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February 2005 Executive MBA Program Hosts Informational Events Recruiting Full-Time MBA Students Call for Nominations: Alumni Society Board New Leadership Program: Tailored Public-Sector Strategies Crocker Discusses Insurance Industry Issues Pagonis Lecture To Address Retail Issues National Innovation Initiative Delivers Final report Lin Named Distinguished Professor Dirsmith Honored For Excellence In Undergraduate Teaching Students Begin Managing Unique Investment Fund General Links: - Latest News |
Welcome to the Smeal Zine!
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.
Students Begin Managing Unique Investment Fund Investors have placed more than $2.2 million into the hands of Smeal students with the launch of the Nittany Lion Fund, a student-managed investment portfolio designed to achieve long-term capital growth for investors while providing a learning experience that is as real as life in the financial-services sector. Read more about the fund, which is structured as a limited liability company, at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/fund/index.html. Dirsmith Honored For Excellence In Undergraduate Teaching Mark Dirsmith, the Deloitte & Touche Professor of Accounting, is one of four recipients of the George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching. Named for the University's seventh President, the honor is reserved for faculty members who have devoted substantial effort to undergraduate teaching. Read more about Dirsmith and his award at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/ Lin Named Distinguished Professor Dennis Lin, professor of supply chain management and statistics, has been named a University Distinguished Professor. A recent recipient of a Faculty Scholar Medal from the University, Lin’s newest honor reflects his status as a preeminent researcher in his field. Read more about Lin and his accomplishments at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/jan05/lin.html. National Innovation Initiative Delivers Final Report Tony Warren, director of Smeal’s Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship, served as a member of the 2004 National Innovation Initiative, a yearlong project to develop a strategic and actionable agenda to drive innovation in the United States. Read the recently completed summary report of the initiative, sponsored by the Council on Competitiveness and co-chaired by IBM Chairman and CEO Samuel J. Palmisano, at http://www.compete.org/pdf/NII_Final_Report.pdf. Pagonis Lecture To Address Retail Issues Distinguished alumnus William "Gus" Pagonis, chairman of RailAmerica and a member of the Smeal Board of Visitors, will discuss leadership in the military and retail industry as part of the Melvin Jacobs Retail Leadership Lecture at 3 p.m. on Feb. 23 in the Nittany Lion Inn Ballroom. Read more about the lecture and Pagonis, who retired last year as head of supply chain and president of Sears Logistics Services, at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/jan05/pagonis.html. Crocker Discusses Insurance Industry Issues Keith Crocker, the William Elliott Chaired Professor of Insurance and Risk Management, joined three other insurance experts on a panel discussion recently sponsored by Leader’s Edge magazine. Read more about what Crocker had to say about topics such as bid rigging allegations, contingent commissions, and industry reshuffling, at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/jan05/crocker.html. New Leadership Program: Tailored Public-Sector Strategies The “Management Program for Emerging Leaders in Public Service” will provide middle- to senior-level professionals with tailored strategies for addressing challenges inherent to positions in government and other public-sector organizations. Read more about the newest offering from Penn State Executive Programs at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/psep/mpps.html. Call for Nominations: Alumni Society Board The Smeal College Alumni Society Board is soliciting nominees to the board until March 11. All Smeal alumni are eligible to serve. To nominate yourself or someone you know, forward the name, contact information, and professional background of the nominee to alumni@smeal.psu.edu. Find out more about the elections and the Alumni Society at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/alumni/join.html. Recruiting Full-Time MBA Students If you or someone you know has considered pursuing a full-time MBA, please visit http://www.smeal.psu.edu/mba/referral.html to complete a brief referral form, or call 1-800-379-6445. 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. For a complete calendar of events, visit http://www.smeal.psu.edu/execmba/events.html. Members of the Smeal College faculty are contacted regularly by the world’s news media. In January, faculty members were featured in media outlets such as The Boston Globe, the Chicago Tribune Magazine, and United Press International. 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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