January 2009

Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship Wins National Award

The MBA program in Entrepreneurial Management at the Wisconsin School of Business was named the 2009 “National Model MBA Entrepreneurship Program” by the U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

 

Graaskamp Center for Real Estate’s AFIRE Survey Finds U.S. a Hot Market for Foreign Investment

Foreign investors in real estate expect to spend significantly more around the world, according to the 17th annual survey by the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) conducted by the James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate.

 

Brand Center Partners with Product Design Firm to Create New MBA Class

The Center for Brand and Product Management is partnering with an innovation and product-development firm to create a new MBA course that combines business analysis with the problem solving, visionary thinking and empathy of the design profession.

 

“Sustainability Meets Entrepreneurship Forums” Launched

The Wisconsin School of Business has begun offering a six-part “Sustainability Meets Entrepreneurship” series.

 

Nine Business Faculty Receive Graduate School Research Grants

Nine Wisconsin School of Business faculty members were chosen in the UW-Madison Graduate School Fall Research Competition for the 2009-10 academic year.

 

Spring Career Expo Held at Kohl Center on Feb. 3

The Spring Career Expo, the kick-off event for on-campus recruiting in the Business Career Center of the Wisconsin School of Business, will be held this month.

 

Walk-In Photo Session Set for Feb. 9

A walk-in photo session for business school faculty and staff will be held from noon until 1 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 9 in 3111 Grainger Hall.

 

GE Honors Business Career Center

The Business Career Center received the 2008 General Electric Partnership Award for offering exceptional programs and being a top producer of GE talent.

 

Robert Bolz, Arts Supporter, Dies

Longtime arts supporter and adviser Robert Mayer Bolz died January 19, 2009, at the age of 86.

 

IN THE NEWS

A sampling of media coverage from December 2008 and January 2009 of people and programs of the Wisconsin School of Business.