May 2009

Wisconsin Accounting Students Again Named to High-Profile FASB Internships

Graduate students in the Masters of Accountancy program were awarded post-graduate technical assistant internships at the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).

 

Event Held in Honor of Professor Dan Anderson

On April 24, more than 100 of Professor Dan Anderson’s students returned to honor his 39 years of teaching.

 

Wisconsin Accounting Students Are Finalists at Deloitte National Student Case Study Seminar

Accounting students from Wisconsin School of Business were finalists at the 14th annual competition.

 

Length of Service and Retirement Ceremony Set for May 13

The annual Wisconsin School of Business Length of Service and Retirement Ceremony will be held Wednesday, May 13 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in 5120 Grainger Hall. Please RSVP by May 4.

 

IN THE NEWS

People and programs of the Wisconsin School of Business were in the news recently.

 

CIBER and Wisconsin School of Business Lead Effort to Deliver Workshop on Navigating the Global Marketplace

A series of in-depth workshops for Northern Wisconsin businesses on increasing profits through export opportunities will be held, starting May 14.

 

MBA Exit Pledge Presented

During the MBA Celebration on April 23, Associate Dean Ken Kavajecz was presented with a framed copy of the Wisconsin MBA Exit Pledge. Wisconsin is the second MBA program in the country to adopt an exit pledge for its graduates.

 

Ethics and & Professionalism Symposium Slated

Neil Weinberg, executive editor at Forbes magazine, will speak at the Ethics & Professionalism 2009 Spring Symposium on May 4.

 

FACULTY-STAFF NEWS

• François Ortalo-Magné
• Joann Peck
• Larry Rittenberg
• John Surdyk
• Mark Anderson
• Deb Houden

 

Students Gain Exposure to SAP Enterprise Software

The business school was recently accepted as a member of the SAP University Alliances Program. SAP is the largest software provider of core software used to coordinate information in most areas of businesses.