October 25th, 2007

MBA OFFICE NEWS & EVENTS CAREER SERVICES SOM LIBRARY

Headings marked in MAROON represent previously posted information; those marked in BLUE represent new information.

The mission of the Simmons School of Management is to educate women for power and principled leadership. We are committed to the advancement of knowledge and practice in management through excellence in education and research. Our academic programs offer rigorous, applied, management education designed for women. We focus on leadership, and our programs integrate the strategic, functional, and behavioral aspects of management. SOM students gain the knowledge, analytical skills, and confidence that they need to manage successfully in dynamic and global environments. We are invested in our students’ success and support them as they launch, advance, and change their careers.

New Information This Week
Note from Mary D.
Quote of the Week
Schedule Updates for Week of 10/29- 10/03
Registration
Special Request from Mary D.
Undergraduate Senior Seminar Group #1 Looking for Volunteers to Take a Survey
New SOM Building Updates
Women's Business Breakfast
CGO’s Fall, 2007 Distinguished Research Scholar Speakers Series

MBA Office Updates

Note From Mary D.

Well, who would have thought that the Red Sox would have pulled off their amazing comeback against the Indians to get to the World Series and the Patriots remain undefeated. So this week, my analogy relates to teams. In the comeback of the Red Sox and in the win last night, it was different players who shined this time and my point is that teams are built around the fact that everyone brings different skills and competencies to the table that get utilized in a variety of situations. If you look at the Red Sox rookies, they have taken advantage of all the opportunities that have presented themselves and made the most of them. All of you are talented women, you wouldn’t be here otherwise. Make the most of opportunities you have in front of you to show everyone all the great things you can do.  The other obvious one is that never stop believing in your own capabilities, because that desire to put forth the best effort you can, each and every day will make your dreams come true! We’ll save the Patriots until next week as that is a great story about execution!!

Quotes of the Week

“If we all did the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves.”
-- Thomas Alva Edison 

“One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals.”
-- Michael Korda

Schedule Updates for Week of 10/29 – 11/03

Economics (A) Exam 2 October 29th, 12-2p.m Caseroom 2
Comp Strategic Plan Due 6p.m. October 30^th,
Economics Review 5-5:45p.m. October 31^st, Caseroom 2
Corporate Social Responsibility 9-12:30p.m. November 3^rd, PTRC Room P113

Registration

MBA Registration will open on November 13^th. Materials will be out on November 5^th or 6th!

Special Request From Mary D.

In the next few weeks, you may see a request from some UG marketing students that will be asking you for some information that will help them gather data for their senior seminar presentations. As I have moved into my new job that spans both the UG and MBA programs, I am trying to identify synergies where the MBA program can help our UG’s. For example, below you will see a group that has a product targeting international travelers, asking for MBA students that have traveled abroad in the last year for business to fill out a short survey. I would ask you to help them out if you can!!

Undergraduate Senior Seminar Group #1 Looking for Volunteers to Take a Survey

MGMT 390: Senior Seminar’s Group 1: ConneXus Co. is looking for survey participants for the primary research portion of their seminar projects. We are specifically looking for individuals who have traveled overseas for business purposes within the last year. If you fit this criterion and are interested in helping us out with our research, please contact Wei Wong via email: wei.wong@simmons.edu. She will then confirm your interest and forward you the link to ConneXus’s survey. The information you provide on the survey will be used only for research purposes. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the survey, please contact Wei at wei.wong@simmons.edu.

New SOM Building Updates

New SOM Building
Completion Date: January 2009

Current: Phase 6 - Exterior Walls

Scheduled Start: September 2007

For more pictures and information please visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/candy-s/sets/72157594168985567/

Women's Business Breakfast: Her Turn -- Why It's Time for Women to Lead America

Nancy Pelosi is the Speaker of the House. Condoleezza Rice is Secretary of State. Hillary Clinton is a frontrunner among a long list of prominent presidential hopefuls. And women CEOs rule at such major corporations as PepsiCo, Xerox, eBay, and Citigroup. But is the glass ceiling shattered? Find out what you can do to start planning now for your big move up, up, up! In her new book, Her Turn: Why It's Time for Women to Lead America, Vicki Donlan makes the case that women have the numbers, talents, determination and willingness to lead. And they are ready for the challenge. Join us for this exploration of the dramatic changes that will result as more and more women take leadership roles in business, politics, higher education, health care, and philanthropy. Find out how these changes will benefit generations to come, in America and around the world. A book signing will follow the program.

The next Boston Center for Adult Education Women’s Business Breakfast is being held on November 13^th from 7:15-9:00am at 5 Commonwealth Ave. We will need to send the BCAE a list of people that will be attending from the SOM in the beginning of November. Please let us know you if you are interested in attending.

