Saunders Business Beat!

Check out your monthly recaps covering all the exciting news from you, our Saunders community, and upcoming events. Students, alums, faculty, and staff can share their news with your Saunders community by emailing us at communications@saunders.rit.edu.

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Accomplishments from Saunders Students

• Alex Feliu '22 (finance) presented "NFTS and Their Correlation to Cryptocurrencies" at the undergraduate research symposium with Archana Jain, Ph.D., interim department chair of finance and accounting.
• Kavitha Rajkumar '23 (accounting) has been selected as a recipient of the 2022-23 AICPA Legacy Scholarship. The AICPA Legacy Scholars program helps students become CPAs by assisting with the cost of their college education.

See these and past months' accomplishments online.

Saunders Faculty and Staff Go Above and Beyond

• Ettore Spadafora, Ph.D., and Ezekiel Leo, Ph.D., assistant professors of management, co-authored Board independence and firm internationalization: a meta-analysis with colleagues from across the globe. The paper argues and demonstrates differences across the board and national institution-level structures account for the inconsistencies observed in the literature for BI-internationalization.
• Ali Tosyali, assistant professor of management information systems, and Gijs Overgoor, assistant professor of marketing, co-authored Detecting Fake Review Buyers Using Network Structure: Direct Evidence from Amazon. The paper discusses the problem of reputation platforms that have sellers manipulate their ratings. Their paper was featured in the Wall Street Journal.
• Bill Dresnack has been announced as the incoming MBA director. He brings a wealth of professional and administrative experience to this role.
• Mike Palanski, Ph.D., professor of management, published The Me1st Method. The book is a leader's guide to finding, facing, and embracing your next big challenge.
• Raj Murthy, Ph.D., professor of marketing, and Torrence Sparkman, Ph.D., associate professor of management, have been recognized for their engagement as Inaugural Faculty Fellows. Professor Murthy has been realized as a fellow in business, and Professor Sparkman has been accepted as a strategic priority fellow in diversity, equity, and inclusion.

See these and past months' accomplishments online.

Alumni News and Recognitions

• Zachary White ’17 (MIS and marketing) completed the brave climb of Mount Everest and was interviewed by FOX Weather. Learn more about Zachary’s experience at Saunders by viewing his Instagram takeover.

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Upcoming Events

• 4 p.m. on Wednesday, September 7 - Saunders College Fall Picnic
• 12 p.m. on Thursday, September 8 - Dine with the Dean - 1st & 2nd Year Students
• 12 p.m. on Friday, September 16 - Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial Award Luncheon 2022
• 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 21 - Meet with Venture Capitalist, Denny DeLeo
• 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 21 - University-Wide Career Fair
• 5 p.m. on Wednesday, September 22 - Favatas Lecture Series
• 12 p.m. on Tuesday, September 27 - AdvanceRIT CREW Connections: Every Semester Needs a Plan- Lunch & Learn
• 1 p.m. on Wednesday, September 28 - Accounting Career Fair

See these and upcoming events online.