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October 30th, 2008
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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.
Quotes of the Week
The Secret Millionaire at the SOM
NAWMBA Info
Thanksgiving Invitation from Jane Mooney
November T-Passes are In!
Come celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week at Simmons College!
Surefire Strategies to Raising Capital
A reminder message from your friends at the Center for Gender in Organizations
MBA Office Updates This week marks the end of the first big “hill” of the fall semester! For those of you that didn’t even fill you were on one, fabulous!! But for most of you, getting through these past few weeks with midterms, keeping up with your coursework, jobs, personal relationships and outside commitments was a challenge. You all made it!! I do think that it will settle down into another routine for a few week and then it will be the ramp up until the end of the semester. November is this weekend and before you know it, Thanksgiving will be here!! Go out tomorrow on Halloween and see all the little kids in their costumes! It is one of those nights that when you see them so excited and all dressed up, you just smile!! For my sports nuts, the Phillies won the World Series last night. They waited 28 years in between championships. The Celtics raised their championship banner this week in Boston. The corollary to your MBA program is that you all have goals and dreams. Right now, getting your MBA is your goal to reach some of your dreams-of more knowledge, a better life for you and/or your family, a different job. Keep the dream alive as you continue in the program, as at times it will be hard and you will wonder if it is all worth it. But it will be!! As it was for the Phillies and the Celtics, the satisfaction, pride and sense of accomplishment was evident in all their celebrations. Graduation will be the same moment for many of you, and it will be fun to be there with you when it happens!! The other piece of really good news is that you won’t have to wait 28 years to achieve it! “Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning." --Warren G. Bennis “Studies indicate that the one quality all successful people have is persistence. They’re willing to spend more time accomplishing a task and to persevere in the face of many difficult odds. There’s a very positive relationship between people’s ability to accomplish any task and the time they’re willing to spend on it.” -- Dr. Joyce Brothers Announcements The Secret Millionaire at the SOM SOM Visiting Professor of Practice and Entrepreneurship and American businesswoman Margaret Heffernan, who made millions as an internet pioneer – says goodbye to her Somerset mansion, her two kids and husband, in exchange for a flat above a corner shop in one of Nottingham’s poorest areas. Once a thriving town, this British city has gained a recent reputation for guns and drugs. But what worries Margaret more than the thought of living in potential gang land territory, is the fact that she has just nine days to identify people who she feels are worthy of her money. As an entrepreneur herself and a highly successful published author, Margaret is particularly interested in finding people who are already entrepreneurial in their instincts, people who are already making a difference but who may just need a bit of help… JOIN US FOR A VIEWING OF THE TELEVISED EPISODE AND DISCUSSION LED BY MARGARET… THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13th 5:30PM-7:00PM 451 Marlborough Street, Boston Case Room 1 Please RSVP to darla.pires-degrace@simmons.edu if you are going to attend! The Secret Millionaire is one of the most popular shows on British television. A US version of the series is due to start airing on Fox in December. NAWMBA Info Thanksgiving Invitation from Jane Mooney Since she has been at Simmons, Jane has extended the warm invitation for any students that have no plans for Thanksgiving to go to her house and celebrate with her daughter and friends. Every year we hear what a fabulous time students have had at her house and the one thing we can guarantee is that the food will be terrific and the company even better. If you would like to go, please email Jane at jane.mooney@simmons.edu by November 14. She is also very close to public transportation. November t-passes are in! Please come by the MBA Office to get your pass if you ordered one. Classes on Veterans Day There are no day classes, but the evening section of Leading is running! Registration UpdateS No new updates this week... stay tuned! |
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Come celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week at Simmons College! Surefire Strategies to Raising Capital Date: November 18, 2008 Do you have a great business opportunity that requires extra capital? Would you be interested in what investors look for in a pitch? Join the Boston chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and Simmons School of Management for a panel discussion on how to raise capital for your business. Dr. Teresa Nelson, Elizabeth J. McCandless Professor of Entrepreneurship, will moderate a panel of high level women in the financial industry including Jean Hammond, serial entrepreneur and investor and co-coordinator of the Boston based angel investment group, Golden Seeds, Debra A. DeVenne-Zarba, Senior Vice President, Team Leader in the Regional Banking Division at Citizens Bank and Stacey Parks Townsend, President and CEO of The Property and Casualty Initiative. Cost of the event is $30 for members and $40 for non-members. All Simmons School of Management students and alumnae are eligible for the member rate of $30. RSVP: send an email to info@nawboboston.com A reminder message from your friends at the Center for Gender in Organizations Please join us in welcoming CGO Affiliate Dr. Evangelina Holvino to campus as part of the CGO Fall Speaker Series: TOPIC: “Gender, Culture and Success: How Latina ‘cultural scripts’ affect the career success of mid-level managers” DATE: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 One of the hallmarks of the