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The mission
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NEW INFORMATION THIS WEEK:
Note From Mary D.
Quotes of the Week
Schedule Reminders for Next Week
Graduation Updates
Fall Registration
SOM Students in the News
Operations Update
Career Services Updates
Library and Technology Updates
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Note From Mary D.
"One isn't necessarily born
with courage, but one is born with potential." --Maya Angelou "I must do something"
always solves more problems than "Something must be done".
The SOM will be closed all weekend
for the Memorial Day Holiday.
Consulting has its first weekend
of classes, June 1-3
Voting:
First round of voting is open in Zoomerang for
graduation speakers, marshals and the Pat Miller Leadership Award. Cap and
Gown orders and Data sheets for diplomas were due this week. If you have not
submitted your form, please get it to Paula ASAP! 1st graduation meeting change in the day program: Due to the large number of
students taking evening strategy, we are only going to have one meeting on
June 20 for graduation. Mary D will do a follow-up meeting on June 25 at noon
with any day students unable to attend the June 20 meeting.
Nandini Kalyanasundaram
represented the SOM at the Trustee dinner on last Friday, where a Beth Evers represented all
students who have received scholarships from the SOM by writing a letter that
was printed in the Leadership Conference program. All proceeds of the
conference go directly to fund SOM student scholarships.
Operations Update New Additions to the SOM Community
Both
families are doing great!!
Introduction to SPSS: Tuesday
June 12, 3:30-5:30pm, Location: 5th Floor Caseroom RSVP to julie.barenholtz@simmons.edu.
Space is limited, so sign up now! Volunteers Needed - Power Investing
Conference SOM is a co-sponsor of
the upcoming Power Investing Roundtable for Women (http://www.powerinvestingwomen.com/)
event on June 12, 2007 at This conference was
developed by a coalition of people, including Prof. Teresa Nelson, who are
active women investors and business academics. The conference is for women
who want to learn about portfolio, angel, and hedge investing in order to
more actively manage their investments. The keynote is Clara Furse, CEO of the London Stock Exchange. If you are interested
in volunteering or would like additional information, please contact Kelley
Crowley at Kelley.crowley@simmons.edu
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The 2nd Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Panel Sustainability: Creating a
Livable Future Monday, June 4th * 5:00-6:30 pm Panel
Moderation/Question & Answer Session * 6:30-7:00 pm Reception with
Panelists Location: Green Room Panelists include: * Mark Rashid and Ed Costa, Packard * Chris Landry, Director of
Development & Communications, Sustainable Food Laboratory * Ben Anderson, Director of New
Product Development, Recycline * Erika Guerra, Sustainability
Program Manager and North American Business Development Manager, Holcim Space at this event is limited.
Please RSVP by FRIDAY, MAY 18TH by contacting Mandy at mandy.osborne@simmons.edu. The SOM is excited to present
this event which integrates our SOM Executive in the Classroom series with our
commitment to principled leadership. The panel is presented and jointly
sponsored by the SOM chapter of Net Impact, a student-led association dedicated
to incorporating socially responsible values and practices into the business
arena. The SOM Executive in the Classroom series is made possible through the
generosity of the SOM Class of 2004. |
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Career Services Updates Note: Contact Lisa Toby
lisa.toby@simmons.edu in Career
Services for financial assistance opportunities with admittance fees to
career events. Please visit Career Connect (https://www.myinterfase.com/simmons/student/home.aspx)
for additional event happenings in the upcoming months. Interested in Marketing? The CSO is excited to
launch Fireside Chats. On June 6th, alumnae in various marketing roles will
be on campus to talk with you about networking within the marketing field.
They are here to talk about their career path and to give you advice on how
you can network and be successful in your marketing career. Don’t miss this chance to talk with
SOM alumnae from Digitas and Veritude.
Please RSVP to Julie Barenholtz at: julie.barenholtz@simmons.edu. Location: CSO Suite, 4th Floor in 409 Building
The first CSO sponsored
Spring Career Workshop is just around the corner. On May 31st, Michelle Vitti, Executive Coach, will be facilitating a workshop
on Exploring New Career Directions. This workshop is near capacity! All the spring
workshops have free admission. Please refer to the formal invitation sent two
weeks ago for further details on this workshop and other CSO events. Additional Spring Workshops June 4th –
Creating Confidence for Networking RSVP to Julie Barenholtz, at julie.barenholtz@simmons.edu.
Time: 3:00 – 6:00 pm Location: Flow of the Day Note: Food and beverages will be
served. This is a great
opportunity for students and recent graduates to meet and network with SOM
employer partners. Employers will share their insights regarding their
organizations and industries, and will answer your questions about the kinds
of individuals they look for when hiring MBA candidates. Look for more information in upcoming MBA updates!
Recent Internship Postings – Visit
Career Connect • Social Events
Marketing Internship – DeLa Cruz
Communications 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.
For details about SOM
partnerships and new tools please visit the Career Connect Resource Library
at: https://www.myinterfase.com/simmons/student/home.aspx
Creating Your Digital Identity Do you or your kids
have digital dirt? It's the information about you—your hobbies, your
photos, your rants and raves—that's available on the Internet through
personal websites, profiles on popular social networking sites, and comments
on blogs. What you—and certainly your
teenagers—might not realize is that employers are reading what's out
there and it many cases it can derail your job prospects even before you're
called for an interview. Read on at: http://www.womenforhire.com/advice/beginning_your_job_search/creating_your_digital_identity
Company Leaders Are Spending More Quality Time With
Customers When Intel made a bid
to become the microprocessor supplier for Apple's new Apple TV, Chief
Executive Paul Otellini told his top engineers they
needed to make some swift design changes. He heard grumblings
that this change wasn't possible -- at least not anytime soon -- but Mr. Otellini pushed ahead. "Instead of saying no, we
can't, let's say yes and figure out how," he recalls telling his senior
team members. He won them over and soon had a new packaging design to show
Apple, which chose Intel as its supplier. Read on at: http://www.careerjournal.com/columnists/inthelead/20070518-inthelead.html?cjcontent=mail |
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-What Matters Most: How a Small
Group of Pioneers is Teaching Social Responsibility to Big Business, and Why
Big Business is Listening, -Corporate
Social Responsibility: Doing the Most Good for Your Company and Your Cause. If you
are interested in reviewing your investments, check out the “Investment
Guide” in the most recent issue of Forbes magazine. Included in
this guide is information on stocks, bonds, commodities, real estate, and
more. Jump-start
your job search by looking at The The SOM
is featured in the latest book by Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Off-Ramps and
On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success. Hewlett, the
founder of the Center for Work-Life Policy, has authored an important work on
women’s career paths and choices. The book examines how many leading
global companies attract and keep women at all stages of their careers, using
case studies to highlight what successful firms do to utilize the female
workforce. This brand new book is available in the SOM Library
To students in the
Investments Class
Attention all BGGE
students |