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Wharton School Announces New Comprehensive Internship Program Connecting MBA Students with Summertime Opportunities Focused on Interactive Media, Social Impact and High Growth Firms
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 25, 2009 -- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced a new comprehensive program that subsidizes employer stipends for MBA summer internships this year. The program is managed by the Wharton MBA Career Management office and leverages employer relationships developed through the Wharton Interactive Media Initiative, the Wharton Program for Social Impact, and the Wharton Small Business Development Center.

Wharton School Announces New Internship Program for Undergraduates Working with Socially-Focused Businesses and Ventures
Managed by the Wharton Ethics Program and the Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department and sponsored by the Robert and Diane v.S. Levy Social Impact Fund, internships include those in Singapore, USA, UK, India and China
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 25, 2009 -- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced the creation of a summer internship program for undergraduate students pursuing careers in socially-focused ventures and businesses. This program is made possible due to the generosity of the Robert and Diane v.S. Levy family through a gift to support social impact initiatives.

The Wharton School Announces Agreement with Abu Dhabi-based Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training
Philadelphia, Pa., June 22, 2009 -- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced an agreement with the Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (CERT), a preeminent private education provider in the Middle East. Cornerstones of the agreement between Wharton and the Abu Dhabi-based CERT include two initiatives that are aimed at the creation and dissemination of Wharton research. Wharton and CERT will establish a Research Center where Wharton faculty will study entrepreneurship, innovation and family business. In addition, Wharton and CERT will collaborate on the development of an Arabic language version of Knowledge@Wharton, Wharton’s award-winning online business journal.

Wharton School Launches Global Alumni Forum in Beijing
‘Global Crossroads for the 21st Century’ engages top Business Leaders to Discuss China’s Role in the Global Economy
Beijing, June 11, 2009 -- Today, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the world’s leading business schools, launched a Global Alumni Forum in Beijing, China, to be held on June 12 – 13, 2009 at the Ritz Carlton and JW Marriott. The forum is themed 'Global Crossroads for the 21st Century', and is the first Global Alumni Forum to be held in China’s capital city.

Discover How Retail Customers Really Behave – and Use That Knowledge to Drive Breakthrough Profits
New Wharton School Publishing book, Inside the Mind of the Shopper, helps retailers supercharge sales and margins by understanding how their customers actually shop
New York, NY - In tough times, retailers need to understand their customers more deeply than ever before: not just what those customers claim to want, but what they actually do, moment by moment, in the store.

Up and Out of Poverty
New book from Wharton School Publishing offers 21st century solution to century’s old problem of poverty, via social marketing
New York NY – As worldwide conferences congregate this summer to examine the issue of poverty, many nations are wondering how they can effectively target poverty and aid the millions of people living in this state.

Wharton School to Hold Global Alumni Forum in Bogota, Colombia: May 21 – 22, 2009
H. E. Mr. Alvaro Uribe, President of the Republic of Colombia, to Receive Dean’s Medal
Bogota, and Philadelphia, PA, May 19, 2009 -- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the world’s leading business schools, will hold a Global Alumni Forum in Bogota, Colombia, May 21 -22, 2009 at the AR Convention Center. H.E. Mr. Alvaro Uribe, President of the Republic of Colombia, will receive the Dean’s Medal, the school’s highest tribute, at the forum.