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Bronwyn Sweeney (BUS ’07) returns to AUR to reveal “A Day in The Life of an Advertising Copywriter”

Bronwyn Sweeney, a 2007 AUR graduate, is now a successful copywriter turned creative director working for MullenLowe, London.

The role of sales in customer engagement - Elen Ustun, Associate Director of Practice Development EMEA, Align Technology

“How sales and its skills will help you succeed in marketing and business”
By Betelihem Mezgebe, Student Assistant to Business Program

Art curator & researcher, Stefano Antonelli, talks museoformation and Tor Marancia

Stefano Antonelli, founder and artistic director of 999Contemporary, led the last in this spring's invitational Business Lecture series with a presentation entitled 'Economics in the XXI Century.' However, if the packed Zoom-audience had come to hear solely about traditional economic the

AUR Faculty #Unplugged: Professor Kathleen Fitzsimmons, Business

Professor Kathleen Fitzsimmons, Director of Business Studies, was born in New Jersey (and still doesn’t pump her own gas) in the middle of the Baby Boom and she's the eldest of a rowdy horde of seven siblings.

Pfizer researcher, Dr. Eugene Tarlton, headlines AUR's Business Lecture series

Dr. Eugene Tarlton, a member of the Research & Development team at Pfizer was the guest of the Business Program for a fascinating and far-reaching discussion of the research process in the pharmaceutical industry. Dr.

Alessandro Pinto leads seminar at AUR on fundraising through sporting events

The American University of Rome was honored recently to welcome Alessandro Pinto, one of the founding professionals of “social responsibility in sport,” for a seminar focused on fundraising through sporting events and fundraising in the world of sport.

Microsoft Executive Leads Students in “Becoming a LinkedIn Champion”

Microsoft security and IT executive Diane Boettcher visited AUR recently, leading a lively and well-attended webinar on “Becoming a LinkedIn Champion.” 

Eataly and the Pandemic: A Conversation with Oscar Farinetti

On March 3rd 2021, Oscar Farinetti, founder of international Italian marketplace Eataly, engaged in a conversation with The American University of Rome's Food Studies M.A students and B.S. Business Administration students. Oscar Farinetti discussed the impact of COVID-19 on the company.

AUR alumna Eileen Francesconi drops in to inspire current students

AUR was recently delighted to welcome back alumna Eileen Francesconi (Business Administration, class of ’16) when she dropped in to give a presentation about transitioning to Italian graduate school. 

Business Administration Alumni Zoom back to give back ...

This year’s cohort of Business Capstoners (BS Business Administration, Class of '21) is benefitting from the expertise of those who have gone before them in a number of ways.