News From Adelphi's Robert B. Willumstad School of Business

Summer Internships

Internships are back in full swing for business school students this summer. Interns are working virtually and in person, throughout Long Island, in New York City and even out of state. There are six Willlumstad School business students who were selected to participate in the University's annual Jaggar Community Fellows Program, which matches students with internship opportunities in the nonprofit sector. Students are also interning at companies across industries, including GEICO, Henry Schein, Wells Fargo, Enterprise, Morgan Stanley, EY and PwC. If you are a business student looking for an internship this fall, please contact Laura Black, director of internships, at lblack@adelphi.edu.

Career Opportunities in Accounting Profession Program

After a two-year COVID pause, the Willumstad School was proud to once again host the Career Opportunities in Accounting Profession (COAP) program, which introduces high school sophomores and juniors from underrepresented communities in Long Island and New York City to the fields of accounting and finance. The program, which is sponsored by the New York State Society of CPAs, welcomed 18 students for two days at the end of June. The sessions for the first day were held online and the second day's sessions took place on our Garden City campus. Special thanks to Karen Wallace, visiting assistant professor, for her excellent work in planning and carrying out this important program.

Alan Cooper, PhD ’95, MBA ’03, will be joining the faculty as a clinical associate professor of management beginning August 29. We thank Dr. Cooper for his seven and a half years of service as associate dean and welcome him to the faculty.

Zachary Johnson, PhD, completed his term as interim associate dean for undergraduate students at the end of the spring semester and has returned to his full-time faculty role. We thank him for his many accomplishments and contributions over the past year.

Lily Lev '85, MBA '92, marketing lecturer, has resigned from Adelphi. We thank Lily for her work as a faculty member and wish her the best in her future endeavors.

Lori Cary, MBA '20, is now the School’s director for student success. In this role, she oversees all aspects of the Willumstad Winning Edge program, including the Willumstad Leadership Scholars Program. She will continue to serve as the “Edge adviser” for our undergraduate students. Congratulations, Lori!

Professor Zhimin Huang, PhD, and his colleagues were invited to edit a special issue on Production Optimization in Carbon Reduction Engineering Management for the International Journal of Production Research (IJPR).

Assistant Professor Zahra Sedighi Maman, PhD’s paper titled ““COVID vaccine” Google searches predict increases in percent anxiety and depression within the United States” was recently published in Minerva Psychiatry.

Business faculty members Rakesh Gupta and Robert Goldberg, add their perspective to an article in U.S. News & World Report titled “Services That Allow You to Buy Now, Pay Later.”

Robert Goldberg, James F. Bender Clinical Professor of Finance, was quoted in Newsday on June 3, 2022, in the article “Which Long Island public companies had the biggest profits?”

Professor Gita Surie, PhD’s paper titled “Scaling the Innovation Ecosystem for Renewable Energy: The Case of India” has been published in the International Journal of Global Business and Competitiveness.

Professor C. Richard Baker, PhD, and Associate Professor Ganesh Pandit, DBA, were selected as the recipients of the Accounting Historians Journal’s 2021 Best Paper Award–First Place for their paper, “Historical Development of the Standard Audit Report in the U.S.: Form, Scope, and Renewed Attention to Fraud Detection.”

A letter written by Mariano Torras, PhD, professor and chair of finance and economics, titled “America’s economy recalls pre-Napoleanic France” was published in the June 3, 2022, Financial Times.

A paper written by Professor Pamela Buckle, PhD, MA ’13, titled “Anthropocene as Symbol (Imagined Through Jung’s Answer to Job)” has been published in the International Journal of Jungian Studies (2022) pp. 1–28.

An article co-authored by Murat Sakir Erogul, PhD, associate professor of management, called “Performing Parenting: Competencies and Social Capital for Ghanaian Single Fathers” has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Gender Studies in Developing Societies.

Welcome Social
Wednesday, September 14,12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m., Flagpole Lawn
This annual event offers an opportunity for students, faculty and staff of the Willumstad School to meet and network while enjoying ice cream on the Flagpole Lawn. Stop by for a frozen treat and learn about the Willumstad School's programs, clubs, internships and other activities. Students who are considering business as a major or minor are encouraged to attend.

Accounting Networking Social

Thursday, September 15, 2022, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., University Center Ballroom
Calling all accounting majors! It's almost time for the annual networking social, where undergraduate and graduate students have the opportunity to meet representatives from virtually all of the firms that hire Adelphi students for internships and full-time jobs. Contact Accounting Society President Chelsea Marchese at chelseamarchese@mail.adelphi.edu to register.

Managing Risk to Enable Supply Chain Agility and Resilience
Monday, September 26, 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Join a panel of experts for an in-depth understanding of how to manage risk and uncertainty to create resilient, flexible and agile supply chains.

Sponsor: Elizabeth and Allen Don Center for Innovative Technology and Decision Sciences
Speaker: Jeremy Wool, MBA '21, logistics manager, NYU Langone Health

Transforming Customer Relationships and the Customer Experience Through Technology
Monday, November 14, 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Join a panel of experts for an in-depth understanding of how to transform customer relationships to ensure customer delight through data analytics and other technologies.
Sponsor: Elizabeth and Allen Don Center for Innovative Technology and Decision Sciences
Speaker: Alexandru Oanca ’09, MBA ’10, Salesforce