The Community Foundation of Eastern Shore (CFES) hosted a continuing education event for local financial planners in which our financial planning students participated. The professional advisor continuing education series was held at the CFES office on Belmont Ave, Salisbury on Wednesday, May 5, 2025, from 12:30 p.m. until 4 p.m. Students attended the sessions that included…
Mr. Rich McGhee will be speaking on how startups can raise pre-seed funding at the Angel Investing course on Monday, April 28, 2025 from noon till 1 p.m. at PH 348 Please join via Zoom, scan QR code below Speaker Bio: Mr. McGhee has more than 35 years of experience in delivering business strategies and…
Sea Gull Fund student managers Christopher Catan, Kristian Nilsen and Garrett Parr attended the Global Asset Management Education (GAME) Forum April 3-4 in New York City. Accompanied by Dr. Herman Manakyan, the students had an opportunity to attend various keynote panels and breakout sessions featuring some of the most recognizable names on Wall Street. The…
On Monday, April 14, 2025, from noon till 1:15 p.m., Ms. Aubrie Pagano, General Partner at Alpaca VC, will speak about venture investing. This guest speaker series is part of the Angel Investing course offered this 2025 spring semester by the Department of Finance. Interested in listening? Join us at PH 374 or via Zoom….
On Friday, March 7, 2025, sixteen finance students visited Perdue AgriBusiness (PAB), a division of Perdue Farms Inc. that sources, purchases, and processes various agricultural commodities, to learn more about commodity trading. This facilities tour was organized as part of the FINA 442 Financial Derivatives class taught by Dr. Asli Eksi in coordination with Ms….
Mr. Ravenscroft will be speaking about the Maryland Momentum Fund at the Angel Investing course on Wednesday, March 26, 2026 from noon till 1 p.m. Please join via Zoom, scan QR code below: Speaker Bio: Mike Ravenscroft is Managing Director of the Maryland Momentum Fund, USM’s seed stage venture capital fund. He serves on the Executive Committee…
Hometown: Salisbury, Maryland Major: Finance Fun fact about me: I have had the chance to visit five countries so far – with many more on my bucket list! Name of internship host and location: JPMorganChase When: 2024 Summer Analyst (Jun ’24 – Aug ‘24) How I found it: My journey at JPMorganChase began not through an internship application, but…
The FMA at SU is the leading student association dedicated to finance majors, minors and all students interested in a career in finance. Since its inception in 1988, FMA has been at the vanguard of bringing successful professionals to campus, enabling networking opportunities for students and exposure to the real world through its guest speaker…
The 2024 fall semester was a bonanza for finance majors, minors and all business students with a plethora of applied learning projects, guest speakers and multiple activities that sharpened their skills. Guest speakers in classrooms: Prof. Dan Ervin’s students in his FINA 440 Corporate Finance course had the privilege of listening to and interacting with…