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The Cotsakos College of Business offers business degree programs catering to a diverse student body. Undergraduates may choose to pursue the bachelor of science in either accounting, professional sales, or business administration where concentrations are offered in finance, financial planning, global business, management, and marketing. Interested students may also pursue a minor in accounting, economics, or professional sales. Students of all majors and concentrations may also become involved in numerous Experiential Learning opportunities, including internships, practicums, and job shadowing.

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Cotsakos College of Business CENTERS & INSTITUTES

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Professor Raza Mir
Elected to Leadership Position


Professor Raza Mir was elected to the leadership position of the Critical Management Studies division of the Academy of Management.  He commences a four year rotation, which will see him appointed Division Chair in 2014. Professor Mir’s article titled "One mirror in another': Managing diversity and the discourse of fashion," was published as the lead article in Human Relations, a top journal in the field of organizational studies.

Professor Lukas Dean
Quoted in the USA Weekend Magazine


Professor Lukas Dean’s research on factors that affect satisfaction in marriages continues to attract attention and was quoted in the USA Weekend Magazine (22.7 million circulation) in a cover story called “7 Secrets to Lasting Love.”  Professor Dean showed that couples who have a high priority on money tend to be less satisfied in their marriages.  His research on this subject garnered extensive national and local publicity several months ago.

Professor Ali Mir
Speaks at NYU


Professor Ali Mir has been invited to speak at NYU about Urdu short story writers of the twentieth century on May 11 2012. The event is been organized by the Hindi and Urdu Programs at NYU, in conjunction with the Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, the Kevorkian Center, and the Institute for Public Knowledge.

Professor Raj Agnihotri
Advisor of the Year


Professor Raj Agnihotri was chosen as the Advisor of the Year for his dedication and commitment to the Professional Sales Club and the William Paterson community by the University’s Student Government Association at their annual awards ceremony.

Zahir McNair
Receives Scholarship to attend NAPFA


Zahir McNair, a Financial Planning major, received a scholarship to attend the national conference of The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) in Chicago, IL. William Paterson University was the the only recipient in the northeast to receive a travel grant to the conference.

Dr. Martin Gritsch on "To the Point" with Congressman Bill Pascrell

Dr. Martin Gritsch, Professor of Economics and Assistant to the Dean in the Cotsakos College of Business was recently one of the guests on Rep. Bill Pascrell's television program "To the Point."

Interview with Dean Sam Basu on the NJ Job Market

An interview with Dr. Sam Basu, dean of the Cotsakos College of Business, about the job market in New Jersey, aired on September 22, 2011, on "NJ Today," the nightly news program for NJTV, the public television network that is the successor to New Jersey Network.

TV Coverage of Financial Planning Career Fair

Please go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CclTk6Me4c to watch News 12 New Jersey’s coverage of the Financial Planning Career Fair.

Video: Christos Cotsakos at Alumni Networking Event

HONORING A PIONEER

John C. Bogle of Vanguard

John C. Bogle, the founder and CEO of Vanguard, the largest mutual fund company in the United States, will receive the inaugural Pioneers in Financial Services Award from the Cotsakos College of Business at William Paterson University in Wayne on Tuesday, April 17 during an event on campus.
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