In the News

• Lori Holder-Webb, assistant professor in accounting and information systems, was quoted in the Wall Street Journal on accounting practices by General Motors.
• Biz Ed magazine, a publication that looks at business education, featured Wisconsin’s new MBA program in an article on “The Extreme MBA Makeover.” Dean Michael Knetter was quoted, and the experience of Marketing Research student Elizabeth Knox in Wisconsin’s new MBA career-specialization model was examined. The focus of the article: “the conventional MBA curriculum may need to be reconsidered and revamped to supply 21st-century business with graduates trained to solve 21st-century problems.”
• The Capital Region Business Journal did a story on the revised Evening MBA curriculum, focusing on its new international component. Director of Operations Linda Uitvlugt and Dean Michael Knetter were quoted. The Wisconsin State Journal and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel also covered the addition of an international trip to the curriculum of the Evening MBA program. Uitvlugt was interviewed about the new curriculum on Wisconsin Public Radio.
• Dean Michael Knetter was the focus of an article in the Wisconsin State Journal, which described his plans to improve the MBA program. He also was quoted in a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article on changes that the program is undergoing.
• The G. Steven Burrill Technology Business Plan Competition was covered by the Wisconsin State Journal and The Capital Times.
• An essay by Ted Beck, associate dean for executive education and corporate relations, was published in the Capital Region Business Journal on what Madison has to offer business and education. Beck was also a participant in a roundtable discussion in Human Capital Magazine about changes in Executive Education.
• Corporate Report Wisconsin featured an article on management training programs at UW-Madison.
• Management Professor Mason Carpenter was quoted in the Wisconsin State Journal on diversification prospects for Rayovac.
• The Capital Region Business Journal did a cover story on ethics in the workplace that focused on Lecturer Tom Eggert, who teaches “Ethics, Values and Sustainability” to MBA students and quoted Dean Michael Knetter on how schools can teach better ethical performance.