Friday Announcements
January 27, 2006
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Latest NewsFaculty/Staff Campaign UpdateThank you to the following individuals for their contributions this week to the Campaign for Alter Hall:
Fox School hosts two events in honor of Ben Franklin's 300th BirthdayThe Fox School of Business hosted two events celebrating the 300th birthday of Benjamin Franklin at both its Center City Campus and Main Campus last Thursday and Friday. The events featured Dr. Blaine McCormick, who discussed his adaptation of Franklin's autobiography entitled Ben Franklin: American's First Entrepreneur; John C. Bogle, founder of Vanguard Group and Chair of the National Constitution Center, who authored the forward to McCormick's adaptation; and Ralph Archbold, American's premier "Ben Franklin" portrayer. Each presenter examined Franklin 's contribution as a key creator of the America 's economic system and its first true entrepreneur. The event was sponsored by the Fox School of Business, the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute and the Fox School Alumni Association. Faculty Research AccomplishmentsBaglini presents at Mitchell ForumDr. Norm Baglini, Dept. of RIHM, was a presenter at the Sixth Annual Mitchell Forum on Ethical Leadership in Financial Services held in San Antonio. The forum invites six CEOs of financial services companies and six business ethicists to discuss key ethical issues facing financial services companies. Dunkelberg quoted in InquirerOn January 26, 2006, Dr. Bill Dunkelberg of the Economics department
was featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Small business
owners are seeing sharp increases in lease rates for properties
in Center City Philadelphia. The local rise in rates is partly attributable
to a strong national economy. Dr. Dunkelberg said the U.S. economy
in 2006 should be a "replay of last year but not quite as strong." Rader and Bernstein to be featured on WHYY RadioEvery Tuesday at 9:30 AM on WHYY radio, either Drs. Bruce Radar of the Finance department or Richard Bernstein of the Economics department will provide a one-minute analysis on what's going on in the financial market. Dr. Rader started the standing feature on January 24th. Stull featured in Daily News articleIn the January 23, 2006 edition of The Daily Local News, Dr. William Stull, chair of the Economics department, was quoted in the article "Minimum-wage Hike Debated." Governor Ed Rendell's push for a $2-an-hour increase in the state's minimum wage by 2007 received mixed reviews. According to Dr. Stull, "The controversy has gone above and beyond its importance; at $2 an hour, the impact would be small." VanDerhei cited in NYTDr. Jack VanDerhei of the RIHM department was cited in the January 22nd New York Times article "When your Pension is Frozen..." by Mary Williams Marsh. In related news, he was also interviewed about IBM pension and its relationship to 401(k) retirement plans by CNN, NBC and CNBC. Dr. VanDerhei was also quoted in the January 27th edition of the Star-Ledger (NJ). Changes in company retirement plans are making more employees switch to 401(k) plans, but there are rules on how much you can put in these plans each year, especially for those in higher income levels. "From a policy standpoint, it is hard to get people to shed tears for highly compensated employees," says Dr. Vanderhei. "But with firms like IBM freezing their pension plans and sticking all employees in 401(k) plans, you will create a situation where this story will become much more important." Administrative AccomplishmentsGET Consulting Practicum recognized at USASBE National ConferenceThe Global Entrepreneurship and Technology Consulting Practicum (GET) received Honorable Mention as a National Outstanding Entrepreneurship Education Course at the recent annual conference of the United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE). The course award is given for a truly state-of-the-art entrepreneurship course, where the faculty member can demonstrate innovativeness, course effectiveness, student impact, and transferability. GET was selected for this honor from among more than a dozen entries, and was second only to Babson College. As you know, GET is part of the IMBA program and has become the basis for Fox's new MBA capstone sequence. Chris Pavlides and Michelle Eisenberg of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute represented the Fox School and Temple at the USASBE Conference in Tucson, AZ from January 12-15. They jointly presented the GET course's innovative pedagogy features to a panel of distinguished academic judges Alumnus and Student AccomplishmentsGraduate Rebecca Davis featured in City PaperIn the Philadelphia City Paper on January 19, 2006, Rebecca Davis, a 2004 alumnus of the Fox School of Business, is billed as a "formidable combination: an artist and an entrepreneur" as the cover story for the "Spring Arts Preview" issue. The Rebecca Davis Dance Company, a venture that Davis has nurtured in Temple's Small Business Development Center after winning The Fox School's annual business plan competition during her senior year, will stage Antigone at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts March 16-17. http://citypaper.net/articles/2006-01-19/cover2.shtml