School of Business Gazette > May 2005

School of Business Gazette, May 1, 2005

More Questions (and Answers) About the Addition to Grainger Hall

Information about and new drawings of the expanded Grainger Hall.

Accounting Students Take Second Place

Undergraduate accounting students took second place in the Deloitte National Student Case Study Competition

Students Honored by Risk Management and Insurance Society

For the second year in a row, two UW-Madison students in risk management received $10,000 scholarships from the Risk Management and Insurance Society (RMIS).

Students Win Burrill Competition with Plan for Drug Delivery Device

First prize of $10,000 in the eighth annual G. Steven Burrill Technology Business Plan Competition went to a business plan for a device to deliver large-molecule drugs to patients.

Food News For Grainger Hall

Big changes are in the works involving all kinds of food service in Grainger Hall.

Undergraduate Programs Office Staff Members Receive Campus Awards

Ruth Dahl, Annette McDaniel and Mo 0’Connor were honored by UW-Madison’s Student Personnel Association

Guidant MBA Spring Ball Held at Orpheum

Faculty, staff and students were honored at the 2005 Guidant MBA Spring Ball.

BBA Salaries Increase

The Business Career Center reports the average BBA starting salary is up 11 percent over last year, to $45,742.

Second Annual School of Business Golf Outing

The Graduate Business Association (GBA) will host the Second Annual Charity Golf Outing to benefit Junior Achievement on September 23, 2005 at University Ridge Golf Course.

Faculty-Staff News

  • Toni Whited
  • Larry Rittenberg
  • Steve Schroeder
  • Lucas J. Wall
  • Blair Sanford

Another Strong Case Competition Showing by MBA Students

A team of Wisconsin MBA students captured third place in the 2005 Ford Motor Company Big 10 Case Competition in Columbus, Ohio

CIBER Hosts First MBA International Business Case Competition

MBA student teams from Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, Thailand and five domestic institutions tackled a case concerning international business strategy.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Funds Ethics Program

PricewaterhouseCoopers has sponsored funding for an ethics and professionalism program in the Department of Accounting and Information Systems.

In the News

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

Upcoming Graduation Events

  • Master's Graduation Celebration
    Thursday, May 5
  • Master’s Graduation Brunch
    Sunday, May 15
  • Undergraduate Graduation Celebration
    Sunday, May 15

BUSINESS BRIEFS

  • ASAP Students Take Road Trip to Chicago
  • Family Business Center Hosts International Visitors
  • 41st Wisconsin International Trade Conference Slated
  • Family Business Center to Hold Summer Event
  • Miller Brewing Executive Speaks to Evening MBA Students

About the Gazette

The next issue of the School of Business Gazette will be distributed June 1. Submissions should be sent by May 25 to Lari Fanlund .