School of Business Gazette > April 2005

School of Business Gazette, April 1, 2005

MBA Program Ranked 37th by U.S. News

In its April 1 ranking of MBA programs, U.S. News & World Report ranked UW-Madison 37th among all U.S. programs. Last year the program jumped 10 spots to get to 36th.

Student Teams to Compete for $22,000 in Prizes in Business Plan Competition

Student teams will compete in the G. Steven Burrill Technology Business Plan Competition April 15 in Grainger Hall.

School of Business Awards to Be Presented at "Celebration of Faculty Support"

Annual School of Business awards will be presented on April 29. Honorees are:

  • J. Paul Peter
  • Steven Malpezzi
  • Joann Peck
  • Alex Stajkovic
  • William H. Murphy
  • Jeffrey P. Wallman

Miller Brewing Executive to Speak to Evening MBA Students

Denise Smith, senior vice president for human resources, will speak at a John J. Oros MBA Speaker Series event for Evening MBA students on April 7.

IN THE NEWS

People and programs of the School of Business have been in the news.

STUDENT NEWS

  • Real Estate Students Traveled to France for International Conference
  • OTM Students Hit the Road
  • Executive MBA Students Travel to South America

Center for Real Estate Co-sponsors “Art of the Deal” with One Hundred Black Men of Madison and SBDC

The Center for Real Estate offered a four-part seminar series on real estate development in conjunction with the Economic Development Committee of the One Hundred Black Men of Madison and the Small Business Development Center.

FACULTY-STAFF NEWS

  • Robert Kozinets
  • Robert H. Cramer
  • Dawn Hamre
  • Andrea Poehling
  • Rod Matthews
  • Rebecca Smith

Sixth Annual Spring Biz Jobs Fair

The sixth annual School of Business Spring Biz Jobs Fair will be held on April 5 at the Kohl Center.

Networking Event for Milwaukee Alumni Slated

Wisconsin Business Alumni will host a networking event for Milwaukee area alumni on April 6 at Fred’s Pub at the Miller Brewing Company.

CIBER MBA International Business Case Competition

The UW-Madison CIBER will host the first-ever MBA International Business Case Competition.

Other Upcoming CIBER-Related Events

  • Eighth Annual Meeting of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages
  • Genetically Modified Crops and the WTO Conference
  • 41st Wisconsin International Trade Conference

About the Gazette

The next issue of the School of Business Gazette will be distributed May 1. Submissions should be sent by April 25 to Lari Fanlund .