Latest News: April 2009

Television Show Recorded At Smeal To Air May 5

With television cameras rolling, a panel of leading business executives gathered at Penn State’s Smeal College of Business recently to discuss business trends and employment strategies for new college graduates with a live student audience. The resulting one-hour television show, "The Economy and the Graduate," is scheduled to air at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, on the Big Ten Network.

New Smeal MBA Capstone Experience Emphasizes Leadership, Social Impact

Penn State's Smeal College of Business has launched a new capstone course for MBA students that has students work with third-party organizations to solve cross-functional business challenges while at the same time contributing to the greater good.

Pair Of Smeal Alumni Earn Accolades For Wealth Management

A Wealth Management Team at Merrill Lynch comprised of two graduates from Penn State's Smeal College of Business has recently been named to two top industry lists.

Smeal MBA Program Extends Application Deadline

Penn State's Smeal College of Business has moved the deadline  to apply for the fall 2009 start of the Smeal MBA Program to June 1. Applications will be reviewed quickly, with all interviews and decisions to be completed by June 17.

Research: No Evidence For 'Too Big To Fail' Policies

The U.S. economy would be better served by letting failing firms file for bankruptcy rather than by bailing them out under presumptive federal policies that deem them to be "too big to fail," according to new research from Penn State's Smeal College of Business

Smeal Hosts Leading Marketing Scholars At Annual Research Camp

The Department of Marketing at Penn State's Smeal College of Business will host four leading marketing scholars at its fourth annual Marketing Research Camp this Friday on Penn State's University Park campus.

Smeal Student Featured On USA Today Front Page

The front page of the April 14 issue of USA Today features a photograph of Smeal College of Business senior Michelle Trahey, president of the Smeal student organization Penn State Women in Business. Trahey is highlighted because of her decision to postpone a traditional business career in favor of spending two years teaching in a New York City elementary school in the Teach for America Program.

Penn State Marketing Association Earns National Honors

The Penn State Marketing Association, a Smeal College of Business student organization, recently attended the American Marketing Association's AMA International Collegiate Conference in New Orleans and returned home with several national honors.

Women In Business, Adviser Honored With Top Awards

The Smeal College of Business student organization Penn State Women and Business earned a couple of top honors at the Penn State Center for Student Engagement's annual Student Leadership and Service Awards banquet held last month at the Nittany Lion Inn.

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