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A Wisconsin MBA student was mentioned on The Wall Street Journal's careerjournal.com. site in a Sept. 9 article, "How to Write an Admissions Essay that Can Pave the Way to B-School," Jennifer Hackett, a second-year MBA detailed her application process for the Wisconsin MBA. [See this article]

The Wall Street Journal featured a story on Sept. 18 examining CEOs and their college origins. The article "Any College Will Do" mentioned that the University of Wisconsin-Madison has produced more CEOs than its Ivy League counterpart, Harvard. A follow-up column on the same topic focused on the Wisconsin vs. Harvard angle appeared in the Sept. 25 Wall Street Journal. [See the Sept. 18 article]

Deborah Mitchell, a senior lecturer in marketing and executive director of the Wisconsin Enterprise MBA Program, was quoted in USA Today. The Sept.1. article, "Just browsing at the mall? That's what you think" outlined the ways in which retailers lure shoppers.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel quoted Stephen Malpezzi, real estate department chair, in an article titled "Housing values slow suddenly" on Sept. 5. The article detailed the dramatic slowdown in housing prices. [See this article]

The Wisconsin State Journal wrote a feature Q & A on Joan Gillman, who directs Special Industry Programs in Executive Education. The article, "Joan Gillman: She puts wind in the sails of entrepreneurs," reviews Gillman's long career with the School of Business and illuminates her accomplishments. [See this article]

A recent UW-Madison School of Business graduate, Andrea Hellenbrand, was interviewed on Channel3000 on Aug. 31 in "Keeping Recent Grads in State. "The story focused on why many Madison graduates leave Madison and Wisconsin to head for metropolitan areas such as Minneapolis or Chicago. [See this article]

The opening of the Accenture Leadership Center at the School of Business was prominently featured in a variety of newspapers. The Wisconsin State Journal, Capital Times and Badger Herald included articles detailing the new center and the benefits its programs will provide School of Business undergraduate students. [See these articles: Wisconsin State Journal, Capital Times, Badger Herald]

The Applied Security Analysis Program was mentioned in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Wisconsin State Journal and the Badger Herald for being named one of only 16 programs in the world and three in the U.S. as one of the CFA Institute's CFA Program Partners.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Wisconsin State Journal and Capital Times covered the Executive Education's Economic Outlook Conference held at the Fluno Center. [See these articles: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin State Journal, Capital Times]

Neeraj Arora, a professor of marketing research, was quoted in "Driving won't climb as gas prices fall" on Sept. 18 in the Wisconsin State Journal. The article discussed the many reasons that there will not be an increase in travel despite low gas prices. [ See this article]

The Wisconsin State Journal and The Badger Herald included articles about former Dean James Hickman after his death on Sept. 10. [See Wisconsin State Journal article]

The Accenture Leadership Center was feature in the Sept. 20 issue of the Wisconsin State Journal in the article "Learn to Lead." The article details the layout of the program as well as quotes from marketing undergraduate Jen Zaidel and retired Accenture partner, Jim Wierzba. [See the article]

Kersi Antia, assistant marketing professor, was quoted in "Jellyfish.com: Web Shopping Site in Madison" in the Wisconsin State Journal on Sept. 23. Antia comments on the new search engine "Jellyfish.com" that is an Internet comparison-shopping service. [See this article]

The Wisconsin State Journal and the Capital Times mentioned the UW-Madison School of Business MBA Program 25th place ranking, up nine places from last year's ranking, in The Wall Street Journal's regional ranking of MBA programs. [See these articles: Wisconsin State Journal, Capital Times]

Wisbusiness.com featured a question and answer session with John Neis, an Applied Ventures Entrepreneurship Program advisory board member, on Sept. 22 titled "Venture Investors' Neis a Key Player in Growth of Many State Firms." The article discussed Neis' current position and his own opinions and predictions about the future of the industry. [See this article]

The Women In Business Council golf outing was mentioned on wisbusiness.com for raising $10,000 for Women MBA scholarships. [See this article]

Mark Matosian, director of Graduate Student Services, was quoted in an article in The Badger Herald on Sept. 25 that examined a national study on cheating in business schools. [See this article]