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General Information

GRADUATION UPDATES
Day students finished their last required Strategy class today, night students next week, so the countdown is officially on!! Graduation is 3 weeks from tomorrow!!

Extra tickets for the Dean’s reception are due no later than July 22 at 6pm

New Alumnae Reception, July 22, 4:00-5:30, 419 LR

Final Graduation Meeting, July 22, 5:30-6pm, 419 LR

GRADUATION INVITATION TO ALL CURRENT STUDENTS
All current students are invited to attend graduation at the John Hancock Hall, 180 Berkeley St in Boston at 10am, August 6. It is a fabulous ceremony and is over by noon at the latest, so if you can take a couple of hours off from work, it is well worth it and usually serves as a motivator that you too will be marching across that stage!! This is the first time we have had the opportunity to invite current students because we are in a much bigger space, so we would love to see you!! Tickets are not required!!

FALL REGISTRATION
Fall registration opens July 16 at 10am and will remain open until July 23 at 10am. If you have lost your password, there is now a way to enter your student ID and get a new one emailed to you!

NOTE FROM MARY D
This is an intense part of the summer for many students as BGGE students have their presentations this week, many electives are wrapping up, and Operations only has one class left and their final. August is coming and time off is just around the corner!! You have one last push needed, so hang in there and study hard!! I have been talking with many students that can’t wait for August to come but also commenting on how fast the semester has gone!! Remember, you have lots of support if you need it, so call or stop by if we can help!!

Unofficial Transcripts
You can print an unofficial transcript from SOAR that will print your name, courses, grades and credits. Many employers will accept this for tuiton reimbursement verification.

Reminder - MBA Office hours during the DNC
Monday 7/26 - Thursday 7/29 9am - 2:30pm
Friday 7/30: 9-2:00pm

Save 20% with a semester MBTA Pass
If you'd like to order a semester MBTA Pass you can come by the MBA Office to pick up an order form. Forms need to be returned to the Office of Leadership and First Year Programs with payment before the August 4th deadline.

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Career Services Office

JOB SEEKERS NETWORK (for current students and '04 graduates)
This session of Job Seekers Network is for SOM students and soon to be recently minted MBAers who are actively conducting a job search. This is an on-going group that will meet weekly though December 2004. No RSVP is necessary. Join other job seekers to set goals, share ideas and information, i.e. what works what doesn't, exchange feedback and offer support. Wendy D'Ambrose, Director, Career Services, leads the group in discussion. The group is casual and informal. If you have questions, need additional information please contact: Wendy D'Ambrose, Director, Career Services 617.521.3854 or dambrose@simmons.edu
The NEXT meeting will take place on Wednesday July 21, 10:30 am- 12:00 noon in the CSO. NOTE: The group will be convening on Wednesdays (July 14th and 21st) and then, starting in August the group will meet Tuesdays August 3, 17, 24 and 31 from 10:30-12:00noon.

CSO Office Hours For the Week of the DNC
Mon. (July 26th) 12pm - 5pm
Tues. (July 27th) 9am - 2:30pm
Wed. (July 28th) 9am - 2:30pm
Thurs. (July 29th) 9am - 2:30pm
Fri. (July 30th) Office Closed

Trends - Some of the latest Career-Related news!

Thinking Inside the Box
Geraldine Laybourne of the Oxygen Channel has finally discovered what women want Read on at: http://www.inc.com/magazine/20040701/oxygen.html

New Opportunities: Don't forget to check Career Connect on a regular basis!
Just Added this week
Program Manager- Commission Junction
Budget Director, Executive Office of Health and Human Services - Commonwealth of MA Controller - Revels, Inc.
Internship:Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Effort - Keane, Inc.

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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.

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Library

Summer Reading Book Swap at the SOM Library
Stop by and see our new collection of gently used paperbacks for pleasure reading. Please take one, and return it or pass it on to someone else when you are finished reading it. Or, donate a few of your favorites to share with others. (Please see Kathy or Linda before dropping off any books.) Happy Summer!

Research Appointments-
Please contact Linda or Kathy if you need help with research as you finish up your summer course assignments. We are here to help you find books, articles, information. Don't wait, schedule an appointment today!

Library Services during the Convention
During the Convention Week, (7/26-7/30) the SOM Library will be staffed from 9:00-2:00 Monday-Friday. In addition, we will be available by phone and email to help with your reference and research requests.

