About the University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is an Ivy League institution with a distinctive past. Founded in the 18th century by Benjamin Franklin, Penn has a longstanding reputation for excellence in graduate and professional education, with a number of its 12 schools ranked at or near the top in their fields. The University is located in Philadelphia on an attractive urban campus that serves a diverse, 20,000-member student body from around the nation and the world. Admissions are among the most selective in the country and Penn consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. To learn more, please visit http://www.upenn.edu.
About the Wharton School
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania — founded in 1881 as the first collegiate business school — is recognized globally for intellectual leadership and ongoing innovation across every major discipline of business education. The most comprehensive source of business knowledge in the world, Wharton bridges research and practice through its broad engagement with the global business community. The School has more than 4,700 undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, and doctoral students; more than 12,000 annual participants in executive education programs; and an alumni network of more than 84,000 graduates.
About the Alfred West Jr. Learning Lab
The Alfred West Jr. Learning Lab is Wharton's development center and experimental laboratory to explore new approaches to learning. The Learning Lab develops technology-enhanced learning materials--simulations, web-based exercises, interactive programs, and serious games--to investigate new paradigms for learning and instruction.
Learning Lab products engage students in real-world exercises that challenge them to apply principles they've learned across multiple disciplines.
The Learning Lab draws on the creative expertise of faculty leaders and industry professionals to experiment with new methods of learning throughout the Wharton School's degree and non-degree programs.
