Diverse Celebrations

By Yufei Han, MBA Class of 2016

As a diverse program, Smeal MBAs celebrate holidays and new years for many countries. Especially between the two calendar years, we have a busy holiday season. Soon after the Diwali festival, we celebrated Christmas and enjoyed winter break. After everyone coming back from winter break, we started to prepare for Lunar New Year celebration.

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Global Supply Chain Management Initiative

Case PictureBy F. Jordan Crespo, MBA Class of 2017

The Global Supply Chain Management Initiative (GSCMI) Inter-College Graduate Case Competition was held as part of the GSCMI Spring Conference put on by Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. The GSCMI Center puts on a semi-annual conference where topics are discussed with industry leaders about new initiatives Continue reading

Illinois MBA Strategy Case Competition

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By Greg Wommer, MBA Class of 2017

The 2016 Illinois MBA Strategy Case was an invitation only competition hosted by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign MBA program on February 4-6. This year’s competition was sponsored by AT&T and Bosch.  Judges for this event included employees from some of the top corporations within the U.S., Illinois MBA alumni, in particular the aforementioned companies.  Continue reading