Worth a Read:
Fast Company - August 2004 issue- Cover Story: "Inside the Mind of Jeff Bezos and His Plans for Amazon"

HR Magazine - July 2004 issue - "50 Best Small & Medium Places to Work"

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TECHNOLOGY

Computer Lab

NEW SOFTWARE
There is a new version of webmail out now. We have handouts available in the lab detailing how to use it and setup preferences.

Access to personal network folders in Windows XP
A Handout is available in the computer lab. It explains how to use a personal login to access your own network 100MB folder. It's a more secure alternative to saving files to the Student Data drive. Please be sure to restart lab computers after you use your personal login. Feel free to approach lab staff with questions about how this works.

Problems?
If you experience any problems with the computers please record it in the Problems Notation Log located in each study room or tell the lab staff.

LAB HOURS
The lab is open:
Monday - Saturday 7am-11pm
Sunday 7am-7pm

SOM Lab (staffed) Hours:
Monday - Thursday 4pm-7:30pm Sat. 12 - 4pm

Bill Porter is also available for assistance Monday - Friday 9am - 4:30pm If the lab is not staffed and you need assistance call the Main Campus Lab @ x2769

Reminder: Food, drinks or cell phones are NOT allowed in the computer lab or study rooms, sorry. This rules will be enforced by lab staff.

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SOM in the News

The Simmons School of Management’s Executive Education program was featured in the June issue of The Ariel Group Review. The article relates how the SOM used the Ariel’s Leadership Presence program as one module in a recent week-long Executive Education custom program. The Leadership Presence program teaches leaders to inspire and empower others through energy, enthusiasm, and expressiveness.

The Simmons School of Management/The Committee of 200 joint national study Teen Girls on Business: Are They Being Empowered? was referenced in the April 22 issue of the Kansas City Star in the article “Girl Scouts help young women to be next corporate execs.” The article focuses on the regional Girls Scouts’ efforts to encourage girls to rethink business careers. The joint study was also referenced in the article “Next wave of CEOs” in the May 10 issue of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and in the article “Are you chasing the wrong career?” in the May 2 edition of the Daily Reflector (Greenville, SC).

SOM Associate Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands and professor Jill Kickul gave a talk entitled “Women and Business: Aspirations for Leadership and Power” on June 22 to the Research Committee of the Boston Club.
The talk reported on findings from the recent Simmons SOM/HP survey on women’s views on leadership and power conducted at the 2004 Simmons SOM Leadership Conference in May. The two also spoke on the same topic on June 23 to 40 members of the newly formed women’s network of the Boston Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth.

The Center for Gender in Organizations (CGO) has recently had the honor of receiving a $200,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation to work with five universities in Africa to assist them with their work on gender and organizational change. Dr. Evangelina Holvino will be the leader of this project. CGO has also just received an unrestricted $10,000 gift from the Bank of America Foundation.

Patricia Clarke, assistant professor of finance, has two papers appearing in the 2004 Proceedings issue of the “Journal of the Academy of Business Education.” The first, “Financial Literacy for an Underserved Market: A Service Learning Project for the Introductory Finance Course,” was presented at the Financial Education Association annual meeting this past April in Mystic, CT. “A Real-Life Case Approach: Diagnosis and Recommendations for Companies Currently at the Crossroads” was presented at the Academy of Business Education annual meeting, also held in Mystic, CT.

Gail Long SOM ’80 was recently named Director of Commercial Banking for Citizens Bank of Massachusetts. She was previously Senior Vice President and Marketing Director for Citizens Capital. In her new position, Long will assume responsibility for Citizens’ Large Corporate and Specialized Banking divisions.

Adele Marchbank SOM ’03, executive director of Stadium Theatre Foundation in Woonsocket, RI, has received a grant from the Rhode Island Foundation. The fellowships are awarded to nonprofit leaders to support them in their professional and personal leadership development. With the funds, Marchbank will travel to gain insight into her role as both creative force as well as effective organizational director. She will also participate in a two-week artist residency program in Deer Isle, ME. The Rhode Island Foundation is one of the nation’s largest and oldest charitable foundations serving a specific geographic community.

Professor Cynthia Ingols has co-authored the article “Validation Outsourcing Best Practices: What Does This Mean for the Client-Contractor Relationship?” with Katie Henchir SOM ’04, appearing in the July/August issue of Pharmaceutical Engineering.

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