Dean Thomas, Nittany Lion Fund Managers To Visit New York For Wall Street Initiative
The Smeal College of Business is holding its fall 2007 Wall Street Initiative event next week in New York City. Smeal Dean James Thomas will be joined by Penn State Provost Rodney Erickson, alumnus J. David Rogers '78, '80 M.B.A., and several student managers of the Nittany Lion Fund.
Dean Thomas, Nittany Lion Fund Managers To Visit New York For Wall Street Initiative
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA (November 1, 2007) – The Smeal College of Business is holding its fall 2007 Wall Street Initiative event next week in New York City. Smeal Dean James Thomas will be joined by Penn State Provost Rodney Erickson, alumnus J. David Rogers '78, '80 M.B.A., and several student managers of the Nittany Lion Fund.
After introductory remarks by Erickson, Thomas will share his vision for the future of Smeal and discuss the initiatives underway, and in development, to make the college one of the top five public business schools in the nation.
Rogers, chief executive officer of J. D. Capital Management, will talk about the history of Smeal's Trading Room and the important role it plays in preparing students for a career on Wall Street.
Several mangers of the Nittany Lion Fund, Smeal's $5 million student-managed investment portfolio, will also be on hand to discuss the fund's performance and investment strategies.
Since 1999, the Wall Street Initiative has been connecting Penn State alumni who work on Wall Street with the goal of strengthening corporate relationships with the University, providing networking opportunities for alumni, and assisting students in pursuit of careers in New York’s financial district.
The fall 2007 event begins at 6 p.m. on Nov. 6 at The Princeton Club at 15 West 43rd Street. It’s open to all alumni and friends of Penn State who want to connect with fellow alumni and learn about the latest developments at Smeal.
To register for the event by the Nov. 2 deadline, visit www.smeal.psu.edu/dean. Call 814-865-7831 for more information.
REPORTERS & EDITORS: For more information, please contact Wyatt DuBois in the Smeal College of Business Media Relations Office at 814-863-3798 or wed112@psu.edu.
Penn State's Smeal College of Business offers highly ranked undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, Ph.D., and executive education opportunities to more than 5,500 students at all levels. Featuring academic departments of accounting, finance, marketing, insurance and real estate, management, and supply chain and information systems, the college is also home to major research centers such as the Center for Supply Chain Research, the Institute for the Study of Business Markets, the Center for Digital Transformation, the Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Center for Global Business Studies, and the Center for the Management of Technological and Organizational Change.
