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The mission
of the
New
Information This Week
Note from Mary D.
Quotes of the Week
Schedule Updates for Week of 2/22 – 2/29
International
Certificate Open Meeting
Mark
Your Calendars-Two Great Programs
SOMAA Board of Directors Announcement
Non-Profit
Accounting Brown Bag Series
Net Impact Meeting: Wednesday, March 5th at 5:15pm
in CR2
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MBA Office Updates Quotes of the Week ~~James L. Fisher “What is required for effective change is continuity
of sincere effort to release and let go of inefficient thought patterns from
the past.” ~~Doc Childre and Howard Martin, Freeze-Frame ~~Maya Angelou Schedule Updates for Week of 2/22–2/29 Communication
Strategies Paper Due Thursday February 28th All students received an email from me last week
announcing the international certificate that will include going to
Mark Your Calendars-Two Great Programs Walt Pavlo, noted speaker on white
collar crime is back for a return visit to the SOM! Please join us on Wednesday, March 19th from 1-2:30pm OR
6-7:30pm (CR2) to meet acclaimed book author, Walt Pavlo. Walt is the
author of Stolen Without A Gun, which is a book about white-collar
crime. His book was on the top of the December recommended reading list
of the Journal of Accountancy, the monthly publication of the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants. In addition, he has appeared on the
Discovery Channel in a segment captioned “Inside the IRS”. 2008 Speaker Series Part II Effective Leadership on a Corporate
Board Featuring: • Ann Fudge '73UG, former chairman and CEO, Young
& Rubicam Brands • Grace K. Fey, Executive Vice President and
Director, Frontier Capital Management Company • Mary Ann Tocio '92SM, President and COO, Bright
Horizons Family Solutions Tuesday, March 11, 2008 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. The Simmons School of Management Alumnae Association
invites you to explore for-profit board service. Hear from fellow alumnae and
special guests about how they moved into various positions on boards and
their experiences. Learn the questions they asked – What does it take?
What can I expect? How do I get involved? This event, which is the second of
two professional development events sponsored by the SOMAA will be moderated
by Gail Deegan '78SM, who has served as Chief Financial Officer for three
major corporations and is currently active on the board of several
organizations. To register for this event, please email somaa@simmons.edu or
call 617-521-3825 by March 3.Refreshments will be served. Students will
be paid for by the Dean’s office, so please identify yourself as a
current student!
Come
join the Non-Profit Management Club on Thursday, February 28 at 6pm for a
discussion about the unique challenges Accounting in the Non-Profit Sector.
SOM Professor
Due to a plethora of SOM events in February, NI changed our next
meeting date to March 5th
at 5:15pm in CR2. The agenda includes: SOM student
extraordinaire HeatherJean MacNeil discussing her new non-profit
organization helping village children in Honduras; an opportunity to
provide feedback about the upcoming CSR panel; an update on the
spring socially-responsible investing forum; and more. Please join us!
For
more on International Women's Day visit:
Please nominate yourself or a
classmate by February 22, 2008 to serve as a co-chair or
committee member. Previous fundraising or sales experience is desirable,
though not required. Include a resume and 3- 4 sentences describing your (or
your nominee’s) interest and motivation in taking on this role.
If you still have questions about the SOM Class Gift program, please
come to the upcoming track meetings to hear more about the opportunity and to
meet members of the ODAR office. Nominations may be sent by email (somalum@simmons.edu) or may be passed into the MBA
office.
Our
past data has indicated that 95-98% of Simmons students own computers. That
is in keeping with results at other schools. Clearly,
students without computers have responded, because 2-5% over the past 4 years
have said they don't. However, given the college's Shared Academic Technology
vision, which affirms Simmons' commitment to using technology in teaching and
learning (when it is appropriate to do so), we want to be sure that we know
more about potential impediments to student technology use. The
survey is the home page at every lab and general access computer on campus.
We're going to put up flyers aimed at students who don't own their own computers.