Entrepreneurship

Graduate Entrepreneurship Certificate Courses For 2008

Course One: Entrepreneurship: Feasibility Assessment – GSM 600 (spring semester)
No pre-requisites

Course Two: Entrepreneurship: Business Plans and Proposals – GSM 601 (summer semester) 
Pre-requisites – GSM 600, and GSM 425, and either Finance or Managerial Accounting

Course Three: Managing a High Growth Firm – GSM 602 (fall semester)
Pre-requisites – GSM 601 plus con-current registration in GSM 603; requires acceptance into the Entrepreneurship Certificate Program and MBA graduation

Course Four: The Entrepreneurship Practicum – GSM 603 (fall semester)
Pre-requisites: GSM 601 and con-current registration in GSM 602; requires acceptance into the Entrepreneurship Certificate Program and MBA graduation

Please contact darla.pires-degrace@simmons.edu for more information on these Entrepreneurship electives and/or the Certificate program.

Business Plan Competition and Tea with Ros Jaffe

For those of you that attended last Friday’s tea with Ros Jaffe or the Business Plan competition, it was a chance to not only watch your peers in action-presenting in front of 115 people, but also to learn from some very successful executives how they react in the moment to presentations in front of them, deliver feedback, ask probing questions, and relate their business experience with concrete examples, suggestions, etc. The goal to help continue to refine the ideas of the finalists was clear and everyone in the room learned something. I also heard those who attended the tea with Ros also really enjoyed listening to her story and getting a chance to interact with another very successful entrepreneur and executive.

Hot Off the Press- Results of Silverman Business Plan Competition Finals!

WINNER: Jennifer Christian-Murtie, class of ’07, and current MBA Certificate in Entrepreneurship student

Yadumu

Yadumu will provide comprehensive environmental, economic, and sustainable development advice to hotels, lodges, and camps in the ecotourism industry in Africa.  Yadumu’s ecotourism consulting will educate lodges on practical environmental techniques that make good business sense; assist businesses with gaining an eco-rating from certification organizations; and assist businesses in marketing their ecofriendly status.

Jennifer won $10,000 in cash plus in-kind prizes valued at over $10,000 including legal services, logo design, brand consulting and training programs.

Jennifer, and the two other finalists presented to a packed room of over 110, and the panel of 4 judges who said they were impressed by the creativity and timely nature of her idea, tapping into a major new trend, her passion for ecotourism, quality of the business plan,  knowledge of the African market and realistic vision and financial goals.

As a nice bonus, Yadumu also aligns sustainability, social responsibility and profitability in its business strategy, which are concepts and practices which are deeply integrated into our MBA curriculum.

Technology Self Help Clinic

Technology plans to have a Self Help Clinic on Tuesday the 30th. It will be for any student, staff, or faculty to bring in their personal computer and fix problems they're having with it. There will be more detailed information next week about the clinic, for now please prepare you’re schedule if you're interested!


New SOM Merchandise at the Bookstore!

Show off your SOM pride with new hoodies, t-shirts, travel mugs, and more now available at the Simmons Bookstore! Stop by the store or visit our website at www.simmons.bncollege.com Please contact the store manager, Shalagh Kelly, at 617-521-2054 or bkssimmons@bncollege.com for more details.


Borrowing Things from the MBA Office

Over the last couple of weeks, we are noticing that office supplies are disappearing off of desks in the MBA office. We have lost pencil sharpeners, tape dispensers, scissors, etc. While I am not necessarily opposed to someone borrowing something if they are in a pinch, I really would hope that you would return anything that is taken and leave us a note.

News & Events

The CGO’s Fall, 2007 Distinguished Research Scholar Speakers Series.

Hosted by: Dr. Joyce K. Fletcher, Distinguished Research Scholar Simmons School of Management 409 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA.

Please join us for a special week at CGO with two important presentations by leading scholars.

Date: November 5, 2007

Time and Location: 12pm- 1:30pm in the Green Room.
This is a brown bag, cookies and beverages will be provided.

Speaker and Topic: Louise Marie Roth, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Arizona,

“The Myth of Meritocracy: Unconscious Bias, Performance-Based Pay, and Gender Inequality”

While conscious action may produce some inequality, most discrimination occurs through cognitive processes that are automatic and unconscious.  Using data on 76 Wall Street professionals, Louise Marie Roth examine how stereotyping and homophily preferences influence gender inequality in the securities industry.

>>>> Please RSVP by October 31 for “The Myth of Meritocracy” to CGO@simmons.edu

Date: November 8, 2007                                                                 

Time and Location: 4pm-5:30pm in the Green Room.
We will provide beverages and cookies.                      
Speaker and Topic: Karen Golden-Biddle, Professor of Organizational Behavior at Boston University School of Management, 
“Excavating the Everyday Work of Change” Golden-Biddle, Professor of Organizational Behavior at Boston University School of Management,  “Excavating the Everyday Work of Change”                                                                               

We hear a lot about major transformation, jolts and the large scale efforts associated with organizational change, But much of the essential work in changing organizations, that which takes place everyday in micro-level situations, has remained invisible. In this session, researcher and author Karen Golden-Biddle will present and give us an opportunity to excavate this everyday work of change, based on the findings of a 5 year study in real time of people implementing system change in the health sector.

