Have a Wonderful Year in 2016!

Everyone at the Zarb School of Business wishes you and yours a happy 2016. We hope you are healthy, happy, safe, and productive in 2016.
 

 

Pictorial: Hofstra’s Year in Review

The University has produced a pictorial look back at Hofstra happenings during 2015.

To access the online show, click on the image below. Then, scroll down through the photo album. Hover your mouse over any photo to see the event that it captures.
 

Students competed in the Hofstra CPXi Venture Tech Challenge for $100,000 in prize money.

 

Zarb Prof’s Tips and Quiz for Being Safer Online

Although it’s nearly impossible to totally protect ourselves (whether a person or a company) against identity theft and an invasion of our online privacy by hackers, there are several things that we can do to make it tougher for hackers to get into our online accounts and social media.

How big is this problem? Take a look a look at this chart on cyber crime based on November 2015 data generated by Hackmageddon. Cyber attacks on U.S. sites dwarf those in the rest of the world.

 
Watch the two videos highlighted below to see some of the things we can do. Can YOU pass the quiz in the second video?
 

 

Bio of Zarb School Dean Berliner and His Concern for the LI Economy in 2016

Dr. Herman A Berliner, formerly Hofstra University ‘s Provost for 25 years, has been  serving as the Zarb School’s Dean for the past six months. He recently was interviewed for an article in Newsday about the Long Island labor market heading into 2016. Here are his observations:

Although the unemployment rate on Long Island is quite low: “You’re not ahead if you lose some highly paid jobs and you gain more jobs that are not well compensated,” said Herman Berliner, Dean and Distinguished Professor of Economics at Hofstra University’s Zarb School of Business. “Your numbers in terms of unemployment would look impressive, but the reality is that the area is not better off.”

In fact, the three occupations projected by the state Labor Department to have the biggest percentage increases on Long Island between 2012 and 2022 are among the lowest paying. They are health-care support, personal care and service, and food preparation and serving-related employment. Finally, external blows like fallout from more terrorist attacks in the country could also increase economic wariness and hurt hiring, Berliner said. “I am worried about external shocks and what kind of impact that will have on the economy,” he said.

Take a look at Dean Berliner’s biography to see his impact on Hofstra and the Zarb school of Business.
 

 

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