May 2008

Drywall Alternative Wins Inaugural Penn State IdeaPitch Contest

A forthcoming company that will manufacture, market, and distribute a synthetic wallboard alternative to drywall has won the inaugural Penn State IdeaPitch competition, sponsored by Ben Franklin Technology Partners and the Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Smeal College of Business.

Research Forum To Examine 'The Next Enterprise'

The Center for Digital Transformation at Penn State's Smeal College of Business will hold its semiannual Research Forum on May 13 and 14 on Penn State's University Park campus.

Smeal Senior Wins $10,000 Ideablob Competition

For the second time this year, a startup business idea generated at Penn State has won a national competition for the nation’s best small business idea.

MBA Students Build Charter School Playground In Service Project

Students in the Penn State Smeal College of Business MBA Program volunteered with a local charter school on April 25 to construct a playground for the new school.

Smeal Honors Professors, Advisers With Annual Awards

Five advisers and educators at the Smeal College of Business have been awarded 2007-2008 Fred Brand Jr. and Dillwyn P. Paiste III awards, the college's highest honors for advising and teaching.

Gardner To Speak At Women's Leadership Conference

Patricia Gardner, director of executive education for Penn State Executive Programs at the Smeal College of Business, is scheduled to speak at her alma mater, Alfred University, on June 13.

Report: Penn State Among Top Universities For Tech Entrepreneurs

A new report from The Kauffman Foundation lists Penn State as one of the top ten universities graduating founders of technology companies.

Financial Times Ranks Smeal Among Top Custom Executive Education Providers

The Financial Times has ranked Penn State Executive Programs fifth among public university providers of custom executive education programs and 17th among U.S. providers.

OEM Remanufacturing Round Table Meets At Smeal

Top managers from Alcatel-Lucent, Bosch Tool, Caterpillar, Cummins, GE Transportation and Xerox, all OEMs that engage in product recovery and remanufacturing , met May 1 and 2 at a round table held at Penn State's Smeal College of Business.

Alum Pens Practical Money Strategy Book For Young Adults

You're So Money: Live Rich Even When You're Not offers a light read but a hefty amount of user-friendly advice especially for, but not limited to, Generation Y young professionals and Millennials.

Jordan Quoted In IHT

PDF copy of an article in the International Herald Tribune that quotes John Jordan, executive director of the Center for Digital Transformation.

International Herald Tribune Quotes Jordan On Technology And Business Education

John Jordan, executive director of the Center for Digital Transformation, is quoted in an article on the use of technology in business education.

Study: Smeal Real Estate Faculty Ranks Among Top Ten In Published Research

Penn State's Smeal College of Business ranks as the fourth most-published real estate department in the world and two Smeal faculty members are among the top ten most-productive real estate academics worldwide, according to a report in the Journal of Real Estate Research based on publications in leading real estate journals.

Hambrick Earns Academy Of Management's Highest Research Honor

Donald C. Hambrick, Smeal Chaired Professor of Management at Penn State's Smeal College of Business, has been named the 2008 recipient of the Scholarly Contributions to Management Award from the Academy of Management, the leading professional organization for scholars in the field of management and organization.

Garber Fund Invests In Molecular Biology Company

The MBA student managers of the Garber Venture Capital Fund at Penn State's Smeal College of Business have voted to invest $250,000 in Indigo Biosciences Inc., a molecular biology contract research organization founded by two Penn State professors.