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How social media influencers affect more than voter opinions
Feature/Driven Community
Forging Their Own Paths
How Five Black Alumni Created Entrepreneurial Success after Smeal
Feature/lifelong learning
Executive Scholars
Meet a few of the lifelong learners who comprise the inaugural cohort of Penn State Smeal’s new doctorate in business administration.
Feature/faculty research
Richer Data, Better Decisions
New format leads to enhanced interpretability and consistency of financial data.
DEAN’s Perspective
Competing with the best in the world — with a lot of help from our friends
Perspective
Smeal Thought Leaders: Better Business Podcast
The Better Business Podcast offers research-based insights and industry perspectives on the issues and trends shaping the world of business. Hosted by award-winning financial journalist and Smeal alumna Farnoosh Torabi, the podcast series features Smeal alumni and faculty members as well as other high-achieving thought leaders in the world of finance, accounting, supply chain, marketing, management, real estate, and international business. Listeners can subscribe to or download episodes at most popular streaming services or at www.smeal.psu.edu/podcasts.
Stories written by Scott Edwards
Episode 8
The Circular Economy:
As we attempt to eliminate waste and slow climate change, we’re seeing a shift to a circular economy, where products and materials are repurposed in new cycles. | Read More
Episode 9
Funding Options for Entrepreneurs
Funding for new entrepreneurs has quickly dried up. Over the final quarter of 2022, startup investments in North America declined by more than 60% compared to the same period in 2021, according to a Crunchbase report.| Read More
Episode 10
Climate Change and Commercial Real Estate
From investors to business owners to those tasked with expanding their company, everyone in commercial real estate is now feeling the early effects of climate change. | Read More
News
Higgins named Donan Professor of Business Administration
Felisa Higgins, Smeal’s associate dean for undergraduate education and a clinical professor of supply chain management, has been appointed as the William A. Donan Professor of Business Administration. | Read More
Cahoy, Cornaggia appointed as department chairs
John and Karen Arnold Dean Charles Whiteman has announced the appointment of Dan Cahoy as chair of the Department of Risk Management and Kimberly Cornaggia as chair of the Department of Finance. | Read More
Lewellen Receives Michael J. Brennan Award
Stefan Lewellen (left), assistant professor of finance, received the Michael J. Brennan Award for the best paper published in The Review of Financial Studies. | Read More
Veruete promoted to Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Affairs
Juan Veruete has been appointed as Smeal’s inaugural assistant dean for undergraduate affairs. | Read More
Anonymous donors make $6 million estate commitment to Smeal
The Penn State Smeal College of Business will benefit from a $6 million estate commitment by a couple who has chosen to remain anonymous. | Read More
Luciano named to Poets & Quants 40 under 40 MBA Professors list
Margaret Luciano, associate professor of management and organization and BNY Mellon Faculty Fellow, has been named to Poets & Quants’ 2023 Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors list.| Read More
Master of Supply Chain Management added to portfolio
Smeal has expanded its portfolio of professional graduate programs with the addition of a STEM-designated resident master’s degree in supply chain management.| Read More
Alumni
Employee recruitment and retention key to future of work
Competition for talent. The need to navigate corporate layoffs. Employees’ desire to develop more meaningful careers. | Learn More
Alumni Society Board president pays it forward
More than a decade after graduating, Smeal Alumni Society Board President Marissa Presser says she wants to make the Penn State experience even better for today’s Smeal students. | Learn More
Two Smeal graduates receive Distinguished Alumni Award
Smeal graduates Lou D’Ambrosio and Julie McHugh were among eight Penn State alumni to receive Penn State’s Distinguished Alumni Award, the University’s highest honor, in June. | Learn More
Save the Date
Join us for Impact Smeal Day on Nov. 3, 2023. | Learn More