Extending Learning Beyond the Classroom
| Business schools typically focus on the trends, theories and best practices that govern today’s business environment. At the Stillman School of Business, we teach all these essentials — but we also take our curriculum to the next level. We show our students exactly how the concepts discussed in the classroom work in the real world.
For example, the fast-paced financial market comes to life at our state-of-the-art Trading Room, centrally located in Jubilee Hall. Funded in part with a grant from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the Trading Room simulates the securities trading floor — display boards and flat-screen televisions feature the latest financial news, while time zone clocks, trading desks and Web cameras create that Wall Street feel.
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But it’s not just about experiencing the “look and feel” — undergraduate and graduate students track, analyze and model stocks, bonds, options, exchange rates, commodities and more — all in real-time.
Multimedia and other interactive tools keep students connected to one another, their professors and even Wall Street professionals who volunteer their time and expertise to this endeavor. And if Wall Street is not part of your career plans, the Stillman School offers many other opportunities to apply what you have learned. This year, students interested in retail trends surveyed shoppers at The Palisades Center in New York to gauge consumers’ holiday spending habits — a project that exposed some interesting retail trends and garnered significant media coverage.
Other students traveled much farther — to the Czech Republic, Poland and even China to supplement their international business education. Great internships at top corporations, frequent interaction with successful alumni and prominent guest speakers, a variety of Stillman student organizations (including accounting, entrepreneurial and sport management clubs) and The Stillman Exchange (a student-published newspaper reporting on business trends and school news) are just a few more ways that we ensure that student learning extends far beyond the four walls of our classrooms.
Another benefit for undergraduates: individual assessments check that you are mastering essential business concepts —
- change management
- communications
- critical thinking
- teamwork and technology
In addition to periodic testing, student teams research and present important business topics to assessment panels — faculty and seasoned business professionals who critically evaluate these projects. This is a valuable learning experience, exposing students to the challenges, rewards and skills needed to create and deliver professional-level presentations. 
