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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.

Earth Days 2018

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.

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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.

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Penn State Alumni Achievement Award honoree Whalen says balance key to success

3/30/18

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 March 23 by the Penn State Alumni Association with the Alumni Achievement Award, which recognizes prominent alumni 35 years old and younger.

Penn State Smeal receives $250,000 gift from 'Goldman Sachs Gives'

3/30/18

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. The gift was directed to the Smeal College by Jeffrey M. Gido, a 1994 Penn State alumnus and partner at Goldman Sachs, to support the operating budget of the Rogers Family Trading Room.

Keith Unton

Smeal graduate named to 30 under 30 Rising Supply Chain Stars list

3/26/18

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.

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Latest rankings continue upward trend for Penn State Smeal MBA Program

3/21/18

The Penn State Smeal College of Business MBA Program has been ranked No. 31 overall and No. 12 among public business schools in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings. The rankings continue an upward trend for the Smeal MBA program, which has risen 18 rankings spots over the past five years.

Penn State Smeal S.T.A.R.T. Conference promotes diversity in business

3/12/18

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 Executive Programs adds middle management program to spring portfolio

3/1/18

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.

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