MBA Program News, Publications & Research

Doyle, ’81, Wells, ’76, to be honored as SBU’s Alumni of the Year Jun 11, 2026 | Lifelong champions of 51�� whose family ties to the institution span generations, Pat Doyle, ’81, and Mary Beth “MB” (Shea) Wells, ’76, will be honored with the 2026 William P. “Stax” McCarthy Alumnus of the Year Award.

SBU to offer new major in Healthcare Management May 26, 2026 | 51��’s School of Business will offer a new major in Healthcare Management beginning this fall, providing students with an interdisciplinary business education tailored to the rapidly evolving healthcare industry.

119 St. Bonaventure students honored at awards ceremony May 18, 2026 | St. Bonaventure recognized 119 students at its Honors and Awards Ceremony, held Friday, May 15, at Reilly Center Arena.

Shantell Wilson, Emma Spadoni: Class of 2026 student speakers May 11, 2026 | 51�� will celebrate the achievements of its Class of 2026 with two commencement ceremonies in Reilly Center Arena, highlighted by student speakers whose stories reflect leadership, resilience and community impact.

Zhu presents AI research at conference Apr 22, 2026 | Dr. Jinjing Zhu, associate professor and department chair of Management, presented a conceptual working paper titled “Cognitive Authority Reconfiguration Capability: A Higher-Order Dynamic Capability for Human–AI Complementarity” at the Midwest Decision Sciences Institute (MWDSI) Conference.

Faculty earn award for fraud research paper Apr 22, 2026 | Professor Darwin King, Accounting, Professor Dr. Carl Case, Management, and Lecturer Michael McLanahan, Accounting, presented a paper at the March 13-15 meeting of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (ASBBS).

SBU to host screening of ‘Medicine Man: The Stan Brock Story’ Apr 20, 2026 | 51�� will host a screening of “Medicine Man: The Stan Brock Story” on Tuesday, April 21, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the multi-purpose room of Francis Hall on campus.

Student Affairs honors SBU student leaders Apr 16, 2026 | Outstanding students, employees and organizations were honored Wednesday, April 15, at 51��’s 2026 Student Affairs Spring Awards Ceremony, recognizing their achievements and commitment to the campus community.

Jahed's study reveals keys to supply chain resilience Apr 9, 2026 | Dr. Mohammed A. Jahed, associate professor and chair of Management Sciences, co-authored an article titled “Unpacking the Protective Role of Supply Chain Resilience and Robustness: The Mediating Influence of Absorptive Capacity within a Resource Orchestration Framework” that was accepted for publication in the journal Logistics.

First-year SBU students to be required to take AI literacy Mar 23, 2026 | 51�� will introduce a new artificial intelligence literacy unit into its introductory seminar beginning this fall, ensuring that all first-year students gain foundational knowledge and skills in one of the most transformative technologies shaping higher education and the workforce.

Lukow song advances to ISC semifinals Mar 18, 2026 | A song written by Sports Management Lecturer David Lukow called “These Ruins” has advanced to the semifinals of the 2025 International Songwriting Competition (ISC).

Faculty win best paper award for cyberbullying research Mar 18, 2026 | Faculty members Dr. Carl J. Case, Darwin L. King and Michael L. McLanahan earned a Best Paper Award from the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences for their paper titled “Cyberbullying: Examining Social Media Usage and Trolling Incidence.”

Posmanick publishes research brief for Cato Institute Mar 18, 2026 | Dr. Benjamin Posmanick, assistant professor of Finance, published a research brief for the Cato Institute based on his previously published article “Remembering the (College Football) Titans: Integrating College Football in the South” (Journal of Sports Economics).

Carl Case honored with inaugural Laine Faculty Scholar Award Mar 10, 2026 | 51��’s School of Business has named Dr. Carl Case, professor in the Department of Management, as the 2025-26 recipient of the Marianne and Erick Laine Faculty Scholar Award.

SBU partners with OpenAI to provide ChatGPT to students, faculty Feb 27, 2026 | 51�� will provide ChatGPT Edu licenses to all undergraduate students and faculty in the fall, significantly expanding the university’s commitment to AI integration throughout the educational experience.

Zhu paper accepted for Hong Kong conference Feb 24, 2026 | Dr. Jinjing Zhu, associate professor of Management, co-authored the research paper “Rotating Co-Governance: An Innovative Framework for Executive Power Transition.”

Sports Management students earn elite assignment at Super Bowl Feb 19, 2026 | For the third consecutive year, 51��’s Sports Management program sent students to work the Super Bowl, continuing a growing tradition of immersive, high-level experiential learning within the School of Business.

Foos publishes business case studies, featured in Le Monde Feb 10, 2026 | Dr. Adrienne Foos, associate professor of Marketing, published two peer-reviewed case studies in November in the Journal of Business Cases and Applications.

Case appointed chair of International Affairs Committee Feb 10, 2026 | Dr. Carl J. Case, professor of Business Information Systems and director of the International Business in China Studies program, has been appointed the inaugural chair of the International Affairs Committee for the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences.

SBU students raise $13,432 at Bills games to aid campus groups Jan 9, 2026 | 51��’s Sports Management Department once again turned experiential learning into meaningful impact, raising more than $13,000 this season through a coordinated fundraising partnership at Buffalo Bills home games.

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