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FROM MARY D "Your hopes, dreams and aspirations are legitimate. They are trying to take you airborne, above the clouds, above the storms, if you only let them. --William James Since we are also in the middle of March Madness and the tough part of the semester, here is another one! - "We must believe in ourselves or no one else will believe in us, we must match our aspirations with competence, courage and the determination to succeed" -Unknown MBA
Academic Calendar 2005 - 2006 Second
Term Third
Term Simmons
SOM Leadership Conference Focus
Group OPERATIONS
UPDATES All student refridgerators will be cleaned out during Spring Break, so if you have containers or other things you want to keep, take them home before the last day of the semester, April 15. Noel
Levitz Survey Congressional
Fellowships on Women & Public Policy Students who are currently enrolled in a master's or doctoral program at an accredited institution in the U.S. or who have completed such a program within the past 18 months are eligible. Fellows are selected on the basis of academic competence as well as demonstrated interest in the public policy process. A WREI Fellow receives a stipend of $1,300 per month for eight months (January - August). An additional sum of $500 is provided for the purchase of health insurance. WREI will also reimburse up to $1,500 ($750 per semester) for the cost of three hours tuition at a Fellow's home institution. The application deadline is May 20, 2005. For more information, visit http://www.wrei.org/fellowships/index.htm and/or stop by the MBA Office.
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Schedule Changes & Course Information SDM
Update As a reminder, the "Team-Skills Assessment" should be completed and returned to Paula Donaldson by April 1st via email (paula.donaldson@simmons.edu) or hardcopy. Additionally, register on Markstrat as an online user by April 8th. Meeting these deadlines is critical to the success of the class. For more information, please review the original email sent. SUMMER
REGISTRATION UPDATES Here are the elective updates: ENTRPRENEURSHIP IT
MANAGEMENT ALL
OTHER ELECTIVES HOW
THE WAITING LISTS WORK Closed
courses: GSM
536 B-Investments has raised its cap to 30 for students still interested
in registering for it. GSM 561 A-Non Profit Management has enough students to run. It was in danger of being cancelled. Summer
Schedule Change Summer
WebCT Schedule
Changes Finance
SPRING
SEMESTER UPDATES
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Have you completed your financial aid application for the 2005-06 academic year?? The April term begins a new award year for financial aid. In order to re-apply for financial aid, you'll need to complete the 1005-06 FAFSA and the Graduate Student Supplemental Information Form. The FAFSA is available at www.fafsa.ed.gov, the supplemental form is available at http://my.simmons.edu/services/sfs. Once you have completed the FAFSA, the Office of Student Financial Services will notify you in writing if any additional information is required. Graduate students are already being notified of their awards for the upcoming year, be one of the first to receive your financial aid package! In order to avoid delays in registering for the April term, please contact a Student Account Representative to make sure that your tuition charges have been settled. Financial
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INTERNAL EVENTS: SAVE
THE DATE: Pizza and Presentation: You are invited to a lunchtime presentation by Margaret Heffernan www.mheffernan.com , author of "The Naked Truth: A Modern Woman's Manifesto on Business and What Really Matters" (Free Press, 2004). Heffernan, who in her career has done everything from interactive multimedia to trading gas futures, has written extensively about women and leadership, most notably for Fast Company. Her widely acclaimed cover story, The Female CEO ca. 2002 www.mheffernan.com/printer_friendly/fast_company_coverstory.html provoked an avalanche of reader response and was one of the most widely emailed articles in the history of the magazine. As CEO of several businesses that were part of the "Internet giant" CMGI, Ms Heffernan was named one of the Internet's Top 100 by Silicon Alley Reporter in 1999, one of the Top 25 by Streaming Media magazine and one of the Top 100 Media Executives by The Hollywood Reporter in 2000. Drawing on her extensive experience she will offer us tips on how to explode the myth that "you can't have it all" and give us the "naked truth" about what it means to be a leader today. Open to students, faculty and staff. Please rsvp to joyce.fletcher@simmons.edu TONIGHT!
Best Practices for Effective Networking Wendy D'Ambrose, will facilitate the session, and is happy to replicate the session per request for any current students who cannot make the 3/24 date. Subsequent to 3/24, students who were not able to attend that session but are interested in having such a session should coordinate small groups of 3-5 or more (among themselves) and propose alternative dates and times to Wendy. Save
the Date Networking
Lunch Sessions
Date & Time Industry Sign-up
sheets will be posted in the Mockler Lobby. Lunch will be provided so
signing up is important, but you're still welcome to attend if you forget.
