Smeal Ranked by Businessweek
The Penn State Smeal College of Business’s MBA Program has been ranked no. 2 in return on investment according to the latest Bloomberg Businessweek rankings. Businessweek based its return on investment measure on the cost of the program, two years of foregone wages and the average salary increase students experience after graduating. In a similar assessment of MBA years-to-payback conducted by Forbes in 2013, Smeal was ranked No. 7.
Smeal was ranked no. 40 overall in Businessweek’s most recent MBA assessment. It was also ranked no. 16 among public business schools. The publication’s final rankings were based on the results of student and employer surveys and a measure of faculty research.
Sellinger Professor Harsha Desai Named ‘Social Innovator’
Harsha Desai, professor at the Sellinger School of Business and Management, was named one of 12 social innovators by the Warnock Foundation for founding and leading the Center for Sustainable Social Impact. The Warnock Foundation, established to help nonprofit organizations grow, awarded Desai a $1,000 grant for his work. Continue reading…
Smeal Offers Executive Insights Program
The Smeal College of Business at Penn State University is offering an Executive Insights Event featuring Mark Weinberger, global chairman and CEO of EY. The event will be held September 23, 2014. During the event, Weinberger will share his perspectives on business and leadership.
EY is a leading global professional services organization that provides assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. With 190,000 people in more than 150 countries, it is one of the largest professional services organizations in the world.
Smeal Offers New Exec. Ed Program
The Executive Program at Smeal College of Business at Penn State University is offering a new program for executives in the hospitality industry that will help participants understand how to use Big Data and employ digital marketing strategies to increase performance on many levels. The program, Big Digital Marketing for Hospitality, will run on October 2, 2014 to October 3, 2014, in Philadelphia at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.
The program will cover Big Data basics, digital marketing strategies, online advertising methods, and legal ramifications. Participants will also learn to better navigate social media to shape the organization’s image and brand.
Rutgers Business School Professors Among Winners of 2014 Faculty Awards
Three Rutgers Business School professors were among 35 faculty members across Rutgers University who received awards on May 7 honoring them for teaching, scholarly excellence and leadership.
Professor Jeffrey Robinson, who is part of the Management and Global Business faculty, was chosen to receive the Presidential Fellowship for Teaching Excellence. The award provides Robinson with $1,000 for research expenses. Dr. Robinson received a Ph.D. and M.Phil. in Management from Columbia University. His research describes how business practices and entrepreneurship can be used to impact societal issues. He is the author of books and articles on such topics as social entrepreneurship, African American women in entrepreneurship, and patterns of Black employment. In 2007, he was selected as the recipient of the Aspen Institute’s Social Impact Faculty Pioneer Award for his research, service and teaching activities at the intersection of business and society. In 2011, his course, Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development, was recognized as a model of Innovative Entrepreneurship Education by the U.S. Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Continue reading…
Smeal College of Business Announces Alumni Gift to Department of Accounting
Penn State alumni Steve and Lyn Reeves have made a $634,000 commitment to the Smeal College of Business, which will establish the Reeves Family Career Professorship and the Reeves Family Student Success Fund, for the Department of Accounting.
The Reeves Family Early Career Professorship will support the work of a promising young accounting faculty member with funding for research and teaching at a critical point in his or her career. The Reeves Family Student Success Fund will provide resources for students to participate in internships, study abroad, and other experiences that enhance their college career, as well as underwrite activities of the college’s accounting-related student organizations.
“We have long believed in the role of higher education in allowing individuals to realize their potential,” said Steve. “We have been fortunate to enjoy post-Smeal success and are very pleased to be in a position to give back and enable other to benefit from the opportunities that we did.”
According to Charles H. Whitman, John and Becky Surma Deal of Smeal Business School, “These generous gifts from Steve and Lyn will go a long way toward ensuring the continued strength and growth of our highly regarded Department of Accounting. Both the Early Career Professorship and the Student Success Fund will create opportunities for students and faculty that would not have been otherwise possible.”
