November 29th, 2007

 

 


Headings marked in MAROON represent previously posted information; those marked in BLUE represent new information.

 

 

The mission of the Simmons School of Management is to educate women for power and principled leadership. We are committed to the advancement of knowledge and practice in management through excellence in education and research. Our academic programs offer rigorous, applied, management education designed for women. We focus on leadership, and our programs integrate the strategic, functional, and behavioral aspects of management. SOM students gain the knowledge, analytical skills, and confidence that they need to manage successfully in dynamic and global environments. We are invested in our students’ success and support them as they launch, advance, and change their careers.

New Information This Week

Note from Mary D.
Quote of the Week
Schedule Updates for Week of 11/19- 11/25
School Closings During Hazardous Weather Conditions
SOM Alumnae Holiday Party
Extended Building Hours (12/2 & 12/9)
End Of Semester/Year Party For All Students



MBA Office Updates

Note From Mary D.

Two weeks from tomorrow is the end of the semester!!  When most students look at what they have to do or get done in the next two weeks, most of you cringe!! But, my advice is to stay focused and keep doing all the great things that have been working all semester.

 

We will open the building for extra study hours at Comm. Ave on Sunday, Dec 2 and Sunday, Dec 9 from 12-5 to help for students prepping for exams and presentations. Study room signup books are in the library and Mockler can be signed out with Karen at x3821 in two hour blocks to practice presentations.

 

I would also remind folks that the last two weeks of the semester can be intense weeks for some and stress and sensitivity levels are heightened. Do some good internal monitoring of your own ways of dealing with multiple priorities and pay attention to the signals that you need to take a break, get some sleep, go for a walk, etc. Faculty and staff are also around to help if we can!


Quotes of the Week

“I discovered I always have choices and sometimes it’s only a choice of attitude. “
~~Judith M. Knowlton

“In matters of style, swim with the current; In matters of principle, stand like a rock.”
~~T. Jefferson

 

Schedule Updates for Week of 12/03-12/08

 

Economics (A) Final Exam Monday December 3rd, 12p.m. to 3p.m. CR2

Financial Reporting and Accounting(B) Project due Monday December 3rd, 6p.m.-9p.m. CR2

Financial Reporting and Accounting(A) Project due Monday December 5th, 6p.m.-9p.m. CR2

Public Speaking Last Class December 6th, 6p.m.-9p.m. CR1

Economics Review Saturday December 8th, 10a.m.-12p.m. CR2

Finance Review (optional) Saturday December 8th, 10a.m.-12p.m. CR1

 

School Closings During Hazardous Weather Conditions

In the event Simmons College needs to be closed due to hazardous weather conditions, we will inform you through the following two methods:

 

WBZ 1030 (AM) Radio and WBZ-TV Channel 4 Television - WBZ NewsRadio will read the list of school cancellations twice per hour (:05 and :35 past) during Storm Center operation and also during the local news updates on the CBS The Early Show Program.  Every effort will be made to ensure that a Simmons College closure is made beginning with the 6:35 A.M. newscast.  Members of the community who commute from long distances are advised to delay their departure from home until complete cancellation information is available.

 

Voice Mail Message - A voice mail message will also be broadcast over the College's telephone system.  You can call 1-617-521-3463 and select the menu choice for school closing information.

 

If possible, we will inform you about storm and other emergencies through the following additional methods:

 

Email Message – An email message will be released to the Simmons community announcing if school is closed.

 

Web Posting – We will post a message on my.simmons.edu.

 

Every effort will be made to keep the College open during a snowstorm including making use of delayed openings.  If appropriate, the broadcast and voicemail announcement will specify delayed opening time for day classes.  Most closings will be for day closings ONLY.  In the event that evening classes must be canceled, a separate announcement will be made by mid-afternoon.  If public transportation is readily accessible from where you live, it is strongly suggested that this option be utilized to get to and from the College during snowy and icy weather.

 

Please do not call the Department of Public Safety to ask whether or not the College is open.  During snow, storm, and other emergencies the Public Safety Dispatcher is extremely busy, and calls of this nature may impede the handling of serious problems.


