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University Park, Pa. -– A Smeal College of Business MBA student is scheduled to appear on the CNBC program "Fast Money" on Friday (July 27) during the television show's "Grade the Trade" segment. Second-year MBA student Jason Munson will have 30 seconds to explain what stocks he would buy and sell under a specific scenario described by the show's host, Dylan Ratigan. When he's finished, the show's panel of financial analysts will critique his stock advice and assign him a letter grade. "Fast Money" airs at 8 p.m. Eastern time on CNBC. More : live.psu.edu

Beginning this fall, a master of professional studies in engineering management degree is being offered at Penn State Harrisburg. The program combines business and management principles with engineering study for engineers in the workforce. The intent is to help engineers do some fine-tuning and make them better managers, said Richard Young, director of MBA programs and a professor at Penn State Harrisburg. The program is a cooperative effort between the School of Science, Engineering and Technology and the School of Business Administration. Students will take 15 credits in business and 18 credits in engineering. More : pennlive.com

Besides padding the pockets of owners and providing fans with affordable entertainment, the New York-Penn League exists to produce future major-leaguers. The State College Spikes received their first look at the league's big-league goals last summer when they received current St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Brendan Ryan on a rehabilitation assignment, and played against New York Mets reliever Joe Smith and Cincinnati Reds outfielder Josh Hamilton. Smith was sent to Triple-A New Orleans in August after beginning his first full professional season in New York. He is due back in New York later this month. More : centredaily.com

Tis the season for graduate-school applications. Graduate school application deadlines are fast approaching. Even for juniors, now is a perfect time to start searching for a graduate school. The Career Center is a good place to start. Its advisers suggest that students first decide whether graduate school is right for them. Does their career require further education after Drury? The Web site www.petersons.com gives information about the schools that offer programs in about all areas of study. Students should consider location, size, and student/faculty ratio along with entrance qualifications, tuition and cost of living, and financial assistance. More : drurymirror.com

COLLEGE PLANNING: Program to offer scholarships The Penn State Smeal College of Business Executive MBA Program is offering two $25000 scholarships to members of the class of 2009 who are employees of nonprofit organizations. To be eligible candidates must submit a 500-word essay describing how the Philadelphia-based Executive MBA Program will help further the work of their nonprofit organization or cause. The submission deadline is March 30. Source : courierpostonline.com

As more working adults enroll in online degree programs, universities are swooping in to lure students at the expense of the for-profit education companies that have offered degrees over the Internet for years. Traditional bricks-and-mortar schools are seeing a burgeoning opportunity in online education as students keep looking for ways to complete degrees while juggling work and school. Online degree programs have already started at well-known schools nationwide, such as the University of Maryland, the University of Florida and Penn State, especially as consumer interest remains strong and online degrees gain acceptance among prospective employers. More : forbes.com

Unidentified people abducted an MBA student, while he was returning on his motorcycle from his institute. When he did not return home till late Friday, his family members called on his mobile. Somebody else attended his phone and asked the family for Rs 10 lakh as ransom. Locals blocked the TehriPulia crossing on Saturday morning to protest against police inaction in the matter. Saurabh Srivastava, 22, an MBA second year student of IEM School, Alkapuri, Janakipuram, had left his house for classes on Saturday. However, he did not return till late Friday night. His father, Rakesh Kumar Srivastava, called on

Survey finds MBA students most likely to cheat When it comes to cheating in graduate school, a new study finds that MBA students are the champs. A survey of 5,331 students at 32 graduate schools in the United States and Canada found an alarming amount of cheating across disciplines, but more among the nations future business leaders. Fifty-six percent of graduate business students admitted they had cheated at least once in the last year, compared with 47 percent of non-business students. The students, who were surveyed between 2002 and 2004, told researchers from Pennsylvania State,

November 4th Pune: The first year of the death of a student in management from the Indian Institute of Modern Management (IIMM), Wakad, on Friday night at the hospital Lokmanya, Wakad, confusion among the hostelites on campus. According to the authorities College, Shruti Rampal, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management student, pancreas died in the collapse, but on Friday evening, rumours, that the girl died because of medical negligence hostel Youth invites students, especially girls, to panic, what causes a weakness in demonstration and sloganeering. According to a university source, Rampal came from Chandigarh and stay in a private apartment, outside

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