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HONOR SYSTEMS SHOULD STAY
Right now is a critical time for colleges and universities to address the issue of academic integrity. Campuses should not abandon their honor systems in the wake of some recent highly publicized cheating scandals across the nation, says Linda K. Treviño, professor of Organizational Behavior and Chair of the Department of Management and Organization. She co-authored an article on the topic for a recent issue of Academe. Read about her findings online at www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/feb02/honor.html.

NEW CHAIRMAN FOR ACCOUNTING
Dan Givoly, an internationally recognized authority on accounting and financial reporting, will become the new chairman of the Department of Accounting. He is Professor of Accounting at the University of California -- Irvine's Graduate School of Management, and recently served as the Chairman of the Financial Standards Accounting Board in Israel (1996-1999), the accounting standard-setting body of that country. He previously held faculty positions at Northwestern University, Columbia University, and Carnegie-Mellon University, and was Chairman of the Accounting Department at Tel-Aviv University. He will assume his new duties at the beginning of the coming academic year. Learn more about Dr. Givoly online at www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/mar02/givoly.html.

RETAIL LECTURESHIP SERIES STARTS
Retired Sears' chairman and CEO Arthur C. Martinez will present the inaugural address in a new lectureship series at Smeal College focused on the retail industry. The presentation is the first in the new "Melvin Jacobs Retail Leadership Lecture Series," a tribute to Melvin Jacobs, a 1947 graduate of Penn State and former chairman and CEO of Saks Fifth Ave. His wife, Rosalind "Roz" Jacobs, and daughter, Peggy Learner, endowed the series. The event is scheduled to take place at 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 24, in the Assembly Room of the Nittany Lion Inn. It is free and open to the public. More details are online at www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/mar02/searsceo.html.

SMEAL SURVIVOR
Survivor is back on CBS and is returning to Smeal College. Smeal's Survivor puts 21 students in the roles of CEOs with the task of navigating an ever-changing business landscape twenty-five years into the future. And, just like the hit television show, participants are "voted off" by a panel of esteemed judges. Read about the upcoming event online at www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/mar02/survivor.html.

BOARD ELECTIONS
Two open seats on the Smeal College Alumni Society Board are up for election, and the Board's Nominating Committee is now soliciting suggestions for nominees. All Smeal College alumni are eligible to run. To nominate alumni for the Smeal College Alumni Society Board, please forward information on the alum to Aimee Hamilton, director of alumni relations, via e-mail at alumni@smeal.psu.edu or by phone 814-865-7831. Nominations should arrive no later than April 5, 2002. Find out more about the elections and the Alumni Society online at www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/mar02/alumbrd.html.

COMMENCEMENT UPDATE
Noted venture capitalist, entrepreneur, fund manager and real estate developer Ira M. Lubert will be the undergraduate commencement speaker for Smeal College of Business. The event is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m., Saturday, May 11, 2002, in the Bryce Jordan Center at the University Park campus. Meet our commencement speaker online at www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/mar02/lubert.html.

TAKE THE E-BUSINESS POLL
Each month the Penn State's eBusiness Research Center (eBRC) conducts an online survey on various e-business topics. The question and results are online at www.ebrc.psu.edu.

CLASS NOTES
For information on your classmates and other Smeal alumni, visit Class Notes at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/alumni/classnotes.html. You can contribute to the section online at Submit Content.

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