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New Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program fellows announced

5/14/18

The Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program has gained five additional Fellows from the Penn State ranks. The BTAA is the academic consortium of the Big Ten universities. Through its leadership program, participants who have demonstrated exceptional ability and administrative promise are aided in further developing their leadership and managerial skills.

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Nursing, Smeal students team up to address business challenges for SAFE-T Center

5/8/18

When the Penn State SAFE-T Center needed help developing a sustainable business plan, they turned to the Smeal College of Business. The approach: a collaborative venture between the College of Nursing and students in Smeal's Sapphire Leadership Academic Program. The result: a valuable opportunity to apply classroom knowledge and skills to a real-world business challenge.

Penn State Smeal names spring 2018 Senior Award recipients

5/3/18

The Penn State Smeal College of Business recognizes graduating seniors each spring with five named awards. Seniors who are graduating in the spring, summer or fall of the same year are eligible. Recipients will be recognized at commencement and receive a Nittany Lion statuette, as well as a monetary award.

Photo of Smeal spring 2018 student marshal Caleb Kwok.

Kwok named spring 2018 Penn State Smeal student marshal

5/1/18

The Penn State Smeal College of Business has named Caleb Kwok, who will graduate Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 GPA in finance, as the student marshal for spring 2018. Kwok selected Greg Pierce, instructor of finance, as his faculty escort.

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Six selected to serve as Bellisario College student marshals

4/26/18

Six accomplished Penn State seniors have added to their achievements as they were selected to represent the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications as student marshals during commencement exercises Saturday, May 5, at the Bryce Jordan Center.

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In the surcharge blame game, companies tend to finish last

4/19/18

Surcharges can be internal — the company charges these — or external — the companies are forced to collect the fees. However, consumers are likely to blame companies for the charges, even when they are mandated by other agencies, said a team of international researchers, who looked at some ideas on how to charge these fees to minimize customer anger.

KPMG chair and CEO headlines speaker list at 2018 Powerful Women conference

4/18/18

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. Headlining that list is Lynne Doughtie, KPMG chairman and CEO, who will be the dinner keynote speaker at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Three alumni accept invitations to join Smeal Board of Visitors

4/18/18

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.

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Craigslist, other online exchanges, may be good for the environment

4/18/18

Online exchanges, like Craigslist, may make it easier for people to give away rather than throw away items, keeping them out of landfills and easing the burden on municipal solid waste facilities. This is one way industry and government can work together for a more sustainable economy, according to the researcher.

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