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Student Stock Up, a business idea developed by SoM seniors Jenna Farley and Celia Carini, took first place in the 鈥淧roducts and Services鈥� track of the Mid-Hudson Regional Business Plan Competition, which was held on April 1.

As envisioned by the duo, Student Stock Up is a monthly subscription box service that delivers household goods 鈥� think garbage bags, paper towels and the like 鈥� to groups of college students who share living space. The idea for the service comes from personal experience, says Farley. 鈥淲hether you live with your best friends or people you鈥檝e just met, there鈥檚 always conflict over buying household necessities,鈥� she says. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e always arguing over who bought the toilet paper last week 鈥� and when it鈥檚 your turn, no one pays you back for it. It鈥檚 a big ordeal.鈥�

Organized into quantities suitable for four, six, or eight housemates, each box contains enough toilet paper, paper towels, garbage bags, dish soap and sponges to last for one month. The student-friendly price per person is $10 per delivery. 鈥淚f you're buying a four-person box, it鈥檚 $40,鈥� says Carini. 鈥淭hat cost can be split among as many credit cards as you want. So no one has to chase their roommates down for repayment.鈥�

Farley and Carini beat out six other teams to earn the top spot in their division. Requirements for the competition, which was held virtually, included submission of a seven-minute video, a slide deck, an executive summary, and a pro forma financial statement 鈥� not to mention a Zoom presentation and Q&A with a panel of judges. 鈥淭he [judges鈥橾 questions prepared us for the state competition,鈥� says Carini. 鈥淲e scratched our finances and did them all over again. It was really good feedback.鈥� (Unfortunately, Student Stock Up did not advance past the first round at the state level.)

The pair was awarded $750 for their regional win, funds they will use to kick-start the business in the fall. 鈥淚t will be a trial run to see if it can be as successful as we projected on paper,鈥� says Farley. 鈥淎 lot of people have shown interest in participating.鈥�

Business majors concentrating in marketing and entrepreneurship, respectively, Farley and Carini both transferred to Marist last year and will graduate in December. Both women feel participating in the competition was valuable. 鈥淭he connections we made with different professors and applying concepts we learned in class to something we are actually doing, really brought everything full circle,鈥� Farley says. Carini concurs: 鈥淚 feel like I got the most value out of this compared to all of my other extracurriculars.鈥� 

*In the Photo (from left): Student Stock Up鈥檚 Jenna Farley 鈥�22 and Celia Carini 鈥�22

 

Kudos for CURSCA  

The annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity 鈥� known on campus as CURSCA 卢鈥� took place on April 20. Students presented the results of 71 research projects on topics ranging from cancer rates among firefighters to mid-20th century photography. Participants honed their research skills by working one-on-one with a member of the faculty; most of their findings were displayed in poster form, although some were rendered via short films, demonstrations and performance art pieces.

School of Management faculty members assisted 11 undergraduates with their research; these students are listed below, along with the titles of their projects and the names of their mentors. 

Jocelyn Antonio '23, JoAnna Valdez '23 and Julie Janecek '23 鈥� An Exploration of the Characteristics of Social Media Influencers in the Health and Wellness Industry and the Impact of COVID-19  
Faculty mentor: Prof. Pamela Harper

Alexis Colucci MSPA '22 鈥� Not Out of the Woods Yet: The Impacts of Internal and External Audit on the Extent and Accuracy of ESG Disclosures
Faculty mentor: Prof. Joanne Gavin

Isabella Gusmano '22 鈥� Strategic Alliance for Sea-to-Land Fertilizer in Mexico 
Faculty mentor: Prof. Caroline Rider 

Grace Sander '23, Jessica Kasnia '23 and Jayden Hamilton '22 鈥� Comparing Adult Female Sex Trafficking Victims in the United States and the Philippines: Strategic Implications
Faculty mentor: Prof. Vernon Murray 

Ashlyn Smith '22 鈥� Sex and Labor Trafficking in the U.S. and Moldova 
Faculty mentor: Prof. Vernon Murray 

Catie Stiffler '22 鈥� Opportunity for a U.S./Singapore Non-Equity Strategic Alliance 
Faculty mentor: Prof. Caroline Rider 

Robert Romano '23 鈥� An Examination of Corporate Social Responsibility, Self-Expectations and Purchase Intent from the Perspective of European Consumers
Faculty mentor: Prof. Pamela Harper 

Congratulations to the students and their mentors.

