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Associate Dean of Executive Education Roger Maclean was quoted in February’s issue of Directorship Magazine on accredited governance programs across the nation.

The new undergraduate major in Entrepreneurship was the subject of a feature story in the Wisconsin State Journal on Feb. 23 on how UW-Madison and the School of Business are trying to produce more entrepreneurs. http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/local/index.php?ntid=120234  
 
Several School of Business faculty and staff have been featured recently on “On Air with In Business” a business radio program broadcast on Madison 1670 weeknights at 6 p.m.  Joan Gillman, director of special industry programs for the School of Business, is the program’s co-host, along with Jody Glynn Patrick of In Business magazine. Recent or upcoming School of Business guests include: Jim Seward, Jack Nevin, Linda Gorchels, Neil Lerner, Tom Eggert, Michael Enyart, Scott Converse, and Dan Olszewski. Many of the program’s interviews are available as podcasts on the Madison 1670 website at http://podcast.loyalears.com/wtdy.php?task=shows&show_id=51Wisconsin.  

The Capital Times and the Badger Herald noted the UW-Accounting students’ win at the PricewaterhouseCoopers xTAX competition.  Both articles quoted team coach and Chair of the Accounting and Information Systems Department, Professor Jon Davis. See these articles at:
http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/tct/2007/02/15/0702150378.php

The February issue of The Capital Region Business Journal, mentioned the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship in “UW-Madison gets grant to spread entrepreneurial skills.”  The article notes the grant given to the school in order to encourage entrepreneurship outside the School of Business. See this article at:
http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2007/02/01/0701220254.php

The Capital Region Business Journal also mentioned the business school’s new focus on the undergraduate entrepreneurship major. See this article at:
http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2007/02/01/0701220264.php

The Capital Region Business Journal mentioned Executive Education’s rank as best in the world for open enrollment programs by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
See this article at:
http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2007/02/01/0701220264.php

Lecturer Barry Perkel was quoted in “No Bubble to Burst: County commercial real estate strong for 2007” in the February issue of Business Watch.  

Two professors of Management and Human Resources were quoted in an article in the Capital Times: “What’s a winner worth? Should football coach earn more than top UW academics?” The article covered the new salary being paid to Football Coach Bret Bielema. Barry Gerhart and Mason Carpenter spoke about executive compensation  in general and specifically about salaries in the world of athletics.  The Feb. 16 article also compared Bieleman’s salary to that of other Wisconsin coaches and  campus academic leaders, including Dean Michael Knetter. See this article at:
http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/tct/2007/02/16/0702160382.php

Business Watch magazine mentioned Deborah Mitchell’s new position as the executive director of the Enterprise MBA programs at the School of Business, in the February issue.  The Wisconsin State Journal mentioned   Linda Uitvlugt being named director of the Enterprise MBA programs.

The Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship was mentioned in “State funds far from home” in the Feb. 4 issue of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on $50 million given to a Seattle-based venture capital fund by the State of Wisconsin Investment Board.

The School of Business was mentioned in “A major hurdle at UW” in the Feb. 4 issues of the Wisconsin State Journal.  The article discusses the difficulty many students have getting the major they want at UW-Madison.
See this article at:
http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2007/02/04/0702030611.php

Real Estate Professor Tim Riddiough was interviewed for a WKOW TV story titled “State Sees Cash Cow in Government Buildings.” See this article at:
http://www.wkowtv.com/printable.php?ID=9078

The Daily Cardinal and Badger Herald had editorials on the proposed undergraduate tuition differential for business majors. See this article at:
http://www.dailycardinal.com/opinion/a-boost-to-business.html

The Wisconsin State Journal, The Daily Cardinal and The Badger Herald all included feature pieces on the proposed School of Business tuition differential.
See these articles at:
http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2007/01/24/0701240077.php
http://www.dailycardinal.com/news/business-school-undergrads-likely-to-face-tuition-increases.html
http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2007/01/25/0701240694.php
http://www.dailycardinal.com/news/dean-business-tuition-hike-necessary.html

The Wisconsin State Journal mentioned the Center for Real Estate’s renaming of the center after James A. Graaskamp on Feb. 9 and again on Feb 11.  The Capital Times and The Badger Herald also mentioned the change.  The Badger Herald quoted Tim Riddiough, director of the center, and Katherine Esposito, associate outreach specialist. 

Neil Lerner was quoted in “Madison’s Small Business Development Center Delivers Big Results” in Business Watch magazine.  The article details the services the Small Business Development Center provides and the benefits of the center.

Toni Whited, associate professor in the finance department, was quoted in “Alliant executives cash stock options” in the Wisconsin State Journal on Feb. 21.  The article discusses Alliant’s decision to sell more than $14 million of its stock.
See this article at:
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/biz/index.php?ntid=119855&ntpid=2