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November 2021

Dear Students and Colleagues, As we approach the end of the fall semester, I am pleased to share some of the Willumstad School’s events and accomplishments.

Regards, MaryAnne Hyland, PhD Interim Dean Robert B. Willumstad School of Business

SCHOOL NEWS

Adelphi’s student chapter of Delta Sigma Pi, the professional business fraternity, has been recognized with the Most Improved Collegiate Chapter award for the Northeastern Province. The Kappa Rho chapter has partnered with the Accounting Society, CALIBER and APICS AU on guest speaker events. The members have also engaged in community service projects, including a coat drive and distributing food packages to communities in need.

In collaboration with alumni and two recent Accelerated MBA graduates, the Willumstad School recently launched an Accelerated MBA Alumni Affinity group.

As part of Adelphi’s partnership with Hochschule Fresenius University of Applied Sciences in Cologne, Germany, a group of five Adelphi students who were winners of a virtual conference held last spring participated in an exchange trip during the second week of October. As the next part of this virtual collaboration project, students from Hochschule Fresenius will visit Adelphi in December.

Ericka Wishin has joined the business school as a career services specialist. Wishin will oversee the school's job shadowing program and will work with the student success team and internship office on career-readiness initiatives.

FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS

Associate Professor Huajing Hu, PhD’s co-authored article “Strategic Announcement Sequencing: Earnings and M&A Announcements” has been published in the 2021 Journal of Behavioral Finance. Mariano Torras, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Finance and Economics, had a letter published in the October 28 issue of the Financial Times, entitled “Online scams and rent extraction go hand in hand.” Professor Jiang Zhang, PhD’s co-authored article “Single-Manufacturer Multi-Retailer Supply Chain Models with Discrete Stochastic Demand” has been published in the 2021 issue of Sustainability. Joseph Celentano, MBA '04, senior adjunct faculty, was quoted in an October 10 Newsday article “In a Class of Their Own—Practicing What They Teach,” about career professionals as adjunct instructors imparting what they have learned in their fields. Juan Jaramillo, PhD, associate professor, delivered a talk on October 8 titled "The Supply Chain as a Competitive Advantage," which was open to all students and faculty at the University of Santo Tomás in Medellin, Colombia. He was also invited to speak on "Recent Trends in Natural Language Processing" at the AI Summit 2021, organized by Woxen University in India. Professor Charles Richard Baker, PhD, is book series editor for Research on Professional Responsibility and Ethics in Accounting, Vol. 24, which was published this year by Emerald. Assistant Professor Eunji Lim, PhD’s co-authored paper, "Simulation-Based Prediction," has been accepted for publication in Operations Research. Dr. Lim also led a presentation on how to successfully navigate supply chain management in modern times as part of the Leadership Certificate Program: “What Supply Chain Challenges Should a Leader Be Aware Of?” Professor Darko Skorin-Kapov, PhD, presented his paper, "Network Connectivity Games," at the INFORMS 2021 Annual Meeting on October 27. The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Fund in Honor of Associate Professor David Machlis, PhD's life’s work combating hatred, antisemitism and racism supports DEI initiatives at Adelphi University. Dr. Machlis was quoted in a November 7 article in The Jerusalem Post.

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STUDENT NEWS Congratulations to junior finance major Danelya Zholdasbekova for being recognized as an outstanding junior Moxxie mentee at the Moxxie Mentoring Foundation's Emerald Summit luncheon, which took place on October 28.

ALUMNI NEWS

John Salica '18, MS '19, was promoted in October 2021 to senior tax consultant at KPMG.     Monica Martinez '13, MBA '15, Arianna Savoca '13, MBA '14, and Wei Chen '15 were inducted into Adelphi’s 2021 10 Under 10 for achieving professional success, serving as difference makers in their communities, and loyally supporting Adelphi as partners, advocates and inventors—all within 10 years of graduating.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Excel Training. The Willumstad Winning Edge cocurricular program offers students a series of training sessions on Microsoft Excel, with the ultimate goal of becoming Excel certified. Upcoming training sessions will take place on Friday, November 19, and Friday December 3. Contact Lori Cary for details and to register. Monday, November 15: Brainstorming/Information Session for the fifth annual Business Plan Competition. All majors are welcome. 3:30 p.m. via Zoom. Register in advance.    Tuesday, November 16: MS in Supply Chain Management Virtual Information Session. 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.    Thursday, November 18: Career Workshop Session 3—Networking and Interviewing. 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.   Friday, November 19: J.P.Morgan Chase & Co. Information Session. Open to all business students. Learn about company culture and the recruitment process and hear from panelists/alumni in different roles and departments within the New York City office. 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. via Zoom. Email Laura Riker to register. Friday, November 19: Reasons why it is a great time to start a business! This workshop will introduce entrepreneurship as a career option, explain what it means to start up a business, discuss strategies for new ideas and the importance of a business model, and give a quick overview of the path that awaits entrepreneurs. Hagedorn Hall, Room 111, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m., via Hyflex Zoom link.  For additional information, contact Associate Professor Murat Erogul, PhD.

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Produced by the Office of the Dean, this monthly e-newsletter is designed to keep our faculty and staff informed about peer accomplishments and events happening within the School. Stories intended for future inclusion in this monthly edition should be sent to Judy Greiner at greiner@adelphi.edu.