Archive for January, 2009

Smeal EMBA In New York!

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

The Smeal EMBA community is a proud sponsor of the 2009 Hope Gala on Friday January 23, 2009 in New York. The event starts at 7PM and is black tie optional. The elegant evening will include dinner, dancing, a live and silent auction, speakers, Four Diamonds Families, raffles, and cocktails. The event, it it’s first year, is expected to have 300+ Penn State Alumni in attendance raising money for pediatric cancer research at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center.  This kicked off 2009 in New York for the Smeal EMBA, events with the PSU  Alumni Chapter, and The Penn State “Lions of Wall Street”.

Approximately 25% of the students enrolled in the Smeal EMBA either live or work in New York City.

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Warren Buffett & Smeal

Monday, January 12th, 2009

A group of 27 MBA students from Penn State’s Smeal College of Business will travel to Omaha, Neb., next week to meet with Warren Buffett, chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathway and arguably the most successful investor of all time.

Highlights of the Feb. 6 trip include tours of Berkshire subsidiary companies, a two-hour meeting with Buffett, and lunch with the world’s richest man at one of his favorite Omaha steakhouses. During the meeting at Berkshire headquarters, Buffett will take questions from the students on issues ranging from his experiences in business to the state of the global economy.

The Smeal trip is part of a regular routine for Buffett, who occasionally hosts groups of MBA students from the country’s leading business schools. But for the Smeal students and those from five other universities who will be joining them, this is a unique chance to pick the brain of one of the brightest business minds ever.

Smeal, the 2nd largest business school in the country as well as one the top ranked business schools in the country will be one of the five scools chosen to have to participate.

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