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March 20th, 2008 |
The mission of the Simmons
New Information This Week
Note
from Mary D.
Quotes of the week
Schedule Updates for Week of 3/22 – 3/29
Registration Updates
SIMMONS
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT PANEL DISCUSSION
The National Net Impact Organization 2008
Guide To MBA Programs
Track Meetings
Online Tutoring
Simmons SOM Spring
Phonathon Part II
New Staff Announcement
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MBA Office Updates I will be on
vacation from Tuesday, March 18 through Wednesday, March 26, but know that
Darla, Paula and Paola are all around if you need help with anything! I would
ask you all to fill out the Noel Levitz survey this week that is being done
online for the first time. This is a really important survey to the SOM as it
is gives us specific data about your overall satisfaction with your SOM
academic experience. The College administers it every other year and we
are benchmarked against the last time we completed it, all the other graduate
schools at Simmons as well as the national statistics. Historically, we have
had very high percentages of students completing the survey and I hope you
will all take the time to complete it!! Know that I will be bugging you to do
it, as will Darla, and many students complete it because it is easier than
listening to me!! Thanks! “Don't agonize.
Organize.” The Importance
of Study Groups "I not only use all the brains that I have,
but all that I can borrow."
Gender
and Leadership Presentations Friday March 28th 6-9p.m. CR2 Feasibility
Assessment Saturday March 29th 1-5p.m. CR1 Gender
and Leadership March 29th & 30th 9-4p.m. CR2
If you
have not registered at all and need to, please email Paula at Simmons College School of Management and Net Impact are proud to
announce the 3rd annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Panel.
This moderated panel discussion complements the Simmons MBA program, which
emphasizes principled leadership and social responsibility in management
education. This year's discussion will focus on sustainability and
corporate citizenship as engines for corporate innovation. Professor Sylvia
Maxfield will moderate this discussion among CSR professionals representing
four major companies in the entertainment, financial services, and
pharmaceutical industries. Panelists include: The panel discussion
will take place at the Simmons School of Management on Tuesday, April 1st,
in Case Room 2,
Net
Impact is asking you to give your input by taking a 5 minute survey which
will help them to understand how your business program is tackling
environmental and social topics. Click the following link to take
the survey!
Like our face-to-face
tutors, the online tutor will look for patterns in your writing and comment
on issues such as organization, clarity, grammar, and documentation. In
addition to her comments, the tutor may refer you to outside resources to get
additional practice on issues such as grammar or documentation. For more information please
visit http://my.simmons.edu/academics/writing-center/burns/online-tutoring.shtml Tuesday,
April 1, 2008, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Thursday, April 3, 2008, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Simmons College, 300 the Fenway, Boston MA Advancement Hall, 4th Floor of the
Beatley Library Building The
Office of Development and Alumnae Relations (ODAR) would like to thank Heather
Lantz for her service and leadership as a volunteer for the SOM Spring
Phonathon Part I. Together with SOM alumnae and staff, Heather raised much
needed support on behalf of the Simmons Fund for the SOM. Thank you Heather! ODAR
is currently seeking volunteers for Part II of our Spring Phonathon on the
evenings of Tuesday, April 1 and Thursday, April 3. Phonathons are an
important component of achieving our fundraising goals, and also provide a
great opportunity for students to meet and interact with SOM alumnae who also
volunteer for the phonathon. We begin each night with training, so even if
you have never volunteered before, you will be comfortable on the phone. In
fact, our Phonathons are a wonderful opportunity for you to sharpen your
fundraising and networking skills, which are useful in any field. Please join
us to help the SOM reach its goals for 2008. This year's priorities include:
strengthening Institutional Growth and Stature, expanding our Global
Presence, integrating Innovative Teaching through Technology and adding
electives focused on Corporate Social Responsibility. We will provide
parking, delicious refreshments, and good spirit to our volunteer callers.
