March 2008
Latest News: March 2008
Pittsburgh Steelers' Chairman Dan Rooney To Speak At Smeal
The Center for Sports Business & Research at Penn State's Smeal College of Business will co-host Pittsburgh Steelers' Chairman Dan Rooney on April 7 for an interdisciplinary panel discussion on the sports industry.
Smeal Welcomes Executives From PricewaterhouseCoopers, Procter & Gamble
Penn State's Smeal College of Business will host executives from PricewaterhouseCoopers and Procter & Gamble in April as part of the college's guest speaker program, Leadership in Focus: Executive Insights.
Study: Wall Street Analysts Still Exuberant In Their Earnings Projections
Wall Street analysts still forecast earnings per share (EPS) growth two times the level of historic GDP growth even after a landmark billion-dollar settlement aimed at rooting out analyst bias, according to new research co-authored by a professor at Penn State's Smeal College of Business.
CNBC's Jim Cramer To Hold Book Signing At Smeal
Jim Cramer, host of the hit CNBC show "Mad Money w/ Jim Cramer," will hold a book signing at Penn State's Smeal College of Business on March 26. Cramer will sign copies of his books from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Atrium of Smeal's Business Building.
Smeal Professor Appointed To Turkish Central Bank Committee
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey has appointed Abdullah Yavas, Elliott Professor of Business Administration at Penn State's Smeal College of Business, to its Monetary Policy Committee, the Turkish equivalent of the U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee.
Bangkok, Dubai Programs Highlight Growing Global Reach Of Penn State Executive Programs
With recent programs and planning meetings held in China, Dubai, and Thailand, Penn State Executive Programs is expanding its international reach, bringing its top-rated leadership, executive development, and supply chain executive education programs to companies around the world.
Booyah! CNBC's 'Mad Money' Comes To Penn State's Smeal College of Business
"Mad Money w/ Jim Cramer,"
CNBC's hit investing show, is coming to Penn State's Smeal College of
Business on March 26 as part of its 2008 "Back to School Tour." The show will tape at the Milton S. Eisenhower Auditorium on Penn
State's University Park campus and air on CNBC at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET
on March 26.
KPMG Partners And The KPMG Foundation Endow Smeal Accounting Professorship
A recent gift of about $460,000 from the KPMG Partners and The KPMG Foundation has permanently endowed the KPMG Professorship in Accounting in Penn State's Smeal College of Business. The professorship had previously been funded on an annual basis for more than 20 years.
Op-Ed: Helping Road Warriors Take Stress Out Of Travel
"For many of us, business travel is a necessary part of our jobs," writes Patrick Cataldo, associate dean for executive education. "Despite all the advances in technology, there are many instances when you must have face-to-face communication. So we drive, fly, take trains, and do whatever it takes to get where we need to be, when we need to be there."
Smeal Up Two Spots Among Public Schools In BusinessWeek Rankings
Penn State's Smeal College of Business rose two spots to No. 12 among public business schools according to BusinessWeek's 2008 ranking of U.S. undergraduate business programs.
Smeal Team Wins International Trading Competition Held In Toronto
A team of four finance students from Penn State's Smeal College of Business defeated teams from 33 other universities to win the 2008 Rotman International Trading Competition hosted by the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management.
'Stock Market Madness' Offers High School Students A Taste Of Finance
The Trading Room at Penn State's Smeal College of Business will play host this summer to a weeklong resident and day camp for high school students interested in learning more about the stock market and the world of finance.
