A Day Like No Other
October 27, 2007 started out like any other Homecoming. Then things got interesting.
On Campus
Ranking Results
FULL-TIME MBA
U.S. News & World Report
The full-time Wisconsin MBA was ranked 29th in the nation, up two spots from the previous year.
Forbes
The Wisconsin MBA moved up 15 spots in a national ranking of MBA programs. The Wisconsin MBA was ranked 27th, compared to 42nd in 2005, the last time the biennial ranking was conducted.
Economist
The Wisconsin MBA was ranked 48th in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The school advanced 12 places from a ranking of 60th in 2006. The program was ranked 26th among programs in the United States.
Wall Street Journal
The Wisconsin MBA moved up nine spots to 25th in the regional category.
Financial Times
The Wisconsin MBA was ranked 53rd in the United States in the Financial Times rankings of full-time MBA programs. The program was ranked 57th in 2007. In the category of “Top 10 Best in Marketing,” the marketing program of the Wisconsin School of Business was ranked 7th in the world.
UNDERGRADUATE
U.S. News & World Report
The latest U.S. News & World Report ranking of undergraduate business programs places the Wisconsin School of Business 12th overall among business schools in the U.S., up one spot from 13th placed last year and 7th among public doctoral-granting institutions. Two programs retained their rankings in the magazine’s top-five list. The Real Estate program was ranked second in the nation and the Insurance/Risk Management program was rated third.
Graduating Students Aim to Give Back to Business School
Wisconsin MBA Is Newest Forté Foundation Member
A “Crash Course in Entrepreneurship”
ASAP Students Go Behind the Cameras, Into the Boardrooms
Leadership Workshop for Undergrads
Wisconsin Undergrad Among
BusinessWeek’s
“Best Young Entrepreneurs”
Grainger Hall Addition Taking Shape
School Website Ranked High for Content
Update Magazine March 2008
Feature Stories
What's in a Name Anyway?
Why business schools increasingly are named, and what it means.
The Financial Picture for Public Higher Education
Could a new model get higher education funding back on track?
Departments
MARCH 2008 VOLUME 26 NUMBER 1
EDITOR: Lari Fanlund
ALUMNI NEWS EDITOR: Kaylene Reilly
DESIGN: Lori Strelow
EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE: Christie Cirilli and Sarah Pagel
PRINTING: Hi-Liter Graphics
EDITORIAL BOARD: Alisa Robertson, Melissa Amos-Landgraf, Jim Kubek, Richard Lee, Deborah Mitchell, Mark Matosian, Kayleen Reilly, Steve Schroeder
COVER: A new era for the Wisconsin School of Business began in October, with a unique $85 million naming gift. Another sign of a school on the move: installation of an 8-foot-high UW crest on
a major addition to Grainger Hall that is rapidly nearing completion.
Cover photo for UPDATE by Bruce Fritz
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