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ACCOUNTANT, MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, FINANCIAL ANALYST, ACTUARY, CORPORATE ATTORNEY, PROFESSOR, HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATOR. . .

DEVELOP THE SKILLS, INSIGHT AND PROFESSIONALISM NEEDED TO SUCCEED IN AN INCREASINGLY GLOBAL ECONOMY.

newpaltz.edu/schoolofbusiness 1 AS AN AACSB ACCREDITED SCHOOL, 97% U WE ARE IN THE 4+1 In just five years,students can Within 6 months New business analytics Kenneth Pasternak satisfy the requirements for both a after graduation, major, and tracks such Trading Room TOP 5% OF BUSINESS 97% of as food marketing, with Bloomberg bachelor degree in business and an MBA! graduates are entrepreneurship and Terminal and stock Please visit newpaltz.edu/ugc/ employed or in sustainability. trading software. SCHOOLS AROUND business/4plus1bs.html graduate school. THE WORLD. for more information. (see page 18 for more details)

Ken Pasternak ’77 (Secondary Education: Social Studies), far right, takes SUNY New Paltz business students for a tour of a property managed by KABR Group, the alumnus’s private equity real estate firm in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey.

2 SUNY New Paltz newpaltz.edu/schoolofbusiness 3 ALL CLASSROOMS ARE “THE PREFERRED HIGH-TECH WIRELESS OF ENVIRONMENTS THE HUDSON VALLEY,” in the recently renovated with exceptional faculty and commitment to student- van den Berg Hall, the historic centered learning inside and outside the classroom. campus building that serves Our programs prepare students to compete in rapidly- as the home of the School of changing business environments, through exposure Business. Students and faculty to multiple disciplines, career counseling with collaborate in modern learning experienced advisers, and extensive internship and spaces designed to prepare other applied-learning opportunities.” future professionals for 21st century workplaces.”

Our students participate in the Global Engagement Program, a United Nations seminar and internship experience based in New York City.”

4 SUNY New Paltz newpaltz.edu/schoolofbusiness 5 DO YOU WANT TO We attract students from around the corner COLLABORATE WITH and around the globe: A DIVERSE COMMUNITY Albania, , , , China, Czech Republic, Ecuador, , El Salvador, England, Ethiopia, , Haiti, India, Iran, Iraq, OF GLOBAL SCHOLARS Italy, Japan, Korea, , , Poland, Russia, Slovak, , AND MENTORS?” Sweden, , , , , Venezuela, Vietnam

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l l l l The School enrolls international students from l universities around the world l l as part of dual degree and exchange programs, the In- stitute for International Busi- ness and regular enrollment. Our students represent 29 different countries. More than half of our faculty members have lived and worked outside the U.S., in countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.

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We educate our students to be ethical professionals and leaders who can meet THE SCHOOL OF the demands of a changing global business environment. We are committed to the continuous advancement of our School and aspire to be the business resource hub BUSINESS of the Mid-Hudson Valley through our values of honesty, integrity, openness, cooper- PREPARES STUDENTS TO ation, liberal arts tradition and service to students. LEAD IN A DYNAMIC, www.newpaltz.edu/schoolofbusiness INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT. OUR FACULTY MAJORS ACCREDITATION New Paltz is regionally MEMBERS ARE KNOWN FOR Accounting accredited by the Middle their commitment to teaching and for their engagement with the States Association Business Analytics Commission on Higher fields and industries they specialize in. Our students benefit from Finance Education. This means a strong liberal arts foundation, developing the array of skills that our students General Business receive a world-class that employers highly value. business education International Business that provides the skills Management employers and alumni are telling us students need Marketing to succeed in today’s ever-changing, global business environment.