>>>> Please RSVP by November 2 for “Excavating the Everyday Work of Change” to CGO@simmons.edu

Career Services Updates

TIME SENSITIVE – MBA Rotational and Management Development Programs

DETAILS AND APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE FOUND ON CAREER CONNECT (https://www.myinterfase.com/simmons/student/)

State Street – DEADLINE 10/31/07
Global Markets Professional Development Program – Starting September, 2008

MGH (Massachusetts General Hospital) - DEADLINE 11/1/07

Administrative Fellowship Program

Dana Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) – DEADLINE 11/16/07

Administrative Fellowship Program

Career Symposium: "Dare to Succeed: Voices of Strong Women"

October 30, 12:30-4:00 PM at the Linda K. Paresky, Simmons Main Campus

Hear the stories of eight successful women role models, who share the roads they took that led to career success!

Joyce Kulhawik, ’74, ‘02HD, Arts and Entertainment Anchor for WBZ-TV, will kick off the symposium with her keynote address from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Please follow link further details: http://my.simmons.edu/services/cec/events/2007/career_symposium.shtml

WORKSHOPS

Minitab

Tuesday October 30, 2pm – 4pm, in P113 (this is on the main campus)

Register online at http://ptrc.simmons.edu/

Or contact Shelley directly at: strowman@simmons.edu.

Recent Job Postings – Visit Career Connect

- Consultant/Analyst – The Croes Olivia Group

- The LI Project Associate (PA) position - Lehmann Infomediaries

- Associate, Advisory Services - Non Profit Finance Fund

- Research and Marketing Professional – Greenwood Research

- Manager of Client Training and Development- PSMJ Resources, Inc

- Financial Analyst - Hayden Associates

Recent Internship Postings – Visit Career Connect

- Research and Marketing Internship – Greenwood Research

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

Hire Purpose MBA Job Forum

Friday, October 26, 2007

9:00am-4:00pm, Marriott Boston Copley Place, 110 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02116

Fashion Career Fair

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

2:00pm – 7:00pm, METROPOLITAN PAVILION, NY,NY 125 West 18th Street (b/n 6th & 7th)

National MBA Career Fair for Women

Friday & Saturday, November 2-3, 2007

The Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park

Women For Hire

Wednesday November 7, 2007

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Boston Park Plaza, 50 Park Plaza at Arlington Street, Boston, MA 02116

Boston Career Fair – Sponsored by Career Builder

Friday, November 2, 2007

10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Sheraton Boston Hotel- Back Bay Ballroom, 39 Dalton Street, Boston, MA

CFO Summit

Thursday November 29^th, 7:30 am - 6:30 pm.

Newton Marriott, Newton, MA ($350 General Admission. Sold out last year!)

Interesting Career Articles

The Best Advice I ever Got – An Article for Entrepreneurs

In 1986 I was working full-time in the construction business and renting an unfinished one-room office in an old cotton exchange building in downtown Greenwood, Mississippi, trying to start a company in my spare time.

Read the full article on Career Connect: Visit the Resource Library – Career Articles Folder at: https://www.myinterfase.com/simmons/student/home.aspx

Planning a Course of Action Is Key to Mentoring Success

The first time Kathy Van Neck participated in a formal mentoring program, the pairing was a flop. Ms. Van Neck, a compensation consultant, met her assigned mentor over lunch one day about six years ago. The conversation was perfectly pleasant. But neither person knew what to do or say. They never met again.

For complete article: http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/jungle/20071024-jungle.html?cjcontent=mail

Library Updates

BLOOMBERG TUTORIALS

The Library is offering tutorials on using the Bloomberg terminal.  These 1-hour individual sessions are designed to help you get started with using the different menu options in this powerful real-time financial and news database. The tutorials will be given during the following times:

Thursday, October 25 - 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Thursday, October 25 - 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Friday, October 26 - 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Saturday, October 27 – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Saturday, October 27 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Tuesday, October 30 – 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Wednesday, October 31 – 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

To sign up for these tutorials, please either come into the Library or email Kathy (kathleen.berger@simmons.edu). The sign-up sheets for the tutorials are at the circulation desk. If these times are not convenient, please let us know and we will be happy to schedule additional times.

Recommended Reading from the SOM Library…

Take a look at the special report on central banks and the world economy in the October 20^th – 26^th 2007 issue of The Economist.

Need Help with Citing Your Sources:

The library has an online guide to creating a bibliography and using citation styles: http://my.simmons.edu/library/bibliography/. This guide includes examples from citation styles such APA, Chicago and MLA.

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.

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