Dear Students and Colleagues,
Summer in the Willumstad School is a bit quieter than the spring and fall semesters. That
gives us a chance to plan for the upcoming academic year. Now that many COVID-19–related restrictions have been lifted, we are planning a variety of on-campus events for the Fall 2021 semester.
Wishing you a safe and enjoyable summer!
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MaryAnne Hyland, PhD
Interim Dean
Robert B. Willumstad School of Business
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Associate Professor David Machlis, PhD and Linda Machlis featured above.
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David Machlis, PhD, Receives President’s Humanitarian Award
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New Advanced Certificate Programs Begin This Fall
Classes are scheduled for our three new graduate certificate programs, all of which contain credits that can be applied toward one of the Willumstad School’s master’s degrees. The Business Analytics certificate is offered in a hybrid format, while the Digital Marketing and Marketing Analytics certificates are offered in a fully online format.
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Mission Accomplished for Beta Alpha Psi
Under the guidance of Winston Spencer Waters, JD, MBA '15, associate professor, accounting and law, the Adelphi chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, the international honor and service organization for accounting, finance, business analytics and digital technology students, has achieved Mission-Based status for the 2020–2021 academic year. Students Monica Mattei '21, Jacqueline Zito '21, Siobhan McMullan '20, and Theresa Mattei '20, MBA '21, worked tirelessly and participated in various extracurricular activities that made our chapter successful.
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Career Preparation
Our career services team, which consists of our partners at the Center for Career and Professional Development, as well as Neil Halloran, our in-house internship director, and Laura Riker, career services specialist, will be available virtually throughout the summer for students and graduates. Summer is a great time for students to work on their Excel skills or prepare for the Microsoft Excel certification exam.
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As we continue to navigate the transition under an interim dean, the Willumstad School has created two new interim positions. Zachary Johnson, PhD, is now the interim associate dean for undergraduate students, and Lori Cary, MBA '20, is now the interim director for student success. Both of these roles focus on our cocurricular program, the Willumstad Winning Edge, and also include other areas related to student success. Thank you, Dr. Johnson and Ms. Cary, for taking on these additional responsibilities.
Congratulations! Fan Liu, PhD, has been awarded tenure with promotion to the rank of associate professor of marketing.
Neil Halloran, our director of internships, will be retiring as of August 1. He has been with Adelphi for more than 12 years, first as an adjunct faculty member, then as the founding staff member of our internship office and, most recently, as its director. We wish him a happy and healthy retirement.
C. Richard Baker, PhD, professor, accounting and law, edited the textbook Research on Professional Responsibility and Ethics in Accounting, Volume 24, to be published in September by Emerald.
Professor and finance and economics chair Mariano Torras, PhD’s letter “Use facts as guide to truth, not to push narratives” was published in the June 15 issue of Financial Times.
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Special thanks to first-year MBA students Zhangdi Chen, Jiale Liu and Xuanying Jing, Yue Cao, in the MS in Business Analytics program, and recent Willumstad grads Yan Liu, MA ’21, and Yang Xiao, MS ’21, for their dedication as cultural liaisons in this summer’s section of International Business with a focus on China. These students shared their knowledge and experience about China with the undergraduate students enrolled in the course.
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Jacqueline Coleman '12, MBA '15, an adjunct professor, is now human resources director at Santinelli International.
Devon Neudorf '19 graduated from the Ivey Business School at Western University with an MS in International Business and will be joining General Mills as a sales development associate.
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Friday, September 10: Faculty Retreat, 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. The retreat will be offered in a Hyflex modality from a campus location to be announced.
Wednesday, September 15: Welcome Social, 12:00 noon–2:30 p.m. Mark your calendars for an opportunity to have ice cream and network with Willumstad School students, faculty and staff. Location to be determined.
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Connect with us @AdelphiWSB
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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.
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