School of Business Gazette > April 1, 2006

Wisconsin MBA Ranks 31st in U.S. News Ranking

The school moved up six places from a ranking of 37th in 2005 to achieve its highest ranking in this publication since 1990.

Wisconsin Risk Management Students Again Selected in National Competition

Students in the Actuarial Science, Risk Management and Insurance program of the School of Business once again scored a major success with the national Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) Spencer Educational Scholarship competition.

Three Management Professors Receive External Support

Mason Carpenter, Larry (Chip) Hunter and Charlie Trevor are recognized for their accomplishments.

MBA Career Services Offers New Resources

New website and newsletters are among resources for students and employers.

STUDENT TRAVEL

School of Business students have taken a variety of study trips recently.

  • California (Weinert Center and Strategic Management in Life & Engineering Sciences)
  • Paris and Brussels (A.C. Nielsen Center)
  • Puerto Rico (Erdman Center)

“Gay? Fine by me” Campaign This Month

The MBA student organization, Out for Business, is encouraging students, faculty and staff to participate in the “Gay? Fine by me” t-shirt campaign. 

Wisconsin to Host CIBER International MBA Business Case Competition

Nine institutions from Europe, Asia and the U.S. will compete in an international business strategy case competition.

IN THE NEWS

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

  • Employment prospects for undergraduates
  • Wisconsin ties Harvard in producing CEOs
  • Timothy Riddiough
  • Deborah Mitchell
  • Joan Gilman
  • Roger Maclean and Tammy Thayer-Ali
  • Ann Kinkade
  • Anne Miner
  • Masako Ueda
  • Joseph Boucher
  • Andrew Taylor
  • Michael Knetter and James Rappold
  • Economic Outlook conference

CIBER Helps Students Attend Women as Global Leaders Conference

CIBER and the Don C. Leidel Scholarship Fund provided support for two students to attend a conference in the United Arab Emirates.

New Student Organization Formed

Women in Business aims to “mentor, nurture and encourage Wisconsin women and enable them to become leaders in the professional world.”

FACULTY-STAFF NEWS

  • Mason Carpenter
  • Roderick Matthews
  • Mete Sirvanci
  • Nicole Hauge
  • David Tang

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, lfanlund@bus.wisc.edu.