Alumnae Events
Alumnae Events
SOM Drop-In Night
Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Vlora restaurant and Wine Bar (between Clarendon and Dartmouth downstairs)
545 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116
Want to meet up with SOM Friends? Join us for Drop-In Nights…Networking night for all Simmons SOM alumnae and current students. Join us on Tuesday, September 23rd for a night of socializing with your fellow alums at a new and up and coming Mediterranean restaurant in the heart of Boston. Stop by before you head home or meet a friend and stay for dinner. Either way it's a great opportunity to try a new restaurant while catching up with SOM friends and meeting new ones. Want to introduce a prospective student to Simmons SOM? Then bring them along too! Free Appetizers and cash bar. RSVP to somaa@simmons.edu. Phone: 617.638.9699.
SOM Career Services Fireside Chat with Dan Bross
Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
409 Commonwealth Ave., Green Room, Boston, MA
Join us to hear from Dan Bross, Senior Director of Corporate Citizenship for the Microsoft Corporation, discussing the "Ethics of Greenwashing and Internet Censorship." Don't miss this opportunity to hear from a Senior Director with one of the most dynamic organizations in the world. RSVP Required to georgette.jover@simmons.edu.
2008 School of Management Reunion Weekend
REDISCOVER. RECONNECT. REUNION 2008.
Friday & Saturday, October 3 - 4, 2008
Simmons SOM, 409 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
For Members of the class of 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998 and 2003!
Reunite with classmates and create new memories with fellow Simmons alumnae at Reunion Weekend 2008 in Boston! Reunion weekend kicks off on Friday evening with the Silverman Business Plan Competition & Award Ceremony. Saturday’s activities include tours of the new “green” SOM Building at the main Simmons campus, a State of the School Address given by Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands, and interactive sessions led by esteemed SOM faculty. The Reunion ends with the Fall Speaker Series: The Intersection of Business and Sustainability featuring Mindy Lubber, President of Ceres.
You are welcome to register either online at alumnet.simmons.edu/somreunion or by phone at 617.521.3825 or 800.246.0573
Fall Speaker Series
Saturday, October 4, 2008
It Isn’t Always Easy Being Green
Sustainability for the 21st Century: New Risks, New Opportunities
featuring Mindy S. Lubber, President of Ceres
Join Mindy Lubber for this interactive session as she demonstrates how leading companies of all sizes are embracing sustainability and positioning themselves to thrive in an increasingly resource-constrained 21st century economy. As consumers are demanding cleaner, low-carbon and energy efficient technologies and products, Mindy will highlight the risks and enormous business opportunities presented by the new economic realities of climate change.
Mindy S. Lubber is the President of Ceres, the largest U.S. coalition of investors, environmental groups and public interest organizations working with leading U.S. companies to address sustainability challenges such as climate change.
Mindy is a recipient of the Skoll Social Entrepreneur Award and under her leadership Ceres was awarded the Fast Company Social Capitalist Award for both 2006 and 2007. Before joining Ceres, Mindy was the Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and CEO of Green Century Capital Management, an investment firm managing environmentally screened mutual funds. She was recently voted one of “The 100 Most Influential People in Corporate Governance” by Directorship Magazine.
Saturday, October 4
409 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm SOMAA Speaker Series
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Celebratory Cocktail Reception
Special Guest Anne Jardim, founding SOM Dean
Admission:
$35/person
Please note: This event coincides with Reunion. If you are attending Reunion, this event is included in your Reunion registration fee.
Please RSVP by September 26, 2008 to reserve your seat at the Fall, 2008 SOMAA Speaker Series. To register, please call the Office of Alumnae/i Relations at 800.246.0573 or online at https://alumnet.simmons.edu/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?pid=1236.
SOM Holiday Party
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Save the date and join the Simmons SOM community for a fond farewell of the Commonwealth Avenue campus and a celebration of the move to the Main Campus! Planning is underway, and details will be shared shortly. Stay tuned!
Plan an Event in Your Region
The Simmons School of Management Alumnae Association encourages alumnae to network in their regions. Please contact us at somaa@simmons.edu if you are interested in sponsoring an event in your area.
Please note that all SOM and Simmons-wide events are listed on alumnet calendar. We encourage you to check listings frequently.
Posted on September 13, 2008 3:06 PM
