Student Stars – Thuy Dao: Green Marketing in New Delhi

Name: Thuy Dao Major: Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainability For senior Thuy Dao, working overseas was an opportunity that she just could not pass up.  What she did not expect was to receive the opportunity to pitch innovative eco-friendly products to the local government of New Delhi. Thuy worked for Prothsahan Team, a NGO that focuses [...]

Student Stars: Michael Illas: Working with Children in Budapest

Name: Michael Illas Major: Corporate Communications Expected Graduation Year: 2014 A childhood dream of Michael Illas was to travel to Europe. This dream was realized when he flew to Budapest, Hungary with the guidance of and a travel grant from the Weissman Center for International Business. From May 26th to August 24th 2012, Michael interned [...]

PorColombia President on the VI Student/Professional Conference at Cornell University

Carlos Macias is a Baruch graduate in Journalism and History. Last year, Macias was elected president of the PorColombia National group. In an interview with him we discussed general aspects relevant to the VI Student/Professional Conference the organization will be holding at Cornell University next month. What makes this year’s conference at Cornell so special? [...]

VI Colombian Student and Professional Conference: “Construyendo Pais” PorColombia at Cornell University

PorColombia is a group established in the United States and Canada with the purpose of bringing together college students and professionals with a Colombian background or interest in Colombia. One of PorColombia’s main goals is contributing to the professional success of their members while helping them become active contributors to both  Colombian and the North American societies. [...]

Uniqlo’s Marketing Impact

Eric Thai, an international marketing major at Baruch and model, had the chance to participate in one of Uniqlo’s marketing campaigns last year. We asked him to discuss his views on the Japanese clothing store’s impact in the United States and how his experience academically and professionally has shaped his views. As an international marketing major, [...]