Smeal Zine - April 2001

Trading Room Opens

Smeal College students are now experiencing the excitement of the global markets, thanks to the new Trading Room. The stock ticker in the Smeal College Trading Room officially started on April 20 during a gala event that featured a who's who from stock exchanges and investment banks. Read the Associated Press' story on the Trading Room online at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/innews/apr01/hightech.html.

Leading Management Strategist To Join Smeal

Donald Hambrick, one of the world's top management strategists, will join the Smeal faculty as the new Smeal Chair in Management. "Dr. Hambrick is among the foremost leaders in strategic management, and is widely admired by faculty, students and executives worldwide. We are absolutely thrilled that he will be joining as our colleague," says Judy Olian, Dean of Smeal College. Dr. Hambrick is currently the Samuel Bronfman Professor of Democratic Business Enterprise at Columbia University's Graduate School of Business. Learn more about Dr. Hambrick online at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/apr01/leading.html.

MBA Program Offers Experience In Entrepreneurship

The Smeal College MBA program offers aspiring entrepreneurs course work and hands-on experience with start-up companies, through the Farrell Center for Entrepreneurship. Tim Murphy, who currently heads the Center, recently completed an interview with the Centre Daily Times on the entrepreneurship program at Smeal, including the Garber Venture Capital Fund that is run by Smeal MBA students. The story is online at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/innews/apr01/hopkins.html.

Students Earn Spot In National "HR Games"

For the second year running, a team of undergraduate students from Smeal College and the College of the Liberal Arts placed first in the regional competition of the annual "HR Games" and will move on to the National Human Resources Collegiate Competition. A team representing Penn State won both the regional and national titles last year in the first annual "HR Games." More on the games and the students is online at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/apr01/hrgames.html.

Faculty Honors

The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board recently selected Dr. Austin Jaffe for the Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Property Systems in the Centre for Property Studies at the University of New Brunswick. Jaffe is director of the Institute for Real Estate Studies in Smeal College and the Philip H. Sieg Professor of Business Administration. Awards in the Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program are viewed as among the most prestigious appointments in the Fulbright Program. You can learn more about Dr. Jaffe online at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/apr01/jaffe.html.

Rankings Update

The 2002 edition of "Best Graduate Schools" from U.S. News & World Report ranks Smeal College's MBA 35. The issue also ranks four of the specialties offered in the college in the top 25. Smeal's reputation in the eyes of recruiters and other deans improved, too. More on the rankings can be found at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/apr01/usnews.html.

Commencement

Henry B. Schacht, chairman and CEO of Lucent Technologies, will be Smeal College's undergraduate commencement speaker and he will receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters. Commencement takes place at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 12 in the Bryce Jordan Center. Dean Judy Olian will be the commencement speaker for the University's Graduate School ceremony, which takes place 1 p.m., Sunday, May 13, in Eisenhower Auditorium.

Cyberlaw Seminar

The emergence of the Internet has ushered in a host of legal issues that have revolutionized how executives must do business with regard to intellectual property, privacy and governance. That's the focus of an upcoming seminar, "Cyberlaw and Information Policy-How They Impact Your Business," which is co-sponsored by Penn State Executive Programs in Smeal College and the eBusiness Research Center (eBRC). The seminar takes place May 14-15, 2001, in Malvern, Pennsylvania. For more information on the seminar or to register, call 1-800-311-6364 or go online to http://www.ebrc.psu.edu/.

Vote Now For Alumni Council

Elections have started for the Penn State Alumni Association's Alumni Council. Alumni Association members can vote on the paper ballot that was mailed earlier or they can vote online at http://www.alumni.psu.edu. Look for "Council Online Voting." For a replacement ballot or assistance, e-mail psaahelp@election.com or call 1-866-720-HELP. Deadline is June 1. There are 18 candidates running for the Alumni Council including Chet Lucido, who is a graduate of Smeal College.

Elections For Board Of Trustees

The biographical sketches and the position statements of the 2001 nominees for the Pennsylvania State University Board of Trustees were recently mailed. Ballots must be received by 9 a.m., May 10. There are five nominees on the ballot and one, Steve A. Garban, is a graduate of the college.

Alumni Award Nominations

Do you know an outstanding Smeal College alumnus who is deserving of special recognition? If so, you may nominate them for one of the College's prestigious awards. Criteria include exemplary professional accomplishment and humanitarian service. Nominations are now being accepted for The Alumni Service Award, The Alumni Diversity Award and The Corporate Diversity Award. Please go to http://www.smeal.psu.edu/alumni/nominate.html.