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April 10, 2008 |
The mission of the
New Information This Week
Note
from Mary D.
Quotes of the week
Schedule Updates for Week of 4/12– 4/19
SDM Important Information and
Deadlines
SOM Open Friday Night and Sunday for Studying
Conference Volunteer Assignments
Simmons Net Impact presents an
SRI Panel Event
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MBA Office Updates As we come down to the last week of the semester,
I must admit that I have seen many tired faces around Mockler
this week!! The final push is on as we have one week left. Please know that
we have extended hours that the SOM will be open for extra study time and
presentation practice time. I saw the first round of the marketing
presentations this week and as always, they were terrific! Accounting,
Finance, QA, Econ finals, just to name a few are looming for many of you and
my analogy will relate to the Final Four basketball games that happened for
men and women this week. They were terrific games and all four teams were
prepared and gave it everything they had. At the end of next week, that is
the question you will need to ask yourself. Did you give it everything you
could, and did you believe you were ready? Most often, MBA students will tell
me they were and when that is the case, the outcome is usually just fine!!
Believe in yourself, know that grades don’t necessarily reflect all the
learning that has occurred for you throughout the semester. Ironically you
often don’t realize how much you learned in a class until you get to
the next class that requires that knowledge and skills.
“Once can define discipline as doing what
you have to do, doing it as well as you possibly can, and doing it that way
all the time” “If
you don’t have the time to do it right, when will you have the time to
do it over?” Managerial
Accounting(B) Final Exam Wednesday April 16th, 6-9p.m. CR2 End of
Semester Friday April 18th *BY
APRIL 4TH* This
is the deadline for purchasing the “Markstrat Online Student
Manual.” You will need to buy a manual in either hardcopy or electronic
format in order to register as a Markstrat software user (see below). Each
manual comes with a unique individual code (a “license number”). Codes
are only valid for one user, and for a single use. This means you are
required to buy a new manual, and cannot share a manual or use a used copy.
You have two options for purchasing your manual. *BY
APRIL 11TH* Make
sure that you are registered on the Markstrat website. You will need your
manual to do this. To register, go to www.markstratonline.com
<http://www.markstratonline.com>,
click on “Student Login” and follow the instructions. You will
need to enter the license number and the course ID # A84239. This
registration is in addition to both your SOM course registration and the
Markstrat website registration used to login. *BEFORE
APRIL 29TH* Read
the manual and practice, practice, practice. Every semester, student course
evaluations stress the importance of reading the manual and practicing with
the software before the first day of class. I totally agree, practicing will
make a huge difference when you begin the actual coursework and is well worth the time spent beforehand. The manual tells
you how to access and use the “practice” industry to familiarize
yourself with the some of the simulation screens and tools. Please
do this! While you can expect to be confused at first, the more you practice,
the better prepared you will be for your team. Unfortunately for Mac users,
the software will only work on PCs.
Please note, that the building will be locked during these
extended hours and you will need your ID to access either the 409
Front Door or the 411 Library Door. Simmons
2008 Leadership Conference - May 3rd: The assignments have been emailed. If
you would didn't receive one and should have, please contact Ali Corvino at ahcorvino@comcast.net.
We would welcome any new volunteers. Email Ali for the forms. Thank you to
the Simmons community who are participating this year. It can't be done
without you!!
