiffany McCullough, Administrative Assistant, Finance and Economics

Irving Roman, Unit Computing Specialist, OTIS

Lisa Rossini, Senior Program Administrator, Office of Career Management Shari Rynar, Human Resources Coordinator, RBS-HR Abigail Sheehan, Marketing Specialist, Communications & Marketing Constance Sullivan, User Support Services Specialist, OTIS Dietrich Tschanz, Assistant Dean III, RBS International Programs

YEARS OF SERVICE

Five (5) Years

Jay Badiani, System Administrator, OTIS

Kristen Beres, Administrative Assistant, Executive Education

Mala Bhola, Program Coordinator I, Accreditation & Assessment Russell Clarke, Director of Information Technology, OTIS

Thomas Hill, Senior Academic Program Coordinator, Master of Quantitative Finance Nicole Martinez, Student Counselor, Undergraduate - NB

Tiffany Nelson-McCullough, Administrative Assistant, Finance & Economics Jenny Roberts, Manager of Academic Programs, Dean’s Office Linessa Williams, Student Counselor, Undergraduate - NB

Ten (10) Years

Dijha Allen, Student Counselor, Undergraduate - NB Armanda Cerqueira, Student Counselor, Undergraduate - NWK

Joshua Charles, Director of Web Strategy and Technology, Communications & Market- ing Kendra Clarke, Senior EDIT/MEDIA Specialist Communications & Marketing

Jennie Fine, Manager, Executive Education

DeLise (Cyndi) Geborde, Administrative Coordinator, MBA Part-Time Program

Florence Herman, Career Management Specialist, UG-NB Career Management Sean Ireland, EDIT/MEDIA Specialist I, Communications & Marketing

Stephan Kolodiy, Student Counselor, Undergraduate - NWK

Deborah McDermott, Program Coordinator II, Executive Education

Peter Methot, Associate Dean, Executive Education

Felicia Norott Assistant Dean III Spvr Undergraduate - NB

Yulissa Ortiz, Senior Academic Program Coordinator, Master of Supply Chain Analytics

Kathleen Price, Student Counselor, MBA Part-Time Program

Josephine Sears, Assistant Dean III Spvr, Executive MBA Can Uslay, Vice Dean, Dean’s Office

Fifteen (15) Years

Magda Comeau, Senior Program Administrator, OPPCP

Irving Roman, Unit Computing Specialist, OTIS

Dean Vera, Assistant Dean I Spvr, Graduate Career Management

Twenty (20) Years

Robyn Auerbach, Program Coordinator I, Executive Education

Goncalo Filipe, Assistant Dean II Spvr , PhD Program

Kenia Montijo, Senior Department Administrator Spvr, Dean’s Office

Twenty-Five (25) Years

Leigh-Anne Cobb, Program Coordinator I, UG-NB Career Management

Nicole McCray, Business Manager II Spvr, Dean’s Office

Thirty (30) Years

Tishawn Brown-Hatchett, Program Coordinator I, MBA Admissions

Staff Shared Recipes

Four Ingredient Sugar Cookies

What if I told you that you could have delicious sugar cookies using only 4 ingredients? Pretty exciting, right?!

Ingredients:

1 cup unsalted room temperature butter

2/3 cup + 3 tablespoon granulated sugar, divided 2 cups + 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled

1 teaspoon vanilla Rainbow sprinkles

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325-degree F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper

2. In a bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the butter and 2/3 cup sugar until combined.

3. Add flour and blend well. Then add the vanilla and blend mixture.

4. Use cookie scoop or spoon to roll the dough into 1-inch balls.

5. Gently roll the balls in the remaining 3 tablespoons of sugar and place on baking sheet 2 inches apart.

6. Use the bottle of a glass or teacup to press the balls flat.

7. Bake for 14-16 minutes or until golden around the edges and the bottom.

8. Remove from oven, add sprinkles, and let rest on the baking sheet for 15 minutes (don’t skip this step). While waiting play a game of Uno with the family.

9. Enjoy. Winner gets first bite!

November is National Native American Heritage Month

Native American Heritage Month is celebrated to honor the Native Americans who have contributed to improve the character of the United States. This month is also referred to as the American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month.

1. Native Americans are from many regions and from many groups or tribes. a. True b. False

2. One of the first supporters of American Indian Day was: a. Dr. Bob Wright b. Dr. Seymour Johnson-Jones c. Dr. Arthur C. Parker d. Dr. Emmylou Smythe-Peconi

3. How many Native Americans were in the United Stated in 2022? a. 1 –3 million people b. 2-4 million people c. 5-7 million people d. 500 thousand

4. In 2022, there are ______ Native Americans tribes in North America. a. 102 b. 306 c. 574 d. 823

5. What is the largest native American tribe in North America today? a. Seneca b. Navaho c. Lakota d. Cheyenne

December is BINGO’S Birthday Month

Almost everyone has played BINGO. Did you know that the game began in Italy in 1530 as “LoGiuoco del Lotto D’Italia,” and is still played there today, almost every Saturday? The French adopted the game in the 1770s as “Le Lotto.” Germany put an academic spin on the pastime a century later turning it into an educational game for children, tying in lessons on various subjects. Bingo arrived in North America in 1929, where it was first called “beano.” Edwin Lowe, a New York salesman, modernized the game by hiring mathematician Carl Leffler, who developed thousands of combinations of numbered game cards. Lowe reportedly changed the name to “Bingo” when a winner shouted the word one day by mistake.

1.The idea to modernize the game of BINGO in North America was from: a. John Smythe b. Edwin Lowe c. Reginald Cutterman d. Marie Plackett

2. BINGO was originally played in: a. North America b. France c. Italy d. Spain

3. BINGO was brought to the US in what year? a. 1921 b. 1925 c. 1927 d. 1929

4. BINGO is played by: a. children b. adults c. senior citizens d. all

5. BINGO was first called _______________ when it arrived in the United States: a. Mark It b. Check Box c. Beano d. Circle