2007

September 7, 2008
Wharton School Announces 2008 Global Alumni Forum Locations in Lima, Ho Chi Minh City and Cape Town
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced that the 2008 Global Alumni Forums will be held in Lima, Peru; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; and Cape Town, South Africa.
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August 29, 2008
Wharton School Announces Senior Leadership Appointments in Executive Education and Finance and Administration
Thomas J. Colligan to Head Executive Education; Peter J. Degnan to Lead Finance and Administration
Thomas Robertson, dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, has appointed Thomas J. Colligan as vice dean of Executive Education, and Peter J. Degnan as senior associate dean for Finance and Administration.
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August 23, 2008
CPA and the Zicklin Center at The Wharton School to collaborate on corporate governance and corporate political accountability issues
The Center for Political Accountability (CPA) and the Wharton School’s Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research announced today a new collaborative effort on corporate governance and corporate political accountability.
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May 11, 2008
Wharton School to Hold Global Alumni Forum in Hong Kong: May 25-26
Event Will Feature First Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists in Asia
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the world’s leading business schools, will hold a Global Alumni Forum in Hong Kong on May 25-26, 2007, at the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong.
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November 5, 2007
Wharton Entrepreneurship Conference Features Ted Leonsis, Vice Chairman Emeritus, AOL, Owner, Washington Capitals and Jeff Fluhr, Founder of StubHub
The Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs is proud to announce the 11th Annual Wharton Entrepreneurship Conference. Annually it is one of the largest Philadelphia events aimed at small businesses and entrepreneurs.
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November 5, 2007
Olivia S. Mitchell Named Recipient of the 2007 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award
Olivia S. Mitchell is the 2007 recipient of the Carolyn Shaw Bell Award.
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November 1, 2007
New Wharton School Publishing (WSP) books
New WSP books: The Soul of the Corporation and Competing in a Flat World.
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October 1, 2007
Wharton Club of New York Announces Recipients of the Joseph Wharton Awards
The New York Alumni Club of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has awarded the Joseph Wharton Awards.
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September 25, 2007
Wharton School Announces Scholarship For U.S. Marine Corps Officers
Grant Honors Officer who Assisted in Delivering the Quantico Leadership Venture
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced the establishment of a new scholarship at the conclusion of the Quantico Leadership Venture on Sept. 14.
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August 22, 2007
Access Risk Services Corporation Joins with Knowledge@Wharton to Deliver Leading Business Insights to Clients
Access Risk Services Corporation announced that it has entered into a strategic affiliate relationship with Knowledge@Wharton which reaches more than one million subscribers worldwide.
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August 2, 2007
Wharton School Announces Three Senior Leadership Appointments
Michael R. Gibbons, David C. Schmittlein and Georgette Chapman Phillips
Thomas Robertson, newly appointed dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, has appointed three Wharton faculty colleagues to key senior leadership positions, effective August 1, 2007.
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July 19, 2007
The Wharton School and Gartner Launch CIO Academy to Prepare the Chief Information Officer to Partner with the CEO
New Wharton School Program with Gartner Raises the Bar for CIO Leadership in Driving Innovation and Growth
As chief information officers are being called to play a more central leadership role in their organizations, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Gartner have partnered to launch a new executive education program.
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July 1, 2007
Wharton Business Plan Competition Grand Prize Winners to Ring the Nasdaq Stock Market Closing
NP Solutions and their grand prize-winning business plan.
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June 29, 2007
Globalization Expert Mauro Guillén to Lead Wharton School’s Lauder Institute
Mauro F. Guillén, globalization expert and Dr. Felix Zandman Professor in International Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, has been appointed director of Wharton’s Lauder Institute, effective July 1, 2007.
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June 21, 2007
Thomas S. Robertson Is Named Dean of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School
Thomas S. Robertson, executive faculty director of the Institute for Developing Nations at Emory University and former dean of Emory's Goizueta Business School, has been named dean of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.
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June 18, 2007
Wharton School’s Association with Indian School of Business Renewed
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has announced the renewal of its association with the Indian School of Business (ISB) in Hyderabad, India for five more years.
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June 13, 2007
Wharton School to Hold Global Alumni Forum in Zurich: June 29-30
Speakers to Include Alumnus Jan-Michiel Hessels, WG'69, Chairman of the Board of the NYSE Euronext
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the world’s leading business schools, will hold a Global Alumni Forum in Zurich, Switzerland on June 29-30, 2007, at the Park Hyatt Hotel.
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June 7, 2007
Wharton Online Data Service Reaches New Milestone
Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) Provides Web Access to Financial and Economic Data for 200 Schools and Non-Profit Organizations
With the announcement of its 200th institutional subscriber, Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) solidifies its position as the de facto standard for business data.
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June 7, 2007
Oscar Arias, President of Costa Rica, to Receive Dean’s Medal at Wharton Global Alumni Forum
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has announced that Oscar Arias will receive the Dean’s medal at the Wharton Global Alumni Forum in San Jose, Costa Rica on June 7.
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May 28, 2007
Launch of Knowledge@SMU & renewal of collaboration between Wharton and SMU
Developed in partnership with The Wharton School, the new resource portal will present the latest research and analysis of SMU in a digestible and reader-friendly format.
The Singapore Management University (SMU) today launched a new online research and analysis journal -- Knowledge@SMU -- an Internet resource portal that brings together a collection of the latest business insights and research findings.
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May 22, 2007
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and Costa Rica President Oscar Arias Sanchez to Keynote Wharton School Event in Costa Rica
Global Alumni Forum to be held in San Jose: June 7-8
President of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias Sanchez, and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore (via video conference) will be keynote speakers at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania’s Global Alumni Forum in San Jose, Costa Rica.
