Tobin's Experiential Opportunities

Alpha Kappa Psi (Business)

The objects of this chapter shall be to further the individual welfare of its members, to foster scientific research in the fields of commerce, accounts and finance; to educate the public to appreciate and demand higher ideals therein; and to promote and advance in institutions of college rank courses leading to degrees in business administration.

Beta Alpha Psi (Accounting)

The primary objective of Beta Alpha Psi is to ecourage and give recognition to scholastic and professional excellence in the business information field as well as encourage a sense of ethical, social and public responsibility.

Beta Gamma Sigma

Beta Gamma Sigma is the international honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest recognition a business student anywhere in the world can receive in a business program accredited by AACSB International

General Information
Iota Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma was established at St. John's University in 1968 following the accreditation of the College by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business.

Mission
The Mission of the International Honor Society Beta Gamma Sigma is to encourage and honor academic achievement in the study of business, to foster personal and professional excellence, to advance the values of the Society, and to serve its lifelong members. For more information on Beta Gamma Sigma refer to betagammasigma.org.

Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics)

Omicron Delta Epsilon, one of the world’s largest academic honor societies, honors outstanding students in the area of economics, encourages collaboration and scholarship, and publishes The American Economist.

To qualify for membership, undergraduate students must have completed at least 91 credits with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 and at least 12 credits in economics and finance with a minimum 3.5 GPA in those courses. Graduate students must have completed at least 12 credits in economics or finance with a minimum GPA of 3.5 in those courses and a minimum 3.0 

Academic Affairs Commission
The Academic Affairs Commission of SGA organizes and presents the concerns of students with regard to academic issues. The Commission addresses academic program concerns and serves as a liaison to faculty and the Peter J. Tobin College of Business.

Graduate Business Association
The Graduate Student Association of St. John's University is designed to serve as a forum for opinions and suggestions concerning education, progress, empowerment, experience and the quality of life as a graduate student.

Organization of Resident Students (ORS)
This organization is comprised of students who assist in developing programs and activities for the students residing at the campus. ORS voices the concerns of residents and strives to create a sense of community for those living at the College.

Student Government Association (SGA)
The Student Government Association is the representative body of all students, undergraduate and graduate, part-or full-time. It meets regularly to discuss issues and affairs of the students and the campus. Any matriculated student in good academic and social standing may run for election as an Executive Board officer or Program Representative, as outlined by the SGA Constitution. SGA meetings are open to all students.

ISACA Student Group
The purpose of the ISACA Student Group is to develop student leadership skills, to raise awareness on campus about the information systems auditing profession, educate members about the roles and opportunities available in the profession, and to connect students with information systems professionals.  This Student Group is affiliated with the ISACA New York Metropolitan Chapter.

The Tools

• The Business Analytics Lab offers state-of-the-art software systems and databases to support hands-on, real-world student learning as well as faculty research.  
• Its core application is FactSet, an extremely flexible set of applications which processes accounting data, securities prices and performance, portfolio analysis, earnings estimates, expansive economics data series, fixed income, and information on mergers, acquisitions, IPOs, and private placements.
• Seventeen of the computer stations are also equipped with the Bloomberg terminal system.
• Thirty stations offer the Stata statistical analysis software.
• The Business Analytics Lab is equipped with Certiport which the Department of Accountancy uses for students to earn certification on Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Associate and Expert certification in Excel. The Lab is a certified testing center for MOS.  

Audio/Visual Features

• 3 digital display screens, which can serve to show the instructor’s screens during class instruction, or one of the news channels available on the DirectTV subscription, or include the “audience” that is participating via teleconferencing software.
• Audio piped through speakers in the ceiling.

Competitive Advantage

Building on our traditions of producing business practitioners who recognize opportunities and use these to competitive advantage, the College is moving in a direction that will further build visibility for programs in all of our major areas of study.

• Students have easy access to downloadable versions of firms’ financial statements.
• Risk management students can simulate scenarios using multiple variables to determine the best risk coverage formula.
• Finance and economics students have access to real-time business data and news from around the world aggregated to make the soundest investment and portfolio management decisions.
• SMIF students use FactSet and Bloomberg to analyze stock recommendations and build their research reports.
• Business Analytics students can utilize the lab to draw from databases and databanks around the world in making decisions within or across business disciplines.
• Students of organizations and organizational behavior use the lab to derive the most contemporary business cases for use in strategic and operational analyses.
• Marketing students use the lab for research and planning relative to new products and services for consumers, or to evaluate the implications of a marketing plan.
• EIRP students perform research in support of strategic business plans.

Establishing the Business Analytics Lab at the Tobin College contributes significantly to our reputation as a leader and innovator in business education, thereby raising the profile of the Tobin degree worldwide.

The lab enables faculty to provide instruction that is exciting, informative and engaging. Equipment and tools in the room support numerous applications, some of which are:

• Direct analysis of a business case with up-to-the-minute financial information
• Follow news with a class of major corporate mergers or financial market events via one of the business cable news channels on the LCD screens
• Perform research in support of strategic business plans (EIRP)
• Access a mergers and acquisitions database for case analysis of accounting treatment
• Chart and/or download thousands of global macroeconomic variable series
• Download historical price data for financial instruments for analysis·
• Download historical financial statement data into Excel instantaneously
• Evaluate the implications of a marketing plan
• Create stock analysis research reports
• Track the performance of a stock portfolio    

The Lab environment holds virtually unlimited promise as a mechanism for provision of training, updating of skills or corporate education in many fields of business, such as financial services, business journalism, e-commerce, management of risk, insurance and quantitative finance.

For more information about this exciting new venture, please contact John Neumann at 718-990-5554 or [email protected].