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Over 800 to attend Welcome Weekend
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On Thursday April 10th, Wharton Welcome Weekend 2003 will be upon us. This four-day extravaganza will be the culmination of over six months of planning. 300 current students have volunteered their time for the single most important Admissions event of the year.
Students and family rebuild home together
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This past weekend Wharton students helped the Belton family begin rebuilding a home devastated by a tragic fire. Working side by side with the surviving members of the family, the students scraped fire-blackened paint and charred strips of wallpaper from the walls in a first step towards returning the house to a livable condition.
Leadership Fellows program grows in purpose
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"I consider the leadership fellows to be in the best position to feel the pulse of the school since they are involved with the first years as well as in various other extra curricular activities" - Dean Harker Consistent with the school's broader objective of increasing the focus on leadership and teamwork in an effort to produce more well-rounded MBAs, the Wharton Leadership Program has undergone considerable changes in the past year.
Summer Public Interest Fund pledge drive
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As the summer approaches, many Wharton students will head to Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and the consulting Mecca of Boston. However, a minority of first-years will begin an internship in the public interest sector. Last summer, 9 Wharton students received an average of $3,800 in funding from the Summer Public Interest Fund (SPIF).
Dial's "transparent leader" comes to Wharton
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We've all used products from Dial Corporation at some point in our lives. The $1.7 billion consumer products company markets such brands as Dial soaps, Armour canned meats, Renuzit air fresheners, and Purex detergents. On April 3, Herbert M. Baum - Chairman, President and CEO of the Dial Corporation - spoke to Wharton Students in Huntsman Hall about the Dial Turnaround Story.
Investment fund still strong
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It's hard to get excited about the stock market these days. But even as a vicious three year bear market has trounced the market averages, there has been no shortage of enthusiasm at the Wharton Investment Management Fund. This past year, there have been 49 stock presentations delivered by the fund's student analysts.
Career Talk: Tip of the Week
Feel like your job search has come to a halt? Career counselors indicate that nearly three quarters of all job seekers experience a stall in their job search, some after only a few days or weeks. Reasons for the slow down include exhausted contact leads, interviews without offer results, lack of job opportunities in a particular industry or function, or frustration because "everyone else has a job.
Correction
Correction: Last week's article "Spring cleaning: The squirrel menace" was written by Matthew Kingswood, WG'03, and not Simon Davidson, WG'04. The Editors regret the oversight.