CONTACT The School of Business State University of New York at New Paltz 1 Hawk Drive New Paltz, NY 12561-2443 p: 845.257.2930 f: 845.257.2947 e: [email protected] e: [email protected]

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The School of Business faculty-student ratio of 15:1 results in THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BS) IN: small class sizes (36 students for undergraduate and 25 for MBA), is proud to offer: ACCOUNTING providing opportunities for individualized attention and direct BUSINESS ANALYTICS interaction between students and professors. • A supportive community FINANCE that fosters a high level of GENERAL BUSINESS interaction among students, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT faculty and staff MARKETING

• A rich array of leadership and MASTER OF BUSINESS professional development ADMINISTRATION (MBA) opportunities for students MASTER OF BUSINESS • Personalized career support ADMINISTRATION (MBA) IN through our Career Resource PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY Advisor (150-credit Licensure-Qualifying Program) • Individualized academic advising services through our Center for Business Advising

• A network of alumni who have achieved outstanding careers in prestigious organizations around the world, and maintain close ties to our current faculty and staff. BS AND MBA IN ACCOUNTING newpaltz.edu/schoolofbusiness/ undergradprog.html Accounting information is essential for effective planning, control and decision- making by management, and for reporting on the activities of an organization to interested external parties such as investors, creditors, government agencies and taxing authorities. Accounting includes the development and analysis of data, the testing of its validity and relevance, and the interpretation and communication of the resulting information to users. The van den Berg Hall is home to our School of Business with smart classrooms and state-of- Bachelor of Science in Accounting program the-art technology. In addition to our Bloomberg prepares students for accounting positions Trading Room, the Hudson Valley Venture Hub in industry, government and nonprofit is a dedicated high-tech space equipped to organizations. support our students and connect Hudson Valley entrepreneurs.

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The MBA in Public Accountancy program resource management, as well as financial prepares students for careers in public markets and institutions. accounting, and consists of 36 credits of graduate study beyond the BS in The Bachelor of Science in Finance program Accounting at New Paltz or its equivalent. provides an understanding of the financial This program is registered with the NYS decision making process and prepares Education Department as meeting its students to apply their knowledge and 150-semester-hour education requirement skills in a competitive, global business for becoming a Certified Public environment. All finance courses apply Accountant (CPA). accounting, economic analysis and quantitative methods in solving financial BS IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS problems. The Finance program provides a newpaltz.edu/schoolofbusiness/ foundation for a wide range of careers in businessanalytics/ corporate finance (managing cash, credit, Data analysis in business is a rapidly capital and financial budgets) and financial growing field that combines knowledge services (banking, investing, real estate of business, technology, critical thinking and insurance). and strategic communication to harness the power of “Big Data” and inform BS IN GENERAL BUSINESS executive decision making at the highest newpaltz.edu/schoolofbusiness/ levels of industry. undergradprog.html General Business majors gain a broad base The School of Business now offers a suite of knowledge needed to work in professions of Business Analytics courses, where including careers in small business or students will work with industry-standard entrepreneurship and management positions software (including R, Python and SAS) in healthcare, manufacturing, banking, real and other tools of analysis, including estate, investment, hospitality, retail sales, data mining, deep learning and artificial military-related enterprises and professional intelligence. and service organizations. Students gain the skills needed to manage business operations, While most programs in Business Analytics understand finance, marketing and sales, exclusively serve graduate students, SUNY and utilize organizational theory in meeting New Paltz has developed a model for business needs. Graduates can continue introducing analytical tools and concepts at graduate study in business school or the undergraduate level, allowing students law school. to learn these valuable skills much earlier in their careers. The Bachelor of Science in General Business program provides students with greater BS IN FINANCE breadth and knowledge across multiple newpaltz.edu/schoolofbusiness/ business-related disciplines and prepares undergradprog.html students to thrive in a world of that The field of finance is broad and dynamic, increasingly demands cross-functional directly affecting every individual, business, abilities. The program emphasizes the organization and government. Finance multiple roles of managers in organizations focuses on the allocation of resources and and is beneficial to managers in both small

