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This year's Stern Innovation Conference will be themed, "Transformative Technological Change," and will examine how major innovations are changing the landscape in industries as diverse as food agriculture, transportation, medicine, education, and more. We will also consider how firms, consumers, and regulators are responding (or will respond) to these changes.

The NYU Stern Center for Global Economy and Business will host The Outlook for US-China Relations on September 23, 2020

A sampling of media highlights for the week of September 22, 2020

Excerpt from Clear Admit -- “As I was actively looking for opportunities to use this time meaningfully, Stern’s Office of Career Development and Office of Student Engagement announced SternWorks, a new initiative aimed at connecting MBAs with vital small businesses in need of help to share their skills. One part of the new initiative was SternWorks: Serve NYC, which focused on volunteer opportunities to give back to the NYC community. A project with the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) stood out to me because it would be not only a learning experience, but also an opportunity to directly support the community during these unprecedented times. So I applied for it and joined the program.”

Each Fall incoming two-year Full-time MBA students participate in LAUNCH orientation, which kicks off the Stern journey and immerses students in an experiential learning cycle of Thinking, Acting and Reflecting. This Fall, for the first time, Stern hosted a re-LAUNCH orientation for all returning MBA2s as a way for the community to reconnect and re-engage, and to use innovation to address Stern challenges emerging from the pandemic.

On Thursday, September 17, 2020, the NYU Stern Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship will host the Entrepreneurs Challenge Kick-Off & Info Session.

A sampling of media highlights for the week of September 15, 2020

We are pleased to invite the Stern community to a virtual event series featuring conversations with distinguished leaders about the impacts of COVID-19 on their businesses and industries. We hope you will join us for the upcoming conversation with Mandell Crawley, Head of Private Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley, and Dean Raghu Sundaram.

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- “Right behind Wharton was MIT’s Sloan School of Management, UC-Berkeley’s Haas School, the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, New York University’s Stern School of Business, and the University of Texas’ McCombs School of Business–exactly the same lineup of top five schools as last year.”

Excerpt from Clear Admit -- “‘Since its founding, NYU has opened its doors to immigrants, and this remains an essential part of our DNA,’ said Raghu Sundaram, Dean of NYU Stern.”

“‘Given the rapidly changing conditions the world has faced this year, we’re especially thrilled to bring in one of the strongest, most diverse classes on record at Stern,’ said Rabia Ahmed, Executive Director of MBA Admissions, in a statement.”

“This year’s incoming class boasts the highest average GMAT and GPA scores in the school’s history. The average GMAT rose to 723 and the average GPA is 3.6, up from 3.52 last year.”

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- See Stern's new faculty highlighted here.

A sampling of media highlights for the week of September 9, 2020

The NYU Stern Center for Global Economy and Business will host the Economic Outlook Forum on September 9, 2020.

Excerpt from FindMBA -- “Professor Karen Brenner was appointed by New York University’s Stern School of Business and the School of Law as director of law and business, acting as a bridge for the two disciplines. “Business and law are inextricably linked,” she says. ‘Corporations are legal entities; the law provides the context in which business operates and combining the degrees allows students to see how the two disciplines interact.’” 

For the first four weeks of this program, students will learn how to program in R for effective data manipulation and visualization. They will also develop the ability to create control structures, such as loops and conditional statements, to traverse, sort, merge, and evaluate data. The following four weeks of the program will focus on techniques for data preparation — how to choose, create, and edit graphics, as well as best practices for presenting your visualizations.

In this course, students will look at the range of investment philosophies with the intent of finding not only the core beliefs that animate them, but also the ingredients needed to make them work. Students will look at the historical evidence in support of or working against each philosophy and what they need to bring to the table to succeed with that philosophy. In the process, Professor Aswath Damodaran hopes that students will find an investment philosophy that best fits them, given their individual strengths and weaknesses.

In this 4-week course, students will learn how to program in R for effective data manipulation and visualization. Students will import, transform, and manipulate datasets for various analytical purposes. Students will develop the ability to create control structures, such as loops and conditional statements to traverse, sort, merge, and evaluate data. This course is designed for those who have no experience in R or programming.

Taught by Professor Tensie Whelan, this 14-week course provides participants with the ability to help their business be a force for change through ESG (environment, social, and governance) investing, sustainable supply chain management, employee and consumer engagement, sustainability marketing, and more.

Every choice a corporation makes has financial implications. As a result, when defined broadly, every business decision fits under the rubric of corporate finance. In Corporate Finance with Professor Aswath Damodaran, students become familiar with this “big picture” of corporate finance while also learning the intricate theories and techniques that are crucial to maximizing shareholder value

Taught by Professor Aswath Damodaran, one of the leaders in the field, Advanced Valuation is for analysts, financial officers, and portfolio managers seeking a deeper understanding of valuation, and the skills and knowledge to confidently make financial decisions. Through video lectures, live Q&A sessions, and a hands-on valuation project, students will learn how to estimate the value of any business, small or large, private or public, in a developed or an emerging market.

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- “NYU’s Stern School of Business is further testifying to the wisdom of an extended app season with a class profile that matches or sets three school records — and that reverses a two-year slide in applications.”

“‘Despite the forces at work restricting the free flow of high-skilled immigrants to the U.S., the demand for a Stern MBA among international students remained very strong this year,’ Sundaram says. ‘However, in late July, in view of the continuing uncertainty created by ICE pronouncements — adding to an already stressful situation for many new students of closed U.S. consulates worldwide — we made a conscious decision to offer all our international admits the option to defer for a year at the cost of admitting a smaller class. This was absolutely the right thing to do. Since its founding, NYU has opened its doors to immigrants, and this remains an essential part of our DNA.’”

“'Given the rapidly changing conditions the world has faced this year, we’re especially thrilled to bring in one of the strongest, most diverse classes on record at Stern,'” Ahmed said in a news release."

Excerpt from Higher Education Review -- “The tech MBA program offered by Stern School of Business focuses on four main aspects. This includes teaching the students about business and technology and also lays emphasis on experiential learning and the elective courses students get to choose.

“People usually think there are not many technology companies on the east coast, but most popular companies will have an office in New York or in the periphery giving the B-school a good geographic location advantage. Moreover, the Stern Solutions component offers the MBA candidates an opportunity to work and participate in built-in projects on the east and the west coasts.”

A sampling of media highlights for the week of September 1, 2020

Fintech is divided into six sections focused on key fintech areas: innovation, technology, incumbents vs. startups, valuation, risk, and implications. Each section contains lessons with video lectures, readings, and assessments to facilitate learning. Students will also have the option of attending live video sessions with Professor Kathleen DeRose where additional questions and topics will be addressed.

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "That happened to NYU Stern’s Myryah Nicholas, who wondered if she could make it in New York City – let alone the beauty industry. That’s when she came across an advertisement…and reflected back on her original purpose — and knew everything would eventually turn out right. 'I stumbled across a Mother’s Day billboard that read, “I didn’t go nine months without chardonnay for you to hate your job.” While the sighting initially provided a good laugh, the message stuck with me. I knew I owed it to the people who supported me and, more importantly, myself to pivot into a career path I loved. On the plane ride home, I vowed to take the risks I needed to achieve my goals. Four months later, I was living in New York—the epicenter of the beauty industry—and one step closer to making my dreams come true.'"