Check your calendars and contact Abbie Mohlin at 617.521.3825 or abigail.mohlin@simmons.edu
to volunteer. Please join me in welcoming
Nicole Catavolos as the new Coordinator of SOM Academic Programs in the MBA
Office. Nicole earned her undergraduate degree from |
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The
Center for Gender in Organizations Winter/ Spring 2008 Distinguished Scholar
Speaker Series, Date: Tuesday, March 25,
2008 Time: 12 noon
– 1:30PM Place: 409
Commonwealth Avenue, Speaker: Professor
Boris Groysberg, Harvard Topic: Women and Portability: Why is women's star performance more portable than men's? Professor Groysberg's
research focuses on the challenges of managing professional service firms,
especially how firms develop, hire, retain, and utilize star knowledge
workers. In this presentation he will discuss the issue of portability
and the surprising findings from a study of investment banking professionals
that women are able to maintain their star rankings more reliably than men
after changing employers. It appears that there are a number of things
that occur in the process of becoming stars that make female analysts
portable in a way their male colleagues are not. Professor Groysburg
will discuss these factors and lead a discussion about the practical
implications of his findings for women, men and the field of knowledge
work. >>Please RSVP to cgo@simmons.edu by March 21, 2008 for
“Women and Portability: Why is women's star performance more
portable than men's?” Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Time: 12 noon- 1:30pm Place: 409 Commonwealth Avenue, Speaker: Professor Robin Ely, Harvard Topic: Unmasking Masculinity For years, CGO has been
helping organizations relax gendered norms that are a barrier to equity and
effectiveness. This presentation is a case study of offshore oil platforms
where the company accomplished this on its own by focusing solely on
effectiveness. Offshore oil rigs may seem an unlikely place to relax
the masculine gendering of work norms. Yet, this is exactly the
environment in which researcher Robin Ely and co-investigator Debra Meyerson
found men proactively adopting traditionally non-masculine work behaviors
such as acknowledging physical limitations, expressing vulnerability and
attending to their own and others emotions. >>Please RSVP to cgo@simmons.edu
by April 11, 2008 for “Unmasking Masculinity” |
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Career
Services Updates UPCOMING EVENTS - IMPORTANT TIME SENSITIVE The USAID and the Institute of International Education
EMDAP Program Presentation The Emerging Markets Development Advisers Program (EMDAP)
is sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID) and the Institute of International Education (IIE). Through
EMDAP, MBA/Masters students and recent graduates interested in international
development and finance spend 10-12 months working as business advisers in
emerging market economies around the world. Advisers support USAID
development goals through their work in American Chambers of Commerce, local
small to medium-sized enterprises, microfinance institutions, business
associations, and USAID missions in a number of different countries. The
EMDAP position is fully funded, and includes comfortable living, housing, and
transportation allowances, round trip international travel, accident and
sickness insurance, a week-long pre-departure orientation session in
Washington DC, and a stipend to pursue language study in your host
country. For graduate students looking to launch a career in
international business consulting, economic development, or Foreign Service
work within the federal government, EMDAP offers an unparalleled opportunity
to gain immediate international field experience. Advisers have come from
over 81 different participating graduate schools, including Babson, Bentley,
Boston University, Brandeis, Harvard, and Tufts. Wednesday, April 2, from 3:30-5:30pm Simmons School of Management, Mockler, Case Room 1 RSVP by Friday, March 28: Matt Budow, EMDAP
Program, MBudow@iie.org Note: Minimum number to hold presentation is 10
students. Matt Budow will inform member schools of presentation status
by cob March 28th. Program details are below emdap.org. May 9th
is the deadline to apply. Dan Bross, Senior Director of Corporate
Citizenship, Microsoft Corporation Don’t
miss this opportunity to hear from a Senior Director with
one of the most dynamic organizations in the world Wednesday,
April 9, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm, Green Room RSVP by
April 2: julie.barenholtz@simmons.edu
– SEATING IS LIMITED Fireside Chat: Human Resources & Organizational Development
as a Career Choice Wednesday May 14, 3:35 – 5:45pm, Gold Room RSVP by May 7, julie.barenholtz@simmons.edu
Recent
Job Postings – Visit Career Connect ~
Executive Director – Healthcare for All ~
Senior Associate Position – TDC ~ Manager
of Stakeholder Outreach – First Read ~ VP
Operations/Chief Financial Officer – Dancing Deer Baking Company Inc. ~
Account Coordinator - ARGUS Recent
Internship Postings – Visit Career Connect ~
Summer Internship – MissionWorks ~ Business
Development Intern – UpDown.com ~
Marketing Internship, New Platforms - Imagitas 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
