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A NEW ERA
DEPARTMENTS
Dean Michael Knetter moves to a new post with the University of Wisconsin Foundation after leading the Wisconsin School of Business for eight years.
From the Dean
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On Campus
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►► A
Conversation with Michael Knetter
►► Donors
Raise $5.6 Million
►► Interim
Dean Joan T. Schmit
Faculty-Staff News
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Alumni News
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13 CRISIS MANAGEMENT The headlines have been filled with natural and man-made crises. We speak to experts on what to do if your organization is faced with a crisis—and how to avoid one in the first place.
18 MAKING MENTORING WORK We’d all love to have a Yoda-like mentor. But does mentoring benefit those involved and their organizations? A look at best practices.
UPDATE WISCONSIN BUSINESS ALUMNI
Fall/Winter 2010-2011
FALL 2010/WINTER 2011 VOLUME 28 NUMBER 2 EDITOR: Lari Fanlund ALUMNI NEWS EDITOR: Kaylene Reilly
Would you be ready?
ART DIRECTION: Camilla Klyve GRAPHIC DESIGN: Camilla Klyve, Bridget Prendergast CONTRIBUTORS: Jenn Kallias, Kora Plucinski, Tara Shannon, Jennifer Weld
InsIde ➤ Dean
Knetter bids farewell
➤ Making
mentoring work
COVER: Many organizations are unprepared when a crisis hits. Exploring the art and science of crisis management, p. 13. Cover illustration by Camilla Klyve.
ADVISORS: Melissa Anderson, Jim Kubek, Alisa Robertson, Sarah Wortham PRINTING: Suttle-Straus
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