Stories indexed under: School of Business

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• Students compete for start-up cash in G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition April 26, 2012 Eighty-two undergraduate and graduate students from 31 majors across the University of Wisconsin-Madison will vie for start-up capital as part of the annual G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition at the Wisconsin School of Business on Friday, April 27.
• UW students to represent USA in Hong Kong accounting competition April 12, 2012 A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison students has been awarded the national title for the KPMG International Case Competition, and will be representing the U.S. this April when they take on teams from more than two dozen nations in Hong Kong.
• Real estate conference focuses on housing policy April 9, 2012 "Building a Housing Policy that Works," a conference presented by the Wisconsin School of Business Graaskamp Center for Real Estate, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, June 1 at the Fluno Center for Executive Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• UW-Madison graduate programs ranked among best by U.S. News and World Report March 13, 2012 Several University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs are ranked among the nation's best in the 2013 edition of U.S. News and World Report's "Best Graduate Schools."
• UW-Madison graduate programs ranked among best by U.S. News and World Report March 12, 2012 Several UW-Madison graduate programs are ranked among the nation’s best in the 2013 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.”
• UW-Madison career fair uses smart-phone technology Jan. 27, 2012 UW-Madison Career Services units will use technology to benefit students and employers during the Spring Career and Internship Fair on Tuesday, Jan. 31 from 4:30-8 p.m. at the Kohl Center.
• Lecture examines building family business boards of directors Jan. 18, 2012 John Ward, a pioneer of family business research and education and co-author of "Building a Successful Family Business Board," will speak as part of the UW Family Business Center Lecture Series at the Fluno Center for Executive Education, on Wednesday, Jan. 25 from 8-11 a.m.
• Program focuses on management-worker partnerships Jan. 13, 2012 A program to explore how management and labor can work better together for their mutual benefit will be held this month in honor of one of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's greatest economists.
• Top investigative reporter, national business editor to visit campus Oct. 26, 2011 A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and a national business editor who has guided coverage of the financial crisis will visit campus this fall as writers in residence.
• Kohl’s chairman presents guest lecture to business, retailing students Sept. 30, 2011 “A brand is a promise,” Kevin Mansell, chairman, president and CEO of Kohl’s Department Stores, told over 500 students in two sessions of a Wisconsin School of Business course, Marketing in the Real World II, on Sept. 28. Kohl’s market positioning statement, “expect great things” is not only a promise to its customers, but also to its suppliers, investors, and 135,000 associates.
• Business professor Carpenter passes away Sept. 27, 2011 Mason A. Carpenter, beloved professor of strategic management, M. Keith Weikel Professor in Leadership and associate dean of evening and executive master of business administration programs in the Wisconsin School of Business, passed away on Sept. 22 after a battle with cancer.
• New faculty eager to make their mark Sept. 23, 2011 Some come directly from graduate school; some come from established careers at major universities. All of the new faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are excited to get to work.
• UW staff defy gravity and dance through the air with grace Sept. 8, 2011
• $2 million donation expands access to business classes July 12, 2011
• Ortalo-Magné named dean of the Wisconsin School of Business July 8, 2011 François Ortalo-Magné, Robert E. Wangard Professor and chair of the Real Estate and Urban Land Economics Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been named the Albert O. Nicholas Dean of the Wisconsin School of Business.
• UW-Madison alumni sell ecommerce analytics company July 6, 2011 A trio of recent University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates have sold their e-commerce analytics company to a major player in the social media field less than one year after its launch.
• Walker, Ryan to headline Graaskamp Center Conference on new partnerships between government, real estate June 6, 2011 Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan will headline a Wisconsin School of Business conference on new partnerships between government and real estate.
• School of Business dean finalists to visit campus June 3, 2011 The three finalists for the position of Albert O. Nicholas Dean of the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be on campus in coming days.
• University spinoffs represent a new face for agricultural production May 25, 2011 Agricultural experts at University of Wisconsin-Madison have long played a key role in a state known for corn, milk and cheese.
• UW-Madison narrows search for School of Business dean May 20, 2011 The Wisconsin School of Business has narrowed its search for dean, naming three finalists for the position.