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BusinessWeek Executive Editor John Byrne to Speak at WPI's MBA Program Ranking Celebration
Program is Ranked No. 1 in the Northeast and No. 9 in the Nation
For Immediate Release / April 24, 2008
Contact:
Lorraine U. Martinelle, News Writer, +1-508-831-6425, lurbans@wpi.edu
Eileen Brangan Mell, Director of Public Relations, +1-508-831-6785, ebmell@wpi.edu
John Byrne, executive editor of BusinessWeek, will speak on April 29 at WPI.
What
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) will recognize its successful part-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) program – which was ranked No. 1 in the Northeast and No. 9 in the U.S. by the national publication BusinessWeek last year – with an "Evening of Celebration," featuring John Byrne, executive editor of BusinessWeek. In his keynote speech, Byrne will address innovation, management, and corporate culture.
WPI's MBA program focuses on management and leadership at the intersection of business and technology. The purpose is to produce business professionals who are prepared to lead organizations in today's rapidly changing technology environment, while still being sensitive to the people in those organizations.
Hosting the celebration will be WPI President and CEO Dennis D. Berkey and McRae C. Banks, head of the Department of Management (WPI's business school), professor of entrepreneurship and strategy, and director of the Collaborative for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
When
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Cocktails, 5:30 p.m.; Dinner, 6:15 p.m.
Where
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Campus Center, Odeum
100 Institute Road
Worcester, Mass.
About Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Founded in 1865 in Worcester, Mass., WPI was one of the nation's first engineering and technology universities. WPI's 18 academic departments offer more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, management, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts, leading to the BA, BS, MS, ME, MBA, and PhD. WPI's world-class faculty work with students in a number of cutting-edge research areas, leading to breakthroughs and innovations in such fields as biotechnology, fuel cells, and information security, materials processing, and nanotechnology. Students also have the opportunity to make a difference to communities and organizations around the world through the university's innovative Global Perspective Program. There are more than 20 WPI project centers throughout North America and Central America, Africa, Australia, Asia, and Europe.