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Abe Madkour

Conversation Series features executive editor of SportsBusiness Journal

3/2/17

Abe Madkour, the executive editor of Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal and related publications, will visit Penn State for a free public lecture and question-and-answer session at 7 p.m. Monday, March 27, as part of the ongoing Conversation Series sponsored by the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism.

Smeal first-year MBAs immersed in international business destinations

2/28/17

Penn State Smeal College of Business first-year master of business administration (MBA) students are expanding their global perspective and enhancing their ability to communicate cross-culturally this week. The program’s annual global immersion trips, which started last weekend and will extend through Saturday, provide a weeklong opportunity for students to experience the dynamics of the interconnected global economy.

man standing in front of lake and mountains in Peru

Penn State in top 10 for Peace Corps volunteers

2/28/17

Penn State has once again been recognized among the nation's top producers of Peace Corps volunteers. With 50 undergraduate alumni serving overseas and working in fields such as agriculture, education, environment, health, community economic development and youth development, the University is No. 8 on the Peace Corps' 2017 rankings of colleges and universities in the large school category.

Meredith Doran

New center offers international Penn Staters advanced language, cultural support

2/20/17

The English for Professional Purposes Intercultural Center (EPPIC), a new service and research center located in the College of the Liberal Arts, has been created to provide advanced English language support to Penn State’s growing international population and to foster intercultural connections at Penn State in a way that promotes global citizenship and creates shared horizons.

Smeal senior marketing major Austin Sommerer.

Penn State THON leadership has heavy Smeal influence

2/17/17

Smeal College of Business marketing major Austin Sommerer has served as THON executive director for the past year. He has been joined on the 2017 THON executive committee by seven other Smeal students.

THON 2017

Meet Ashley, Sarah, Amanda and Stephanie — your THON 2017 alumni dancers

2/14/17

Ashley Edwards, Sarah Krisher, Amanda Unger, and Stephanie Wittig will represent the Penn State Alumni Association’s Dance Marathon Alumni Interest Group (DMAIG) as the organization’s four dancers in the 2017 Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON), which will take place Feb. 17 to 19 at the Bryce Jordan Center. Get to know a little bit about the dancers and what they are most excited about leading up to THON Weekend.

The word ethics enlarged by a magnifying glass.

Ask an Ethicist: Making amends for lying on a resume

2/9/17

Getting a great job right out of school can be challenging. Sometimes you may be tempted to embellish a bit on your resume or alter some of your professional or educational experience. Lying on your resume not only affects you, but your colleagues, supervisors and those who didn’t get the job you landed. Lying on your resume also puts your company’s reputation at risk. So what happens when someone who lied on their resume wants to go back and set things right? This week’s column discusses just that.

New Penn State Smeal master's program attracting diverse interest

2/2/17

In the few short months since the Penn State Smeal College of Business began accepting applications for its new Master of Professional Studies in Management and Organizational Leadership (MMOL), a wide range of individuals — some from far-flung locations — have expressed interest.

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