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September 13, 2007 |
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The mission
of the
New Information This Week
Note From Mary D.
Quotes of the Week
Schedule
Reminders for Next Week, September 17-22
MBA
Office Staff Announcement
Note to the New Part Time Evening Program
SOM Technology Seeking MBA
Student Workers
MBA Student Worker Wanted
Important Update
Regarding the SOM Bookstore
Entrepreneurship Information Session
Non-Profit Management Club
Career Services Updates
Library Updates
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“Motivation is
what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. “ --Unknown “Perseverance is
not a long race; it is many short races one after another “ --Walter Elliott
Saturday, September 15, QA Excel
Workshop, 9-4pm Please join us in welcoming Paola Mateo as the new
Coordinator for SOM Operations and Course Support in the MBA Office.
Paola recently earned her undergraduate degree in Political Science and
Spanish from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. As an
undergraduate student, Paola was very active and brings to Simmons an array
of experience in customer service and student support. We are
thrilled with her passion for education which is evident in the English
Writing and Computer Literacy summer program she helped launch in the We wanted to thank all of you for the card, picture and
frame that was given to us at the end of Foundations
2007 from the evening class. The picture is in the MBA office on our mantel
and is a great picture of all of you! It was a wonderful and unexpected gesture
on your parts and very much appreciated!
Responsibilities include:
setting up and delivering media equipment to classrooms and for events;
staffing the computer lab; and checking out cameras, etc., to community
members. Please email gardner4@simmons.edu for more
information about the job and hours.
Important Update Regarding the SOM Bookstore
The new cohorts have heard this
in Foundations, but for returning students this will be lots of news for you,
all good!! I have taken over the administrative operations in the UG program
as of July 1. This change means that both programs will run under a
conceptual umbrella of SOM Academic Programs, so we are all still working
together, we will just be operating on two different campuses. It is a big
change for all of us as it is basically doubling the size of the student body
we work with and the number of faculty, but we are all very excited!! As a result, my time will be now
split between both campuses and the plan is for me to be on the MBA side on
Mondays and Wednesdays and the UG side on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Fridays
will be the swing day! We are totally committed to the same
levels of customer service, student interaction and faculty support as always
and look forward to working with you as we start this new chapter!!
–Mary D.
Win a $50 Barnes &
Noble Gift Certificate -- Fill out a brief survey to enter As
you transition from applicants to students, the SOM Marketing and Admissions
teams are looking for your feedback. As a thank you for completing the
5-minute survey, you will be entered into a drawing to win a $50 gift
certificate to Barnes & Noble. Mockler lobby. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=AyGEIcVgQOyfHAsNFkvO1A_3d_3d
Your
feedback is important to us. Thank you in advance for your participation.
Student Clubs Non-Profit
Management Club starting at SOM! The general focus of the group will be
connecting SOM coursework with the unique challenges faced in the non-profit
sector. Specific strategies for those linkages to be determined by the group.
Any and all students welcome! If you are interested, please e-mail Erin DeCurtis at erin.decurtis@simmons.edu, listing your track
and/or your general availability for a first meeting.
For
any student interested in leading a student group in negotiation and conflict
resolution at SOM, there is an upcoming opportunity of interest. The Program
on Negotiation (at Harvard Law School) has a Student Leaders group which is
an informal network of about 12-15 graduate students - one or two students
from each of several Boston-area schools -who are highly involved or very
interested in negotiation and conflict resolution. At some schools the designates are chairs of a negotiation club (e.g.
Fletcher,
It is important to note that
your time commitment will be minimal. You will comment on things you have an
opinion about or you know others have an opinion about. It is ok to ask your
peers as I do see you as a representative group. If there is a time deadline,
I will be really clear about it, but most often you will have a week or so to
react to the issue on the table. We'll have a lot of fun and you will be
exposed to some interesting issues, problems, etc. If you would like to join
the SAC please let Paula know at paula.bent@simmons.edu. Women of Color Committee If you are interested in
learning more about this, please contact Delia at delia.pollack@simmons.edu.
