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August 1, 2007

In the News

News of the people and programs of the School of Business.

National

A front-page article in the New York Times on the trend toward public universities charging more for high-demand or high-cost programs  included the new differential tuition for the undergraduate business program at UW-Madison. Undergraduate business student Jesse Siegelman  and was quoted on student support for providing greater resources for the school through the higher tuition. Provost Patrick Farrell was quoted on the need for differential tuition.

Associate Professor Francois Ortalo-Magné, Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, was quoted in a Bloomberg.com article on where Australian investors are buying land.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601081&sid=aT6y8B2yTyGM&refer
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Regional

The Milwaukee Business Journal quoted Associate Professor Francois Ortalo-Magné, Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, about a study he co-authored on the “for sale by owner” real estate market in Madison.
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2007/07/09/focus2.html

G. Steven Burrill Technology Business Plan Competition 2006 winner, Aristotle Ventures Inc., was covered in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=629394

Real Estate and Urban Land Economics alumna  Kristine O’Meara was featured in the Milwaukee Business Journal’s Women of Influence section. Former real estate professor, the late James Graaskamp, was also mentioned in the article.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel featured an article about Professor Mark Ready being  named the academic director of the Applied Security Analysis Program. 
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=631356

The Bolz Center for Arts Administration was featured in the Milwaukee Business Journal article, “Eye for art, mind for business.” The article quoted Center Director Andrew Taylor.
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2007/07/16/focus2.html

School of Business Dean Mike Knetter was featured in the July issue of Northwoods Commerce. Knetter, a Rhinelander native, discussed Wisconsin’s economy and that of the Northwoods.

Andrew Taylor, director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration, was quoted in a Missoula, Mont.  newspaper, the Missoulian,  on how the arts industry can attract young adults, a demographic missing from arts organizations.
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2007/07/19/entertainer/ent01.txt

Local

The Wisconsin State Journal mentioned the Grainger Hall addition in an article  on projects being built by Miron Construction Co.
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/biz/index.php?ntid=199087&ntpid=1

The Here on Earth program on Wisconsin Public Radio featured a program on international business. Several students and faculty were interviewed, including Wisconsin MBA students on their experiences on a study trip to Beijing, International Business Lecturer Sachin Tuli, MBA alumna Lisa Bu and Associate Dean for Enterprise MBA Programs and Marketing Services Deborah Mitchell.
http://www.wpr.org/hereonearth/archive_070627k.cfm

Associate Professor Jim Seward, Finance, Investment and Banking, was quoted in the Wisconsin State Journal article  on recent changes and cuts made at Spectrum Brands.
http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2007/06/30/0706300024.php

Undergraduate student and recent G. Steven Burrill Technology Business Plan Competition entrant, Ashutosh Gupta was featured as an emerging leader in the July issue of In Business Magazine. http://inbusinessmagazine.com/article.jsp?sectionid=25268

School of Business Dean Mike Knetter was quoted in the Capital Times article “Madison’s a ‘fast city’ in magazine rankings.” The Fast Company magazine examined cities that offer the best in economic innovation and opportunity and named Madison a Startup Hub.
http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/tct/2007/07/02/0707020296.php

Madison Magazine profiled MBA Brand and Product Management student Marjani Coffey in the article “Going for gold.” The article discussed the up and coming market for "gold-collar” jobs which requires hands-on, high tech and well-rounded workers.
http://www.madisonmagazine.com/article.php?section_id=918&xstate=view_story&story_ id=233600

Neil Lerner, director of the Small Business Development Center, was quoted in the Wisconsin State Journal on the emerging market for errand services in the area.
http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2007/07/15/0707160140.php

Professor David Brown, Finance, Investment and Banking, was quoted in the Wisconsin State Journal on the recent rise in the Dow Industrial Index.
http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2007/07/20/0707200027.php

The Associated Press covered the news that a former Munchkin from “The Wizard of Oz,” School of Business alumnus Meinhardt Raabe, is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year along with 123 other Munchkins. The story appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal and the Capital Times.
http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2007/07/20/0707200003.php
http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/tct/2007/07/20/0707200252.php