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April 22nd, 2010 |
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.
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Information This Week
Note from Mary D
Special Note from Mary D-The Appointment of Deb Marlino
Sports Analogies for Those Students That Like Them!
Quotes of the Week
Farewell Celebration for Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands
Schedule Reminders for Next Week
Buy a Support Haiti T-Shirt Today!
Online Marketing Intern
Offline Marketing Intern
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MBA Office Updates We are definitely in the home stretch of the semester! Some of you are holding on for dear life, others of you feel that this semester hasn’t been as bad as other ones! That’s what makes my job so fun as each of you are in different places at different times depending on what is happening in your life, in work and in school! But, you are all still smiling! Tonite is also the induction of some of your fellow students in Beta Gamma Sigma, the academic honor society for business and management and the President and Provost will be there! Congratulations to everyone that was invited to join. Special Note from Mary D-The Appointment of Deb Marlino Deb Marlino was named the Interim Dean of the SOM on Monday and that was great news for all of us at the SOM. She has been the Associate Dean for Faculty and Curriculum for the past couple years, but a senior faculty member in the SOM for many years prior to becoming Associate Dean. I was actually a student in her first year here! She is not only qualified but a very strong leader who will keep moving the SOM in positive directions. She has strong support from both the faculty and staff and students have no need to worry about the leadership of the school with Deb at the helm. She will do a great job! Sports Analogies for Those Students That Like Them! I was at the marathon this week because my niece was running in her first marathon and was at the finish line for a couple of hours watching the runners cross. It was so inspirational and I thought a lot about what makes you run a marathon. For some it was the challenge, for others it was to prove to themselves that they were capable of accomplishing something that not a lot of people do or to beat their personal best from another race. Some did it as a group, others did it individually, some sprinted to the finish line, others barely got there, but they made it! The same is true for you in the MBA program. You have all started and will finish, some in May, some in August, some in December, some in a year or two! Time isn’t important, pacing yourself, staying on course, never losing sight of your dreams is important. At times it will fly by and others you will wonder if you can make it, but like the crowds on the sideline, we can’t run for you, but we can support you all the way!
“The pessimist complains about the wind, the optimist believes the wind will change and the leader adjusts the sails.”-- John Maxwell “Let’s not confuse hasty decisions with strength or intelligence. It’s important to be decisive, AFTER giving consideration that reflects the time you have an what’s at stake."-- Bill Blackman Farewell Celebration for Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands Monday, May 10, 2010, 5:30-7:30pm, SOM 5th Floor Simmons College, the SOM Alumnae Association, and the SOM Business Advisory Council will be co-hosting a farewell celebration for Deborah Merrill-Sands on Monday, May 10th, 2010 from 5:30-7:30pm on the 5th floor of the SOM. Please join us as we honor Deborah’s service to the SOM and to wish her the best as she takes up her new leadership role at Mills. To RSVP for this event, please click here. (https://alumnet.simmons.edu/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?pid=1827&srctid=1&erid=767047) Schedule Reminders for Next Week Saturday, April 24, Business Plan Presentations Sunday, April 25, Managerial Accounting class and Presentations Monday, April 26, SDM/Strat 1 begins Buy a Support Haiti T-Shirt Today! MGMT 237 student entrepreneurs are selling Support Haiti: Buy a T-Shirt shirts for $15/each. This student-run venture has a triple bottom line: 1) It supports economic development in Africa (Edun Live Africa Grower to Sewer fair trade shirts are high quality and ethically produced). Sales will be at Simmons College at the following dates and locations: Or, you could speak with anyone in MGMT 237, or email susan.duffy@simmons.edu. Job Title: Online Marketing intern Background: Speak 2B Free (www.speak2bfree.com) is a company whose mission is to promote spoken word poetry and storytelling globally. Speak 2B Free is creating an advanced entertainment and media platform that uses video conferencing technology and live streaming technology to enable artists worldwide to “perform” in real time online and interact with a large global community of spoken word poetry fans. Compensation: This is an unpaid internship but it will provide any student interested in entrepreneurship with valuable real life marketing experience working with a start-up company Online and offline marketing analyst: Work with Speak 2B Free Head of Marketing and CEO to implement online marketing strategy in their geographic location (10 hours a week) Online marketing duties (10 hours/ week):
Required experience
Please indicate your availability (hours per week) and send your resume and cover letter to vangile@speak2bfree.com Job Title: Offline Marketing intern Background: Speak 2B Free (www.speak2bfree.com) is a company whose mission is to promote spoken word poetry and storytelling globally. Speak 2B Free is creating an advanced entertainment and media platform that uses video conferencing technology and live streaming technology to enable artists worldwide to “perform” in real time online and interact with a large global community of spoken word poetry fans. Compensation: This is an unpaid internship but it will provide any student interested in entrepreneurship with valuable real life marketing experience working with a start-up company Offline marketing analyst: Work with Speak 2B Free Head of Marketing and CEO to implement online marketing strategy in their geographic location (10 hours a week) Offline marketing duties: consist of strategies to develop guerrilla and grassroots marketing tactics and brand promotion offline (10 hours a week) Job description:
Required experience
Please indicate your availability (hours per week) and send your resume and cover letter to vangile@speak2bfree.com