Socially
Responsible Investing: To Profit with Principles Moderator:
Dr. Indra Guertler Panelists:
Rob Thomas, President and Founder of Social(K) Funds
This
panel discussion explores the world of socially responsible investing, from
options for retirement to different methods of screening companies for
inclusion in a fund. Its focus is to facilitate informed investment
decisions and it is a response to the explosive growth of “green”
funds in the marketplace. Currently, there is over 2.7 trillion
socially responsible investment dollars in the We have two more days
to get our participation rates up for the Noel Levitz survey. It closes
Friday, so please fill it out! I appreciate all of you that responded to my
email yesterday and have done it or promised to do it and hope that this note
will encourage the rest of you to complete it!! Mary D Be sure
to congratulate NSHMBA Case Competition
Program
The NSHMBA Case Competition Program is
a great opportunity to:
Timeline:
10.08.08:
Finalists participate in the final competitions during conference |
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Talk with Gary Kelly Time: 7:45 – 8:10 AM
Registration and Networking, 8:10-9:00 AM Program Location: Westin Copley Place Hotel Price: $50 Chamber Members, $95
Non-Members, $500 Member Table of 10, $950 Non-Member Table of 10 (Simmons
Community welcome to attend at the Member Rate, or contact me with any issues
and we can work something out!) Gary Kelly is CEO and vice chairman of Southwest
Airlines, a Fortune 500 company with 34 consecutive years of profitability. A
20- year veteran of Southwest, Kelly worked closely with the airline’s
legendary chairman, Herb Kelleher, to build the nation’s undisputed
low-fare leader. After joining the company as controller, Kelly was quickly
promoted to CFO, guiding Southwest’s financials and locking in long
term fuel contracts that have saved the airline billions of dollars. His
forward thinking and robust management style have delivered Southwest into a
period of expansion while competitors have struggled with bankruptcy and restructuring
– leading Fortune Magazine to list Southwest among America’s 10
most admired companies for the 10th year in a row. Kelly has also been attentive to the customer, following through on
promises to cut prices, increase flight frequency, and enhance the flying
experience. His success was recognized by the Department of Transportation,
which named Southwest “#1 in Customer Satisfaction” in 2006. A
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 Take advantage of the opportunity to tell us what organizations
you want to see at the Annual Career Expo on June 19th. Please
take 10 minutes to complete the Career Expo Student Interests Survey The
Survey (and details regarding the survey) can be reached at: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB227MJ6LC2A7
Additional Details about the Expo will be posted to the MBA
update in early May. Fireside Chat: Human Resources & Organizational Development
as a Career Choice Wednesday May 14, 3:30 – 5:45pm, Gold Room RSVP by May 7, julie.barenholtz@simmons.edu
Guests
“Working
in a High Growth Firm” Monday,
May 19, 2008 - 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm PANEL
PRESENTATION Presented
by the Entrepreneurship Program and the Career Services Office Leading Women
Series Please
Sign up NOW – Seating Limited RSVP: entrepreneurship@simmons.edu Moderator: Professor Teresa Nelson Panelists:
Recent
Job Postings – Visit Career Connect ~
Senior Financial Analyst - Partners Healthcare System Inc. ~
Senior Project Manager for Preservation Projects - Historic ~ MIT
IDEAS Competition Coordinator – MIT ~
Executive Director - Elder Service Plan of the ~
Senior Financial Analyst – MIT Recent
Internship Postings – Visit Career Connect ~
Marketing Intern – (microbusiness) Hip Baby ~
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 Idealist.org Global Volunteering Fair Saturday
April 12, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a
full list of participating organizations and more information about the
workshops, as well as to learn more about the fair, locate directions, and/or
register to attend this FREE event, go to www.idealist.org/globalvolunteering. CWE
State House Day Wednesday, April 16, 9:30 am to noon Great Hall, State House, Every year, CWE's More details and to Register http://www.cweonline.org/content/view/209/0/
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 Tuesday, April 22, 7:45 a.m to
10 a.m. (Healthy Continental Breakfast)
The
Lenox Hotel, Guests: Amy Black,
Marketing Communication Manager, Constant Contact - www.constantcontact.com
and Jean Gogolin, WordWright
- jean@jeangogolin.com For
more information email julie.barenholtz@simmons.edu
How
to Work a Career Fair - Seven Tips from Recruiters Read
entire article on Career Connect:
(https://www.myinterfase.com/simmons/student/home.aspx) Go to
Resource Library on the Homepage of Career Connect. Open the Career Articles
folder and look for document, “How to Work a Career Fair” The
10-Step Plan to Career Change
How
does it happen? Perhaps you just begin to lose interest. Perhaps you find
something that interests you more. Perhaps your company is downsizing. These
are just some of the numerous reasons people find themselves on that
precipitous cliff looking back on their career just as the dirt begins to
crumble beneath them. Read
entire article: http://www.quintcareers.com/career_change.html
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Library Updates Monday – closed
for Patriot’s Day Tuesday through
Thursday - 8:30 am – 6:00 pm Friday – 8:30 am
– 4:30 pm Saturday – 10:00
am – 4:00 pm Library Blog This blog is currently unnamed, and we would like to invite
the SOM community in helping us to give it a name. Please email suggested
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