Business Administration News

Finance major receives outstanding student award

Wed, 04/24/2013 - 9:48am

Moumouni with a representative from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Penn State Harrisburg finance major Issoufou Moumouni, of Harrisburg, received an Outstanding Student Award from the central Pennsylvania chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI) on Tuesday, March 26 at the organization’s annual Educator’s Night event in Hershey.

Mon, 04/22/2013 - 9:17am

(Note: Updated from a previous version)

Penn State Harrisburg alumnus Salvatore D. Fazzolari, former CEO and chairman of HARSCO Corporation, was presented with the Business Achievement Award from Beta Gamma Sigma, an international business honor society, on March 15 by the organization’s Executive Director James Viehland at a ceremony held in Harrisburg. Fazzolari, of Mechanicsburg, was nominated by the college.

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Students learn to pitch perfect(ly)

Fri, 04/12/2013 - 11:32am

Romeo Vallias, who placed in the top 25 of the 2011 challenge, helped this year's students prepare.

The experience Alan Saw gained in a previous sales challenge helped him to land a job with Apple.

College students have the opportunity to absorb a wealth of information during their undergraduate years, but the ability to sell themselves to prospective employers continues to be a vital checkmark on a collegiate bucket list.

Networking with, and learning from, the people who run companies large and small is experience you can't typically gather in a classroom.

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Students present honors theses

Thu, 04/11/2013 - 9:43am

Megan Kreiser, winner of the 2012 Jeffrey and Jean Merritt Honors Thesis Award

Media-imposed perceptions of beauty, environmental technologies, sleep and behavioral disorders, and English literature are among the broad array of topics that eight Penn State Harrisburg Honors Program students will discuss during the college’s spring 2013 thesis presentations, Thursday, April 18, 11:45 a.m.-1:20 p.m. in W-132 Olmsted and Friday, April 19, 1:00-2:30 p.m. in W-107 Olmsted.

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Undergraduate Open House April 13

Tue, 04/09/2013 - 9:49am

Penn State Harrisburg will host an Undergraduate Open House on Saturday, April 13 at 9:00 a.m. in the Capital Union Building.

The event will present information to prospective students about the college’s more than 30 bachelor’s degree programs and options for completing the first two years of study leading to more than 160 undergraduate majors offered throughout Penn State.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 10:08am

Penn State Harrisburg recognized outstanding employee contributions at the 2013 Faculty and Staff Recognition Program on Thursday, March 28. Nominated by the college community and selected by various award committees, several faculty and staff members received awards. View a Flickr slideshow of the winners.

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Building expansions mark campus growth

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 1:46pm

Rendering of the completed Educational Activities Building project.

The redesigned Capital Union Building features a new 6,000-square-foot Fitness Center and additional locker rooms.

On March 1, Penn State Harrisburg dedicated its new fitness center and broke ground for an addition, including classroom and laboratory space, to the Educational Activities Building (EAB).

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 1:14pm

Academic Perspectives on economic issues

Faculty experts at Penn State Harrisburg shared their opinions on the fiscal cliff and debt ceiling at an Academic Perspectives forum titled “Over the Cliff, Through the Ceiling’’ on Feb. 6.

Dr. David Buehler, assistant professor of economics, moderated the event that featured Dr. Thomas Amlie, associate professor of accounting; Dr. Nihal Bayraktar, associate professor of economics; and Dr. Beverly A. Cigler, professor of public policy and administration.

What follows are highlights from the forum speakers:

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 11:50am

Dr. Asli Colpan, associate professor of corporate strategy at Japan’s Kyoto University Graduate School of Management, presented “Business groups in late-industrializing nations: Characteristic resources and competitive dynamics” to Penn State Harrisburg School of Business Administration faculty on Feb. 12, 2013.

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Summer registration now open

Mon, 02/04/2013 - 4:41pm

Registration for the Penn State Harrisburg summer sessions is now open for all students.

Students seeking to take courses over the summer can choose from a full range of undergraduate and graduate courses. Flexible options include on campus and online courses, some courses at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center, programs for educators, a study tour, and consecutive scheduling for certain required classes. The first summer session runs May 13 to June 21; the second session runs June 26 to August 7.

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