SOM Faculty/Net Impact Chapter Research discussions on Sustainability Simmons School of Management faculty, together with the Simmons SOM student chapter of Net Impact, are convening what we hope will be the first in a series of research discussions bringing together Boston-area faculty and graduate students interested in corporate social responsibility and sustainability. Our first meeting will be: Friday May 21st, from 12pm - 1:30pm Simmons College School of Management 300 The Fenway Boston Room M501 Online announcement: http://bit.ly/d4GtGK In order to increase student involvement, an MBA student will kick-off the discussion by presenting a brief synopsis of the faculty research paper. Discussion with the primary researcher(s) will follow. For our first session we will discuss a paper by Shuili Du entitled "Maximizing Business Returns to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): The Role of CSR Communication" (International Journal of Management Reviews, 2010). If it is of interest to you, we have attached the abstract, and will circulate the full paper in advance of the session. Feel free to pass this invitation along to colleagues, including interested graduate students (both Masters and PhD). Space is limited, so please RSVP to Erin Dopfel (dopfel@simmons.edu) as soon as possible. Bring your brown bag lunch and we will provide drinks and cookies. Beta Gamma Sigma Information As a result of AACSB accreditation, we are now eligible to have a chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma at Simmons. This organization is an academic honor society for business and management students with 500 chapters worldwide. Undergraduate students become eligible in the second semester of junior year. The top 10% of the class, ranked by GPA, are invited to join BGS. The students in the top 10% of the senior class will also be invited, if not already inducted as juniors. MBA students become eligible once they have completed approximately half of the credits for the program; the top 20% of the eligible MBA students, ranked by GPA, are invited to join BGS. GPA requirements will vary by year as it is a % of the eligible pool of students and not a set GPA number, similar to how MBA graduation awards for honors and high honors are determined. Eligibility is done yearly, so it is possible that if you weren’t eligible one year, you might be eligible the following year. The induction ceremonies will typically be in the spring. As you saw, that invitation can come in class or by email! Prof. Linda Boardman Liu is the faculty advisor to this group and has done a terrific job coordinating all the logistics getting the chapter launched! Below is the list of current MBA and BA/MBA students invited to join:
Ann Fudge Scholarships for Global Business Leadership Simmons College has been awarded the opportunity to select one African American MBA student to participate in the 2009-10 Ann Fudge Scholarship Program and applications will be open through April 19. Students who are NOT graduating in August 2010 are eligible to apply. Professor Stacy Blake-Beard is awarded a Fulbright Fellowship-Message from the Dean I am delighted to share the news that Stacy has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Fellowship to support her sabbatical research during the coming academic year. Her project is entitled “Systems of Sustenance and Support: Exploring the Impact of Mentoring on the Career Experiences of Indian Women.” She will be hosted by the Center for Leadership, Innovation and Change at the Indian School of Business. As you know, the Fulbright awards are very competitive, and it is particularly challenging to get one for India for which there are many applicants. This award is wonderful recognition for Stacy’s body of work in gender and mentoring and it is also an honor for the SOM and Simmons. We are on a roll as this awards now builds on Lynda Moore’s Fulbright to do her research on women and leadership in the UAE three years ago! This is an honor for Stacy, the SOM, and Simmons. The Fulbright awards telegraph academic excellence and help us to build our international expertise and reputation. Please join me in congratulating Stacy for this wonderful achievement. Laura Liswood Event Am event featuring Laura Liswood, author, diversity consultant at Goldman Join the Medical Group Management Association! The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) is the premier membership association for professional administrators and leaders of medical group practices. Get a head-start on being a part of this growing field by joining the association as a student member. Jump start your health care career using the resources and networking that MGMA offers for only $35 a year. Here are a few of the benefits student members enjoy: Career resources and job database Access to the EBSCO Health Business article database containing more than 450 health care administration journals Research assistance and advice from MGMA's library professionals Discussion forums and member-created e-groups Discounted registration on 100+ educational programs offered annually To join or learn more, visit www.mgma.com/join. Contact MGMA if you have questions toll-free, 877.275.6462, ext. 1888.
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Announcements Internship Search Drop-In: Sharing Needs and Leads DATES: April 26, May 3, & May 10
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UPCOMING EVENTS Network for EXECUTIVE Women (NEW)
A Boston Women in Finance Event Ms. Clouse will discuss how the recent financial crisis has changed the way money managers advise their clients on their investments and how some clients are rethinking their risk tolerance and the way they want their wealth deployed in light of the recent economic environment.
Internship/Practicum meeting Recent SOM graduates will be joining us for a panel discussion. The Alums will be sharing stories and answering questions about what their internship experiences were like. We are looking forward to having a wonderful conversation with them.
The 2010 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium
Your Personal Brand isn't complete without a great head shot! Possible times: June 26 & 27th or July 10th &11th
Mass Innovation Nights
CONFERENCES AND EXTERNAL CAREER FAIRS Women for Hire Expo www.womenforhire.com Good Jobs, Green Jobs: 2010 Green Innovation Expo www.greenjobsconference.org Sustainable Brands ’10 www.sustainablelifemedia.com FORTÉ MBA Women’s Conference www.fortefoundation.org 2010 Financial Services FAST Track Conference: How a Career in Financial Services Can Work For You www.fortefoundation.org ALPFA National Convention Asian MBA Leadership Conference & Career Fair www.asianmba.org National Black MBA Conference www.nbmbaa.org National Association of Women MBAs Conference www.mbawomen.org NOTE: PLEASE LET LISA OR GEORGETTE KNOW IF YOU WILL BE APPLYING FOR ANY OF THESE POSITIONS, OR OTHERS ON CAREER CONNECT! INTERNSHIPS
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