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NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS |
May 2012 |
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 As our graduating students prepare to cross the finish line this month, our campus is in a period of high optimism. That is as it should be. The Class of 2012 came to us because they were determined to change their lives — and maybe even one day the world. Now they are moving on, armed with new knowledge to be put into action throughout their careers. While they must leave campus to do this, they certainly do not leave Wharton. Instead, they join our lifelong community: one of the largest and most influential alumni networks of any business school.
Wharton alumni continue to share insights at gatherings such as this weekend's Alumni Reunion and at our celebrated Global Alumni Forums, this year in Milan, May 17-18, and in Jakarta, June 22-23. They remain connected with each other via mentoring networks and affinity clubs, and with their faculty via online educational offerings, including our award-winning Knowledge@Wharton, now with 2 million subscribers across five international editions.
Ben Franklin knew that "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." With that in mind we are so proud to launch our newest graduates into a gratifying lifetime of learning. We wish them well, and we look forward to welcoming them back to campus and to other Wharton events many times in the years to come.
Dean Thomas S. Robertson
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SCHOOL NEWS
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 | Wharton Turns the Brand Lens on Itself
The two-year branding communications effort yielded a flexible messaging platform that sets the School apart. Read the story behind the messaging and Dean Robertson's interview with the Wall Street Journal.
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 | RightCare Solutions Wins Wharton Business Plan Competition
Three executive MBA students won the Wharton Business Plan Competition's $30,000 Michelson Grand Prize with RightCare, a diagnostic to reduce hospital readmission rates. Read press release. |
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 | Alumni in Top Government Positions Lead Forums in Milan and Jakarta
Corrado Passera, WG'80, the newly appointed Minister of Economic Development, Infrastructure and Transport for Italy, is Chairman of the Global Alumni Forum in Milan. Dr. Boediono, GRW'79, Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, is honorary Chairman of the Global Alumni Forum in Jakarta. |
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Undergraduates Work with Microsoft in Release of New Windows Phone
Students in Wharton's Consumer Behavior marketing class will present strategy campaigns for the new Windows Phone to Microsoft executives. Read article. Rap Star Ludacris Says Social Impact Is More Than Donating Money
Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, musical artist, actor, and producer, emphasized the importance of doing more and encouraged the audience to lead by example during a recent lecture delivered as part of the Lauren and Bobby Turner Social Impact Executive Series. Read article.
iDE Wins the $100,000 Lipman Family Prize
iDE, winner of the inaugural Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize, is a social enterprise that has pioneered innovative, market-based approaches to safe water and sanitation access. Read press release.
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Wharton Continues Thought Leadership Partnership with Google
Prof. Jerry Wind makes the first contribution to the Wharton: Knowledge in Action section of Google's Think Insights website.
Visit website.
Prof. Keith Weigelt Teaches Business to Inner-City High School Students
Prof. Weigelt is taking his knowledge of business education and applying it to a gap that he sees in American education. Read article.
Executive Education Hosts Women's World Banking Advanced Leadership Program
Women's World Banking Advanced Leadership Program brings together leaders at microfinance institutions to discuss innovation and transformational change. Read press release.
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See the Wharton News website for the latest media mentions, press releases, and feature stories. |
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Undergraduate student Ann Dang, W'12, writes about her experience applying Wharton knowledge outside the classroom at the Wake Forest Marketing Case Competition. Read blog post.
MBA student Lindsay Miller, WG'13, writes about the internship recruiting process at Wharton.
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Wharton Professor and Undergraduate Division Vice Dean Georgette Chapman Phillips looks at how Wharton and Penn are changing lives through sustainable impact. Read blog post.
For more posts, visit the Wharton Blog Network. |
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KNOWLEDGE@WHARTON
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E-book Price-Fixing: Finding the Best Model for Publishers — and Readers
Apple and five book publishers were sued this spring by the U.S. Department of Justice on the grounds that they colluded to fix prices for e-books sold on Apple's iBookstore website. The legal controversy over Apple's efforts to use the so-called "agency model" when selling books directly to consumers offers a good opportunity to examine the benefits and costs of adopting that approach, both for online retailers and their customers, notes Prof. Z. John Zhang, who has co-authored a recent paper on the topic. Read article.
For more, visit Knowledge@Wharton, Wharton's online source for business news and analysis. |
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WHARTON DIGITAL PRESS
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Recent Release
Why Good People Can't Get Jobs: The Skills Gap and What Companies Can Do About It
by Peter Cappelli
Peter Cappelli, George W. Taylor Professor of Management and Director of Wharton's Center for Human Resources, debunks the myth of the skills gap and exposes the real reasons why qualified jobseekers are not being hired. Drawing on jobs data, anecdotes from all sides of the employer-employee divide, and interviews with jobs professionals, he explores the paradoxical forces bearing down on the American workforce and lays out solutions that can help us break through what has become a crippling employer-employee stand-off to rev America's job engine again. Read article.
For more recent releases, visit Wharton Digital Press.
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IN THE NEWS
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Prof. David Hsu tells The New York Times: "Kickstarter is already proving to be a viable alternative to starting a company the traditional way." (April 30, 2012) Read article.
Prof. George Day speaks with the Economist about the background behind Wharton's "Knowledge for Action" positioning campaign. (April 26, 2012) Read article.
Prof. Olivia Mitchell talks to Marketplace about the implications of the impending shortfall in the Social Security Trust Fund. (April 24, 2012) Read article.
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ALUMNI IN THE NEWS
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Wharton alumnus Davis Smith, G'11, WG'11, founder of Baby.com.br, and Omar Seyal, WG'11, founder of Tagstand, are featured in a Reuters article about the rise of MBA entrepreneurs. (April 12, 2012) Read article.
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Graduating seniors (from left): Sally Zhao, Triston Francis, and Arielle Lafuente at the Undergraduate Division's Senior Salute.
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