Alumnae Events
Leading Women Entrepreneurs Series - Spring 2007
Saturday, March 10 - Susan Murcott, Inventor & Sr. Lecturer, Civil and Environ. Engineering Dept., MIT
Saturday, March 17 - Paige Arnof-Fenn, Founder & CEO, Mavens & Moguls
Saturday, March 24 - Gretchen Fox '87, Founder & CEO, Fox Relocation Management
Simmons SOM, 451 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA, 11:30 am - 2:00 pm
Join Professor Teresa Nelson at the SOM for the Leading Women Entrepreneurship Series this Spring, featuring four prominent business executives on the topic of starting and growing a business. Events take place on four consecutive Saturdays this March. SOM's former Entrepreneur-in-Residence Julie LeMoine will kick off the series, speaking on "Building a Start-Up: The Process of New Venture Creation, with Comments on High Technology." Susan Murcott will lead a discussion on "Global Social Entrepreneurship: Bringing Clean Drinking Water Solutions to the Developing World" and current SOM Entrepreneur-in-Residence Paige Arnof-Fenn will speak on "The Entrepreneur's Life: Building a Great Brand on a Shoestring Budget." Gretchen Fox '87 will close the series with "A Twenty Year Perspective on Founding and Growing a Firm." This entrepreneurship series is part of Simmons’ commitment to excellence in educating women entrepreneurs by teaching, researching, and convening. We acknowledge and thank the Will J. Reid Foundation for its sponsorship of this program. Events are free and open to the public. RSVP to entrepreneurship@simmons.edu, or click on the links above.
SOM Alumnae Association Spring Speaker Series Event: Principled Leadership: Leading Transformational Change, featuring Ellen Zane
Tuesday, March 13, 2007, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Simmons SOM, 409 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
Final reminder: Register today for the SOM Alumnae Association's Spring Speaker Series event. Refresh your MBA skills by joining us for this interactive and live case study with CEO Ellen Zane. Professor Cynthia Ingols will introduce a new SOM case study about how Zane led transformational change at the medical center. Zane will add stories about how she acquired the skills to undertake such a complex task; how she began the process at the medical center; the significant milestones in the transformational process; and key strategies she is using to sustain change at Tufts-NEMC. Engage with Zane and others about the challenging role of women as turn-around leaders and the special approaches and skills women bring to this work. Seating is limited, so register today. Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
The writing of the case was made possible by a grant from The Patrina Foundation and was written by Cynthia Ingols and Lisa Brem '97.
Cost:
SOMAA Professional Members* - Gratis
General Members, Non-members, Guests - $60.00
Students - $20.00
Only a few seats left so register online today.
*Professional Membership dues allow free admittance to the SOMAA Speaker Series. Annual dues are $75.
SOM Spring Phonathon
Monday, March 26, 2007 and Wednesday, March 28, 2007
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, East Wing, 1st Floor of the Advancement Hall, Boston, MA
The Office of Development and Alumnae Relations (ODAR) is seeking volunteers for our Spring Phonathon. Our phonathons are an important component of achieving our Annual Fund goal, and also provide a great networking opportunity. Your participation is more important than ever! Note that no experience is necessary – we will train you! Please join us to help the SOM reach its goals for 2007. This year’s priorities include: Faculty Scholarship, International Outreach, Principled Leadership, and Reputation Enhancement. We provide delicious refreshments, good spirit, and great prizes to our volunteer callers. So check your calendars and contact Abbie Mohlin at 617.521.3825 or abigail.mohlin@simmons.edu to sign up.
SOM North Shore Alumnae Networking Event
Monday, March 26, 2007, 7:00pm
Glory's Restaurant, 19 Essex Street, Andover, MA
Simmons SOM North Shore area alumnae are invited to this monthly informal networking event, which take place on the last Monday of each month. Contact Susan Big '80 at snbig@msn.com; 978.739.3945 (work) or 978.475.2834 (home) for more information.
CGO Distinguished Scholar Speakers Series
March 28, 2007, April 26, 2007, May 9, 2007, June 17, 2007
Simmons SOM, 409 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
The Center for Gender in Organizations (CGO) will host an event series this Spring entitled “CGO Distinguished Scholar Speakers.” RSVP by March 23, 2007 for the first event, to cgo@simmons.edu. Stay tuned for updates on this educational series.
• Wednesday, March 28, 2007 “Standing Up and Standing Proud: The Stories of 14 Tempered Radicals” Sharon Buckmaster, Ph.D. Hear stories of senior level female executives who have worked for systemic change in their organizations to achieve gender equity.
• Thursday, April 26, 2007 “This is Not Your Father's Work/Family Flexibility" Lotte Bailyn, Ph.D.
Learn about opportunities to apply a new approach to workplace flexibility, based on Bailyn’s 15 years of ongoing research and experimentation in Fortune 500 companies.
• Wednesday, May 9, 2007 “Women at their Best: Authentically Engaging Strengths for Maximal Contributions” Laura Morgan Roberts, Ph.D. Learn from a new, strength-based lens for examining gender and diversity in organizations, and join a discussion drawn from research on how white women and women of color cultivate a deeper understanding of their “best-self” and engage their strengths to mobilize change, build relationships, and persist in the face of obstacles.
• Tuesday, June 19, 2007 “Optioning In vs. Opting Out” Mary Shapiro and Cynthia Ingols, Ph.D.
Hear findings from the recent SOM study of our 400 women who are not “opting out.” Research
indicates women are using workplace flexibility to opt into challenging jobs without sacrificing high salaries or career opportunities.
28th Annual Simmons SOM Leadership Conference
"Ways Women Lead"
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Seaport World Trade Center, Boston MA
Discover why, after 28 years, attendees and speakers continue to rank the Simmons SOM Leadership Conference the premier professional event for women. 2007 Keynote Speakers include: Christiane Amanpour, Chief International Correspondent, CNN; Marta Sahagún de Fox, World Peace Activist; Yue-Sai Kan, Entrepreneur, and Queen Latifah, Actress, Musical Artist, and Author. All proceeds from the conference support scholarships to the Simmons School of Management. For more information and to register, visit http://www.simmons.edu/leadership/.
2007 SOM LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE VOLUNTEERS WANTED!
We are currently accepting a limited number of volunteers for the SOM Leadership Conference on May 5, 2007. If you are interested in volunteering for the conference please contact Judy Benjamin at Judith.benjamin@simmons.edu or at 617.521.3842. In order to volunteer, you must attend a training session at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston on one of following dates: Monday, April 23, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm OR Friday, April 27, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Second Annual Silverman Business Plan Competition
October 12, 2007
Simmons SOM, 409 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
On the eve of the 2007 Simmons SOM Reunion, join alumnae, faculty, staff and students for the Second Annual Silverman Business Plan Competition, which offers a top prize of $10,000 for the best plan. This event is made possible through the generosity of Lois Silverman and the Simmons SOM MBA Class of 2002. Stay tuned for more details.
Rediscover. Reconnect. Reunion 2007.
Simmons SOM Alumnae Reunion Weekend, October 12 & 13, 2007
Simmons SOM, 409 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
Simmons SOM is proud to celebrate the reunions of the classes of 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997 & 2002. Kick-off the weekend with Friday evening’s second annual Silverman Business Plan Competition, and alumnae reception. Saturday’s Reunion will provide activities for reconnection and learning, featuring distinguished SOM faculty, Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands, and an alumnae panel discussion. Volunteer opportunities are available now. Contact Amy Bodow at 617.521.3838 or somalum@simmons.edu for more details.
Please note that all SOM and Simmons-wide events are listed on alumnet calendar. We encourage you to check listings frequently.
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