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Smeal MBA Program Announces International Immersion Experiences

This coming spring, all first-year Smeal MBA students will travel to one of four cities around the world as part of the program's new Global Immersion component. Students will visit Lyon, Budapest and Prague, Singapore, or Chicago for exposure to business and culture in those regions. Learn more about the new program at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/nov03/intl.html.

Supply Chain Management Professor Receives Fulbright Award

Alan Stenger, a professor in Smeal's Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems, has been selected for a Fulbright Senior Specialist Grant in Business Administration. Stenger will spend nearly a month demonstrating business logistics and supply chain management software, participating in research projects, and attending seminars and conferences at the University of Economics in Katowice, Poland. Read more about his award at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/nov03/stenger.html.

New eBRC Book Focuses On 'The Power Of One'

Product personalization has become economically feasible due to recent developments in e-business technologies, according to "The Power of One: Gaining Business Value from Personalization," a new book edited by Nirmal Pal and Arvind Rangaswamy of Smeal's eBusiness Research Center. Get more details on the book, which explains the "what," the "why," and the "how" of tailoring products and services to the unique needs of the customer, at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/nov03/book.html.

Smeal Alum & 'Most Powerful Woman' To Give Commencement Address

Patricia "Pat" Woertz, executive vice president at ChevronTexaco and a 1974 Smeal graduate, will present the undergraduate commencement address on December 20, as students from Smeal and several other Penn State colleges receive their degrees. Woertz was again ranked among the top 10 in Fortune magazine's annual "Most Powerful Women in American Business" issue. Read more at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/oct03/woertz.html.

Smeal Research: Home Sellers Beware

Certain listing arrangements with real estate brokers—namely exclusive agency contracts—typically result in a lower price-of-sale and therefore less money for sellers of lower-priced homes according to research coauthored by Smeal’s Abdullah Yavas. Read more about the forthcoming Journal of Real Estate Research study at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/nov03/brokers.html.

Smeal Accounting Department Honors Deloitte, KPMG Executives

Anthony J. Buzzelli ('71 B.S.), managing partner of the Pacific-Southwest Region for Deloitte, and Bernard J. Milano, president and trustee of the KPMG Foundation, were honored by the Smeal Accounting Department in November with awards for Alumnus of the Year and Distinguished Friend of the Department of Accounting, respectively. Read about the honorees and their awards at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/nov03/award.html.

Team Of Smeal MBA Students Advances To Finals In Case Study Competition

Four Penn State Smeal MBA students recently placed fourth out of 37 teams in the Chrysler-sponsored MBA Case Competition at the 25th Annual National Black MBA Association Conference in Philadelphia. The competition challenged students to recommend short- and long-range marketing strategies to wean consumers from zero-percent financing incentives and large cash rebates. Read more at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/nov03/team.html.

Smeal Undergraduate Initiative Helps Families Coping With AIDS

The Professional Management Association, Business Roundtable, and several other Smeal student organizations recently worked with restaurants and taverns in State College to coordinate "PSU Night Out," a philanthropic initiative geared toward raising money for children and families living with AIDS. The project netted about $1,500 for the Birch Family Camp. Read more at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/nov03/nightout.html.

Smeal Alumni Society Calls For Award Nominations

This year, the Smeal Alumni Society will confer awards for Alumni Service, Alumni Diversity, Corporate Diversity, Student Diversity, and MBA Distinguished Achievement. Help Smeal identify alumni who've made worthy contributions to their communities, the college, and Penn State by completing the on-line nomination form at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/alumni/nominate.html. Nominations must be received by Dec. 15, 2003.

Media Round-Up

Members of the Smeal College faculty are contacted regularly by the world's news media. In November, faculty members appeared in media outlets such as The Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, ABC News Radio, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 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 early 2004.

February 2-5	Managing Effective Supply Chains: Achieving Supply Chain Transformation http://www.smeal.psu.edu/psep/mesc3.html
March 14-19	Leading With Impact: Linking People, Strategy, Results http://www.smeal.psu.edu/psep/lwi.html
March 21-26	Designing & Leading Competitive Supply Chains http://www.smeal.psu.edu/psep/dlsc.html

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 receive regular updates on events by completing the "Alumni Information Form" found online at http://java.smeal.psu.edu/jsp/alumni/info.jsp.

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