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Groundbreaking moments in the campaign’s first year after public launch…Read More
Successful Challenge is a Celebration of Wharton’s Founding and Future: How 1,881 Equals $1 Million
More than 1,881 Benjamin Franklin Society donors unlocked a seven-figure gift for Wharton’s students, faculty, and alumni…Read More
The More Than Ever Experience
In June 2018, New York City saw its first-ever Wharton Global Forum, which also served as the campaign’s launch. Wharton alumni made connections while experiencing the More Than Ever campaign in real time. The next Global Forum takes place in London, June 27-28. The More Than Ever Tour brings Wharton faculty…Read More Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen Named Inaugural Luddy Family President’s Distinguished Professor at the Wharton School
Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen,Luddy Family President’s Distinguished Professor Philadelphia, PA, January 31, 2018 — Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen has been named the inaugural Luddy Family President’s Distinguished Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Thomas M. Luddy, WG’76 and Janice Hotra Luddy, WG’77 generously endowed the Luddy Family President’s…Read More Private: Award-Winning Sanitation Startup revoLOOtion Solves a Basic Need
Chances are most Wharton students take basic sanitation for granted. Not Nidhi Shah, G’17, WG’17, who confronted enough problems with sewage in her native India to become a waste warrior. The result? RevoLOOtion, a startup on a mission to change the way the world does sanitation, making it more sustainable,…Read More Startup Challenge Semifinalist: RevoLOOtion
Nidhi Shah, WG' 17 Team Member: Swathi Sadagopan elevator pitch: RevoLOOtion provides rapid-drying, composting toilets to lower middle class urban families in high density informal settlements that currently rely on unhygienic and poorly lit shared latrines. Where did the idea for your venture come from? Both the founders have had bad…Read More Ian Brown – UGFA
New Endowed Professorships
Philadelphia, PA, January 31, 2018 — Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen has been named the inaugural Luddy Family President’s Distinguished Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Thomas M. Luddy, WG’76 and Janice Hotra Luddy, WG’77 generously endowed the Luddy Family President’s Distinguished Professorship for faculty appointments at the…Read More Startup Challenge Semifinalist: CitySense
Team Leader: Mitch Gainer, WG’18 Team Members: Marc Giesener, WG’18 Christophe Williams, WG’18 elevator pitch: Water utilities lose $14 billion every year from leaks, faulty meters, and water theft. CitySense provides analytics services to identify and capture this lost revenue. Where did the idea for your venture come from? Before…Read More