Berman Lecture Series Brings Frank Bisignano to Campus

The Whitman School welcomes Frank J. Bisignano, chief administrative officer, JPMorgan Chase, who will speak as part of the Martin and Phyllis Berman Distinguished Lecture Series. The lecture, titled "Challenges In the Current Environment," will take place at 4 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium, located on the concourse level of the Whitman School building. Since 2005, Bisignano has been a member of JPMorgan Chase’s operating and executive committees. The $2.3 trillion financial services firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management, and private equity and operates in 60 countries. Bisignano is responsible for the firm’s global technology and operations. The Martin and Phyllis Berman Distinguished Lecture Series brings prominent business leaders to Whitman to share their expertise and perspectives with the University community and Central New York executives.

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Whitman Appoints New Associate Dean for Graduate Programs

The Whitman School is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Maurice A. Harris as the new Associate Dean for Graduate Programs. Harris joined Whitman as an assistant professor of finance in Fall 2005. Before joining Whitman, he taught at the University of New Hampshire and Bentley College in Massachusetts. Harris brings a wealth of professional experience to his academic career, including previously holding positions with First City National Bank of Houston, the Government Finance Research Center, and Fidelity Investments. He holds a bachelors degree in finance from Bowling Green State University, a masters degree in public administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, and a PhD in finance from the Whitman School. He succeeds Ravi Shukla, associate professor of finance, who successfully led Whitman's MBA & MS Office from 2003 to 2008.

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Call for MBA Classnotes

This third section of Whitman Today will be reserved for classnotes from both MBA and undergraduate alumni. We hope with every issue to highlight one or more alumni who share their professional and personal news with us. To be considered for inclusion, alumni are asked to send their classnotes with a high resolution digital photograph and contact information to Amy Mehringer, Whitman director of communications. For this inaugural issue, we seek classnotes from everyone, and specifically from former MBA students. We look forward to hearing from you!

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A New Look for Whitman Today

Have you noticed? Whitman Today has undergone a face-lift. The new look is courtesy of Lyndy McLaughlin, the new instructional technology and new media analyst in Whitman's Technology Services unit. The Whitman School also recently welcomed to its staff Joseph Personte, academic advisor in the Undergraduate Programs office, and Susan Oot, administrative specialist in the Falcone Center. For more information about Whitman Today, contact Amy Mehringer, Whitman's director of communications, at (315) 443-3834. Whitman Today is distributed monthly via email during the academic year to alumni and friends of the Whitman School.

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