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New MBA Major In Electronic Commerce Offered
A new major in electronic commerce that will focus on
designing and implementing effective electronic commerce
strategies is now available for Wharton MBA students.
Gerrity Leads Forum on Electronic Commerce
Former Wharton dean Thomas P. Gerrity has been
named director of the Wharton Forum on Electronic
Commerce, a business-to-business partnership focusing
on e-business.
Ford Gives $1.5 million to Wharton
In one of Wharton’s largest gifts from a publicly traded
company, Ford Motor Co. has given $1.5 million to the
school to support a wide range of student and faculty
programs.
Conference on Virtual Communities
Creating “virtual communities” is all the rage in
e-commerce circles as a growing number of dot-coms
strive to generate repeat hits by creating interactive,
shared space on line.
John Richards, WG'76, Making Starbucks More Than
Morning Coffee
With an annual growth rate of 25 to
30 percent that's charged by 370 new
store openings a year, Starbucks is
clearly more of a double espresso
than decaf kind of company.
Wharton MBA Series Tackles Issues
Technology, media and entertainment and business in
Latin America are among the myriad topics to be addressed
at the 1999-2000 Wharton Conference Series, a high-profile
program organized and run by Wharton MBA
students.
A Wharton Sophomore with an Arm
When Gavin Hoffman graduated from high school in
Wayzata, Minnesota, in the western suburbs of Minneapolis,
lots of folks figured he was four years away from
quarterbacking in the National Football League.
Alums Celebrate at MBA Homecoming Weekend
A new Wharton tradition was born October 8th
through 10th: the Wharton MBA Alumni Homecoming
Weekend.
In Memoriam: Professor Howard E. Mitchell
Howard E. Mitchell, UPS Foundation Professor Emeritus of Human Resources
and Management, died September 30 at age 78 after a distinguished academic
career.
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