School of Management

The business program at Binghamton University functions a lot like its own, small college. Although it isn't very small, with the amount of group work and many interactions that people have with each other, whether it is in clubs or planning events, students know one another for the most part. Walking through the School of Management, I am always constantly saying hello to people that I know and am friends with.

The classes could be a bit more challenging. They are not easy necessarily, but they need a little more added to them. I also feel like they should take the time to personally reach out to every student and talk to them about their job search or their plans after college. The program could also cater more to some of the other concentrations such as marketing, and not just focus on accounting and finance.

I think the most overwhelming differentiator of Binghamton University's School of Management is the access to faculty, especially our dean, Dean Upinder Dhillon. Every professor and faculty member from undergraduate TAs to the dean himself, are always welcoming to students, their questions, concerns and comments. The best thing is that Dean Dhillon also takes these comments and concerns and acts on them! He doesn't listen to make us feel better, he listens to make SOM better!

One of the criticisms that I hear a lot, but do not necessarily agree on is our focus on the Big 4 and accounting. The School of Management is definitely stronger in accounting than any other discipline in business (recently ranked 2nd in the nation), however I don't agree that only accounting majors can find jobs. I know a lot of students who have gone into banking, private equity, management consulting (myself), etc. I just think people's opinions are a product of the job markets of each major; obviously marketing is harder anywhere you go!

Binghamton's business program does a great job preparing its students to write quality resumes and to interview well with firms. They are also very helpful in assisting their students with internship and job searches.

The school should focus on hiring teachers who are more dedicated to working with students who require a bit of extra instruction during office hours. The teachers are often very busy with their research and other commitments, and they are currently not very willing to spend additional time outside of class for those who need them. I would like to see more dedication from the professors and faculty.

We have tremendous exposure to the Big 4 accounting firms and are working well towards bringing new and diversified firms to campus. We learn a lot about team work and I feel everyone in the School of Management looks out for each other and wants to continuously improve.

The program would be stronger if the infrastructure was updated. The program is getting almost too big for the current facilities and would benefit by adding more high-tech classrooms and meeting rooms.

I like that the administration is very accessible, and that we genuinely enjoy our classes here. I learned a lot not only through learning concepts, but also through applying them.

Some areas of improvement are recruitment. We have phenomenal recruitment from accounting firms, but not as much of a presence in other industries. Faculty and students are working diligently on this and I think it will be much better in the next few years. We also need to improve in particular teaching areas such as international business and operations management.

There are so many opportunities to network with big time employers, such as NYC visits during the winter break and the job and internship fair. There are also a lot of opportunities to network throughout the semester as well. Most of the business professors really know what they are talking about and care about their students. The classes are very informative.

The business program needs to realize that although a majority of the students are accounting majors, people like myself need more support for our intended career paths (Marketing). We need to promote the business school as a whole, and not just as an "accounting program". There are a lot of talented students in other majors who don't get the support they need to land their first marketing or advertising job (myself included).

Everyone from Academic Advisors, to Career Services, Professors, Faculty, Staff, and business centered student organizations and Greek Life are working towards improving the program all the time. The voice of the student is heard.