Stories from the current online edition of Wharton Journal. en-us http://www.whartonjournal.com Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:32:08 GMT 20 http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/News/Chanel.Global.Ceo.Maureen.Chiquet.On.Leadership.Luxury-3912824.shtml Maureen Chiquet reflected with humble amusement on the superficial irony of her position as the global CEO of Chanel - as she put it, "an American woman from St. Louis, Missouri, coming from a mass organization, leading the most iconic luxury brand in the world. 34c46fc9-af9c-4a53-815b-650f021c292a Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT News 4/26/10 Whitney Beckett (WG'10) http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper201/thumbs/t_46rj0q75.gif http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/News/ Campus News http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/News/China.Merchants.Bank.President.Ma.Weihua.Discusses.Firm.Strategy-3912817.shtml On April 19th, Dr. Ma Weihua, President and CEO of China Merchants Bank, came to Wharton to share details of China Merchants Bank's history and the bank's strategy going forward with over 100 students. As the first share-holding commercial bank wholly owned by corporate legal entities, China Merchants Bank developed over 23 years to become the sixth largest bank in China with assets of $ 200 million. 36d6a26e-5f69-4a04-8798-49f68b8b540e Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT News 4/26/10 Cui Wang (WG'10) http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper201/thumbs/t_810pxgun.gif http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/News/ Campus News http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/News/Haiti.Now.And.Whartons.Response-3912845.shtml Three months ago the country of Haiti was struck by a devastating earthquake. The world rallied around them and Wharton, as many other communities, came together in an effort to provide support to those most affected. Since that time, the world's attention has turned from Haiti. b3a46cb5-af48-4f7c-a93b-584fa874cedc Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT News 4/26/10 Udochi Nwogu (WG'11) http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/News/ Campus News http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/News/Wharton.Charity.Fashion.Show.Struts.Its.Way.To.Success-3912832.shtml What do gorgeous models, fabulous clothes, and a serious dance party have in common? They were all out in full force at the fourth annual Wharton Charity Fashion Show last Thursday. Held at the breathtaking Crystal Tea Room in Center City, the show drew a record 600 attendees comprised of Wharton students, retail industry professionals, and even admits visiting for Welcome Weekend. cd721e14-9c26-42c5-aebb-a558d1e15ce7 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT News 4/26/10 Annie Chen (WG'11) and Gillian Reynolds (WG'10) http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper201/thumbs/t_3omhnm3w.gif http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/News/ Campus News http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/News/Wharton.Hosts.First.Presidents.Summit.Of.Mba.Peer.School.Forum-3912837.shtml On Friday April 16, 2010, the outgoing and incoming student government presidents of seven major business schools (Chicago, Columbia, Kellogg, Harvard, MIT, Stanford and Wharton) assembled at Wharton to engage in a three day Presidents' Summit, which marked the formation of a student government coalition called the 'MBA Peer School Forum'. bda5be6b-2bee-4c25-a335-726314e78d3c Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT News 4/26/10 Carl Anku (WG'11) http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper201/thumbs/t_99uj4634.gif http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/News/ Campus News http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/Insider/Parting.Thoughts-3912856.shtml It is remarkable and a bit sad that my Wharton experience, at least as a student, will be ending in less than 25 days. As I take a moment to reflect on my time here, I cannot help but think of all the wonderful things that I have had the opportunity to participate in over my two years: KaBoom Playground Build, Cohort G, LT5, Quantico, two Warren Buffett Trek's, Wharton's First Hedge Fund Conference, Ice Climbing in the Adirondacks, Japan Trek, India GIP, Wharton Bhangra, and yes, The Wharton Journal. cba64273-dfa8-4d86-9f6b-b90cde3ae7ea Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT Insider 4/26/10 Anix Vyas (WG'10) http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/Insider/ Campus News http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/Insider/Professor.Nicolaj.Siggelkow.Awarded.Helen.Kardon.Moss.Anvil.Award-3912854.shtml The Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award is awarded to the one faculty member "who has exemplified outstanding teaching quality during the last year." A list of nominees is generated through a vote by the MBA student body and nominations from the academic departments. da3244da-c53f-4c68-9f5f-1f90a602a97d Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT Insider 4/26/10 Chloe Thompson (WG '10) http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper201/thumbs/t_44e2txn7.gif