News Archive
Penn State Smeal Center for Supply Chain Research™ adds three corporate sponsors
April 20, 2018
Aldi, General Motors, and MSA Safety Incorporated are the newest corporate sponsors of the Center for Supply Chain Research™ (CSCR™) in the Penn State Smeal College of Business. Those companies join 54 existing CSCR™ Corporate Sponsors.
Penn State Smeal MBAs place first in Fisher Invitational Big Ten+ MBA Case Competition
April 19, 2018
Four MBA students from the Penn State Smeal College of Business recently teamed up to take first place in the Fisher Invitational Big Ten+ MBA Case Competition at Ohio State.
KPMG CEO headlines speaker list at 2018 Powerful Women conference
April 18, 2018
The 2018 Powerful Women Paving the Way Conference, which is hosted by the Penn State Smeal College of Business and its student-run Women in Business Organization, will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a list of dynamic speakers.
Three alumni accept invitations to join Smeal Board of Visitors
April 18, 2018
James Brandau, Jean Oelwang, and Scott Tarriff have each accepted an invitation from Charles H. Whiteman, the John and Becky Surma Dean of the Penn State Smeal College of Business, to join the college’s Board of Visitors. They will advise Whiteman and other senior administrators in areas of strategic importance to the college.
Penn State Smeal Alumni Society Board recognizes 2018 honorees
April 13, 2018
The Penn State Smeal Alumni Society Board honored its 2018 Alumni Society Board award winners on April 6. Two students and four alumni were recognized at the 2018 Awards Program and Hammond Society Dinner in the Business Building Atrium.
Saxbys/Penn State Smeal partnership to create unique experiential learning opportunity for students
April 5, 2018
Penn State has entered into a partnership with Philadelphia-based coffee and hospitality company Saxbys to open a student-managed Saxbys Experiential Learning Café in fall 2018 in the Business Building, the Smeal College of Business’ 210,000-square-foot home on the University Park campus.
Penn State Smeal receives $250,000 gift from “Goldman Sachs Gives” to support trading room
March 30, 2018
The Penn State Smeal College of Business has received a gift of $250,000 from “Goldman Sachs Gives,” a donor-advised fund, to create the Gido Family Goldman Sachs Wall Street Excellence Fund.
Penn State Alumni Achievement Award honoree Kate Whalen says balance key to success
March 28, 2018
Penn State Smeal College of Business 2008 finance graduate Kate Whalen, a director and the chief operating officer for European credit for BlackRock in London, was honored Friday by the Penn State Alumni Association with the Alumni Achievement Award, which recognizes prominent alumni 35 years old and younger.
Smeal grad named to 30 under 30 Rising Supply Chain Stars list
March 26, 2018
Keith Unton, who earned a degree in supply chain management in 2010 and an Executive MBA in 2017, both from the Penn State Smeal College of Business, has been named to the fourth annual 30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Stars list, which is a partnership between Thomas and the Institute for Supply Management.
Latest rankings continue upward trend for Penn State Smeal MBA Program
March 20, 2018
The Penn State Smeal College of Business MBA Program has been ranked 31st overall and 12th among public business schools in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings, which were released today. The ranking is Smeal’s highest in more than 20 years in U.S. News & World Report. It continues an upward trend for the Smeal MBA, which has risen 18 rankings spots over the past five years.
New Graduate Certificate in Corporate Accounting Foundations provides pathway to future opportunity
March 20, 2018
Smeal's Graduate Certificate in Corporate Accounting Foundations was just what Patty Buerkle was looking for when she started her search for graduate-level instruction in accounting.
Penn State Smeal S.T.A.R.T. Conference promotes diversity in business
March 12, 2018
Business leaders from Altria, Ayco, Boeing, EATON, EY, Frito Lay, INROADS, Johnson & Johnson, Kohl’s, Lockheed Martin, L’Oreal, and PwC will join students, faculty, and administration from the Penn State Smeal College of Business on March 29 to discuss business initiatives in diversity at the 19th annual S.T.A.R.T. Conference.
Penn State Smeal finance major leveraging business curriculum, Penn State entrepreneurial ecosystem
March 6, 2018
For every challenge encountered in the process of building a business, Nicholas Unis, a junior finance and accounting major in the Smeal College of Business, has relied not only on his own creative ingenuity and determination, but also on the resources and connections Penn State offers to budding entrepreneurs.
Penn State Executive Programs includes middle management program in spring portfolio of offerings
March 1, 2018
Penn State Executive Programs, part of the Smeal College of Business, has introduced a new open-enrollment offering designed for mid-level managers among its spring and fall programs. Registration for all programs is now open. The three-part “Developing Middle Managers” program is delivered on the Penn State University Park campus. It is designed to improve a manager’s ability to support organizational strategy and initiatives.