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and large organizations. Students The program focuses on analysis of in Management is designed to provide needs and desires of consumers. In effect, customize their program of study under domestic and international business students with knowledge and skills required marketing exists within the dynamic the guidance of a faculty advisor based environments and related business for organizational leadership, with the context of our social trends and cultural on their selection of elective courses, practices and problems. added opportunity to specialize in the forces. Understanding these activities and internships and independent studies. It gives students a solid foundation in fast growing fields of Entrepreneurship or their impact on consumers and businesses is business core areas, international business, Sustainability. Students choose from courses a goal of the marketing professional. B.S. IN INTERNATIONAL and international relations, as well as in areas including organizational behavior, BUSINESS proficiency in a foreign language. Students human resource management, international The Bachelor of Science in Marketing newpaltz.edu/schoolofbusiness/ gain a broad understanding of the business, entrepreneurship, sustainability, program introduces students to an undergradprog.html economic, social and political world in leadership and strategic management. innovative and stimulating discipline One of the greatest challenges facing college which we live, as well as the macro- and using dynamic learning techniques. graduates today is the need to succeed in a micro-level business implications of B.S. IN MARKETING Students develop a solid understanding globally competitive environment. Meeting working in a global environment. newpaltz.edu/schoolofbusiness/ of the marketing principles and concepts, this challenge requires an understanding of undergradprog.html then apply them using a variety of the growing complexities of international B.S. IN MANAGEMENT Marketing is the process of planning and experiential learning activities. Students competition, together with the ability newpaltz.edu/schoolofbusiness/ executing the conception, pricing, gain marketing fundamentals and focus on to thrive in multicultural settings. The undergradprog.html promotion and distribution of ideas, goods the management of marketing strategies and Bachelor of Science in International Organizations require well-trained and services to create exchanges that satisfy policies. Stiudents interested in careers in Business program responds to this need by professional managers skilled in the individual and organizational objectives. food retail may choose the food marketing teaching students to think globally about broad areas of planning, organizing Marketing also responds to the changing specialization within the marketing major. business issues. and leading. Our Bachelor of Science environment by meeting the ever-changing

The School of Business’ Hall of Fame serves as a place where achievement is recognized, rewarded, and encouraged for those who have made significant contributions to their respective business professions. It also provides a significant positive impact on the educational activities of the School of Business.

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FACILITIES BGS GIVE BACK DAY: Beta and the opportunity to show off their Gamma Sigma members Micaela School of Business classrooms, labs, faculty capabilities. Manteo, Benjamin Schwartz and and staff offices, and shared meeting spaces Yolanda Diaz volunteered on Make are located van den Berg Hall (VH). VH HUDSON VALLEY VENTURE HUB a Difference Day at the Walkway Over the Hudson in Poughkeepsie, features a finance lab with Bloomberg The Venture Hub is a platform and a New York. terminals and a computer lab with business place for entrepreneurs and students to and analytics software; a friendly and well- interact and promote new, entrepreneurial equipped student lounge; smart classrooms business ventures. With a group of more with state-of-the-art technological than 100 external entrepreneurial support equipment; a wireless environment; and organization leaders, the Venture Hub televisions displaying business news and sponsors networking events and mentors School of Business events. entrepreneurs from around the greater Hudson Valley region. DEDICATED FACULTY PHILLIES BRIDGE FARM PROJECT: Our talented faculty are experienced STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS Business students can get involved in a educators who have extensive expertise Business student associations are a vital semester-long project at Phillies Bridge Farm in New Paltz, just a few minutes from in diverse areas of specialization. They aspect of the School of Business, organizing campus. Students work as consultants have terminal degrees and all remain networking events, company visits and for the farm, analyzing cost structure, current in their fields through intellectual guest lectures that enhance the classroom operations and revenue streams, and devising contributions, teaching, service and experience. Student association leaders gain recommendations to be presented to the farm’s board of directors. practice. Excellence in teaching is strongly important leadership and organizational emphasized and all faculty members skills that are directly transferable to their maintain a close working relationship careers. with our students. The faculty work together with a committed and helpful Please visit newpaltz.edu/schoolof administrative staff to provide a supportive, business/about_studentorgs.html student-centered learning environment. for more information on the student DOING BUSINESS IN SPAIN: School of Business students associations. took part in a “Doing Business in Spain course”. For one month, they took classes, visited private, public, and cooperative Please visit newpaltz.edu/schoolof organizations, and engaged in cultural activities. business/faculty.html for more INTERNSHIPS information on our faculty. The School of Business requires students to gain practical experience prior to BEYOND THE graduation. Internship experience is CLASSROOM consistently ranked as the number one item employers look for when considering college graduates for a full-time position! COMPETITIONS Our students have interned at PWC, UBS The School of Business is home to Financial Services, Inc. and Google. Please the business plan competition, debate visit newpaltz.edu/schoolofbusiness/ competition, and investment competition. about_internships.html for more Supported by our faculty and local information on businesses including businesses, these competitions provide internships. students with valuable business experience captions

