Volume 67, Issue 4

Sy Syms Orientation

by Yoel D. Kelman

Sy Syms School of Business students from both the Wilf and Midtown Campuses flocked to Weissberg Commons on the evening of Wednesday, October 9th for the annual SSSB orientation.  The evening featured addresses from deans and students as well as a chance to peruse the numerous clubs advertised at tables lining the room.

Upon arrival, students received packets that included information about clubs, meeting with deans, the tutoring program, and a ten percent discount coupon for Dougie’s, a popular meat restaurant in mid-Manhattan. Students were then directed to the tables spread about the room, enabling them to talk to the various club representatives in attendance.

Shortly after 8:00, by which time most students had arrived, the formal part of the orientation began.  Midtown SSSB President Ellie Nyer kicked off the speeches by discussing business opportunities for students and the uniqueness of a Sy Syms education. The next speaker, SSSBSA President Gabriel Jacobson welcomed the students and introduced SSSB Dean Charles Snow.

Sy Syms, Snow declared, is unique in that its deans are easily accessible, a quality lacking in most other universities. He advised students to “work hard and, although it may be tempting, do not take the easy way out, because the school has a lot to offer and you should get everything there is to get out of it.”

After Dean Snow's words, Dean Jaskoll, the Assistant Dean of SSSB, spoke about the Office of Placement and Career Services, which, he said, is one of the most important and influential aspects of the school.  “We have had a lot of success in finding seniors job placement,” said Jaskoll.

After the speeches, students we able to meet the deans and the student body presidents, and clubs re-opened their tables to recruit students. Students were also privy to a surprise gift: plastic thermos mugs with the SSSB Student Council logo imprinted on it.

“The event was very well organized,” said one student attending the event.  “Having just entered the school, I now have a much better understanding of what I should be doing over the next couple of years. The free mugs were nice too!”

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