Stillman Leadership Class Meets COO of Wakefern Food Corp
The Leadership Class of 2018 from The Stillman School of Business met with Joe Sheridan, a University Regent and the COO of Wakefern Food Corporation (owners of ShopRite). Sheridan presented the group with two useful books, Not Quite What I was Planning: Six Word Memoirs and The Five Temptations of a CEO.
The Leadership class consists of Members of the Leadership Development Honors Program. These students are prepared to be future global leaders. This is accomplished by an intensive program that exposes students to a unique framework of diverse experiential and scholastic learning that allows them to stretch themselves to achieve their fullest potential in their professional and personal life.
Seton Hall to Host SXSW Startup Competition
Seton Hall University has been selected to be a host for the South by Southwest Student Startup Madness Competition. Seton Hall has been selected as one of 16 expected collegiate hosts in eight regions for the competition. The final competition takes place in Austin, Texas.
The Student Startup Madness Competition is a nationwide tournament-style competition for college student digital media startups, culminating with the “Entrepreneurial Eight” national finals at South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive. The first and regional rounds of the competition are conducted online, beginning with a selected field of 64 teams, narrowing to 32 semi-finalists and ending with the announcement of the “Entrepreneurial Eight” finalists in January.
Stillman Rated Best by Princeton Review
The Princeton Review has rated the Stillman School of Business a “Best Business School.” This is the eighth year in a row that Stillman has received this honor. Only those schools accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) are considered for this award, a distinction earned by only a few of the world’s business schools.
Ratings are based on review of institutional data and an 80-question student survey that focuses on academic experience, admissions selectivity, career preparation as well as quality and accessibility of professors. Reasons for student satisfaction at the Stillman School of Business is the school’s ethics-centered education, caring faculty and its vibrant learning centers.
Stillman Ranked No. 23 in Public Accounting Report
In the Annual Professor’s Survey in The Public Accounting Report, the Stillman School of Business has been ranked no. 23 in the country for its Master’s in Accounting. The Public Accounting Report has named Seton Hall University as a top 25 Master’s program for schools with 15 or fewer Full-Time Accounting Faculty.
The rankings are based on votes by professors from over 200 colleges in the United States. The Public Accounting Report is the only survey in which accounting professors rank the nation’s best accounting programs.
Stillman Offers MBA Info Sessions
The Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University will be holding upcoming information sessions for its Graduate Business Programs. The events will be held on the Seton Hall campus as well as webinar sessions online.
The on campus information sessions will be held September 22, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and October 20, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The online webinars will be held September 17, 2014, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., October 8, 2014 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. and December 3, 2014 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Betty Manetta to Speak at Stillman Convocation
Betty Manetta, President and CEO of Argent Associates Inc., will serve as the keynote speaker for the Stillman School of Business’s annual Integrity and Professionalism Convocation. The event will take place on Wednesday, October 8, 2014. The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. in Jubilee Hall Auditorium at the Seton Hall University main campus.
This event is co-sponsored by Joseph A. Unanue Latino Institute as well as the Financial Women’s Association. This event is a part of Beta Gamma Sigma’s Meet the Business Leaders series. There will be a reception immediately following the convocation ceremony.
