SUNY Poly’s College of Business Week brings together students, faculty, alumni, and community partners to explore the ideas and skills shaping the future of business. Through events focused on ethics, finance, entrepreneurship, leadership, and alumni perspectives, the week celebrates the College’s role in preparing tomorrow’s leaders while fostering meaningful connections across our external partnerships.
Join us for Business Week Events!
Ethics in an Unethical World
Presenter: Peter Pagliaro, MBA, Audit Manager, Local Government and School Accountability Division, Office of the NYS Comptroller
Date: Monday, September 15, 2025
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Location: Donovan Hall 1242
Accounting and Risk Management: Perspectives from a CPA Liability Insurance Provider
Presenter: Linnea A. Pettitt, CPA, Loss Prevention Specialist, CAMICO Mutual Insurance Company
Date: Monday, September 15, 2025
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
Location: Donovan Hall 1242
From Innovation to Entrepreneurship: Opportunities with the SUNY Research Foundation
Presenter: Austin Winter, Senior Associate, Intellectual Property and Licensing, SUNY Research Foundation
Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.
Location: Kunsela Hall A112
It’s Your Game: Define the Rules, Create the Win.
Building a career and a life of impact through discipline, growth, and values.
Presenter: Dennis D. Coughlin, CFP, AIP, Co-Founder, CG Capital
Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
Location: Donovan Hall G152
Opportunities and Challenges that Technology Brings to the CNY Games Industry
Moderator: Dr. Ibrahim Yucel, Associate Professor of Interactive Media and Game Design, Communications Media Design, and Information Design and Technology, SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Panelists: Chelsea Huchital, Kymaraco; CJ Kershner, Polyhedron Productions
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
Location: Donovan Hall 1242
SUNY Poly College of Business Alumni Panel
Moderator: Jim Staihar, Director, Center for Business and Applied Ethics, SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Panelists: Amar Halimanovic, Account Manager at Potentia Management Group, and Staff Accountant at Christopher R Lambert & Associates; David Peterson, Contracting Specialist at the Air Force Research Lab; Stacey Mae Smith, Founder of Lilo Life
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Donovan Hall 1242
Leadership with Purpose: Empowering People, Fostering Collaboration, Strengthening Communities, Shaping Change
Presenter: Alicia Dicks, President and CEO, Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
Location: Donovan Hall G152
Contemporary Issues in Health Informatics: Addressing the Legal, Ethical, Technological, and Human Challenges
Presenter: Elizabeth Snyder Fortino, Director, New York State Appellate Division, Fourth Department, Mental Hygiene Legal Service
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2025
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Location: Kunsela Hall A129
Paterson Aerospace Systems and the New Space Economy
Presenter: Kaylon Paterson, Founder and CEO, Paterson Aerospace Systems
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2025
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Location: Donovan Hall G152
Workplace Culture: A Foundation for a Thriving Company
Presenter: Kevin Owens, President and CEO, NYSTEC
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2025
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
Location: Donovan Hall G152
Field Trip to the Indium Corporation
Leader: Nate Discavage, Talent Acquisition Supervisor, Indium Corporation
Date: Friday, September 19, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Location: Indium Corporation; 111 Business Park Drive; Utica, NY 13502
Description: The Center for Business and Applied Ethics has organized a field trip for SUNY Poly students, faculty, and staff to tour a manufacturing facility of the Indium Corporation in Utica, NY. During the tour, participants will receive an overview of Indium’s products and learn about operations, production, and supply chain management at Indium. In addition, HR officials and engineers will speak about internships and full-time job opportunities for students at SUNY Poly, including business and engineering students.
Transportation to Indium will be provided from the SUNY Poly campus.
Deadline: Register by Monday, September 15 at noon by emailing Jim Staihar at Jim.Staihar@sunypoly.edu.
NYSTEC Business Center of Excellence Kick Off Event
Date: Friday, September 19, 2025
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.; Remarks & Ribbon Cutting at 2:30 p.m.
Location: Donovan Hall CGAM