I'm going to ask some faculty to announce the survey in their classes. If
there is anything else you think I could do to encourage participation,
please let me know. And
if you could publicize the link to this announcement, that would be great! http://my.simmons.edu/archives/2008/02/students_dont_o.shtml On
behalf of the Technology Governance Committee Student Experience Working
Group, Couldn't make the last NI meeting? Made it, but you lost the snazzy
newsletter? Check out the online version of our periodic newsletter
available at http://simmonsni.googlepages.com/home2. Included in this issue
are interviews on industry and local leaders. |
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The
Center for Gender in Organizations Winter/ Spring 2008 Distinguished Scholar
Speaker Series, Date:
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Time: 12 noon
– 1:30PM Place: Speaker: Professor
Boris Groysberg, Topic: Women and Portability: Why is women's star performance more portable than men's? Professor Groysberg's research focuses on the challenges
of managing professional service firms, especially how firms develop, hire, retain,
and utilize star knowledge workers. In this presentation he will discuss
the issue of portability and the surprising findings from a study of
investment banking professionals that women are able to maintain their star
rankings more reliably than men after changing employers. It appears
that there are a number of things that occur in the process of becoming stars
that make female analysts portable in a way their male colleagues are
not. Professor Groysburg will discuss these factors and lead a discussion
about the practical implications of his findings for women, men and the field
of knowledge work. >>Please RSVP to cgo@simmons.edu by March 21, 2008 for
“Women and Portability: Why is women's star performance more
portable than men's?” Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Time:
12 noon- 1:30pm Place: Speaker:
Professor Robin
Ely, 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 Fireside Chat – Non-Profit as a Career Choice Date: Tuesday, February 26, 3:45 pm – 5:45 pm Location: RSVP by February 19: julie.barenholtz@simmons.edu Guests
include: Leslie
Godoff, Major Gifts Officer, Diane
Dickerson, Director of Emergency Food Resources, Project Bread Erin
Blue Connors, Manager of University and College Relations, The May Institute Additional
Details Attached Fashion and Networking Event Date: Friday, March 7, 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm Location: RSVP by March 3: julie.barenholtz@simmons.edu Note:
Special opportunity to donate clothing & accessory items to Tailored For Success at
the event. Click here for
donation instructions! Additional
Details Attached Fireside
Chat – Consulting as a Career Choice Tuesday,
March 18, 3:45 pm – 5:45 pm, RSVP by
March 14, julie.barenholtz@simmons.edu Seminar:
Got an Offer? Deciding & Negotiating Thursday March 27, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm, Gold Room RSVP by March 22, julie.barenholtz@simmons.edu Fireside Chat: Human Resources & Organizational Development Thursday April 10, 3:45 pm – 5:45 pm, RSVP by April 7, julie.barenholtz@simmons.edu Great
Summer Internship Opportunity at DEADLINE MARCH 2, 2008 The
Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship is looking for smart, capable
students who are interested in helping business leverage its social, economic
and human assets to ensure both its success and a more just and sustainable
world. We offer a paid 10 – 12 week internship; hands on
experience in CSR; site visits to other organizations focused on socially
responsible business (e.g. CERES, KLD Research & Analytics);
opportunities to participate in webinars, brown bag lunches, and
presentations by corporate members; interactions with corporate membership;
and a valuable job experience. Past interns have gone on to jobs with
KLD, McDonalds’ CSR team, and The Center. We have openings in the
following areas:
To
learn more and apply, visit our job
bank. (If
link does not work visit our webpage and click on job bank under the
knowledge center: www.bcccc.net) Recent
Job Postings – Visit Career Connect ~ CEO
at Center for Women & Enterprise ~ CFO/COO Nina
McLemore, Inc. ~ Senior Segment Marketing Manager
– AIR Worldwide ~
Program Manager – Initiative for Competitive Inner City ~
Associate – J. Robert Scott Recent
Internship Postings – Visit Career Connect ~ Human
Resources Intern – The 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
Just
Means Greater
NYC Citizenship and Social Friday
February 25, 2008, Details: http://www.justmeans.com/CareerFairDetails.aspx?Id=5
Networking
Luncheon Thursday,
February 28, 2008, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Vinalia
Restaurant, Registration
& Details: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=152179 3rd
Annual Interactive Industry Career Fair in BIMA
( Wednesday,
March 5, 2008, 12:00 pm - 5: 00 pm (Registration closes at 4:30 pm) *Registration
opens February 5, 2008* More
information and to register: http://www.bima.org/events/1020.cfm
Interesting
Career Articles 10
Most Overused Résumé Phrases Throughout
your career, you’ve accomplished many feats, exceeded several goals and
mastered countless skills. Now you’re on yet another job hunt and you
can’t remember a lick of any of it. Such is the importance of keeping
your résumé up-to-date, whether you’re looking for a job or not. When
you don’t, not only will you forget the important details that’ll
help your résumé stand out to employers, but in your rush to submit your
application on time you’ll end up using the same words and phrases as
everyone else – ruining your chances altogether. Read entire article: http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/careerbytes/CBArticle.aspx?articleID=772
Firms Using Technology To Retain Employees Two years from now, Diana Hatcher knows she'll be ripe
for promotion to a more senior job at United Parcel Service Inc. Based on her
most recent performance review, the company's talent-management system
determined that she'll qualify to advance by then if she gains experience in
a different area within her department. Her boss is now helping her make the
switch. Read entire article: http://www.collegejournal.com/successwork/onjob/20080115-needleman.html |