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January 2012

Simmons College mentioned in a Jan. 24  InsideHigherEd.com story as one of five institutions that has professors participating in the new website, KnowThyProf.com. The platform allows professors to share information about their teaching style to prospective students.

Student Rita Shah listed as a TruFit Good Citizen Scholarship Winner in a Jan. 4 press release from Citizens Bank that appeared on MarketWatch.com.

Alumna and former Simmons College rower Elizabeth Comeau writes about her fitness journey and how she makes time for exercise, Jan. 17 on Boston.com.

Simmons College mentioned as an "institutional neighbor" in a Jan. 17 Boston Globe story on Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum renovation.

Simmons College included in list of women's colleges partnering in the NeXXt Scholars Initiative in a Jan. 9 post announcing the launch of the program on the U.S. Department of State website.

Student Caroline Kiley mentioned in a Jan. 10 story in the Conway Daily Sun for her role as a guest timekeeper at the first presidential primary poll in Crawford Notch, N.H.

Simmons student and Strong Women, Strong Girls (SWSG) mentor Hayley Collins writes a SWSG.com blog post on Jan. 24 about her experience at the Simmons screening of Miss Representation.

A Dec. 29 Wall Street Journal Health blog post featuring Liz Scott, biology professor and co-director of Simmons Center for Hygiene in Home and Community on keeping holiday leftovers safe to eat, ran in a Jan. 3 American Council on Science and Health post.  Scott also quoted in January edition of SELF magazine, about metal nail files harboring germs.

Alumna Jennifer Plourde featured in a Jan. 4 Wicked Local (Canton) story and video on how she became a trapeze artist to learn more about the body and how it relates to her job as a physical therapist.

Alumna Kim Pearson featured in a Jan. 12 Greenwich Patch story for her participation in "Community Connection," a series of community lifestyle events with local experts on nutrition, fitness and parenting, sponsored by Patch.

Alumna Brenna Gray featured in a Jan. 19 Sun Chronicle story about her appearance in a Dunkin' Donuts commercial.

Alumna Sarah McGillicuddy mentioned in "Movers and Shakers" on Wicked Local (Dedham) on Jan. 22 for her new position as director of marketing/business development manager at Richard White Sons Inc., a construction management and general contracting firm.

Former instructor Jeannie M. Martin featured Jan. 22 on EnterpriseNews.com for her new position as superintendent of the Narragansett Regional School District.

A profile on English professor, Afaa Michael Weaver, featured Jan. 31 on UrbaniteBaltimore.com.

Simmons graduate student, Tali Stern, quoted in a Jan. 25 Boston Phoenix story about Ladyfest, a punk and indie-centric music festival focused on female empowerment.

Graduate School of Information and Library Science Associate Professor Robin Peek on how the Research Works Act could challenge public access to federally funded research, Jan. 17 on Information Today.

Graduate School of Information and Library Science alumna Anne C. Bromer and her husband featured Jan. 27 on American Libraries Magazine for their $2 million gift to endow the Anne C. and David J. Bromer Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts at the Boston Athenaeum.

Graduate School of Information and Library Science alumna Liz Vezina featured in a Jan. 4 Wicked Local (Billerica) story on her new position as director of the Billerica Public Library.

Graduate School of Information and Library Science alumna Linda Braun listed on nolanet.org as a speaker at Youth Services Symposium at Northeast Ohio Regional Library on teens going mobile at the library.

Graduate School of Information and Library Science student Nicole Kramer mentioned Jan. 16 in Nashoba Publishing about her Townsend Public Library class on how to borrow books to download onto e-readers.

Graduate School of Information and Library Science alumna Angela Bonds featured Jan. 19 in the Dorchester Reporter for her new position as Children's Librarian at the Lower Mills Library.

Graduate School of Information and Library Science alumna Maryellen Remmert-Loud is retiring from her position as library director in Arlington, Jan. 19 on Wicked Local (Arlington).

Graduate School of Information and Library Science alumna Joan Pilkington-Smyth featured in The Sun Chronicle Jan. 21 for her new position as library director in Attleboro.

Graduate School of Information and Library Science four-week online class "Marketing Your Library" mentioned Jan. 29 on newsodrome.com and The M Word blog.

Nutrition Professor Teresa Fung mentioned on U.S.News & World Report website for participating in an expert panel for U.S. News Best Diets rankings.

Alumna Bonnie Lundquist is featured Jan. 26 on fenceviewer.com as a speaker at the "Food for Thought" lecture at Acadia Senior College. Her talk is focused on chronic pain and what can be done about it.

Elizabeth J. McCandless Chair of Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship program director  Teresa Nelson, quoted Jan. 9 on The Little PINK Book's e-note on how to choose the right business partner.

School of Management alumna Marcia Foley named VP of Operations at Sentient Decision Science, Inc, a behavioral science research firm in Portsmouth, N.H. A press release on her new role appeared Jan. 3 on ProductionHub.com.

Visiting professor of entrepreneurship Margaret Heffernan writes a column on the danger of hiring people just like you for Inc.com, Jan. 24. The column also appeared Jan. 26, on Business Insider.

A press release about the Simmons Leadership Conference was posted on The Sacramento Bee's website and KCTV5.com, Jan. 24.

Simmons College is mentioned in a Jan. 25 Boston Globe as one of the clients of iCater, a catering company at the Pine Street Inn shelter.

A press release appeared Jan. 31 on The Sacramento Bee about Richard Cravatts, director of the Communications Management program, being named president of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East.

School of Management student Marissa Window quoted in Jan. 3 Boston Herald story on new startup car service, Uber.

School of Management faculty member Carol Frohlinger featured in a Jan. 10 CantonRep.com press release about her Jan. 18 presentation sponsored by the Women's Impact Initiative.

Master of Healthcare Administration Adjunct faculty member Marty Belscher mentioned on dailymarkets.com for his new position as principal of Aspen Advisors, a U.S.-based global healthcare consulting firm.

A story announcing the School of Social Work's online scholarly journal the Field Educator appeared Jan. 12 on Social Work Today..

School of Social Work student Nina Stewart writes about working at Mayyim Hayyim, a Jewish bath, spiritual facility and education center in Newton, Jan. 9 on the Mayyim Hayyim blog.

Interview with School of Social Work alumna Jennifer Famiglietti, who is running the Boston Marathon this April as part of the Hoyt Marathon Team, Jan. 28 on BleacherReport.com.


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