STHM students awarded scholarshipsThe Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association awarded $34,000 from the Michael M. Boyle Scholarship Fund to 11 local students, including STHM's Lenka Adamcova and Alicia Reinsel, pursuing careers in hospitality management. The scholarships, named in the memory of Mike Boyle, a past president of GPHA and founder of the scholarship program who passed away in 2001, are representative of his vision and passion for the hotel community of Philadelphia. The Scholarships were awarded at the Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association's Annual Heart of Philadelphia Awards Luncheon on December 12, 2005. EventsFox commences Wachovia Executive Lecture SeriesAs part of the launch of its new MBA curriculum this fall, The Fox School of Business is promoting a new level of professionalism with its Wachovia Executive Lecture Series. The series is a way for MBA students to not only network with business executives, but to experience real world learning in a professional setting. The series began on January 25, with a talk by Hugh Long, Pennsylvania Delaware State CEO, who spoke to students about the background and mission of Wachovia Bank, the current success of the financial services industry, the future challenges it will face, and the significance of creativity and innovation in the workplace. Upcoming speakers include: February 1 INDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS - Joe Henry, Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategic Planning February 8 CITY OF PHILADELPHIA - Dianah Neff, Chief Information Officer February 15 ROHM & HAAS - Tom MacPhee, Director, Corporate Strategic Planning March 22 DELOITTE CONSULTING - Tara Weiner, Deloitte Vice Chairwoman and National Managing Partner March 22 WACHOVIA (evening event - 5:30 to 7:00pm) April 5 CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY - Robert Woodard, Senior Vice President, Global Consumer Insights April 12 ADVANTA - Dennis Alter, CEO April 19 WACHOVIA (Lunch 11:30 - 1:00pm) - Michael Heavener, Managing Director, International Division April 26 TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM - Chip Marshall, CEO
In addition to the Wachovia Executive Lecture Series, The Fox MBA is also beginning a "Power Lunch Series", which will expose small groups of students to top business leaders. The luncheons will use a question and answer format followed by discussion. So far, speakers for the spring "Power Lunch Series" include: February 21st TALK AMERICA - Gabe Battista, Chairman March 13th PHILADELPHIA COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY - Ronald Wilson, President & COO March 27th CMS CORPORATION - Paul Silberberg, CEO J. Brian O'Neill Delivers Keynote at 8th Annual Feasibility Study Competition Awards - Top Prize awarded to Dental InnovationThe Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute hosted the 8th Annual Feasibility Study Competition Finalist Presentations and Awards Ceremony on Thursday, January 26. Over 120 students and business leaders helped to cast the deciding votes for 8 teams in the second phase of the Business Innovation Competition. The top prize of $1,000 cash and $2,000 of free Microsoft products was awarded to Real Time X, Corp., an early-stage venture focused on the first dental x-ray video imaging system, a device that will help dentists deliver better care to their patients. Entrepreneur Daniel Uzbelger Feldman is a faculty member in the School of Dentistry. Keynote speaker J. Brian O'Neill, founder and chairman of O'Neill Properties Group, spoke about his history as an entrepreneur and his achievements as the leader of one of the Northeast region's most prominent real estate development companies. His personal story, told with humor and filled with real-life lessons, was particularly inspirational to the Entrepreneurship major students in attendance. Mr. O'Neill was inducted as the IEI's 2006 Entrepreneur-in-Residence, and he will be returning to speak to students about real estate and community development. The competition attracted student, faculty, staff and alumni participants from the Fox School, Dental School, Law School and WRTI Radio. The final phase of the competition, which invites entrepreneurs to submit a full business plan, is open to every school and college at the University. The deadline for 15-page submissions is April 17, and awards will be presented on May 2. The full list of winners of the Feasibility Study Competition is as follows: GRAND PRIZE: Real Time X, Corp Entrepreneurs: Daniel Uzbelger Feldman, Manuel Duenas, Demetris Tsingis, Robert Thompson, Zachary Treuhaft (School of Dentistry) SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1st Place: Sky Traxx, Inc - Michael Romeu, David Emmanuel (Fox School) 2nd Place: Satya Yuga - Daniel Madar, Jason Roderiques (Beasley School of Law) CREATIVE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES 1st Place: Adventure Avenue - Ken Allen, Beth Allen (Fox School) 2nd Place: Creatively Speaking - Jim Cotter, Susan Lewis, Jack Moore (WRTI Radio) Presenting Finalists Preserving Sentiments - Glenda Logan-Glover, Tyrone Glover, Adrienne Logan Urban Maids - Angel LaBell, Layna M. Holmes |
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