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Check out your monthly recaps covering all the exciting news from you, our Saunders community, and upcoming events. Learn about event promotions, our newly launched Saunders Ambassador Program, and more at Saunders announcements. 

Saunders Faculty and Staff Go Above and Beyond

  • Laharish Guntuka, Ph.D., assistant professor of management, co-hosted a webinar, "Multi-Tier Supply Chain Relationships" organized by Cranfield School of Management to present a call for papers, "Revamping multi-tier supply chain relationships: Using dyadic, triadic, and network data to explore uncharted territory and discover new frontiers" in the International Journal of Production Economics.
  • John Tu, Ph.D., professor of management information systems and senior associate dean, has reached a prestigious milestone: “10,000 citations” of his published work, as measured by Google Scholar. Tu joins two Saunders professors in this exclusive club: John Ettlie, Ph.D., Rosette professor of business, and Ashok Robin, Ph.D., professor of finance and accounting. Learn more about Saunders faculty who have achieved more than 1,000 citations.
  • Trevor McKeown, CPA, corporate accounting manager at Paychex, has been hired as an adjunct professor in the department of finance and accounting.
  • Bill Dresnack, CPA, M.S., J.D., associate professor of finance and accounting, was a featured guest on A LinkedIn Live Lunch Fireside Chat with Two CPAs, along with CPA Lori Hauck. The guests discussed life as a CPA, career opportunities for CPAs, music in the profession (Dresnack is a musician), and other topics.

Learn more about these accomplishments and read previous months online.

Students, alums, faculty, and staff can share their news with your Saunders community by emailing us at communications@saunders.rit.edu.

News

  • Saunders College of Business placed 31st for employment outcomes of their graduates in the Poets&Quants list of best undergraduate business programs, 2024. In the overall assessment, Saunders ranked #59.
  • Saunders College of Business students receive a unique education integrating business with technology and design thinking. The renovation of existing classrooms and the expansion of Max Lowenthal Hall to nearly double the business college’s size will help to drive creativity and innovation among the next generation of business leaders.

See these and past news online.

Media Coverage

  • WXXI’s “Connections” program features Richard DeMartino, professor of management and director for the Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

See these and past news online.

Blogs

  • Saunders Building Expansion and Renovation. Learn more about the future of business education as we welcome you to the new Saunders College of Business.
  • RIT Student Team Places Third in MikesBikes World Champs Competition. Eason Chin ’27 (finance), L Zheng ’27 (management information systems), and Riston Bertoli ’27 (business exploration), representing RIT as “Chin Industries,” placed third in the MikesBikes World Champs Competition sponsored by Smartsims Business Simulators.

Read these and past blogs online.

Upcoming Events

  • 9 a.m. on Friday, February 2
    Critical Design Review by NASA HUNCH Mentors and RIT faculty
  • 11:59 p.m. on Friday, February 2
    Deadline to Apply: Business Skills for Aspiring Leaders Certificate Program
  • 11:59 p.m. on Friday, February 2
    Deadline to Apply: Idea Lab Design Thinking Workshop!
  • 11:59 p.m. on Friday, February 2
    Deadline to Apply: Global Leadership Certificate Program
  • 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6
    Understanding Job Offers and Salary Negotiations
  • 3:30 p.m. on Friday, February 9
    Saunders College of Business Lunar New Year Celebration
  • 12 p.m. on Monday, February 12
    Employer Tips for Acing the Interview
  • 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 13
    Supercharge Your Job Search with AI
  • 11:15 a.m. on Friday, February 16
    Saunders Financial Horizons: A Forum for Financial Industry Insights and Exploration
  • 12 p.m. on Friday, February 16
    Technical Workshop - Business Analytics Competition (2nd Round)
  • 11 a.m. on Tuesday, February 20
    Get Career Fair Ready!
  • 6 p.m. on Thursday, February 22
    Graduate Study Exploration Night
  • Friday, February 23, and Saturday, February 24
    2024 Women's Leadership Weekend
  • 8 a.m. on Friday, February 23
    Power Your Potential
  • 1 p.m. on Friday, February 23
    AdvanceRIT Faculty Leadership Summit for Women Faculty
  • 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 24
    Women's Leadership Summit (WLS)
  • 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 27
    Resume Reviews
  • 10 a.m. on Friday, March 1
    Resume Reviews
  • 4 p.m. on Monday, March 4
    Career Fair Prep: Q&A with Career Fair Employers
  • 5 p.m. on Monday, March 4
    Career Fair Prep: Elevator Pitch Practice
  • 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 6
    University-Wide Career Fair
  • 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 8
    Submission Deadline - Business Analytics Competition (2nd Round)

    See these and upcoming events online.

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