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NYU Stern's Fubon Center for Technology, Business, and Innovation, and its AI in Business & Data Analytics initiative, will host NYU Stern Fubon Center's Fireside Chat featuring Howie Singer on Tuesday, November 14, 2023.

Excerpt from Find MBA -- “'It is very important for a student to establish a clear sense of what matters beyond the specific responsibilities of the role at the outset,' says Brian Ruggiero, the associate dean for careers at NYU Stern School of Business in New York. 'For example, do the values and priorities of their potential employers align with their own?'”
 

Excerpt from Poets & Quants — "Amy Lynn Webb, a futurist and NYU Stern adjunct, debuted at #4 in Thinkers50."

Excerpt from Clear Admit -- "Through the support of Stern’s Fertitta Veterans MBA Program and the Military Veterans Club, I dove head first into the MBA experience, the community, and life on the other side of the military.  Now, 16 months later, I can confidently say that embracing this change and choosing Stern were the two best decisions I have made since joining the military."

Excerpt from U.S. News and World Report -- "The NYU Stern careers office employs a team specifically dedicated to supporting working professionals, including alumni," she says. "Stern graduates can benefit from an extensive array of services to manage their careers for life, including career coaching, professional development events, job postings and more."

A sampling of media highlights for the week of November 7, 2023

Excerpt from Poets & Quants — “Consulting firms continue to be competitively positioned at Stern, and student demand remains strong.”

Excerpt from BusinessBecause — “'Students need to have strong verbal and written communication skills as they will be building relationships with colleagues, clients, and various stakeholders in the finance industry,' Fatim Lelenta, associate director of career coaching at NYU Stern, says."

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"Sasha Rosenburg, associate director of relationship management at NYU’s Stern School of Business, discusses how business school prepares students for the demands of investment banking both through a rigorous curriculum and a range of external activities."

"'This combination of subject-matter expertise, technical interview training, and direct preparation for the day-to-day demands of the job allows students to be well prepared to succeed in the investment banking industry,' she says."
 

Excerpt from MBA Insight -- "NYU Stern is known as the School that embraces change, and we are focused on fostering leaders who can drive change and create positive impact in the business world. It’s hard to choose just one, but I’ll highlight Stern’s Leadership Accelerator, which features highly engaging experiences that put  students out of their comfort zone in order to build the mindset and behavioral skills needed to lead change."

Excerpt from Clear Admit -- "When it came time to take the GMAT, 45 percent opted to do so. The Stern MBA class averaged a score of 732, and 80 percent of students scored between 700 and 760 on the GMAT. For the 22 percent who opted to take the GRE, they averaged 163 in both the Quant section and the Verbal section. NYU Stern accepts an array of standardized tests; four percent of applicants submitted MCAT/LSAT/DAT, 14 percent took the Executive Assessment, and nine percent received test waivers."

Excerpt from Clear Admit -- "The NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business (CSB) was launched in 2016 with a mission to unleash the transformative potential of business to solve societal challenges at speed and scale. Education is at the core of the mission, and Stern offers undergraduate, graduate, and executive-level courses and degrees that prepare students with the conceptual frameworks and tactical skills to apply sustainable solutions – skills that future leaders will be able to apply across industries, including finance, real estate, tech, marketing, and more."

A sampling of media highlights for the week of October 31, 2023

The 17th annual conference will take place on Friday, October 27, 2023, at The Henry Kaufman Management Center at 44 West 4th Street in Room 5-50.

On Friday, October 27, NYU Stern's Fubon Center for Technology, Business and Innovation will host its 2023 Stern Innovation Conference, titled, “Innovation and Environmental Sustainability.” 

A sampling of media highlights for the week of October 25, 2023

Excerpt from BusinessBecause —  "NYU Stern takes a unique approach with its 'Pick Six' essay. Applicants are asked to choose six images, each representing an aspect of their life, experiences, or goals."

They are then required to write a short caption for each image. This unconventional format encourages candidates to express themselves through visuals and words, offering a more holistic view of their personalities."
 

NYU Stern’s Center for the Future of Management in partnership with Stern Women in Business and Undergraduate Stern Women in Business presents "Entrepreneurship and E-Commerce: Lessons from an Industry Pioneer in China" featuring Peggy Yu (MBA ’92), Co-founder and Executive Chairwoman, Dangdang.com, Executive-in-Residence, NYU Stern, in a fireside chat with Tony Watkins (MBA ’11), Director of Global Partnerships, Google Chair, NYU Stern Alumni Council.

Excerpt from Clear Admit -- "The NYU Stern School of Business MBA Class of 2023 continued the upward trend of compensation for Sternies, achieving the highest ever mean total compensation and median base salary, according to the new employment report."

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "Meanwhile, New York University’s Stern School of Business has launched a program called GenerativeAI@Stern to train students, faculty and administration on best practices."

In August, NYU Stern’s Online MS in Quantitative Management (MSQM) Program welcomed its newest students, marking the program’s fifth cohort. Stern’s online MSQM has been synonymous with innovation from the start; at launch, Stern was the first and only top-ranked US business school to establish a master’s in management online.

Excerpt from Livid Magazine -- "New York University Stern, renowned for its exceptional alumni and top-tier business programs, consistently sets the standard for excellence. The marketing department, in particular, stands out as one of the nation’s finest, offering courses that not only cultivate theoretical concepts but also provide a platform to apply them in the real world. With an eye on innovation, the upperclassmen at NYU Stern have set their sights on ushering fresh talent into the ever-evolving fashion industry, which constantly hungers for the next big thing."

Excerpt from Poets & Quants — "While EQ+IQ defines the Stern philosophy, scale reflects its day-to-day. The school is home to over 5,800 business students, half of whom are pursuing graduate degrees. The school also employs 470 professors among its tenure, tenure-track, clinical, visiting and adjunct faculty. With its New York City digs, the school can attract top industry executives and functional experts as speakers and adjuncts. That doesn’t count renowned faculty members like Scott Galloway, Aswath Damodaran, and Glenn Okun. At the same time, students can choose from 200 electives and complete three specializations. In fact, Stern offers 27 specializations including Entertainment and Media, FinTech, Luxury Marketing, Real Estate, and Tech Product Marketing. And students can take a quarter of their classes outside the business school too. When they graduate, Stern MBAs will join an alumni base that includes 111,000 members across 144 countries."

Excerpt from Find MBA -- "Earlier this year, NYU Stern School of Business in New York partnered with NYU Abu Dhabi to launch a one-year, full-time MBA program based in both Abu Dhabi and New York."
 

Excerpt from Poets & Quants — “Stern’s 20-month, 22-course MSQM stands alone — and its latest intake of students stands apart in many ways, says Kim Corfman, vice dean of learning innovation and MSQM academic director.

‘Stern’s MSQM curriculum is carefully crafted to incorporate leading-edge topics to give students the tools necessary to navigate and lead in today’s data-driven business landscape,” Corfman tells Poets&Quants. ‘We look for students with a natural curiosity and passion for these highly relevant emerging areas of study.’”
 

Excerpt from MiM Guide -- “‘In the decade since launch, we’ve constantly updated our curriculum to ensure the most current topics are covered, so students can meet today’s rapidly evolving needs,’ says Anindya Ghose, academic director of NYU Stern’s MSBA Program. ‘Our curriculum now covers topics like artificial intelligence, generative AI systems, deep learning, Web 3.0 and more. Students learn how to leverage these emerging technologies to drive data-driven business decisions.’”