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Write Your Own Career Ticket With an M.S. in Finance

      “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” We don’t think legendary children’s book author, Dr. Seuss, was really talking about getting a Master’s degree in Finance when he wrote “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” — but he sure delivered some great advice. That’s because every business, every nonprofit, every government on earth needs financial know-how to succeed. Think about it: marketing can grow an organization and visionary leadership can fast track it down the right path, but only a solid command of finance and accounting can ensure that an enterprise survives and thrives year after year. Career Options from Classic to Cutting-Edge What does that mean if you’re considering a Master’s in Finance? More traditionally, an M.S. in Finance means you’ll graduate with a skill set so universally recognized, so in demand, that you’ll be able to write your own ticket working for Wall Street fi

The End Of A Manhattanville Legend

A piece of Manhattanville College died when sister Ruth Dowd passed on Friday, May 31, 2019, four months after her 100 th birthday. People will look at those dates will say “she had a good run,” or “she had a good life.” And while that is true, the fact is those who really knew her know there is much more to her story! Obituaries tell us about a person’s life; where they are from, went to school, worked, their family etc. They are benign by nature…   Let me tell you my thoughts about the PERSON, and bear in mind, I met her when she hired me 13 years ago…when she was merely 87! Ruth is one of my favorite names. Aside from being the eighth book in the Bible, and only one of two named after women in the Old & New Testaments,  it was my Grandmother’s (mother’s side) name. You want to talk about special people???? Sister Ruth Dowd hired me in 2006 to run the sport business management program at Manhattanville College. I took the interviews, but I really was kind of like,

THE UNPARALLELED SUCCESS OF THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS WILL NEVER BE REPEATED IN THE HISTORY OF THE LEAGUE DUE TO THE GISELE FACTOR

Tom Brady could have been one of the highest paid NFL players ever to play the game. However, he is not. Brady has made $197 million over the course of his career, so nobody is shedding tears for him. Brady has frequently taken contract extensions and restructured his deals to help the New England Patriots address other spots on the roster, giving up at least $60 million over the course of his career. Even those who heartily pull against the Patriots in every game, not just the Super Bowl, (and full disclosure, this would describe me) would have the utmost respect for ANY person who thought of his team more than he did himself, (I do). Brady has made plenty of money in his NFL career —but what if he had not taken less or restructured contracts over the course of his career to help the Patriots out? Brady would be a richer man, and perhaps the highest-paid player in NFL history. There are many factors to winning a Super Bowl—the only one game championship in major American spo

MAKING DEGREE COMPLETION CONVENIENT FOR THE ADULT STUDENT

Let’s face it- adult students who are seeking a bachelor’s degree are typically juggling several different balls in their busy world. Some are raising families; they’re working forty hours a week or more; and they like to maintain an active social life. Somehow, in between doing all of that, they are also trying their best to earn a college degree. For this reason, accelerated degree completion options like APPEAL exist. The simple idea and concept behind a program like APPEAL is to make it as convenient as possible for the busy adult student to earn a BS. And while the classes themselves as well as the copious amounts of homework can be taxing and time-consuming, adult students appreciate the format and structure of the courses. In an effort to continue to provide convenient degree completion options for the busy adult student, in January 2019, the School of Professional Studies began offering hybrid courses as part of the APPEAL program. So what exactly does this mean? Hyb