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The mission
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New Information This Week
Note from Mary D.
Quote of the Week
Schedule Updates for Week of 9/24 - 9/28
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Marketing Research in Practice: MBA Assist for Faculty
Research Project Needed
Entrepreneurship Program Seeking MBA Assist for Special Projects
Volunteers Needed for Semi-Finals and Finals Round of the
Silverman Business Plan Competition
Microsoft Software Offer
First NET IMPACT Meeting of the Year!
HR and Marketing Surveys
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MBA Office Updates As we are a school of principled
leadership, it is hard to ignore the Patriots videotaping of other team
signals. (For our international students the Patriots are the local
professional football team.) To me, what the coach of the
Patriots did was inexcusable because it was a conscious decision to violate
league rules and protocols. It was not a mistake, it was not a bad decision
under stress, it was a calculated decision to use every advantage to have his
team win, regardless of league rules. This is the opposite extreme of
principled leadership and he has forever tarnished what was a wonderful image
of a model team from its owners to the players and called into question all
the great accomplishments of the last few years. “Be the authentic version
of who you are. Be the best, most polished, most capable version of you by
taking every chance you have to learn” --Lois Quam, CEO of Ovations, a $25 billion division of United
Health Group Econ Review (A) September 28, 1:15-2:15
P.M. Case Room 2
Entrepreneurship Program Seeking MBA
Assist for Special Projects The Entrepreneurship Program is
looking for interested MBA students to assist in delivery of the program on a
project basis including involvement with the Entrepreneurship Advisory Board,
research projects on entrepreneurship topics, and a range of "what's
going on" activities. Standard MBA payment rates apply. Mostly flexible
scheduling. Those interested, please email Teresa Nelson (teresa.nelson@simmons.edu). Thank
you! Fiona Wilson, Faculty Director,
Silverman Business Plan Competition, and the Entrepreneurship Initiative at
SOM are looking for students who would like to volunteer to assist at the
semi-final (Thursday, October 4, 2007 from 5:30 – 9:00 pm) and final
round of the Silverman Business Plan Competition (Friday, October 12, 4:00
– 6:30pm) For the semi—finals, we need students who are willing
to be official time keepers and escorts for the semi-finalists. This is a
great opportunity for anyone who would like exposure to professional level
business plan presentations, as this event is not open to the public and the
only way for students to attend is via this opportunity. For the finals we
also need escorts and a time keeper. Please email entrepreneurship@simmons.edu
if you are interested no later than 9/23. Microsoft
Software Offer First NET IMPACT Meeting of the Year! Please join the SOM Net Impact
club For more information, contact
Alison Haight at Net_Impact_Simmons_SOM@yahoogroups.com
Third Thursday Net Impact Networking Hour
This event is sponsored by the
SOM Net Impact club. Come join fellow Net Impacters from Babson (Olin), BC
(Carroll), BU, Brandeis, Harvard (KSG and HBS), MIT (Sloan), Simmons, Tufts
(Fletcher) and UMass (Isenberg), and the Net Impact Boston professional chapter,
for drinks and good conversation at the Wonderbar. What is NET IMPACT? NET IMPACT is a global network of leaders who are
changing the world through business. Comprised of more than 10,000 members,
NET IMPACT is an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to
make a positive impact on society by growing and strengthening a community of
new leaders who use business to improve the world. The SOM began a student
Net Impact club to pursue activities in the fields of corporate social
responsibility, social entrepreneurship, nonprofit management, international
development, and environmental sustainability. Here's the link: Deborah Lannon 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
If you plan to come to the SOM
on a Saturday during business hours you must use the |
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Entrepreneurship Information Session TONIGHT!!
*September 20th at 5:00pm in Case Room 2 - click here to RSVP
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DETAILS
AND APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE FOUND ON CAREER CONNECT (https://www.myinterfase.com/simmons/student/) Bank of America presentation on campus – date and time
information will be announced shortly Global
Treasury Services Leadership Program
6:30 pm
to 9:30 pm, Sheridan Hotel, Prudential Center,
More information on Career
Connect
State Street – DEADLINE 10/1/07 and 10/31/07
respectively
Monster MEDAL program – DEADLINE 10/26/07 Please
follow link for details http://www.monsterhires.com/UrProgram.aspx
Monster Company Presentation on October 2nd, from 4:15pm -5:45pm, Location
TBA RSVP by Friday, September 28th to julie.barenholtz@simmons.edu
(We need at least 10 RSVP’s to run program) MGH ( Administrative
Fellowship Program Dana Farber - DEADLINE 11/16/07 Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute Administrative Fellowship Program – begins July 2008 Recent Job Postings
– Visit Career Connect - Change
Management Specialist – Fidelity Investments -
Research Analyst - -
President –Green Century Capital Management -
Director of Marketing – -
Advancement, Corporate and Foundation Relations -
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Entrepreneurship and Equity Financing Internships - Center for Women and -
Consulting and Training Programs Internship - Center for Women and 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
Back to the
Classroom: Action is Power at MIT Thursday,
September 27, 2007 6:00pm -9:00pm,
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.
American Marketing
Association: Marketing Hot Topic: Search Engine Marketing Friday,
September 28, 2007 9:00am-
5:00pm -
Friday,
September 28, 2007 8:30am
to 2:00pm - Sheraton Framingham Hotel,
Thursday
– Saturday, October 4 -6, 2007
5:30pm
– 9:30pm Wilmer Hale,
Westin
St. Francis in
10:00am
-5:00pm, in The Partnership Inc.
Career Connection Wednesday,
October 24, 2007 4:00pm-
7:00pm Dorothy Quincy
9:00am-
4:00pm, National MBA Career
Fair for Women Friday
& Saturday, November 2-3, 2007 The
10:00am
to 2:00pm
Winning More and
Losing Less by Getting Out of Our Own Way Thursday,
November 8, 2007 6:30pm
- 9:00pm Session starts at 7:00pm. Location: MIT Sloan, Room TBD
10:00am
– 3:00pm, Sheraton Boston Hotel,
Interesting Career
Articles Nail that job! 7 tips for
traveling for an interview Congratulations!
You've been asked to come in for an interview. Traveling to meet with a
potential employer is no vacation, but it doesn't have to pack on additional
stress. "Be
prepared for the interview itself. Traveling is stressful enough. You don't
want to have to worry about both traveling and the interview," said
Patrick Skelly, IBM program manager for university recruiting. For
entire article: http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/09/06/interview.travel/index.html Excerpt:
Franchises are sticklers for the cookie-cutter approach. Rules and processes
are set down for owners buying into a uniform system. The decor has to be set
just so; the products have to be prepared a certain way; and all signage
needs to be consistent. But a
crop of franchisers are taking a very different approach: They are giving
their franchisees some freedom to run their own operations, much like an
independent small business -- from personalizing store names and menus to
fiddling with prices. For
entire article: |
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Library Updates Resources sheets are available
in the library on the following topics: researching employers, job searching
on the Internet, business plans, writing resources and BGGE resources. They
are located on the wall above the student printer. Please help yourself. 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. Recommended Take a look at
“The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” in the most recent
issue of Forbes magazine. |