ASB News and Events
The Anisfield School of Business Alumni Advisory Board hosts first annual ASB Alumni Networking Roundtable
Aspiring business professionals should never underestimate the role that a strong “network” of business contacts can play in facilitating career success. Yet the skills required to develop and maintain such networks take time and practice to learn. To help students in this regard, the Alumni Advisory Board of the Anisfield School of Business hosted the first annual ASB Alumni Networking Roundtable on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 from 6:00 - 9:00 PM. The objective was to give juniors and seniors an opportunity to practice their networking skills and to begin to develop a valuable network of contacts with successful Ramapo business school alumni working in a variety of industries and professions. Students heard firsthand about careers in their fields of interest and gained experience in connecting with professionals in the business world.
In addition to two roundtable discussion sessions there was an opening reception with appetizers and a closing dessert reception during which students mingled with alumni and made contacts. For additional information about this event, contact Karen Norton at knorton@ramapo.edu.
Profiles of Participating Alumni (PDF)
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ASB Announces New Business Essentials Certificate Program
Non-business majors seeking to enrich their academic experiences and broaden their career prospects are invited to enroll in the new Business Essentials Certificate Program. This program allows students who are not majoring in business to develop a working knowledge of fundamental business concepts. The courses and seminars will be scheduled at convenient times in the summer of 2008.
For more information please contact Karen Norton at 201-684-6653 or Click Here for the Business Essentials Certificate Web Site.
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Academic Success for New ASB Students
Dean Chakrin, along with the conveners and program coordinators for all business majors and concentrations, held an information session on October 10, 2007 aimed at freshmen and transfer students new to the Anisfield School of Business. The dean shared tips on how students can best manage their academic careers. The conveners and program coordinators then described their business disciplines, discussed the nature of the coursework involved and outlined career possibilities. The presentation made at the session, “Academic Success for New ASB Students”, can be viewed in its entirety by following this link:
Academic Success 10-10-07 (PPT)
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Anisfield School of Business New Faculty Fall, 2007
Dr. Michael Guiry, associate professor of marketing, most recently was assistant professor of marketing in the School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz. He earned his Ph.D. in marketing from the University of Florida, his M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, and his Bachelor of Science degree in business management from Cornell University. His research areas of interest include cross-cultural consumer behavior, marketing and advertising in rural America and retailing strategies for recreational shoppers.
Dr. M. Asri Jantan, associate professor of marketing, most recently was associate professor of marketing at the College of Business Administration of Savannah State University. He also held teaching positions as an assistant professor at the State University of New York College at Brockport and as an assistant lecturer at the National University of Malaysia. He received his Ph.D. in business administration (marketing) from Old Dominion University, his Master of Science in marketing from the University of Colorado and Bachelor’s degree in business administration (marketing) from the International Islamic University of Malaysia. Among his interests are cross-cultural marketing ethics, cross-cultural sales management, relationship marketing in Southeast Asia, and cross-cultural religion and ethnic marketing.
Dr. James Woodley, assistant professor of strategic management, most recently was assistant professor of international business at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s Joseph M. Bryan School of Business and Economics. He has taught at Rutgers University, where he received his Ph.D. and M.B.A. in management. He received his Bachelor of Commerce, Transportation and Logistics from the University of British Columbia. His research focuses primarily on international strategic alliances.
Rita Shea-Van Fossen, assistant professor of management, is a doctoral candidate in management at Baruch College, City University of New York. Her dissertation topic is Organizational Burnout as a Loss of Existential Meaning. Other research interests include leadership issues, executive compensation and ethics and misbehaving organizations. She has taught at Baruch College. She earned her MBA in strategic management from Temple University and her Bachelor of Science in accounting from Rutgers University.
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Largest Gift in Ramapo History Will Fund The Anisfield School of Business
Ramapo College of New Jersey announced that it has received the largest gift in the college's history. Longtime supporters Richard and Millicent Anisfield of Saddle River will donate $2.5 million toward Ramapo's business school. To express its appreciation for these contributions, the Ramapo College Board of Trustees will name the college's business school The Anisfield School of Business.
The Anisfield gift will provide funding to support the construction of a new academic building, an endowed deanship, endowed student scholarships and faculty fellowship awards. "The Anisfields are committed to our business school's mission to provide undergraduate students with exceptional public education through the strategic integration of the business disciplines and the liberal arts, "said Ramapo President Peter P. Mercer.
The Anisfield School of Business, the college's largest school with 23 percent of Ramapo students, will be housed on the lower level and the first three floors of the new facility, comprising 14 "smart" classrooms, two of which will be high-tech lecture halls, study lounges, an e-mail lounge, 40 faculty offices as well as 20 two-person adjunct faculty offices, break-out rooms for seminars and a dean's suite. This will make it possible to locate all business classrooms and faculty offices in one facility. Site work has already begun on the new building, which will be a central feature of the main entrance to the campus.
