School of Business Gazette, October 1, 2005

Award-winning Editor to Be Business Writer in Residence

Becky Bisbee, the business editor at the Seattle Times, will be this semester’s Business Writer in Residence the week of Nov. 7.

Faculty-Staff News

  • Judy Wagaman
  • Victoria Dickinson
  • Donna Wallace

In the News

Media coverage of the people and programs of the School of Business  

MBA Program Office Offers Information Sessions and Online Chats

The MBA Program Office offers prospective students an up-close view of the full-time Wisconsin MBA and the Evening MBA program through Information Sessions and Online Chats.

New Business Student Celebration Held

Paul Shain, CEO of Berbee Information Networks, spoke to undergraduate students newly admitted to the School of Business at a New Business Student Celebration in September.

A.C. Nielsen Center to Partner with dmr

The A.C. Nielsen Center for Marketing Research will partner with a provider of strategic marketing consulting and services for the broadcast industry, to determine how broadcasters can best learn from Portable People Meter results.

Partners in Giving Campaign Kicks Off

The official kick-off of the 2005 Partners in Giving Campaign is Oct. 10.

Wisconsin Business Alumni Events Planned

Wisconsin Business Alumni will host two regional alumni events in Chicago and the Twin Cities this month.

Student Ambassadors Available for Service

Business school students have been trained to give tours of Grainger Hall, staff events, meet with alumni or potential students and assist in many other activities.

Women in Business Council Raises $7,000 for MBA Scholarships

The Women in Business Council raised more than $7,000 for MBA scholarships in its first-ever golf outing.

Student Team Selected for CIBER Case Challenge  

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has been invited to participate in the second annual Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) Case Challenge.

CIBER Co-Sponsors Biotechnology Conference and Briefing for Governor’s Trade Mission

The Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) and the UW-Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) will co-sponsor a biotechnology conference and a pre-mission briefing for Governor Jim Doyle’s November trade mission to the Czech Republic and Poland.

About the Gazette

The next issue of the Gazette will be published Nov. 1. Please send articles for the next issue by Oct. 26 to Lari Fanlund, lfanlund@bus.wisc.edu.