Kim Pegula keynote speaker for inaugural Penn State Sports Business Conference
February 27, 2018
A variety of representatives from high profile sports business organizations and former professional athletes will be featured speakers at the inaugural Penn State Sports Business Conference on March 15-16. Organized by the Penn State Smeal College of Business Sports Business Club, the conference is designed to provide students and community members access to insights on a host of sports business topics.
Leading accounting experts to discuss diversity in the accounting profession at Smeal roundtable
February 20, 2018
A trio of accounting experts, each of whom has served in a national leadership position within the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) or the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), will participate in a roundtable discussion about increasing diversity in the profession at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 27 in the Business Building Atrium.
Still time to apply for 2018 admission to Penn State Smeal Masters in Management and Organizational Leadership
February 20, 2018
Graduating seniors from technically oriented, non-business disciplines still have time to apply for fall 2018 admission to the Masters in Management and Organizational Leadership Program (MOL) from the Penn State Smeal College of Business.
Penn State Smeal names Michelle Darnell as new director of honor and integrity
February 16, 2018
The Penn State Smeal College of Business has named Michelle Darnell as its new director of honor and integrity. In this role, Darnell will lead the development and implementation of the college’s honor and integrity efforts.
Timing of regulatory stick and supportive carrot may keep businesses focused
February 9, 2018
Coordinating the stick of regulation with the carrot of technical assistance may help small companies perform better environmentally and economically, according to a team of researchers, led by Suvrat Dhanorkar, assistant professor of supply chain and information systems.
Defense Logistics Agency director talks about logistics, leadership during Penn State Smeal’s Executive Insights series
February 1, 2018
Defensive Logistics Agency Director Lt. Gen. Darrell K. Williams shared his thoughts recently on leadership, logistics and other topics with students, staff, and faculty in Struthers Auditorium in the Business Building.
Penn State adds marketing option to Smeal-taught data analytics graduate program
January 31, 2018
Penn State has expanded its online graduate program in data analytics with a new course of study in marketing analytics.
Executive Insights: U.S. military logistics director to speak at Smeal leadership series
January 15, 2018
Lt. Gen Darrell K. Williams, director of the Defense Logistics Agency, will share his perspectives on logistics and leadership with the Penn State Smeal College of Business on Friday, Jan. 19. His visit is part of Smeal’s Executive Insights series.
Robert and Suzanne Davidow give $100,000 gift to support Smeal’s sustainability efforts
January 11, 2018
The Smeal College of Business has received a $100,000 gift from alumnus Robert Davidow and his wife, Suzanne, to create the Davidow Excellence in Sustainability Fund.
Hershey Co. executive leverages lessons of Penn State Smeal EMBA
January 9, 2018
Hershey Vice President Suzanne Jones, a 2010 graduate of the Penn State Smeal College of Business Executive MBA Program, takes lessons she learned in her Strategy Implementation course from the classroom to the workplace.
Penn State Smeal team finishes as finalist in fourth Smeal MBA Sustainability Case Competition
December 20, 2017
A team of MBA students from the Penn State Smeal College of Business was once again among the top five finishers in the fourth Smeal MBA Sustainability Case Competition, which the college held Dec. 1 at its Business Building on the Penn State University Park Campus. Five MBA students from the University of Washington’s won the $10,000 prize for first place.
BA 517 helps MOL students become stronger communicators, more influential leaders
December 18, 2017
BA 517: Communication Skills for Leaders, a yearlong communications course that Penn State Smeal College of Business MOL and first-year MBA students take, is designed to grow students' communication skills.
Penn State Smeal announces partnership with GeniusMesh
December 7, 2017
Penn State Smeal’s Office of Alumni Career Services recently announced a partnership with GeniusMesh, an executive career advancement network that taps into the graduates of 23 universities in an exclusive network.
Partners in Business Ethics Symposium attracts leaders in business ethics
December 6, 2017
The Penn State Smeal College of Business hosted business school deans, corporate leaders, and ethics experts in November for the 6th Partners in Business Ethics Symposium. Held in the Business Building on the Penn State University Park campus, this year’s symposium theme was “Fostering a Speak-Up Culture.”
Finance major named fall 2017 Penn State Smeal student marshal
December 5, 2017
Smeal has named Priyenkka Sivachidambaram, who is graduating summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA in finance, as the student marshal for fall 2017.
Penn State Smeal senior supply chain major one of five national scholarship winners
November 29, 2017
Laura Holleran, a senior supply chain and information systems major at the Penn State Smeal College of Business, was one of five women chosen from a national pool of applicants for an AWESOME (Achieving Women’s Excellence in Supply Chain Operations, Management, and Education) scholarship.