http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/Insider/ Campus News http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/Insider/Wharton.Gcp.Team.Helps.To.Advance.Economic.Development.Efforts.Of.Hope.Village.S-3912868.shtml For the past year, a Wharton Global Consulting Practicum (GCP) team consisting of Rahul Nath, Vaibhav Rikhye, Ana Alves, Sara Friesen, and Sodany Sor, has been helping Hope Village, a South Africa-based NGO, advance its economic development and marketing efforts within the U. 63c1a381-f704-4499-9351-995d6956ccb8 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT Insider 4/26/10 Shreyans Parekh (WG '10) http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper201/thumbs/t_00lq63e7.gif http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/Insider/ Campus News http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/Insider/Wharton.Gcp.Wemba.Team.Works.To.Achieve.Sustainable.Funding.For.BotswanaUpenn.He-3912870.shtml A Wharton GCP team consisting of six WEMBA students Subu Jayaram, Willy McColgan, Jennifer Paradis, Brent Pfeffinger, Sarah Sullivan and Neal Walker along with teaching assistant Marina Tarasova (WG'10) have been working with the Botswana-UPenn Health Partnership (BUP) to help the organization achieve sustainable funding for the future. ca17266e-77b9-4741-919a-d4f959a83a38 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT Insider 4/26/10 Shreyans Parekh (WG '10) http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper201/thumbs/t_n5d8i07m.gif http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/Insider/ Campus News http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/Insider/Wharton.Softball.Team.Wins.Darden.Invitational.Softball.Tournament-3912878.shtml The Wharton "Roid Rage" softball team returned to Philadelphia last Sunday after a victorious weekend in Charlottesville at the Darden 19th Annual MBA Softball Invitational, where Wharton beat out twelve other MBA programs to take home the trophy in the co-ed bracket. 61c3978d-77f4-4e8b-95e1-1e441959fd21 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT Insider 4/26/10 Sarah Pettengill (WG '11) http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper201/thumbs/t_5krtgs0d.gif http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/Insider/ Campus News http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/Insider/Wildmen.Finish.Stellar.Year.Of.Hockey.At.Wharton-3912873.shtml Take 150 Wharton MBAs, two dozen Penn students, and a handful of guys from the real world who actually have jobs. Sprinkle in stinging slap-shots, devious dekes, spectacular saves … and theatrical tumbles. Add in passionate team-talks, locker-room sweat, heart, hustle and hunger. 7f48b4fe-b438-43c5-a9ea-ff95148a0d11 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT Insider 4/26/10 Alex Edmans with thanks to Austin Zalkin (WG '10) and Pat McBrearty (WG '11) http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper201/thumbs/t_7vx418v9.gif http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/Insider/ Campus News http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/Perspectives/Ask-Alex-3912885.shtml It's with great happiness that I have this column to allow me to address you, but also with great sadness that I bid you farewell, for now at least. Over the past two years, I've watched you explore, grow and transform, and many of you have become my personal friends. 5214378b-9efd-487b-bc67-ef2107685606 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT Perspectives 4/26/10 An Open Letter to the Class of 2010 Alex Edmans http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/Perspectives/ Campus News http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/Perspectives/Goodbye.Wharton-3912889.shtml It isn't easy to summarize Wharton in a few words, but "binge drinking," "schedule overload," and "irreparable reputational damage" captures the core of the experience. As I graduate with $128,000 in student loans and a $38,000 credit card balance, it's natural to wonder, "Was it worth it?" The answer, of course, is "Yes, yes, a million times yes. 40c35fc7-1839-47d5-981a-47a7735c1977 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT Perspectives 4/26/10 Jon Mensing (WG '10) http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper201/thumbs/t_528k94up.gif http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/Perspectives/ Campus News http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/Perspectives/The-Final.He.Said.She.Said-3912891.shtml He Said Holy shit - it's the end of April, and our time at Wharton is coming to a close. I guess when you start getting to the end of something, you put a lot of thought into how it all began. And we've sure changed a lot since pre-term. Did you know that Arie Barendrecht told my wife that he didn't want to get a reputation for hooking up with Wharton girls? It was the second week of pre-term and we were walking home from Vango. 4e953876-f80c-4eff-ad17-9da66fa5974a Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT Perspectives 4/26/10 Adam Schlesinger (WG'10) & Julia Davidson (WG'10) http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper201/thumbs/t_g30q6m6l.jpg http://www.whartonjournal.com/news/2010/04/26/Perspectives/ Campus News