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hi i'm mukul pandya
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executive director and editor-in-chief
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of knowledge at wharton
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which is the wharton schools online
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journal of research and business
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analysis
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our mission is to take knowledge from
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wharton and other sources
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and to disseminate it around the world
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to people who may need it
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and benefit from it knowledge at wharton
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was launched in may of 1999
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and over the past 15 years or so we have
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evolved into a network
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that reaches more than three million
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people around the world
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we publish in five languages english
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spanish
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portuguese chinese and arabic
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it was about four years ago in march of
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2011
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that we launched knowledge at wharton
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high school with the goal of spreading
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business knowledge to high school
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students
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and high school educators and to talk a
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little more about that i'd like to
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introduce my colleague diana lasseter
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drake who is the managing editor of
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knowledge at wharton high school
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hi i'm dianna drake managing editor of
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knowledge at wharton high school
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knowledge of wharton high school is an
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initiative of the wharton school at the
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university of pennsylvania that promotes
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financial literacy entrepreneurship
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leadership and business skills
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as well as career and college
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development among high school students
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and educators around the world
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knowledge at wharton high school is an
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online portal we publish weekly articles
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written for the high school student and
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we also have more than 400 lesson plans
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for educators to use in the classroom or
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outside of the classroom
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in addition we have a video glossary and
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we also engage students through
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competitions seminars and workshops
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this summer we are partnering with brain
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game magazine
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to host the global young leaders academy
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an intensive customized summer academic
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program for a select group of
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international high school students
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who want to receive a quality education
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on finance and business
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and spend time immersed in the us
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culture we hope this academy will
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accomplish several things
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we want students to experience ivy
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league university life
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and earn a certificate this summer in a
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supportive and supervised environment
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we want them to refine key skills of
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critical thinking and creativity
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we want to focus on career development
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and college planning
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and also develop leadership and
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communication skills
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we hope you will join us for the global
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young leaders academy
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you