*In the Photo: Students present their CURSCA research projects

 

Red Fox Spotlight: Elizabeth Mackey  

If just the mention of NFTs, DeFi and HODL makes your head swim, have a chat with Elizabeth (Liz) Mackey; this soon-to-be Marist alumna鈥檚 honors thesis was entitled 鈥淐ryptocurrency in 10 Minutes or Less.鈥� 

鈥淚 felt like cryptocurrency is this secret language that no one really understands,鈥� says the Cheshire, Connecticut senior. 鈥淚 wanted to get to the bottom of it. And it was really fascinating.鈥�

Fascinating 鈥� and accomplished 鈥� are two adjectives that can be applied to Mackey herself. A business major with a concentration in finance and a minor in accounting, her name has appeared on the Dean鈥檚 List consistently since her first semester as a Red Fox. She has received multiple awards, including the Johnson & Johnson Business Leadership Scholarship and the Prenting Family Research and Assistantship Award. She has served as an officer in the Marist Women in Business club, worked as a Bloomberg Terminal advisor and on the college鈥檚 IT Help Desk, and 鈥� in her off hours 鈥� volunteered at local elementary schools. Anything else? 鈥淥h, and the volleyball intramural championship,鈥� Liz says. 鈥淚 always like to include that.鈥�

One of four siblings, Mackey got her first taste of Marist when she tagged along with her older sister during a college tour. 鈥淚t was a rainy day and I just remember falling in love with the campus,鈥� she says. 鈥淚 thought it was beautiful.鈥� She applied to the college two years later and received a merit scholarship. 鈥淭hat was a really big thing for me and my parents, knowing that the school wanted me to come as much as I wanted to come. I drove back for Admitted Students鈥� Weekend on a gorgeous, sunny day and I thought, 鈥榯his is my school.鈥� 鈥�

Initially, Mackey鈥檚 career aspirations were a bit unusual. 鈥淎fter graduating from college, my mom lived in New York City with her girlfriends,鈥� she recalls. 鈥淚鈥檝e heard her tell stories about that since I was eight years old. As I got older, I imagined myself walking down the street in a pair of high heels and a business suit. I didn鈥檛 know where I would be working, but I knew I wanted to be a businesswoman in the city.鈥� Mom was also instrumental in Mackey鈥檚 chosen career path. 鈥淚 thought I would go into fashion design,鈥� she says. 鈥淏ut from the get-go my mom thought I鈥檇 be good at finance. Apparently from a young age, I had no problem hanging with the boys and asserting myself. So that鈥檚 how I got started on this track.鈥�

In 2021, Mackey worked as a summer analyst at Goldman Sachs in Manhattan. Come July, she will begin her career in earnest, working in the prestigious financial services firm鈥檚 controller division. 鈥淚t鈥檚 the same team I interned with last summer. It鈥檚 a fantastic company and they鈥檙e really great people.鈥� 

Mackey draws a straight line between her college experience and her fledgling career. Her four years at Marist 鈥渨ent beyond my expectations,鈥� she says. 鈥淭he faculty played a big role in the kind of success that I was able to create for myself. I鈥檝e done a ton of projects and taken many classes with Prof. Brian Haughey [associate professor of finance and director of the Investment Center]. Through him, I was able to meet other students who are on the same path as I am. 

鈥淭his community showed me what I needed to do to live out the dream of being the girl in the high-heel shoes and business suit, walking in New York.鈥�

*In the Photo: Elizabeth Mackey
 

Honor Societies Hold Induction Ceremonies  

The River View Rooms in the Murray Student Center were the site of the Beta Gamma Sigma induction ceremonies on April 22. Thirty-four undergraduate students and seven MBA candidates were welcomed into the international honor society for business. Founded in 1913, the society is active exclusively in colleges and universities that are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Membership is by invitation only; it is considered the most prestigious recognition for students of business.

Congratulations to these 2022 Beta Gamma Sigma inductees: