June 2008

Exec Ed Program For IT And Business Managers On Marrying Strategies

Penn State Executive Programs is offering a weeklong executive education program this month to explore how to better align IT strategies and infrastructures with business functions and needs to produce better business results.

MBA-Managed VC Fund Earns 55 Percent On Early Stage Investment

The Garber Venture Capital Fund at Penn State's Smeal College of Business has sold its total holdings of 150,000 shares in Schoolwires Inc. for a total return on invested capital of about 55 percent.

Op-Ed: Workplace Equality Has A Way To Go

Isn't it a shame that in 2008, with nearly a decade gone in the 21st century, we are still coming to terms with issues of equity in the workplace? There needs to come a day—and soon—when stories about women and underrepresented groups in business become unnecessary. This is not yet the case.

Penn State Executive Programs: Growing Leaders With Continuous Improvement

Penn State Executive Programs, the executive education division of the Smeal College of Business, works with Grainger, the leading broad-line distributor of facilities maintenance products, to develop a custom executive education program for the manager's of Grainger's unique supply chain.

U.S. Navy Names Executive Education Alumnus 'Logistician Of The Year'

The U.S. Navy has awarded its 2007 Military Logistician of the Year honor to an alumnus of the Marine Corps Logistics Education Program (MCLEP), a series of courses for military and Defense Department logisticians led jointly for the past 10 years by Penn State Executive Programs and the Center for Supply Chain Research at the Smeal College of Business.

Center For Sports Business & Research Announces New Board, Inaugural Meeting

The Center for Sports Business & Research, which launched in January at Penn State's Smeal College of Business, has formed a new advisory board consisting of leading industry experts from sports finance, management, and marketing. The new board will hold its first meeting on June 25 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City.

Lilien Named Inaugural Fellow Of INFORMS Society for Marketing Science

The INFORMS Society for Marketing Science (ISMS) has named Gary Lilien, Distinguished Research Professor of Management Science at Penn State's Smeal College of Business, as one of 10 recipients of its inaugural ISMS Fellow Award.

Smeal Hosts High School Students Exploring Business Education

The Smeal College of Business is hosting a group of high school students from areas in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., for an inaugural two-week program for high school students interested in pursuing a business education.

Smeal Awards 2008-2009 Doctoral Scholarships

Penn State's Smeal College of Business has awarded eight doctoral students with scholarships for the 2008-2009 academic year.