More details are available on
our website: http://www.simmons.edu/communityservice/new/index.shtml
For more information please
contact Carolyn Grimes at carolyn.grimes@simmons.edu
Please join the Simmons SOM
marketing team for a focus group on September 10th at 2:00 p.m. or September
18th at 5:00 p.m. We are hoping you will share your impressions of Simmons
marketing efforts, as well as your ideas for how we can improve moving
forward. Snacks will be provided for the day section and dinner will be
provided for the evening section. Please RSVP to Nicole Herrick at nicole.herrick@simmons.edu.
Paid Research Study for Business Students
Topic: Business Courses Dates: 9/18 and 9/19, 6pm-7:45 Honorarium: $100 For more information about this
study please call Kathy or Betty at 781-246-0250 Ext 38 or 39. |
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Entrepreneurship Information Session *September 17th at 12:00pm in
the Green Room - click here
to RSVP *September 20th at 5:00pm in
Case Room 2 - click here to
RSVP
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TIME SENSITIVE –
MBA Rotational and Management Development Programs
State Street – DEADLINE 10/1/07 and
10/31/07 respectively Dana Farber- DEADLINE 11/16/07 Johnson and Johnson Company
Presentation Monday, October 1, 2007 Check Career Connect for details
on Bank of America and Dana Farber Programs https://www.myinterfase.com/simmons/student/home.aspx
Recent Internship
Postings – Visit Career Connect 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.
Below serves as a brief reminder of upcoming events. You can register for
Career Connect at: https://www.myinterfase.com/simmons/student/home.aspx
Sponsored
by: Thursday,
September 13 at 6:00 p.m. Neiman
Marcus in C2C Fest – The Partnership
Inc. Monday,
September 17, 2007 5:30 pm
-9:00 pm
Thursday,
September 27, 2007 6:00 pm
-9:00 pm, Session starts at 6:30 PM, MIT -Classroom: E51-145, Jeff
Hoffman, founder and CEO of Basho Strategies will present "Action is
Power," a unique approach that will immediately inspire interest and
curiosity in your target audience. National Hispanic MBA Career
Fair Thursday
– Saturday, October 4 -6, 2007 Executive Diversity Career Fair Tuesday,
October 23, 2007 10:00
am -5:00 pm, in
Friday,
October 26, 2007 9:00
am-4:00 pm,
Friday
& Saturday, November 2-3, 2007 The Women For Hire Wednesday,
November 7, 2007 10:00
a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Note:
Contact Lisa Toby lisa.toby@simmons.edu
in Career Services for financial assistance opportunities with admittance
fees to career events.
Thursday,
November 8, 2007 6:30 pm
- 9:00 pm. Session starts at 7:00 pm. Location: MIT Sloan, Room TBD Friday,
November 2, 2007 10:00
am – 3:00 pm, Sheraton Boston Hotel - CFO Summit
Why Making a Career Change Can
Look Good on a Resume Say you
want to quit your job in sales to become a bartender. Or maybe you're ready
to bag your law practice and open up that café you've been dreaming about
since undergraduate school. Should you or shouldn't you? And what are the
implications? For
complete article: http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/change/20070822-ransom.html
Job Seekers: Put Your Web Savvy
to Work Whether
seeking career advancement or scrambling in response to job cuts like those
hitting the mortgage industry, many workers are hunting for new jobs. And
many of them, even those who changed employers as recently as a few years
ago, are finding a job marketplace transformed by the Internet -- and one
where Web savvy can be critical for success. Follow
link for complete article: |
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New Students
– Space is still
available to sign up for a quick tour of the library. Learn how to get a book
from another library, where to find “reserve” copies of class
textbooks, where to find a quiet place to study, how to search various
databases and much more… Thursday, Sept 13
-12:15pm and 5:15pm Saturday, Sept 15 -
1:30pm Wednesday, Sept 19 -
11:30am and 5:15pm Saturday, Sept 22 -
12:00pm The sign-up sheets for
the tours are at the circulation desk. Space is limited, so please sign up
soon. If these times are not convenient, please stop by the library whenever
you have the chance and we will be happy to show you around. The library is looking
for Part-time Graduate Student Library Assistants. Day/Evening/Weekend
hours are available. If interested, please contact Kathy Berger, SOM
Assistant Librarian, at 617-521-3847 or e-mail kathleen.berger@simmons.edu for
an application. Stop by the library and take a look at our display
of books on corporate social responsibility. Take a look at “The Most Respected
Companies” in the most recent issue of Barron’s. |