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WHAT DOES BEING AACSB-ACCREDITED MEAN TO YOU? BETA GAMMA SIGMA SOME SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ALUM WhatIT does MEANS being AACSB-accredited ATTENDING mean to you? A Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is n Leonard Boccia ’89 (Finance/ the highest recognition a student can Marketing), Managing Director, Wealth It meansBUSINESS attending aSCHOOL business IN THE receive in a business program accredited Management, UBS by AACSB International. The Society’s n Kali Brockunier ’13 (MBA), Director, schoolTOP in the5% top WORLDWIDE 5% worldwide. . mission is to encourage and honor North America, KMI Brands, LTD academic achievement, foster personal and n Fitzarnaz Drummond ’06 (Finance/ professional excellence, advance the values Management), Executive Director, of the Society, and to serve its lifelong Goldman Sachs, London members. n Fiona Lee ’12, ’14g (Marketing, MBA), Communications Planning Supervisor, CAREERS Carat USA The School of Business has a Career n Kevin McFarland, ’07 (MBA) Counselor dedicated to providing career Director, HR & Talent Acquisition, counseling for business students three days Schott, North America a week. She is available to help students n Gina Sarcona ’13, ’14g develop resumes and cover letters, locate (Accounting/Finance/MBA), Senior internships or employment opportunities, Financial Analyst, KPMG perfect interviewing techniques and more.

Please visit newpaltz.edu/schoolof business/about_internships.html for more information.

BUSINESS COMMUNITY The Business Advisory Council provides input to the School of Business to insure that students are taught the skills, knowledge and ethical behaviors required for successful and satisfying business careers.

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PreparingPreparing for a for career a career in business in business requires requires choosing choosing the bestbest business business school—one school— one withwith top top faculty,faculty, impactful research, research, driven driven students students, and the and highest the highest standards standards of quality. AACSB-accredited schools must meet very rigorous quality standards as proof they of quality. AACSB-accredited schools must pass very rigorous quality standards. belong among the best in the business education worldwide. AACSB-accreditation means They have been proven to provide the best in business education worldwide. international recognition from top employers and other universities, more access to recruiters AACSB-accreditedand graduates schoolswho earn are more recognized competitive worldwide salaries. Find by topout moreemployers about whatand otherAACSB universities.accreditation Also, meansthey have for you: more www.aacsb.edu/aacsb-accredited access to recruiters and have graduates that receive higher, more competitive salaries. Find out more about what AACSB Accreditation means for you: www.aacsb.edu/aacsb-accredited Look for the Seal

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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT A GLANCE

Character: Very selective, 4-year, residential, regional, state assisted university, liberal arts/professional studies.

Location: New Paltz, NY, a small, historic village (population of 14,000) The School of Business holds Awards & in New York State’s Hudson Valley Graduation Ceremonies region, midway between Albany and in the fall and spring to New York City. honor the outstanding achievements of our graduates. Each graduate Faculty: 357 full-time and 301 part- receives a School of time with 82% of faculty holding a Business stole. Ph.D. or terminal degree. EXPERIENCE Campus: 257 acres and 49 build- NEW PALTZ VIDEO: ings. www.newpaltz.edu/ admissions Enrollment: 6,642 Undergraduates (6,167 full-time and 549 part-time), and 1,050 graduate students (484 full- time and 566 part-time).

Academic Structure: APPLYING: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; www.newpaltz.edu/ School of Business; School of Science admissions and Engineering; School of Education; School of Fine and Performing Arts; FINANCIAL AID: www.newpaltz.edu/ The Graduate School. financialaid

Average Class Size: VISITING: 69% of our classes have fewer than 30 www.newpaltz.edu/ students; 92% of classes are fewer visitus than 40 students. INTERACTIVE MAP: http://www.newpaltz.edu/ Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society Social Mobility Index: map membership induction ceremony Listed in the top 3% on the 2019 Social Mobility Index www.socialmobilityindex.org

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