School News

Manotti Appointed Head of External Affairs
Kenneth Manotti will join Wharton as associate dean of External Affairs on Feb. 29. Manotti returns to campus after extensive domestic and international experience in campaign fundraising and alumni relations at Columbia and, most recently, the American University in Cairo. read news release

Social Impact Consulting Group Named Pilot Chapter of Net Impact
The newly formed Social Impact Consulting Group is one of the first pilot chapters in Net Impact's new undergraduate initiative. The partnership will raise interest and awareness among Wharton undergraduates in how to make a social impact through business. visit website

Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center Works with World Economic Forum to Publish "Global Risks 2008"
Wharton Professor Howard Kunreuther, co-director of the Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, and Erwann Michel-Kerjan, managing director of the Center, participated in the "Global Risks 2008" report recently released by the World Economic Forum. Global business leaders and public policy-makers discussed the report at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos last month. read more

Wharton West Hosts Seminar for Business Journalists
Professors Mary Ellen Carter and Raffi Amit were among the faculty leading Wharton's Seminars for Business Journalists in San Francisco on Jan. 28. Business reporters attending represented more than 30 publications and broadcast outlets including CBS Network News, CNN, Forbes, Investor's Business Daily, Los Angeles Times, Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times, San Francisco Chronicle, South China Morning Post, and the Portland Business Journal. visit Seminar for Business Journalists website

PhD Program in Applied Economics Announced
The recently launched doctoral program in Applied Economics combines the strengths of Wharton's Business and Public Policy, Insurance and Risk Management, and Real Estate departments. Drawing on a large faculty of applied economists at Wharton and the Penn Law School, the program allows specialization in a number of areas. more on the PhD Program in Applied Economics

Students Pursue Summer Entrepreneurial Internships at Wharton West Open House
Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs hosted a first-of-its-kind open house for full-time and executive MBA students to network with west-coast based Wharton alumni. A number of students made connections that bolstered their efforts to find summer internships at west coast entrepreneurial firms. more on internships

Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program Spring Line-up Announced
The Wharton Entrepreneur-in-Residence program, offering all Penn students the chance for one-on-one meetings with highly accomplished entrepreneurs, announced its roster of visiting entrepreneurs for the spring semester. They include Jon Bortz, W'78, CEO of LaSalle Hotel Properties; Lynne Kielhorn, WG'94, founder of NanoDrop Technologies; and Jason Diaz, W'95, founder of TaxiPass. more about the Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program

Sophomore Cohort Career Exploration Series Kicks Off
The Wharton Undergraduate Division's sophomore cohort career exploration series kicked off last month with career workshops. Two trips to New York City are planned for this month. On Feb. 8, students will get a rare glimpse inside Conde Nast Publishing and the National Basketball Association. On Feb.15, students will tour the New York Stock Exchange followed by a tour and presentation at Deutsche Bank. read more

Undergrad Student Named Rhodes Scholar
Wharton undergraduate student Joyce S. Meng, W'08, was named one of 32 national Rhodes Scholars for 2008. read more about Rhodes Scholars

Winners of Shils-Zeidman Fellowships in Entrepreneurship Announced
Six MBA students from under-represented U.S. minority groups, developing countries, and Israel won the Edward B. Shils-Leonard L. Zeidman Fellowships in Entrepreneurship. This year's fellowship winners are Louis Buell (WG'08, Washington, DC), Ari Endrotomo (WG'08, Indonesia), Anthony Okoro (WG'08, Nigeria), Neha Khoda (WG'09, India), Sujit Nair (WG'09, India), and Aruna Prabhakaran (WG'09, India). read more

Prof. Donaldson Named One of Most Influential People in Business Ethics
Professor Thomas Donaldson was named by Ethisphere Magazine as one of 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics for 2007. read more

Prof. Shropshire Named Arbitrator by NFLPA
The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) recently appointed Professor Kenneth Shropshire as an arbitrator to hear and decide agent disciplinary appeals under the NFLPA Regulations Governing Contract Advisors. read more

