Business, Management, and Leadership News

Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Globe Post.

WROC-TV talks to Steven Carnovale, assistant professor of supply chain management, about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the agricultural and the consumer goods supply chain.

One brick at a time — that’s how members of RIT’s Electronic Gaming Society are building a digital version of the RIT campus in the video game Minecraft. As universities across the country closed their campuses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many students went to Minecraft as a way to stay connected with their schools. The game allows multiple players to collaborate on building structures and designing landscapes, including recreating physical places.

WKBW-TV in Buffalo, N.Y., features Caleb Harris, a first-year management information systems, and his mask-making business.

WHAM-TV talks to Steven Carnovale, assistant professor of supply chain management, talks about the next phase of demand on the supply chain.

Essay by Madeline Gibbs, a fourth-year dietetics and nutrition student, published on OrleansHub.com.

Nick Giordano, who graduated from RIT in 2016 with a degree in management information systems, has created a website template that helps communities track and manage the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Learn about Professor Sparkman’s SHRM experience and what it means for the HR Program.

Six teams of deaf and hard-of-hearing students from NTID adapted to a virtual presentation format for the annual Next Big Idea business competition. Student presenters from as far away as Dubai shared their ideas for new businesses that positively impact deaf and hard-of-hearing communities.

In an unprecedented decision, Saunders College of Business is now accepting applications for fall 2020 graduate education without standardized tests, including Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and Graduate Record Examinations (GRE). The decision was made to benefit graduate school applicants facing uncertainty created by COVID-19 and the closure of standardized testing centers.

RIT graduate programs are among the best in the nation, according to the U.S. News annual statistical survey of graduate programs. RIT master’s degree programs in engineering, business and fine arts feature in the U.S. News & World Report 2021 edition of Best Graduate Schools, released in March, including the first specialty ranking of the university’s business analytics master’s program.

Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Globe Post.