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January 2005 Smeal Building Campaign Update Executive MBA Program Hosts Informational Events Recruiting Full-Time MBA Students Undergraduate Course Brings World To Life Through Film MBAs Win Virtual Entrepreneurship Competition Management Professor Named To Prestigious Editorial Post Smeal Research: Why Your Network Matters Smeal Web Site: New Year, New Look General Links: - Latest News |
Here's the latest issue of SMEAL Zine, a monthly electronic magazine designed to keep alumni and friends in touch with the latest news and information from Penn State's Smeal College of Business and its nationally ranked programs and world-renowned research centers. Smeal Web Site: New Year, New Look The college has a new Web site, which is designed to be richer in content, easier to navigate, and more engaging. Check it out by visiting http://www.smeal.psu.edu. The new site also showcases several new multimedia features including videos on various aspects of the MBA program: http://www.smeal.psu.edu/mba/career.html. Smeal Research: Why Your Network Matters Companies with distinctive products or unique business processes are even more likely to reap economic gains when they’re part of a network with other similar players according to research co-authored by Ann Echols and Wenpin Tsai. Read more about the Strategic Management Journal article at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/dec04/embed.html. Management Professor Named To Prestigious Editorial Post Martin Kilduff, professor of organizational behavior, has been appointed editor of Academy of Management Review, which ranks as the leading theory journal in management. Read more about Kilduff’s appointment at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/dec04/amred.html. MBAs Win Virtual Entrepreneurship Competition By proposing an entirely new business model for a startup company, six Smeal MBA students recently finished ahead of teams from nine other business schools to win a unique online case competition. Read more about the experience, part of the college’s Garber Venture Capital Course, at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/dec04/garber.html. Undergraduate Course Brings World To Life Through Film As Smeal undergraduates pursue international study opportunities in greater numbers, the college has introduced a new film-based course designed to ease students’ transitions into foreign cultures before leaving the U.S. Read more about “International Business Goes to the Movies,” which premieres next semester, at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/dec04/film.html. Recruiting Full-Time MBA Students If you or someone you know has considered pursuing a full-time MBA, please visit http://java.smeal.psu.edu/jsp/mba/mbareferral.jsp to complete a brief referral form, or call 1-800-865-6681. Because of your strong connection to Penn State, we will waive the application fee for any prospective students referred by you through this process. Executive MBA Program Hosts Informational Events The Smeal Executive MBA program in Philadelphia is hosting several open houses and information sessions in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in the coming months to educate prospective students about the 22-month program. On Jan. 21, the program will host "Managing Organizational Ethics," a discussion led by Professor of Organizational Behavior Linda Treviño http://www.smeal.psu.edu/execmba/forum/. For a complete calendar of events, visit http://www.smeal.psu.edu/execmba/events.html. Smeal Building Campaign Update Fundraising for Smeal’s new 210,000-square-foot building continues. The college has raised more than $24 million, the most private funds ever raised for a building project at Penn State. A total of $29 million is needed to achieve the private fundraising goal and complete the building. The University has committed the remaining $39 million toward construction of the $68 million landmark. You can track the progress of construction via our live web cams at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/building/webcams/index.html. For more on how you can contribute to Smeal’s home of the future, visit http://www.smeal.psu.edu/building/fund.html. Members of the Smeal College faculty are contacted regularly by the world’s news media. In December, faculty members were featured in media outlets such as the CBS MarketWatch, San Francisco Chronicle, and Workforce Management. Please visit http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/innews/index.html to see a summary of these stories. Programs and Events Penn State Executive Programs is currently accepting reservations for its upcoming programs. Please visit http://www.smeal.psu.edu/psep/date.html for more information or click the link below for some of the specific programs being offered in the spring.
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