Louis to assume role of Penn State Smeal Accounting Department chair
4/23/18
Henock Louis, the KPMG Professor of Accounting, will assume the role of chair of the Accounting Department in the Penn State Smeal College of Business, effective July 1.
Smeal College of Business
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Louis Martarano named Eberly College of Science spring commencement speaker
4/23/18
Louis A. Martarano, director of the Science BS/MBA accelerated joint degree program at Penn State and an independent consultant, will deliver the commencement address for the Eberly College of Science undergraduate graduation ceremony on May 5.
Penn State Smeal Center for Supply Chain Research adds three corporate sponsors
4/20/18
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.
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.
Penn State Smeal MBAs place 1st in Fisher Invitational Big Ten+ Case Competition
4/19/18
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 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.
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.
Penn State Smeal Alumni Society Board recognizes 2018 honorees
4/16/18
The Penn State Smeal College of Business 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.
Retherford, Washington honored with 2018 McCoy Award
4/12/18
Zain Retherford, a wrestler who is majoring in finance in the Smeal College of Business, and Haleigh Washington, a volleyball player majoring in philosophy in the College of the Liberal Arts, have been selected as the 2018 recipients of the Ernest B. McCoy Memorial Award.
2018 Penn State student award recipients announced
4/11/18
Each year, Penn State honors several students for the highest levels of academic excellence, outstanding leadership and meritorious service. The 2018 student award recipients exemplify best practices and achievements among Penn State students, reflecting the University's mission of teaching, research and service.
Films, forums and festivals: A guide to Penn State's 2018 Earth Day(s)
4/9/18
Earth Day will be internationally recognized on April 22, but at Penn State, Earth Day(s) will be celebrated throughout the month of April. Students, faculty, staff and members of the community are invited to attend the events. Show your Earth Day spirit on social media by using #PSUEarthDays and visit the Earth Day(s) 2018 website to learn how to get involved.
Provost Nick Jones shares message to graduate students ahead of election
4/9/18
Voting begins this week for the election to determine if Penn State graduate students want to unionize.
Student innovators celebrated at Penn State Startup Week reception
4/9/18
Student entrepreneurs showcased their ideas and were recognized by Penn State leaders at a recent reception during Penn State Startup Week. The students were members of winning teams who participated in entrepreneurship challenges across the University in the past year.
Alumni fund scholarship to benefit first-generation, military family students
4/6/18
Penn State alumni couple Antonio Nieves and Emily Sallack leveraged the 1:1 University match offered through the First-Time Endowed Scholarship Donor Matching Program to create one of the largest scholarship funds in Educational Equity.