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IN THE NEWS

Recent media coverage of the people and programs of the School of Business.

December News

National

Assistant Professor of Real Estate and Urban Land Economics Morris Davis was quoted in the Wall Street Journal in an article about the current roller-coaster ride in land prices. The article was reprinted in newspapers around the country, including the Charlotte Observer

Regional

The Milwaukee Business Journal featured an article on the recruitment program for the full-time Wisconsin MBA and Enterprise MBA programs at the School of Business.

The Milwaukee Business Journal featured alumni who are trying to encourage more startup businesses in Madison.

Local

The Weinert Applied Ventures in Entrepreneurship Program was mention in an Executive Q&A in the Wisconsin State Journal that featured Lecturer Joe Boucher, a member of the WAVE advisory board.

Ann Kinkade, director of the Family Business Center was quoted in the December issue of In Business Magazine on issues involved in transferring a family-owned business.

In Business Magazine highlighted the Executive MBA program’s Financial Times ranking as one of the top 50 Executive MBA programs in the world. The magazine also took note of the full-time Wisconsin MBA program’s fourth place national ranking in BusinessWeek for the fastest return on tuition.

The December issue of In Business magazine’s Book of Lists named John Surdyk, director of the Initiative for Studies in Technology Entrepreneurs (INSITE), as one of the Forty Under Forty of emerging leaders.

The Wisconsin State Journal took note of accounting undergraduate Matt Busta, who tied for third in the Deloitte Case Study Tax Competition in Orlando, Fla.

School of Business student Megan Ramey was quoted on wisbusiness.com on her desire to be the first retail store to have a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.

January News

National/International

The results of a survey of foreign investors conducted by François Ortalo-Magné and the Center for Real Estate on behalf of the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) attracted scores of articles in international media, including coverage in the U.S., European and Asian editions of the Wall Street Journal.

MBA student Marjani Coffey wrote a guest article on businessweek.com titled “Establishing Networks and Easing in.” The article detailed her experience with the Diversity Weekend program offered by the Wisconsin MBA and the value of initiatives like the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management.

Larry E. Rittenberg, professor of accounting and information systems, was cited in Business Finance magazine’s “Influencers 2007: Transparency changes everything.” Rittenberg was named one of “60 leaders who will shape finance and accounting.” Rittenberg who chairs the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) was cited in the January 2007 issue of the magazine for his role in helping draft the National Association of Corporate Director's "Report of the NACD's Blue Ribbon Commission on Audit Committees: A Practical Guide (1999)."

Andrew Taylor, director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administation was interviewed on WNYC New York Public Radio’s “Soundcheck” show. The progam was broadcast live on XM satellite radio, as well as throughout New York.

Regional

Morris Davis, a professor of Real Estate, was quoted in The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in an article on the cost of building.

Deborah Mitchell, executive director of Enterprise MBA programs, wrote a guest article in the January issue of the Capital Region Business Journal on the impact of minimum markup laws.

BusinessWatch magazine featured the benefits and services the program provides for local businesses by the Small Business Development Center.

Local

The Wisconsin State Journal, Daily Cardinal and Badger Herald featured articles on the School of Business’ proposed tuition differential for business undergraduates.

Daily Cardinal Articles

• A boost to business
• Dean: business tuition hike necessary
• Business school undergrads likely to face tuition increases

Badger Herald Articles

• Takin’ care of business
• Tuition may rise at Grainger

Wisconsin State Journal Articles

• Business School May Hike Tuition (first Edition)
• Think Again About Cost Of Degrees

Scott Converse, Executive Education’s program director for technology and innovation programs, was featured on the Wisconsin Technology Network in a two-part question and answer session. He was also quoted in the Capital Times.

• Scott Converse, UW-Madison School of Business, on IT workforce development
• Scott Converse, UW-Madison School of Business, on the innovation mind-set
• Of Bursts, Gaps And Big Messes

The Wisconsin State Journal noted adjunct professor Tom Eggert’s role as a panelist in a discussion with Madison business leaders on social entrepreneurship. Wisbusiness.com mentioned the panel in “Third-world micro financing is focus of Fluno Center gathering.” Eggert was also featured in the Wisconsin State Journal on his decision to build an addition that would be green and a sustainable development.

The A.C. Nielsen Center for Marketing Research was mentioned in the January issue of BusinessWatch magazine for its role in the 2006 First Business Economic Survey of Dane County.

The January issue of BusinessWatch Magazine quoted Professor Randall Dunham, chair of the Department of Management and Human Resources, on a new entrepreneurship option for undergraduates. The magazine also mentioned the undergraduate and graduate accounting programs’ recent rankings in the Public Accounting Report among the top 10 in the nation.

The Distinguished Business Alumnus Awards given to Phill Gross and Paul Leff by the School of Business in November were covered in the January issue of the Capital Region Business Journal.

Dean Mike Knetter discussed his predictions for the 2007 economy
in the Small Business Times and had his participaton in the Northern Trust Economic Trends Breakfast covered by The Biztimes Daily.

Mason Carpenter, management and human resources, was quoted in the Wisconsin State Journal on Spectrum Brand’s staff cuts.

Executive MBA student Trent Jackson was mentioned on wiscnews.com for his new position as vice president of development at Wayland Academy.

The Wisconsin State Journal quoted director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration Andrew Taylor on financial challenges common among new arts facilities.

Blair Sanford, director of MBA career services, discussed the job offers students of the business school are receiving and the increase in the number of job postings in the Capital Times.