Latest News from Smeal
Alumni Board Raises Scholarship Funds in Honor of Dean Thomas
To recognize the service of James B. Thomas, the John and Becky Surma Dean of the Penn State Smeal College of Business, and his wife, Michele Thomas, the Smeal Alumni Society Board has raised $37,850 in contributions to its existing Smeal Alumni Society Board Trustee Scholarship.
Commencements, Receptions Set for Graduation Weekend
The Penn State Smeal College of Business has a slate of festivities scheduled to celebrate the spring 2012 commencement. The celebration begins with two events on May 5.
Smeal to Host Risk Management Symposium
The Penn State Smeal College of Business is hosting a research symposium on April 30 featuring some of the nation's leading risk management scholars. The symposium starts at 8 a.m. on April 30 in Smeal's Business Building on Penn State's University Park campus. A dinner reception at 6:30 p.m on April 29 at the Nittany Lion Inn will feature a talk by Harry Silver, managing director at Goldman Sachs.
New Book, Formed in a Smeal Classroom, Explores How IT Is Rapidly Altering Business
A new book by John Jordan, clinical associate professor of supply chain and information systems at the Penn State Smeal College of Business, looks at how the latest trends in information management and technology are impacting business models and innovation worldwide. Information, Technology, and Innovation: Resources for Growth in a Connected World, published by Wiley, grew out of an undergraduate course on global information technology strategy that Jordan teaches at Smeal.
Smeal Team Wins Rutgers Supply Chain Case Competition
A team of MBA students from the Penn State Smeal College of Business bested teams from seven leading business schools to take home first place in the Supply Chain Management Case Competition at Rutgers Business School, held March 30 in Piscataway, N.J.
Two Smeal Grads Receive Alumni Achievement Awards
Two Smeal College of Business graduates are among the eleven Penn State alumni selected to receive the Penn State Alumni Association's Alumni Achievement Award, an honor for Penn State alumni who have achieved an extraordinary level of professional accomplishment by the age of 35.
Whiteman Named Sixth Dean of Smeal
Following a national search, Charles H. Whiteman has been named the Elizabeth L. and John P. Surma Jr. dean of Penn State's Smeal College of Business. Smeal College is among the largest and highly ranked business schools in the nation. Whiteman is expected to begin July 1, pending approval by the Board of Trustees.
Entrepreneurship Conference to Focus on 'Corporate Innovation and Venture Capital'
Angel investors, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs will convene at Penn State on April 20 for the fourth annual Nittany Lion Early Stage Venture Capital Conference, hosted by the Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Penn State Law and Entrepreneurship Association.
Executive Insights: Sears CEO to Speak at Smeal April 13
Lou D'Ambrosio, president and CEO of Sears Holdings Corp., is scheduled to speak at the Penn State Smeal College of Business on April 13 as a guest of the college's executive speaker series, Leadership in Focus: Executive Insights. D'Ambrosio, a Smeal alumnus, will join Smeal Dean James B. Thomas for an interactive on-stage conversation at 11:15 a.m. in the Business Building's Struthers Auditorium (110 BB). The talk is free and open to the public.
Conference to Explore Importance of Weatherproofing Supply Chains
"Weatherproofing Your Supply Chain" is one of the issues that will be discussed at the 22nd Annual R. Hadly Waters Supply Chain Symposium, April 18-19, at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on Penn State’s University Park campus. John Coyle, a conference speaker and supply chain management professor in the Smeal College of Business, is teaming up with AccuWeather to advise supply chain companies on how to best prepare for times when bad weather strikes.
