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May 23, 2013 | Press Releases
Penn President Amy Gutmann to Speak at Wharton Global Alumni Forum
University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann will visit Tokyo to meet with Wharton alumni at its Global Alumni Forum, presenting a keynote address on May 24 at 9:30 a.m. at the Palace Hotel.
May 8, 2013 | Press Releases
Wharton’s Lauder Institute Welcomes New Class of Global Business Leaders
The Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies announced their new class of future global leaders with 72 new students joining their Class of 2015 who will be integrating a Wharton MBA or a JD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law with an MA in International Studies.
May 2, 2013 | Press Releases
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Appoints William L. Mack as Chair of the Board of Overseers
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce the appointment of William L. Mack as Chair of the Board of Overseers.
April 30, 2013 | Press Releases
The Wharton Executive MBA iPad Project named Apple Distinguished Program
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that its Wharton Executive MBA iPad initiative has been named an Apple Distinguished Program for 2012-2013, recognizing Wharton’s “iPad Project” which leverages iPad to complement and support the learning experiences of students.
April 25, 2013 | Press Releases
ZenKars Wins Wharton Business Plan Competition Perlman Grand Prize Offering a Peaceful Buying Experience for Used Car Buyers
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced that student team ZenKars won the $30,000 Perlman Prize at the 2013 Wharton Business Plan Competition (BPC).
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April 24, 2013 | Press Releases
READ Global Wins the $100,000 Lipman Family Prize of the Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced today the winner of the second annual Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize is – READ Global, an international non-profit bringing together education, enterprise, and community development through libraries that create lasting social change in rural South Asia.
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April 15, 2013 | Press Releases
The Doctor Is In: 1DocWay Wins First-Ever Wharton Social Venture Business Plan Competition with Telepsychiatry Service that Reaches Underserved Communities
The Wharton School’s Social Impact and Private Equity/Venture Capital student clubs announced that the student team 1DocWay won the $3,000 Grand Prize of the inaugural Wharton Social Venture Business Plan Competition.
April 9, 2013 | Press Releases
Social Impact Millionaires: Penn’s Wharton School Advances With Mayor’s Challenge
As one of five winners in the Bloomberg Mayors Challenge, the Wharton Social Impact Initiative helped to design the Philadelphia Social Enterprise Partnership, a proposal that will stimulate creative ideas to improve city life and address some of its biggest issues like poverty, housing and education.
March 14, 2013 | Press Releases
Monica Medina Named Executive Director of the Wharton Public Policy Initiative
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that Monica Medina has been named Executive Director of the Wharton Public Policy Initiative.
March 12, 2013 | Press Releases
Andrea Mitchell, NBC News’ Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, to Keynote 2013 Wharton School MBA Graduation
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has announced that University of Pennsylvania alumna and Trustee Andrea Mitchell will be the featured speaker at the School’s MBA graduation in Philadelphia.
March 12, 2013 | Press Releases
Inder Sidhu, Cisco Senior Vice President of Strategy for Worldwide Operations, to Keynote 2013 Wharton MBA Program for Executives Graduation at Wharton | San Francisco
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has announced that Inder Sidhu, Cisco Senior Vice President of Strategy for Worldwide Operations, will be the featured speaker at the School’s 2013 graduation ceremony for the MBA Program for Executives at Wharton | San Francisco.
March 12, 2013 | Press Releases
Alex Gorsky, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Johnson & Johnson, to Keynote 2013 Wharton School MBA for Executives | Philadelphia Graduation
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has announced that Wharton MBA for Executives alumnus Alex Gorsky, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Johnson & Johnson, will be the featured speaker at the School’s first-ever MBA for Executives graduation ceremony in Philadelphia.
March 1, 2013 | Press Releases
Wharton Wins Top Prize Against 15 Global MBA Programs at 13th Annual MBA Buyout Case Competition
Twenty-three teams of MBA students analyzed an investment opportunity in Staples for senior Private Equity professionals. A team from The Wharton School placed in 1st, with teams from University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Columbia Business School in 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
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February 26, 2013 | Press Releases
Wharton School Launches New Advancing Business Acumen Program
To meet the increasing demand of managers in need of a business basics primer, Wharton Executive Education has launched its newest program, Advancing Business Acumen.
February 25, 2013 | Press Releases
Cisco and Wharton School Unveil the Learning Experience of the Future
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Cisco today unveiled the learning experience of the future — one that blends life-size visual communication via telepresence with collaboration technologies that significantly enhance the way faculty, students and alumni interact and learn, no matter how distant they may be from physical classrooms.
February 25, 2013 | Press Releases
Wharton Executive Education to Host 2013 CEO Connection Mid-Market Convention
Wharton Executive Education announced that it will be the host of the 2013 CEO Connection Mid-Market Convention, which will be held Oct. 21 through Oct. 24, 2013, on the Wharton School’s University of Pennsylvania campus.
February 14, 2013 | Press Releases
Wharton Executive Education Launches Advanced Program for Financial Professionals
The Aresty Institute for Executive Education at the Wharton School announces a first-of-its-kind MBA-level program for financial professionals called Raising Capital to Fund Growth.
February 12, 2013 | Press Releases
Wharton Executive Education Launches Global Strategy Program for Indian Executives
Wharton’s Aresty Institute for Executive Education today announced a new global strategy program designed to help Indian executives navigate the complexities of growth in foreign markets.
February 5, 2013 | Press Releases
First Annual University of Pennsylvania Y-Prize Competition Grand Prize Winner is “IDENTIFIED” as Best of Penn-Owned Robot Concepts
The University of Pennsylvania announced that student team IDENTIFIED won the $5,000 Grand Prize of the 2012 Y-Prize Competition (yprize.upenn.edu), which includes rights to commercialize their application of Penn-owned robotics technology.
January 30, 2013 | Press Releases
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Announces $1.65 Million Contribution from Ellen Hanson Perlman and Richard E. Perlman
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce a $1.65 million contribution from Ellen Hanson Perlman and Richard E. Perlman to name The Perlman Prize to be awarded through the annual Wharton Business Plan Competition managed by Wharton Entrepreneurship.
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