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March 27th, 2008 |
The mission of the
New Information This Week
Note
from Mary D.
Quotes of the week
Schedule Updates for Week of 3/29 – 4/05
Registration Updates
Organizers
Needed For Fall Women Social Entrepreneurship Conference
Track Meetings
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MBA Office Updates As many
of you know, I have just returned from vacation at But,
while I was away having fun, you weren’t!! I realize that it is a tough
time of the semester where many of you can’t have April 18 come fast
enough, with presentations, projects, and finals all still coming. Hang in
there and know that a break is coming soon!!
You can dream, create, design and build the most wonderful place in the world, but it requires people to make the dream a reality. “
Gender and Leadership
March 29th & 30th 9-4p.m. CR2 Due to low enrollments Supply Chain Management
has been canceled for the Summer semester. You will automatically dropped
from this class so if you have not done so already please let Paula know what
class you want to take in its place at paula.bent@simmons.edu
SIMMONS WOMEN MAKING A POWERFUL GLOBAL IMPACT
THROUGH SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP. MBA students interested in working
($18/hour) to organize and deliver a 2 day conference for the Simmons
community on women and social entrepreneurship September 19-20 please contact
Professor Teresa Nelson (teresa.nelson@simmons.edu).
The event will include a party on Friday evening with music and poetry and
good food and a 9-4 PM conference on Saturday with a primary audience of
Simmons students and well as other college students in the
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! Registration Updates If you
have not registered at all and need to, please email Paula at 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: 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 Wednesday, April 2, from 3:30-5:30pm, 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. 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. Visit emdap.org
for more details. May 9th is the deadline to apply. Healthcare Business Women’s Event,
Sponsored by Simmons SOM Start-Up Companies: Behind the Scenes Thursday, April 3, from 6:00-9:00pm, Simmons SOM
(Reception in 409 Lobby starting @ 6pm) For more details, visit: https://hbaonline.hbanet.org/events/EV04EventDetail.aspx?eventID=1438 Note: 4 complementary tickets
available to students interested in attending. Contact Lisa Toby at lisa.toby@simmons.edu
no later than 3/31. First come, first serve! 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 See
additional information attached. 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
Guests Piper
Sheer, VP HR, IDG Communications Joan
Wood, SVP Leadership & OD, Genzyme Fred
Cunningham, Regional Program Manager, Learning & Development, 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 ~
Business Development Intern – Genzyme ~
Summer Internships – Tyco Electronics Attention
Marketing Gurus! - Help the
CSO name their new internship program, being launched for Summer 2009. We are
asking organizations to commit to hiring a Simmons MBA intern next
year. The proposal has been crafted, but an appealing (short)
name is needed! Winner will receive a $100 gift card! Please send
ideas to Lisa Toby no later than April 16 at lisa.toby@simmons.edu 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 Thursday,
March 27, 2008, 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm 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 Admission:
Complimentary for ALPFA members Non-Members
$20.00 at the door To RSVP
for this Event please click
here! Thursday,
March 27, 2008 / 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Offices
of Foley Hoag LLP, Seaport World Trade Center West 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.' Cost:
Members - $20 Students
& Affiliates -
$20 Non-Members
- $30 To
Register: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=155149 National
Society Hispanic MBA’s – Boston Chapter Career Fair Wednesday,
April 2, 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. For
more information and registration: http://boston.nshmba.org/calendar.asp?id=4004 Wednesday,
April 2, 2008, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm City
Year Headquarters, A fair
to highlight long-term service opportunities and careers in non-profits for
individuals in More
information and to register: http://manonprofitservicefair.wordpress.com/
Making
Innovation Happen with McKinsey, Staples and Wednesday
April 16, 2008 Networking/hors
d'oeuvres 6:15; program 6:45 PM - 9:00 PM MIT
Sloan, E51-145, Please contact Sean Brown with any
questions. SACB or
Partner Organization Members $20; Non-Members of SACB or Partner
Organizations $35; Current MIT Students $15. Sponsoring
organization: MITSACB, Registration:
Register
here 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. 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. Creating Your Own
Internship When
you go out to eat, do you prefer to go to restaurants where you can get your food
to order (sauce on the side, hold the anchovies, medium rare, etc.), or where
you can actually prepare it yourself (salad bars, buffets, select your steak
or lobster, build your own sundae, etc.)? If you think about it, how many
restaurants don’t allow you to customize your meal in some way?
Can’t think of any, can you? Read
entire article: http://www.wetfeet.com/Content/Articles/c/creating%20your%20own%20internship.aspx
10 Ways to Use Your
Emotional Intelligence in a Job Interview
A job
interview is a stressful situation because the stakes are high. If you really
want the job, or need the job, it’s important to put your best foot
forward. Here are 10 ways to apply emotional intelligence to the situation
for positive results. Read
entire article: http://www.ideamarketers.com/library/article.cfm?articleid=27757&from=PROFILE
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