Silberman College Events

Fall 2026 Calendar of Events

The Employer in Residence program events consist of 30-minute time slots for students to claim. In order to reserve a spot, click on the link provided and email your desired time slot to the recipient of the email.

Market Updates/SMIF, Tuesdays at 2:30-4:30 PM, Bloomberg Lab

September

8/24-28 Welcome to Fall Semester – Treats in the Suite, Silberman Suites, both campuses

9/8 Career Closet Pop-Up, Florham Campus, Mansion, 2^nd Floor Lobby, 10:00-4:00 PM, see SCB student worker for access (Tuesday)

9/8 Career Closet Pop-Up, Metro Campus, Dickinson Hall Lobby, see SCB student worker for access (Tuesday)

9/9 Recruiting Fair Prep with Paige and Pat, 4:30-5:30 pm, click here for Zoom link

9/10 Career Fair Prep with Paige, Metro Campus, 10:00-11:00 am, location TBA (Thursday)

9/14 BYOB #1- Bring Your Own Business, Metro Campus, Dickinson Hall Suite 2145, 4:00 pm (Monday)

9/15 SCB Meet Your Academic Advisor Breakfast Drop In, Metro Campus, Dickinson Hall Suite 2145, 9:00-11:00 am (Tuesday)

9/16 Living the Dream at the Jersey Shore – Successful FDU Alum Entrepreneurs, Florham Campus, Lenfell Hall, 11:15 am (Wednesday)

9/17 Global Business Travel Association Conference, Metro Campus, Dickinson Hall Lobby, 8:00 am-3:00 pm (Thursday)

9/22, SCB Meet Your Academic Advisor Breakfast Drop In, Florham Campus, Mansion 1^st Floor, Sarah Sullivan Conference Room, 9:00-11:00 am (Tuesday)

9/23 Employer in Residence- Rich Avdoyan, BrickVine Private Wealth, Florham Campus, W18 Conference Room, 12:30-3:30 pm, email patwyer@fdu.edu to register (Wednesday)

9/24 (Rain date 10/1), Career Carnival, Metro Campus, Dickinson Hall Lawn (Riverside), 12:00-2:00 pm (Thursday)

9/28 FDUPitch 2027 Zoom Interest Meeting, 5:00 pm (Monday) click here for Zoom link

9/29 Career Carnival, Florham Campus, Library Lawn, 12:00-2:00 pm (Tuesday)

9/30 Student Leadership Development Day with Scott Behson, Locations TBD (Wednesday)

October

10/1 Leading Organizational Transformation: Strategies for the Next Era of Business, Florham Campus (Corporate MBA Students), Orangerie, 5:30 PM (Thursday)

10/5 Accounting Networking Event, Florham Campus, Lenfell Hall, 1:00-2:30 PM (Monday)

10/23 Employer in Residence – Lillian Ruano, Social Media Manager, Fingerpaint Group, Florham Campus, W18 Conference Room, email patwyer@fdu.edu to register (Friday)

10/27 BYOB #2, Metro Campus, Dickinson Hall Suite 2145, 4:00 PM (Thursday)

10/29 Digital Marketing Competition– Sponsored by Kraus Marketing, Kraus Marketing Office, 1:00 PM (Thursday)

November

TBD Hearst Site Visit, NYC

January

January 2027 Winter Job Shadow as scheduled

Join us at our Professional Development Program (PDP) Events

Students, alumni, and industry professionals help to shape each semester’s offerings, and events are very popular and well attended. We are committed to bringing more business leaders, industry experts, and influencers to campus to discuss the latest issues and trends. Over the past three years, PDP has held more than 30 events at both New Jersey campuses.

Videos of past events are posted on the Silberman YouTube channel.

Accessing PDP

Silberman College of Business has partnered with the application Suitable to launch our PDP program. Using Suitable, students can earn PDP certifications to later include on their resumes and LinkedIn profiles. Earning these certifications is a great way to demonstrate to employers what you’ve learned, your growth professionally, and that you go above and beyond.

Accessing PDP via your Desktop: Log onto Suitable at https://app.suitable.co. Log in with your FDU credentials and you’re in!

Accessing PDP via Mobile phone: You can access PDP on your mobile device by downloading the Suitable app from the Apple Store (link) or from the Google Play Store (link). Log in with your FDU NetID email and FDU credentials to access PDP!

More about our Professional Development Program (PDP)

Our Professional Development Program (PDP), active on both New Jersey campuses, provides a wide range of opportunities for students to meet and learn from leading business executives and alumni, and teaches students the soft skills that are essential to success. The goal of the Silberman College of Business Professional Development Program is to enrich your learning and preparedness for your career by offering workshops, talks, panel discussions, networking opportunities, and resources to help you secure a rewarding position in your field.

General Professional Development Program Topics

Freshman Workshops

• Introduction to Professional Development Program
• Resumes and LinkedIn
• Majors, Minors, and All Things SCB

Resumania
Have your resume reviewed by our Internship, Placement, and Outreach Team!

Wix Website Workshop

Getting the Most Out of Handshake and CareerShift

Handshake and Career Shift Demos

Accounting and Finance: Recruiting and Networking

HR Meet and Greet
Hosted by Scott Behson, Professor of Management

Corporate Information Sessions

Goldman Sachs AYCO Information Session
Brian Teague, Katherine Chen, Kathleen Kassian, Christopher Winter, and Jessica Iaconetti

Zoetis: Healing Our Animals; Classrooms to Career Opportunities
Jessica Letizia and alumni Brianna Cucinella and Alexa Gallo

HSBC Information Session
Barth Frank

International Radio & Television Society
Learn about careers in media with CEO Joyce Tudryn

FDU Alumni Speakers and Panelists

C-Suite Executive Series
Clinton Lewis, MBA Marketing ’93; CEO of AgroFresh

March Marketing Madness
Taylor Tobey BS’21, MBA’22, Digital Strategist at 9Sail; Maryanne Laurel, Event Management Coordinator for the NBA; Dennis Warner, Marketing Practice Lead at DefinedLogic; Lily Grullon, Director at JP Management LLC

Bergen County Estate Planning Panel
Kenneth A. Horowitz, Nadira Khan, Nicholas W. Keller, Daniel A. Prisciotta, Taylor Thomas, and Rachel L. Votto

Marketing Careers Panel Discussion
Gino Abbate, Sarah Koves, Kathryn Becht, Rick Laughland

FDU Super Star Alum
Elisa Padilla, MBA Marketing ’02, Senior Marketing Executive