This is a great opportunity to learn about the depth of resources available
among your peers!!! EXTERNAL EVENTS: Scholarship
Plus Weekend and Camp CEO MIT
Sloan SRBC-Babson Net Impact Conference: Make Your Career (& Life) Make
a Difference Sign
up for the MIT Sloan SRBC-Babson Net Impact Conference: Make Your Career
(&Life) Make a Difference, April 19th, 2:30 - 8:30 Free registration
to all those who can help plan or help staff on the day of the event:
KEYNOTE: Ken Pucker, COO, The Timberland Company PANELS:
NETWORKING
SESSION: 7 - 8:30 pm Please make sure to register as soon as you can. We need accurate counts of those who plan to attend. We also have some important questions for you regarding panel choices. Two
Upcoming WITI Events April
25 From
the Career Services Office: The Forum lasts one week. In the course of Forum USA 2004, 1100 recent university graduates met with representatives from 40 French companies, associations and research institutes. Thanks to the Forum USA, recruiters issued more than 150 jobs and internship offers and selected more than 325 candidates for second-round interviews. Forum USA is originally focused on students specialized in engineering and hard sciences - cf. the statistics regarding the candidates who attended Forum USA 2004. As we did last year we have widened our focus to include candidates having an MBA to better respond to recruiters' needs. Similarly, newly arrived non-French candidates will likely comprise 25-35% of forum attendants. Forum USA 2005 will be held consecutively in Boston (April 2, 3 &4) and San Francisco (April 6 & 7). The Forum USA will make candidates' resumes available to the exhibitors and will schedule interviews for them. Note that Forum USA offers a free night in the hotel the night before the event for the first 100 registrants for Boston and the first 60 registrants for San Francisco (candidates must live at least 60 miles from the Forum to be eligible). |
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Good luck with all your studies and presentations!! Trends - Some of the latest Career-Related news! What's
the right time to stay on the job? Did you know??? Simmons SOM has been accepted as an Alliance of Bridgestar (http://partners.bridgestar.org/simmons/), a non profit organization that got it's start via Bain Consulting. Bridgestar offers nonprofit board and senior leadership opportunities for Simmons students and alumnae. New Opportunities:
Don't forget to check Career Connect on a regular basis! As a reminder, please keep your Career Connect profile up to date. If you forgot your username and password, please contact diana.cook@simmons.edu or (617) 521-3857 Please do not re-register yourself as past information about you will be lost. Any questions about Career Connect? Please do not hesitate to contact Diana. CSO Hours:
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Student Clubs at the SOM are run by and organized by SOM students. The MBA Office Staff assists with the transition from one year to the next by gathering names of interested students and by setting up each club in WebCT. Investment
Club Meeting Yoga
Club: Come join us to stretch your stress away!
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The Simmons School of Management was a source of information on the challenges facing women executives as HP CEO Carly Fiorina announced her resignation. Acting Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands contributed comments to the February 10th editions of both Newsday and Boston Herald, stating that what happened to Fiorina happens to many CEOs in the field, but the visibility of women CEOs and their work is heightened because there are so few in their ranks. SOM Professor Stacy Blake-Beard was quoted in the January issue of Workforce Management in the article “Lessons from the Donald.” Blake-Beard says The Apprentice’s message is to look out for yourself above all else, and that, in reality, organizations promote the star. Mary Finlay SOM ’90, deputy chief information officer at Partners HealthCare System, received one of 10 New England Business and Technology Association awards. The NEBATA awards program recognizes New England business and technology leaders who have made a significant impact in developing or deploying technologies that address critical business issues while contributing to the region’s prosperity. Ann Fudge, Chairman & CEO of Young and Rubicam Brands and former SOM Executive in Residence, was featured in the February issue of Black Enterprise magazine as one of the 75 most powerful African Americans in Corporate America. Simmons
College Alumna in the News EVENTS Upcoming
Admission Events: Spread the word to friends and colleagues! MBA Preview
Session If someone you know is considering a Simmons MBA and wants to make sure that it is the right choice for her, invite her to experience a Simmons MBA classroom firsthand. The evening's session will be led by Professor of Finance Indra Guertler. Learn how Simmons will prepare you for success! MBA Career
Panel Invite your friends and colleagues to join us for a panel discussion highlighting remarkable women who have used a Simmons MBA to transcend traditional career paths. They will hear from leaders in marketing, finance, healthcare, and not-for-profit, and learn why they chose to pursue an MBA and how their leadership skills and career opportunities soared. Attendees will receive a free copy of Take Charge of Your Career, published by SOM Professors Mary Shapiro and Cynthia Ingols which discusses how trends have changed the typical career path, and gives advice on managing your boss, dealing with difficult colleagues, and overcoming career blunders. MBA Information
Session Spread the word about our upcoming MBA Information Session. Attendees will be able to hear from Acting Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands, alumnae, students, and faculty as they talk about the Simmons MBA experience. They will learn what it takes to earn a Simmons MBA and how it will open up a world of possibilities and opportunities. Topics include our flexible program options, career placement and financing the degree - including our increased scholarships for full- and part-time students. |
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