How to Be a Strategic Player in the Financial Industry In
the growing and competitive market of the financial industry, new and
established financial employees need to find a way to compete. Our
distinguished speakers will provide us with personal and professional
testimonials on how they positioned themselves as strategic players in the
Financial Industry Sovereign
Bank Speakers: Eduardo
Tobon, Senior VP & Director of International Cash Management &
Strategic Alliances Rosalin
Acosta, Executive VP & Managing Director of the Wealth Management Division Thursday,
March 27, 2008 5:30 pm
to 9:00 pm Marriott
Boston Long Wharf 296
State Street Boston,
MA 02109 Admission:
Complimentary for ALPFA members Non-Members
$20.00 at the door For
Directions please click
here. To RSVP
for this Event please click
here! Boston
Women in Finance – ACCION SPEAKER Deborah
Drake, Vice President, Investment Policy and Analysis at ACCION
International, part of our Distinguished Speaker Series will be speaking on
'Helping Millions Help Themselves: How Microfinance Connects Finance and
Banking to Alleviate Poverty.' Thursday,
March 27, 2008 / 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Offices
of Foley Hoag LLP, Seaport World Trade Center West 155
Seaport Blvd, 13th floor, Boston, MA 02210 (Near
World Trade Center stop on the Silver-Line) To
Register: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=155149 Deborah
Drake currently manages the Council of Microfinance Equity Funds (CMEF), a
membership organization of private entities that make equity investments in
microfinance institutions (MFIs) of the developing world and for which ACCION
International serves as Council Coordinator. Ms. Drake leads ACCION's efforts
in investment policy including the development and provision of investment
readiness training and strategy to MFIs. She is also the co-editor of The
Commercialization of Microfinance: Balancing Business and Development and the
co-author of Alchemists for the Poor: NGOs as Financial Institutions. Cost:
Members - $20 Students
& Affiliates -
$20
Non-Members
- $30 National
Society Hispanic MBA’s – Boston Chapter Career Fair
For
more information and registration: http://boston.nshmba.org/calendar.asp?id=4004 Massachusetts
Non-Profit Service and Career Fair A fair
to highlight long-term service opportunities and careers in non-profits for
individuals in Massachusetts Wednesday,
April 2, 2008, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm City
Year Headquarters, 287 Columbus Avenue, Boston More
information and to register: http://manonprofitservicefair.wordpress.com/
Making
Innovation Happen with McKinsey, Staples and State Street Are you
responsible for driving innovation in your company? Interested in
learning more about key dimensions that support and enable innovation in an
organization? Research
by McKinsey & Company shows that the combination of leadership,
organization and culture are among the most influential dimensions to drive
innovation in high-performing organizations. Creating an innovative
organization requires addressing the right combination of mindsets and
support. In addition, leaders play an essential role in protecting the
innovators from the organization's natural tendency to squash anything
different. McKinsey has also found that the social networks in a
company - the informal way people connect and get work done - is vital to
coordinating innovation activity. But how
does that translate into day-to-day innovation leadership? Marla
Capozzi, an expert associate principal at McKinsey and author of the research
study, will review the findings, while alums Andrew Schneider, Director of
Global Brand Management at Staples and Rebecca Schechter (SM '96), SVP of
Product Development and Strategy at State Street Global Markets,
offer practitioners' perspective. Please
contact Sean Brown with any questions. Wednesday
April 16, 2008 Networking/hors
d'oeuvres 6:15; program 6:45 PM - 9:00 PM MIT
Sloan, E51-145 SACB or
Partner Organization Members $20; Non-Members of SACB or Partner
Organizations $35; Current MIT Students $15. Sponsoring
organization: MITSACB Registration:
Register
here Mass.
legislator wants $50M for green jobs Massachusetts House
Speaker Salvatore DiMasi plans to push for $50 million to seed green jobs in
the Bay State. The Boston
Business Journal reports that DiMasi’s plan calls for using $25
million from the Bay State Competitiveness Fund and another $25 million from
the Massachusetts Technology collaborative. The money would be used for seed
grants to startup companies in clean tech, for entrepreneurs, and for
workforce training. Read
entire article: http://green.bizjournals.com/index.php/2008/03/18/mass-legislator-wants-50m-for-green-jobs/
Choosing a Business Mentor (and Getting Them to Choose
You) You're asking for a lot — show you're serious
In part one of this series, we took a look at the
value of a business mentor and why every entrepreneur should have one.
Now that you've decided you want a business mentor and understand the value
of having one, how do you go about finding the right one? Read
entire article:
http://entrepreneurs.about.com/od/businessmentoring/a/choosingamentor.htm# New
Resource MyC2C,
a professional resource connecting students of color with employers in
Boston. |