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2024-25 EEE Annual Report

2024-25 EEE Annual Report

Letter From the Department Chairs

Dear Friends,

It is with great pleasure that John and I greet you as we begin our journey into a new academic year. As we reflect on the past year, we couldn’t be prouder of all that our community has achieved.

EEE Faculty Members Offer Immersion Trips to Showcase Business Around the World

Not all learning comes from a classroom. At the Whitman School, students are offered unique access to people and places around the globe to develop a greater perspective of how various aspects of business can shape an economy—from a small family farm in Central America to the inner workings of global giants like Hyundai and Samsung in East Asia. This spring, two professors from the Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE) coordinated experiences for students to get a closer look at the various aspects of business in Costa Rica and South Korea.

Innovative Student Group Designs Inclusive Clothing for Neurodivergent Community

Carolyn Fernandes ’25 remembers walking out of an interview for a design internship that she ended up not getting. She wondered if fidgeting with her nails—a common, repetitive expression of her nervous energy every day—was misconstrued as a sign of not paying attention and a reason for her not getting the position.

Fernandes is part of the 20% of people worldwide who are neurodivergent and live with neurological differences like autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, bipolar disorder and social anxiety.

Research and Recognition

Johan Wiklund Named Distinguished
Professor at Syracuse University

Johan Wiklund has been named Distinguished Professor at Syracuse University, a prestigious distinction that is given to only a select number of scholars whose extraordinary achievements and accomplishments have greatly impacted their field on a national and international level.

Assistant Professsor Hyoju Jeong Joins EEE Department to Further Research in Mission-Driven Entrepreneurship, Support Students With the Mental Toughness to Succeed

Bridging Theory and Practice: Whitman School's Game-Changing Night in Turnaround Management

Petty Traders Challenge Bureaucratic Barriers at Kumasi’s Kejetia Market

In a recent study published in the Journal of Business Venturing, Arielle Newman, assistant professor of entrepreneurship, explores the collective response to restrictions placed on some of the market’s most long-standing participants.

Paper by Associate Professor David Park Top Cited

The paper, “A Cloud’s Silver Lining? The Impact of Policy Interventions on New and Maturing Technology Ventures’ Online Recruitment,” co-authored with David Lucas and Cristiano Bellavitis, was recognized as being in the top 10 most cited articles of 2023 in Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.

Student Spotlights

Trey Augliano ’27

Where Science Meets Self-Care: How Trey Augliano is Building the Future of Beauty from Syracuse

Will Lewandowski ’27

Whitman EEE Major’s Playbook for Athlete Networking: Clique Sports

Alumni Spotlight

Jack Adler ’23

Recent EEE Grad Evolves Sports Tech Startup Out2Win Through Million Dollar Investment and New Focus on Data-Driven Software

Angelo Niforatos ’20 M.S. (ECS), ’25 MBA

2025 MBA Grad Wins Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award as He Continues Advancing Drone Technology Business

Competition Spotlights

Orange Tank Competition Marks 10 Years of Driving Entrepreneurial Success at Whitman

From a mobile solution where diabetics can use analytics to manage foot ulcers to the ability to integrate large language model (LLM) technology into drone systems, the ideas definitely did not disappoint as the Whitman School of Management marked 10 years of the Orange Tank Pitch competition, held Nov. 1 in the Helaine and Marvin Lender Auditorium.

2025 Panasci Business Competition Awards
$40,000 to Emerging Entrepreneurs

From clothing designed to make neurodiverse individuals more comfortable to a mobile thrift shop on a school bus that promotes upcycling and reduces waste, this year’s Panasci Business Plan Competition displayed ideas from some of the most entrepreneurially minded students at Syracuse University.

’CUSE50 Summit: Students Connect With Award-Winning Alumni Entrepreneurs, Six for Six Pitch Competition Winner Selected

Nearly 350 students were in attendance at the ’CUSE50 Summit 2024 held Nov. 15. The previous evening, the University had presented its second annual ’CUSE50 Alumni Entrepreneur Awards, which recognized Orange success by acknowledging the 50 fastest-growing businesses owned or led by Syracuse alumni. Many of these winners graciously spent a second day on campus to connect with students. The day also included a “Six for Six” Pitch Competition, where six student-ventures vied for a winner-take-all $6,000 prize.

CASSE 2025 Graduation Photos

CASSE 2025 graduates posing with Whitman faculty and guests

Guest mingle during the 2025 CASSE graduation

Negin Hosseini and Beatriz Bordignon Cypriano

Cake decorated with flowers and Congratulations CASSE grads

IES Update

This has been an exciting year at the Institute for an Entrepreneurial Society (IES). IES’s mission is to produce high-quality evidence-based research on the political economy of entrepreneurship, educate future thought leaders in the field, and engage the academic community in explorations of the entrepreneurial society.