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Temple 1/2 H new ad TK by 4/4 forts in U.S. inner cities during 1990–2000. Researchers will exam- ine changes in U.S. inner-city popu- lation and economic conditions be- tween 1990 and 2000 to determine what, if any, change has occurred as a result of economic recovery initia- tives, said center director Michael Stegman. Stegman recently was ap- pointed to a three-year term on a National Research Council board— the Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment. ■ About 100 MBA students recently descended on The George Washington University campus in Washington, D.C., for the 10th annual GW/ KPMG MBA Case Competition. As part of the competition, teams of MBA students from 20 domestic and international universities tackled fund-raising issues facing the Na- tional Geographic Society, reviewing the case, analyzing the issues, and developing innovative strategies for the nonprofit organization. The GW/KPMG Case Competition is the only such event that addresses is- sues and challenges facing nonprofit organizations. In recent years, the competition has considered issues facing the American Red Cross, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Per- forming Arts and National Sym- phony Orchestra, the World Bank, the International Olympic Commit- tee, and Habitat for Humanity. ■ As part of its commitment to the arts as a valuable component of edu- cating business leaders, Babson College recently commissioned artist J.S.G. Boggs to create an original 9' x 20' digital painting for permanent dis- play in the school's Richard W. Soren- son Center for the Arts. A central theme of the painting will be the twenty-pound English banknote that commemo- rates the life of William Shakespeare. The painting will be highly visible behind floor-to-ceiling windows in the building on the school's campus in Babson Park, Massachusetts. ■ The John M. Olin School of Busi- ness at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, has announced a new residential Executive MBA pro- gram. Classes will meet one week- end a month at the school's Charles F. Knight Executive Education Cen- ter. The program also includes two one-week on-campus residencies, a required two-week residency in China, and optional attendance at a London summer program. Partici- pants will earn their MBA degrees in 18 months. New courses in the program curriculum include a Sen- ior Executives Forum and a course on leading the responsible organiza- tion. ■ z BizEd MAY/JUNE 2003 15