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May 14, 2007
The Wharton School Announces Multimillion Dollar Gift from Anil Dhirubhai Ambani to Name Auditorium in Jon M. Huntsman Hall
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced a multimillion gift from Anil Dhirubhai Ambani, WG’83, chairman of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, to name the 300-seat, state-of-the-art auditorium in Jon M. Huntsman Hall.
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May 9, 2007
Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs Bestows Inaugural Wharton Venture Award to Support Summertime Entrepreneurship
Student innovators receive $10,000 awards to encourage pursuit of ventures over internships
Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs (WEP) has announced the winners of its inaugural Wharton Venture Award which is dedicated to financially supporting undergraduate juniors, first-year MBA students, and doctoral candidates.
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April 26, 2007
Backbone of Success: NP Solutions Wins Wharton Business Plan Competition Grand Prize with Next Generation Back Pain Treatment
RejuvaDisc™ Injectable Hydrogel Provides Alternative to Implants, Spinal Fusion For $4.87 billion Market
Student team NP Solutions won the $20,000 grand prize of the 2007 Wharton Business Plan Competition.
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April 25, 2007
European Executives Explore Demand Generation at the Wharton School
Wharton Executive Education and ECR Europe Collaborate To Bring Global Insights To Consumer Goods and Retail Leaders
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is working with ECR Europe to bring leadership development programming to senior executives in the consumer goods industry.
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April 18, 2007
Dubai World Leaders Return to Wharton Executive Education After Innovative “Global Learning Journey”
Executives Visit Singapore, Hong Kong and Shenzhen To Gain Perspectives on Dubai’s Future
The 35 executives in the first cohort of the Dubai Leaders Program came to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania campus last week following a “Global Learning Journey”.
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April 16, 2007
Wharton Business Plan Competition Finalists Vie for $70,000 in Prizes, VC Interest
Among entrepreneurial contest contenders: business wear for women; low-cost process for turning landfill waste into energy; a chain of
The Wharton Business Plan Competition has announced the eight finalists who will vie for $70,000 in prizes at the annual Venture Finals taking place Tuesday, April 24 at the Wharton School's Jon M. Huntsman Hall, on the University of Pennsylvania campus.
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April 16, 2007
Wharton School Announces Establishment of Doctoral Fellowship in Business Ethics in Memory of Alumnus Lewis Platt
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced the establishment of the Lewis Platt Doctoral Fellowship in Business Ethics, created in memory of cherished alumnus, Lewis Platt.
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March 26, 2007
Wharton School to Host Biggest Business Event in its 125-Year History
100 Speakers to Include Legends in Business, Academia, and Government to Discuss Economic Challenges in ‘07
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania will host the Wharton Economic Summit: Next Moves in a Global Industry, on April 12-13, 2007 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.
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March 21, 2007
Lakshmi N. Mittal, President and CEO of Arcelor Mittal, to Keynote Wharton School MBA Commencement
Dean Patrick Harker to Speak at West Coast MBA Graduation in San Francisco
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has announced that Lakshmi N. Mittal, president and CEO of Arcelor Mittal, will be the featured speaker at the School’s MBA commencement in Philadelphia.
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March 15, 2007
University of Pennsylvania to Host 41 Professional Women from the Middle East for the Legal and Business Fellowship Program
Penn Law and the Wharton School Launch Annual Program in Partnership with AMIDEAST and U.S. Department of State
Penn Law and the Wharton School Launch Annual Program in Partnership with AMIDEAST and U.S. Department of State
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March 7, 2007
Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs' Wharton Business Plan Competition Chooses 25 Semi-Finalists
25 teams of entrepreneurs named semi-finalists with concepts including
The Wharton Business Plan Competition, a program of Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs that has provided thousands of students a chance to pursue entrepreneurial ambitions, has announced its 25 semi-finalists.
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March 1, 2007
Jean-Pierre Rosso Appointed Chairman of the Lauder Institute Board of Governors
Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum to lead Board of Wharton MBA/MA in International Studies Program
The Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School has named Jean-Pierre Rosso as chairman of the Lauder Institute’s Board of Governors. Rosso joined the Lauder Institute’s Board of Governors in 2001.
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February 27, 2007
Director of Lauder Institute: Mauro Guillén
Dr. Mauro F. Guillén, the Dr. Felix Zandman Professor of International Management at the Wharton School and professor of sociology in Arts and Sciences (SAS), has been named Director of the Lauder Institute.
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February 8, 2007
Wharton and Estée Lauder Build on Their Long-Standing Relationship with Executive Education Program for General Managers
Customized Program Brings Together Global Heads of Affiliates, Brands, and Corporate Divisions to Enhance GM-Level Capabilities Across Organization
Building upon their well-established relationship, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. have partnered to provide a global executive education program for GMs across all Estée Lauder companies.
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February 7, 2007
Wharton Executive Education Partners with Global Board Consulting Firms to Prepare Independent Directors for Corporate Governance
The School Offers Development Programs for Directors in the United States, India, China, and the United Kingdom
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has partnered with Egon Zehnder International and Spencer Stuart to offer executive education programs.
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January 8, 2007
Wharton School Announces $1 Million Gift from Alumnus John Patience for Fellowship Support
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced a $1 million gift from alumnus, John Patience, to establish the John Patience Endowed Fellowship Fund.
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January 1, 2007
ICICI Group and the Wharton School Launch Landmark Leadership Development Program in India
India's Second-Largest Bank Partners With Wharton To Build Global Leadership Capabilities.
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January 1, 2007
NFL Players Enroll in Executive Education Program
116 players who have enrolled in the NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program.
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