Smeal College of Business Offering Graduate Certificate in Corporate Accounting
The Penn State Smeal College of Business now provides a Certificate in Corporate Accounting (CORAC) option for postgraduate students. The online program requires 12 credit hours.
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The path for startups can be treacherous. In the series “Startup Lessons,” we examine new MBA startups at the ground level to understand how they succeed.
How to Conduct an MBA Informational Interview
Have you ever wanted to know more about a particular MBA program without getting the typical tour during an on-campus visit? The Informational Interview is becoming more and more popular for candidates to gain an in-depth and personal look at their chosen MBA program. Setting aside time for this type of interview allows you to ask questions specific to your goals, needs, and wants while getting a less guarded glimpse of the program as a whole. Continue reading…
Bloomberg and GE Join Smeal Corporate Associates Program
The Penn State Smeal College of Business has announced the Bloomberg LP and General Electric Co. have joined the Penn State Smeal College of Business Corporate Associates Program. The two companies joined 26 others in the program, including the program’s corporate partner, Kohl’s Department Stores. The Smeal Corporate Associates Program provides companies with connections to Smeal’s top student body for recruiting purposes. Corporations can connect with students for a variety of recruiting options, including undergraduate internships and co-ops and MBA internships and full-time positions as well as full-time positions for Smeal alumni.
In addition to recruiting opportunities, Smeal also provides its Corporate Associates with support for solving business challenges with access to industry-specific research centers as well as its Student Consulting Programs. Penn State also offers a wide variety of Executive Education programs. Other companies that participate in the Smeal Corporate AssociatesProgram includes, Aldi, Altria, AT&T, Baker Tilly, CohnReznick, Crowe Horwath, Delta, Deloitte, Dick’s, EY, Ferguson, First National Bank, Grant Thornton, Ingersoll Rand, Johnson & Johnson, KPMG, Macy’s, McGladrey, PLS Logistics, PNC, PPG Industries, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Shell Oil, UPMC, Volvo and Williams.
Smeal MBAs Place Second at Sustainability Comp.
A team of MBA students from the Penn State Smeal College of Business placed second in the inaugural Smeal MBA Sustainability Case Competition. The college hosted the event in its Business Building on the Penn State University Park campus. Smeal was awarded $5,000 for second place.
Purdue won the $10,000 prize for first place and Indiana took home $2,500 for third place. Teams from Dartmouth and Ohio State were the other finalists invited to campus from an initial field of 29 teams. The Smeal team included MBA students Darius Yuwono, Miguel Iturralde, Farm Chanduayvit and Shan Nie.
Penn State Smeal College of Business MBA Students Experience Global Immersion in Peru
As part of the Penn State Smeal College of Business MBA Program’s global immersion experience, 22 students spent one week in Lima, Peru, in order to experience the business climate and culture.
“We like to provide our students with an opportunity to visit developing economies around the world,” said Doug Thomas, faculty director for the Penn State Smeal MBA Program, who also traveled to Lima with the students. “We chose Peru specifically because of its recent pattern of strong economic growth as well as strong projected growth in the future.”
One of the company visits included a stop at Canadian Mining, which, despite its name, is a Peruvian company—the founder is Canadian. Students also visited with Emilio van Oordt, ’98 MBA and general manager for Sodimac, a chain of home improvement centers in Peru.
“As is always the case on our global immersion trips, we connected with Penn State alumni,” said Thomas. “Emilio and his team shared insights into both their commercial success but also their commitment to investing in the community through donations of products as well as employees’ time and expertise in renovating housing in lower-income communities.
Other companies students visited in Lima included ADEX, Peru’s exporters association; Pragma – Brandgroup; startup accelerator Wayra; Cendeit, an educational development center; and Sodimac, a Chilean home improvement chain directed by Smeal MBA alumnus Emilio van Oordt.
