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 Dining
for Success
The
Mandela Room was filled with nearly 100 people for mock-tails
and dinner at the Dining for Success etiquette dinner Oct.
29. Joe Laskaris, catering manager of Sodexho, offered students
basic guidance on etiquette in formal dining and business
situations. For example, if a prospective employer invites
you to dinner the night before a job interview, how should
you act? How do you make small talk? How can you work your
own particular skills or area of expertise into a conversation?
And if something difficult to eat (like spaghetti) or something
totally unfamiliar is served, how do you eat it gracefully?
Students got tips in these and other areas, and had the opportunity
to put what they were learning to the test while dining with
University staff, who acted as hosts for each table.
SOM
alumni host marketing panel
from Nicole J. Speier '00, chairman
and founder of the SOM YAAC
More than 40 alumni gathered in Manhattan at the offices of
Davis & Gilbert, LLP Nov. 12 for a panel discussion, "Strategies
of a Successful Career in Marketing." The event was put
together by the School of Management Young Alumni Advisory
Council.
Panelist
Gary Kibel '90, MBA '92, of Davis & Gilbert,
hosted. Other panelists included Jeff Grill '85
of the Romann Group, Ken Chuney '93 of Altria,
and Jordan Breslow '88 of Media.com.
The interactive
panel covered many topics, including the structure of advertising
firms and marketing firms, the direction of the marketing
world, trends in advertising, and how to get a job in marketing
and advertising. The panelists shared their vast array of
experiences and talked about their own career paths and possible
career paths both of people just starting out in their careers
and of people transitioning into marketing/advertising from
another field. It was a terrific evening and a great opportunity
for alumni to network.
BU
vs. SU Men's Basketball Game
 Although
the Bearcats were not victorious, the Binghamton University
vs. Syracuse men's basketball game, Dec. 13, was a lot
of fun for everyone who attended the event held at the
Carrier Dome. The Alumni Association sponsored a bus trip
to Syracuse for the event, and the 37 people who enjoyed
the ride participated in trivia games and won prizes based
on their knowledge of campus and campus life. At the University
Sheraton on the Syracuse University Campus, 60 people
enjoyed a pre-game buffet in the Seasons Sports Bar while
networking and mingling with other alumni and their families.
In addition, a group of TAU alumni who traveled from New
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15th
Annual Metro Career Fair
The
15th Annual Metro Career Fair, held at the Sheraton
New York Hotel and Towers Jan. 6, 2004, was a great
success, surpassing previous years in attendance and
breadth of careers represented: More than 80 alumni
volunteers representing more than 30 career fields staffed
tables and responded to questions from hundreds of students
who sought information about potential career paths.
The enthusiastic responses from alumni again indicated
how much they enjoy participating in the program.
The
evening also included a panel discussion, held prior
to the Career Fair, at which four alumni spoke about
"Making the Transition from Student to Professional."
Panelists included Emmanuel Andre '01
of Association of Black Foundation Executives, Catherine
Berlen '02 of KPMG, LLP, Edward Muradian
'03 of Deloitte and Touche, and Elissa Zaidel
'00 of Dewey Ballantine, LLP. "They all
did a wonderful job of relating their personal stories
about starting out in their careers," said Siusan
Orlovsky, MBA '93, who coordinated the event.
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Westchester-
and Connecticut-area alumni
Sheldon Goldfarb '73 hosted a gathering of Westchester-
and Connecticut-area Binghamton University alumni in
Greenwich Jan.13, 2004. There was an enthusiastic
response to the event, which was attended by more than 60 alumni representing
a wide diversity of class years, occupations and schools.
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