Whartonites To Display Signs Of Compassion

We'll be the first to admit that we're sometimes a little hard on Wharton. And we'll probably be around the...oh 23rd or 24th to admit that some of the claims we have made or supported are not 100% deserved, 100% of the time. The suggestion that business students are severely lacking in the "soul" department, for example, has us feeling a little bad today. But that's just because Wharton Women (in conjunction with a ton of Penn student groups) is bringing together these three things:

1. Cupcakes 2. The Color Pink 3. A Good Cause

It's like a recipe for a smile! The initiative, called Penn Thinks Pink, is an effort to raise awareness of breast cancer along with $5,000 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. To help achieve these goals, the illustrious cupcake truck will be returning to campus from 12-2 in support of the event. Get there before they sell out (That means exactly at noon. YESTERDAY). Later, at 6:30 in Huntsman, Komen Foundation President and CEO Hala Moddelmog will deliver a keynote address. Tickets are available for $5 on the walk or at the door.

We will most definitely revert back to our Whartonizing ways soon. But definitely not until after we've eaten a cupcake for a good cause.

For more details about the event, check out the press release after the jump.

PENN THINKS PINK

Wharton Women Hosts Hala Moddelmog, President and CEO of

Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Beginning September 21, 2009, University of Pennsylvania students may notice that their school’s traditional colors of red and blue have been replaced.  Pink, an international symbol of breast cancer awareness will instead be sported by hundreds of students looking to lend their support.  Led by Wharton Women, the PENN THINKS PINK campaign will be a two-week university-wide effort to raise $5,000 for Susan G. Komen Philadelphia.  Student groups will be selling t-shirts, ribbons, and baked goods to make pink the most prominent color on campus for the start of October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The campaign will culminate October 1, 2009 at 6:30 PM with a keynote address in Huntsman Hall from Hala Moddelmog, President and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.  Moddelmog, a breast cancer survivor herself, will be discussing her personal career path and how it brought her to Komen.  Before joining the organization, she founded Catalytic Ventures, a private equity firm, and served as the president of Church’s Chicken.  As the first female president of a fast food chain, Moddelmog will be able to address not only the issue of breast cancer, but also her experience as a top female executive.  For the many young women attending, learning to balance professional experience and outside interests is especially difficult.  Approximately 275 students from fifteen organizations are expected to attend, along with representatives from Komen Philadelphia.