SOM Alumnae Holiday Party

The SOM Office of Development and the SOM Alumnae Association invite you to the

2007 SOM Alumnae Holiday Celebration
Thursday, December 6, 2007
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Simmons School of Management
Green & Gold Rooms
409 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA

Come to the Simmons SOM for an evening of celebration and holiday cheer with Simmons School of Management alumnae, students, faculty, staff, and friends. Co-sponsored by the SOM Alumnae Association Board, this evening will be filled with food, fun, and wonderful company!

Kindly respond by November 30, 2007. Online registration is available here.

For more information, contact somalum@simmons.edu or phone 617.521.3825

Extended Building Hours (12/2 & 12/9)

So that Students have extra time to prepare for finals, the SOM will be open on Sunday December 2nd and Sunday December 9th from 12-5pm.  Students will have access to the SOM via the front door of 409 Comm Ave only.
 

End Of Semester/Year Party For All Students

 

Please Join Us for Our End of Year/Semester Party!

Saturday, December 15th

409 Commonwealth Avenue, Green and Gold Room

7:00 - 9:30pm

Come spend time with your fellow classmates and enjoy some good conversation, food and drinks!

 

Save the date! Please contact Crystal if you have further questions at crystal.daugherty@simmons.edu


Registration Updates

Registration for spring term is open through November 16. Please register on time as it really affects electives and whether we have enough enrollments to run them.

 

Analytical Decision Making will not be offered in Summer 08.

 

Gender and Leadership and Entrepreneurship will not have a conflict on the Saturday in March. Stacy and Teresa worked it out prior to registration.

 

IT Management can be taken as a co-req with Operations in the spring term.

Negotiation B dates have been set and it will run Thursdays, 6-9pm from January 24 - March 27. The faculty member is Holly Weeks. Her profile from the Harvard Faculty pages reads as follows: “Holly Weeks, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, is a teacher, consultant, and writer on communication issues. As principal of Holly Weeks Communications, she consultants on negotiation and written and oral communications issues, with a special emphasis on sensitive and difficult problems. Her book on difficult conversations will be published in 2007 by Harvard Business School Press. Weeks is a keynote speaker, presenter, and seminar leader at national and international conferences for groups interested in increasing their skill and expertise in communications. She is a speechwriter and teaches Vision Speeches in the Urban Superintendents Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and has taught Management Communication in the Harvard Business School MBA Program. Weeks has a master's equivalent in English literature from the University of Edinburgh and an AB in English language and literature from Harvard University.” More info can be found on her at hollyweeks.com.

Please remember to update your profile and emergency contact information sheet on AARC as you register.



Free Access to Capital Conference Attendance for Entrepreneurship Students

Learn how to build your team and your partnerships from New England’s most successful CEO’s. Hear how to navigate the world of equity capital from the top venture capital and angel firms in Boston. Get your most pressing questions answered by an expert at our Birds of a Feather session. Hear a select group of entrepreneurs pitch their innovative businesses. Network with investors, CEOs and entrepreneurs who have already successfully navigated the world of equity funding.

Attached to this MBA Update you will find a flyer containing information on how to register for this event. Also, we are having a drawing for 2 free student passes to accompany Professor Teresa Nelson to the Enterprise Forum for any student registering for GSM 600 for the spring 2008 term. To express your interest in attending the conference, email teresa.nelson@simmons.edu


Simmons Model U.N.

This past weekend, the Simmons Delegations of Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates participated in the Model Arab League Northeast Regional Conference, held at Northeastern University. (This is the first time the group has participated in a regional conference.) Through research, debates, creating legislature, compromising, and even experiencing Arabic cuisine and learning the Arabic line dance called the Dupka, Simmons was represented well.

 

The Model United Nations is always looking for new members, so if you’re interested in learning how to represent a new country on the International representational level, feel free to email the MUN President Becca Crosswaith at crosswai@simmons.edu for more information!

 

The Model UN is currently preparing for the spring conference at Harvard, a Nationally and Internationally renowned program with colleges from all over the world!



Interested In Informed Insight on Cultural Issues And Business Practices In China?

Interested in some informed insight on how cultural issues and business practices in China may have influenced the need for these recent product recalls? Ask your classmate Qi Wang. Qi, who was born and raised in China, worked for China Telecom in Guangdong, China before co

ming to the U.S. can provide some insight.

