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

• Steven Simmons ‘25 (international business) has been recognized as a finalist in Ovation: RIT Performing Arts Showcase, RIT’s premier performing arts showcase during FreezeFest.
• A group of students went on the international hospitality and service innovation department's annual trip to New York City from Nov. 13-14 to experience the NYC hospitality industry. Students attended HX: The Hotel Experience show, went on several hotel tours, met with alumni, and ate at Marta, a restaurant managed by an RIT alum.

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Saunders Faculty and Staff Go Above and Beyond

• Rick Mislan, Ph.D., professor of information systems and cybersecurity, has received this year’s “Service After Service Award” given annually at the RIT Veteran’s Day breakfast to a veteran who has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to service following their military service. Mislan served in the U.S. Army as an Electronic Warfare Officer from 1991 to 2000 through an RIT ROTC Commission.
• Duygu Akdevelioglu, Ph.D., assistant professor of marketing, has published “The Philosophical and Methodological Choices of Ethnographic Researchers in Online Communities” in the International Journal of Market Research.
• Archana Jain, Ph.D., associate professor of finance, has accepted the position of department chair of finance and accounting within Saunders.
• Raj Murthy, Ph.D., professor of marketing, has published three articles in the past year that focus on open innovation strategies, customer engagement and emotion, and food festival and tourism branding.

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Alumni News and Recognitions

• Sarah Bates ‘22 (MBA) is starting as a sales representative for Baker Hughes. Congratulations Sarah!

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News

• Graduate student Maddy Schoenfeld is pursuing an MBA and utilizing her managerial experience at Shop One to expand her artisan business Madison Sophia Jewelry.
• Rich DeJordy joins Saunders as the new chair of the department of management after serving in a similar position at the Craig School of Business at California State University, Fresno.

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Media Coverage

• Yahoo Finance, The Associated Press, and Morningstar reported on RIT's executive MBA program being ranked as the 9th best online MBA program out of 366 ranked submissions.

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Recap of Events

Check out photos from DECA. Photos are provided by Julia Pham.

Upcoming Events

• 12 p.m. on Friday, February 3
  Finance and Accounting Webinar: Should we try to beat the market to earn excess returns?
• 5 p.m on Tuesday, February 7
  Foundational Leadership for Career Success Certificate Program Meeting
• 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, February 8
  Registration Deadline — Women's Leadership Summit (WLS)
• 4 p.m. on Thursday, February 9
  Business Skills for Aspiring Leaders Certificate Program Meeting
• 5 p.m on Tuesday, February 14
  Foundational Leadership for Career Success Certificate Program Meeting
• 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 15
  Meet with Venture Capitalist, Danny DeLeo
• 4 p.m. on Thursday, February 16
  Business Skills for Aspiring Leaders Certificate Program Meeting
• 8 a.m. on Friday, February 17
  Power Your Potential - Women's Leadership Conference
• 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 18
  2023 Women's Leadership Summit (WLS)
• 5 p.m on Tuesday, February 21
  Foundational Leadership for Career Success Certificate Program Meeting
• 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 22
  Saunders Graduate Chat Series
• 4 p.m. on Thursday, February 23
  Business Skills for Aspiring Leaders Certificate Program Meeting
  
• 5 p.m on Tuesday, February 28
  Foundational Leadership for Career Success Certificate Program Meeting
  

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