Knowledge@Wharton

Advice to Investors: Sit Tight and Batten Down the Hatches
The worldwide collapse of stock prices has many victims -- pension funds, insurance companies, hedge funds, financial services firms. read more

Scrabulous and the New Social Operating System: How Facebook Gave Birth to an Industry
Most industries do not begin on a single day, but it's easy to see Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's presentation on May 24, 2007, as the starting gun in an entrepreneurial race that some have dubbed "the Facebook Economy." read more

Super Bowl Showstoppers: Despite the Economy, the Big Game Is Still on for Advertisers
Even against the backdrop of an increasing likelihood of recession, television advertising spots for February's Super Bowl XLII were nearly sold out by early January -- several weeks sooner than in the past -- and advertisers are paying record prices. read more

Wharton School Publishing

Two Wharton School Publishing Books Chosen as Semifinalists for the Best Business Book Awards from CEO Reads
800-CEO-READ announced semifinalists for the first annual Best Business Book Awards. The Wharton School Publishing semifinalists are Firms of Endearment by Raj Sisodia, Jag Sheth and David B. Wolfe, and The Soul of the Corporation by Hamid Bouchikhi and John R. Kimberly. read more

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Wharton in the News

NBC News
November 3, 2007 — Sarah Kaplan, assistant professor of Management, was interviewed on "Saturday Today" regarding title inflation in corporate America.

Associated Press
November 11, 2007 — Thomas Robertson, dean of the Wharton School, was interviewed regarding his plans to raise Wharton's profile as a "force for good." The story was picked up by more than 100 media outlets, including USA Today, MSN and Forbes.com.

Business Week
December 3, 2007 — A story about second careers and start-up companies quoted Stewart Friedman, practice professor of Management; director, Wharton Work/Life Integration Program.

Chosun Ilbo
December 8, 2007 — Raffi Amit, Robert B. Goergen Professor of Entrepreneurship; professor of Management; academic director, The Goergen Entrepreneurial Management Programs; academic director, The Wharton Global Family Alliance, was interviewed regarding his observations and suggestions for the management of Korean businesses.

CNN
December 9, 2007 — Susan Wachter, Richard B. Worley Professor of Financial Management; professor of Real Estate, Finance and City and Regional Planning, appeared on "Your Money" to discuss a plan proposed by the federal government to help homeowners with subprime loans avoid foreclosure.

BBC
December 18, 2007 — Joel Waldfogel, Joel S. Ehrenkranz Family Professor; professor of Business and Public Policy; chairperson, Business and Public Policy Department, was interviewed on "More or Less" regarding his research on the "deadweight loss of Christmas" and the economics of gift cards.

The Wall Street Journal
December 30, 2007 — Justin Wolfers, assistant professor of Business and Public Policy, authored an op-ed regarding how prediction markets can be used to gain insight about the outcome of the 2008 presidential campaign.

Alumni in the News

Gwendolyn Campbell, W'91, was featured in an article about the top financial advisors under 40. Campbell is a producer within the Private Wealth Management Group of UBS in San Francisco. (On Wall Street, 12/1/07); Richard Carrion, W'74, chairman and CEO of Banco Popular De Peurto Rico, was featured in an article about being elected a Class A director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for a three-year term. (US Fed News, 12/4/07); Edward Stefanski, W'76, president and general manager of the 76ers, was featured in an article about his professional life, and why he decided to return to Philadelphia. (The Philadelphia Inquirer, 12/5/07); Ralph Roberts, W'41, founder and director of Comcast Corporation, was featured in an article about Philadelphia-area companies that grew rapidly in the 1980s and 1990s to become the nation's top mass-market service sellers. (The Philadelphia Inquirer, 12/10/07); David Rachlin, WG'90, was featured in an article about Woodstock Water Buffalo Co. the only water buffalo creamery in the country. Rachlin is president and chief executive of the firm, which will soon be renamed Vermont Spoondance Creamery. (Houston Chronicle, 12/16/07); Robert Lieber, WG'84, president of the New York City Economic Development Corp. and chairman of the New York City Industrial Development Agency, was featured in an article about replacing the outgoing deputy mayor for economic development. (The Bond Buyer, 12/28/07).

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