News & Events


CGO Speaker Series

Date: December 11, 2007
Time and Location: 12pm -1:30pm in the Green Room. This is a brown bag, cookies and beverages will be provided.
Speaker and Topic: Hannah Riley Bowles, Associate Professor of Public Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, "Sometimes It Does Hurt to Ask".                                                                                      
Deficiency models suggest that women are reticent about negotiating for higher compensation because they lack confidence or training.   Research by Hannah Riley Bowles and colleagues suggests otherwise.  They found that women's reticence to negotiate for higher pay to be based not on so called 'deficiencies' but rather on an accurate assessment of the social costs that accrue to women who "ask". That is, women are less inclined to negotiate when they face a higher social risk from doing so. In this provocative presentation we will hear why women hold back and discuss how to approach compensation negotiations in a way that minimizes the social risks of asking and can lead to more positive outcomes.

>>>> Please RSVP by December 4 for “Sometimes It Does Hurt to Ask” to CGO@simmons.edu


Career Services Updates

MBA Rotational and Management Development Programs

DETAILS AND APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE FOUND ON CAREER CONNECT (https://www.myinterfase.com/simmons/student/)

 

KeyBank – DEADLINE 12/8/07

Associate Program - Investment Banking, Corporate Bankingspacer

 

College to Career – The Partnership Inc. – DEADLINE EXTENDED 12/18/07

 

EMC – DEADLINE 12/31/07

Marketing Development Leadership Program

Finance Training Program

Human Resources

 

Recent Job Postings – Visit Career Connect

 

~ Research Analyst -Pitney Bowes, Global Industry Development Group

~ Associate - PRTM

~ Senior Financial Analyst – (manufacturing company)

~ Business Analyst – Partners

~ Associate Project Director - Graduate School of Social Work, Boston College

~ Business Manager – the Parent Review

 

Recent Internship Postings – Visit Career Connect

 

~ Equity Research Analyst Intern – Fidelity Investments (DEADLINE JAN 4, 2008)

~ Organizational Development Internship – Pitney Bowes

~ GMSS MBA Intern - GMSS Mail Services

~ MBA Internship – Pitney Bowes

 

As a reminder, please keep your Career Connect profile up to date. If you forgot your username and password, please contact julie.barenholtz@simmons.edu or 617-521-3857. Please do not re-register yourself as past information about you will be lost. Any questions about Career Connect? Please do not hesitate to contact Julie.

 

Outside Networking & Career Events

 

Outside networking and career events will be posted in detail on Career Connect in the Events and Conferences folder located in the Resource Library. Below serves as a brief reminder of upcoming events. You can register for Career Connect at: https://www.myinterfase.com/simmons/student/home.aspx

 

MA Conference for Women - Tuesday, December 11, 2007 7:30am – 5:00pm

For more information and to register: http://www.maconferenceforwomen.org/

 

HBA Boston Chapter Annual Business Meeting and Holiday Party - Dec 12, 2007 5:30 pm

For more information and to register: http://preview.cramereventmedia.com/HBA/events.aspx

 

Interesting Career Articles

 

How to Get Ahead While Balancing Work and Family

 

For many professionals, it’s doable, though certainly not easy, to coast through their careers for some years while devoting most of their energy to raising small children. These sensible souls take care not to drop the ball at work, but they do forgo immediate opportunities to push that ball up the slope and land that next substantial promotion.

 

Read Entire Article at: http://career-advice.monster.com/seeking-balance/How-to-Get-Ahead-While-Balancing-Wo/Home.aspx

 

Switching Careers Takes Time But May Be Well Worth the Wait

 

Frank Harrington spent 13 years climbing the ranks at a semiconductor maker in California. But he gradually realized he hated his job, so he changed careers. It took years, but today he's a nurse -- and much happier.

 

http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/jungle/20071128-jungle.html?cjcontent=mail

Library Updates

Recommended Reading from the SOM Library…

 

Check out the “2008 Hot List: Best Businesses, Markets, Trends & Ideas” in the December 2007 issue of Entrepreneur magazine.

 

Take a look at “The 50 Women to Watch” in the Monday, November 19, 2007 issue of The Wall Street Journal.



Need Help with Citing Your Sources:

The library has an online guide to creating a bibliography and using citation styles: http://my.simmons.edu/library/bibliography/. This guide includes examples from citation styles such APA, Chicago and MLA.

 

Reminder: Please remember to use your cell phones outside of the library.

 

Reminder: Please be respectful of students using the quiet study space.

 

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