CGO perspective is what we call “gender in all its complexity.” By that we mean that in order to understand the experience of women at work, we must take into account the way different aspects of social identity such as race, ethnicity, age and sexual orientation operate simultaneously to influence gender dynamics in organizations. Latinas as a group represent the simultaneity of race, ethnicity, class and gender. In this presentation, and celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, Dr. Holvino explores the experience of Latina mid-level managers in Fortune 1000 corporations using the concept of “cultural scripts.” She will explain the concept and describe the way in which these scripts both support and challenge Latinas leadership and career development. Finally, drawing on this understanding of the role cultural scripts play in organizational life she leads us in a discussion of strategies to increase support and effectiveness for managing the scripts and cultural challenges that rise from diversity in the workplace. *The 2008/09 Speakers Series is sponsored by The TJX Companies, Inc.* To RSVP, please follow the above link, or send an email message to Kerri Kivolowitz at cgo@simmons.edu. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you there! Sylvia Maxfield Financial Crisis Discussion: Available on iTunes U! Sylvia Maxfield's discussion on the Financial Crisis is on iTunes. To access it, follow these steps (in order to access the podcast, you must have iTunes downloaded on your computer): 1) go to itunes.simmons.edu. WOC Club Open Forum WOMEN OF COLOR CLUB OPEN FORUM / FALL SEMESTER RECEPTION Meet and greet fellow women of color MBA students (refreshments will be provided) Spark: Building and Sustaining the Future 2008 Conference Spark: Building & Sustaining the Future 2008 is a full day conference for young ladies (ages 14-17) in the Boston community who have limited exposure to careers in business and professional development. This event is sponsored by the SOM, Scott Ross Center, and the Women of Color Club. We are seeking 10 volunteers to participate in this event, 5 current Simmons SOM students and 5 Simmons SOM Alumni. Professor Nelson is Looking for Help! Professor Teresa Nelson looking for an MBA student to design, organize and manage a database working with a member of her E-ship Advisory Board. The project is a small (5?) number of hours per week throughout the year. No need to be on campus. $20/hour. Please email for information or to express interest: teresa.nelson@simmons.edu
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UPCOMING EVENTS Simmons School of Management Networking Night Date: Wednesday, November 19th Please join fellow SOM Alumna and students for a night of networking and shopping fun as we gather at the stylish and innovative boutique of Sara Campbell in the Boston’s South End. You will have the opportunity to meet Sara Campbell, designer and owner of the boutique while enjoying snacks, wine, and a 10% discount on anything you purchase that evening. For more information on Sara Campbell and to see some of her wonderful clothes and accessories go to www.Saracampbell.com Financial Services FAST Track Are you getting ready to start the interview process? Need a refresher course on how to make a great first impression? Not sure what to expect given the economy? One thing is for sure - you need to stand out from the competition. As part of the Financial Services FAST Track program, Forté companies will host a panel discussion on how to make the most of your interview! This is a FREE webinar for women MBA’s from Forté schools to help you maximize your interview opportunities. Using examples from candidates seeking internship and full-time employment opportunities, executives from these three firms will review what to do before, during, and after the interview. The panel will review typical types of interview questions and the content for a 1/2 hour interview. For more information visit www.fortefoundation.org. Leading Industries Executive Forum Date: Wednesday, November 5 EXTERNAL CAREER FAIRS Note: These eventsares open to all students regardless of ethnic background. The Partnership, Inc. College to Career Expo 2008 and Student Conference Women for Hire Career Expo Net Impact Conference 6th Annual ALPFA Leadership Summit The 4th Annual Conference on Clean Energy: Financing and Partnering for Emerging Businesses Hire Purpose MBA Career Fair ANNOUNCEMENTS Recent Job Postings – Visit Career Connect Recent Internship & Fellowship Postings – Visit Career Connect Is your organization looking for smart, talented candidates? Do you have an Employee Referral Program? Tap into the amazing candidate pool right here at Simmons SOM!
INTERESTING CAREER ARTICLES Coca-Cola: Building a Better Design Machine? Flying into the cloud Change Business Directions to Ride Out the Downturn |
Library Updates Linda will be leading an Alerts, Feeds, and RSS workshop. In it she’ll demonstrate tools in library databases so you will automatically receive a monthly Table of Contents for your favorite magazines, have searches sent to you as new results are added, or collect the blogs you follow into one, easy-to-read location. Mike will lead a tutorial on RefWorks, which is a free and easy-to-use tool that collects citations as you research a topic. After you’ve written your paper, you won’t have to go through the hassle of creating your bibliography from scratch—it’s easily produced with a few clicks of the mouse. Each workshop will last about 45 minutes. Bring your meal and we’ll bring the sweets! Alerts, Feeds, and RSS will be hosted on Monday, November 17th at 12pm and Tuesday, November 18th at 5pm. RefWorks will take place on Thursday, November 6th at 5pm and on Tuesday, November 18th at 2pm. Research Assistance – Need help figuring out the best database to find articles? Problems finding what demographic is the biggest consumer of ham products? Contact the librarians and set up a time when we can help you! Linda Schuller Wolf, the SOM Librarian, is at linda.wolf@simmons.edu or 617-521-3851 and Michael Wick, the SOM Library Assistant, is at wick2@simmons.edu or 617-521-3847. |