April 1, 2008

Wisconsin MBA Again Ranked 29th by U.S. News

U.S. News & World Report for the second consecutive year has ranked the full-time MBA program of the Wisconsin School of Business 29th among all business schools in the United States. 

School Honors Three with Teaching Awards

The Wisconsin School of Business honors Karla Johnstone, Ken Kavajecz and Tom Eggert for outstanding teaching during the 2007-08 school year.          

“Project Brandwoven™” to Integrate School’s Marketing Initiatives

The Wisconsin School of Business has been exploring ways to build the strength of the school’s brand to allow it to better compete with other top business schools. The next step in the process will be  “Project Brandwoven.”

FACULTY/STAFF NEWS

ARRIVALS

• Sarah Tueting, Center for Brand and Product Management
• Jennifer Laack, Family Business Center   
• Elesha Belke, Alumni Relations 
• Lorraine Bose, MBA Program Office 

DEPARTURES

• Roger Maclean, Executive Education  
• Betsy Kacizak, MBA Program Office  
• Carol Birkholz, Executive Education
• Mary Brost, Graaskamp Center for Real Estate.
• Terry Thompson. Executive Education
• Mike Van Roo, Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship
• Abigail Sanford Capper, Executive Education 
• Gail Henslin, Small Business Development Center 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Steve Malpezzi, Real Estate
• Pamela Cremer, Executive Education

Wisconsin Naming Gift Continues to Attract National Attention

The $85 million naming gift for the Wisconsin School of Business continues to gain national attention.

WorldCom Whistleblower to Speak at Ethics and Professionalism Symposium

Cynthia Cooper will give a public talk on May 1.

Three Wisconsin School of Business Students Receive Baird Scholarships

Three members of the Women in Business student organization were awarded $1,000 scholarships funded by Baird.

Update on Grainger Hall Addition Slated

All faculty and staff are invited to attend an update on the addition to Grainger Hall on Thursday, May 1 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in Room 4151.  

IN THE NEWS

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

"MBAs On Wisconsin!" Weekend Set for April 10-12

Newly admitted students to the full-time Wisconsin MBA will be introduced to the business school.

MBA Spring Ball Set for April 12

The 2008 annual MBA Spring Ball, Le Cirque Nouveau, will be held April 12 at the Overture Center for the Arts. 

Greening Businesses Is Topic of Next Enterprise MBA Programs Speaker Series  

The newly launched Wisconsin Enterprise MBA Speaker Series continues in April with Paul Linzmeir, general partner of the firm, Innovation for Sustainable Operations, Inc.    

UW-Madison Academic Staff Grants for Executive Education

Any member of the UW-Madison campus academic staff is eligible to apply to the 2008 Competition for Executive Education Courses. 

Real Estate Students Attend Conferences in Cannes, Dubai

Seventeen first-year Wisconsin MBA students in Real Estate traveled to the MIPIM  Conference  in Cannes, France and one student was chosen to attend the “Women as Global Leaders” Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 

CIBER NEWS

• All Welcome to Attend 2008 CIBER MBA International Business Case Competition

• Global Imbalances and the U.S. Dollar: Doing Business in the World Economy

New Database Shows “Wisconsin Idea in Action”

A new searchable, online database called the Wisconsin Idea in Action, which documents examples of UW–Madison’s service to the state, made its campus debut in March.

About the Gazette

The Gazette is published monthly by Marketing Services for faculty and staff of the Wisconsin School of Business. Submissions for the May 1 issue of the Gazette should be sent by April 25 to Editor Lari Fanlund, lfanlund@bus.wisc.edu.