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General Information

This will be the last MBA Update for the summer.
It will resume September 2nd. Have a great summer!

MBA OFFICE HOURS FROM AUGUST 9-AUGUST 27
The MBA staff will be at the John Hancock Hall for commencement on Friday, August 6, and no one will be in the MBA Office. The MBA office will be closed on August 9 and then will have 8:30-4:30 hours from Monday –Thursday and 8:30-2pm on Fridays from August 10-27. We will resume our 8:30-8pm coverage Monday, August 30.

Fall Course Material
The fall course material list is updated and available at: http://www.simmons.edu/som/student_info/student_resources1.html
Or go to the Current students page and click on the Books & Course Packs Link.

Fall WebCT
Fall syllabi and course information will go live on August 30th.

CLEAN OUT YOUR MAILBOXES!
Make sure to clear out your mailbox before you leave for the summer. We will be cleaning out all the mailboxes so if there is anything you want to keep please clear it out by Wednesday 8/11/04. All deliverables will be held for one semester, then discarded.

NOTE FROM MARY D
Congratulations on a fabulous semester!! You are all done and another semester is behind you!! There is no question you all worked really hard and your faculty were really pleased with how well your classes went. It is also a wonderful time for reflection about your accomplishments. Think about how you approach problems or situations vs how you did 6 months, a year, or two or three ago. Think about how your confidence levels have risen as a result of your experiences in the classroom-taking a stand on an issue, giving those terrific BGGE presentations that Beth and I got to observe, getting a grade or paper back that reflected all your hard work, helping explain something to a classmate so that she could better understand something. Think about things that excited you intellectually and you wished you had more time to read about or discuss. Think about how you read the paper or listen to the news. Your skill set and critical thinking will continue to evolve as you get deeper into the program. But take the time now to get some rest, spend some quality time with your family and friends and enjoy doing nothing for a moment! September will be here before you know it and we will see you when you get back!

NOTE FROM MARY D TO GRADUATING STUDENTS
Graduation for me is a truly bittersweet moment!! I am so proud of each and everyone of you and what you have accomplished. It has been wonderful to have had a chance to witness some of the personal and professional changes that you have gone through and to see how your thinking has changed, how you approach problems and situations, and view the world through multiple and ever changing lenses. People always talk about the self confidence changes that happen through the program and that is one of the best things about my job!! All of you have give credit to the faculty and your fellow students for helping these changes to happen. But you are the ones that truly deserve the credit for giving this program your heart and soul for a year or many years!! Graduation is just the beginning of another chapter in your lives and I look forward to hearing about all the great things that will soon happen for each of you. But the bittersweet part is that you will all be greatly missed. Please know that a warm welcome will always be here for you when you come back!

STUDENT ACADEMIC COUNCIL THANK YOU
Mary would like to thank all of the students that served on the student academic council this year. Over 40 of you participate in this virtual group and that is fabulous!! The SAC is a student group that volunteers to serve as an advisory council to the MBA office as we continuously try and improve the program and deal with the daily operations of running the program. They have given invaluable feedback on issues such as the schedule, closing the school during the DNC week, moving all coursepacks to Xanadu, when to start the fall semester calendar, Friday night electives, eliminating the paper master schedule, and the change in graduation location. These were just a few of the issues they tackled with Mary!

This year's group included: Shazia Bakar, Maureen Belanger, Rocio Corona, Caroline Costello, Kim Dalzell-Riedell, Miranda Daniloff, Lee Durocher, Maureen Dyer, Laura Elia, Maureen Fahey, Jennifer Fairchild, Pam Fiorelli, Laura Flores, Adrienne Frank, Morgan Gaspar, Christine Gimbel, Jennifer Goldberg, Paula Huston, Nancy Krupinsky, Diana Lambrenos, Karen Leary, Danielle Lussier, Melissa McCully, Carole Nathan, Meegan Neils, Lora Nielsen, Caryn Pang, Jessica Robinson, Anna Paiz, Janna Schwartz, Carmen Seales, Phyllis Smith, Rebecca Swartz, Lindsay Titus, DeAnna Vargas, Sarah Walker, Casey Watts and June Zammett. They were a terrific group to work with throughout this year!

A Note of Thanks to the Class of 2004
On behalf of the entire faculty and staff of the Simmons SOM, the office of development and alumnae relations extends a heartfelt THANK YOU to the members of the Simmons SOM Class of 2004 for its extraordinary generosity, in contributing a record-setting, $41,477 in pledges and gifts, toward the SOM's Corporate Outreach Initiative. This class gift is the largest in the history of Simmons SOM, and is a testament to the power, unity, and strength of your class. Your generosity represents an incredible legacy for future Simmons MBA students, who are certain to benefit from this important program bringing corporate leaders into the classroom. Powerful women make influential gifts, and we salute the women in the Simmons MBA Class of 2004, whose generosity is sure to make a difference to the next generation of Simmons women.

A special thank you to the 2004 Class Gift Co-chairs:
Leah Antonopoulos and Casey Watts,
and to the class gift commitee:
Marisol Arroyave
Lisa Cronin
Lee Durocher
Lora Nielsen
Maria Scinicariello
Jessica Stitt
Erica Rishel
Maureen West

Research Assistant position: Current Corporate Scandals and Ethics
Bruce Warren, Professor of Management, is researching the backgrounds of individuals who have recently been indicted or are currently pending indictment such as Ken Lay, Kenneth Skilling, Martha Stewart, Bernie Ebbers, Dennis Kozlowski, Frank Quattrone, etc. He is looking for a research assistant to help him. Particular emphasis will be spent on the individuals' educational backgrounds to include MBA education and courses(s) in the ethics area. This position is open to current Simmons MBA students or recently graduated Simmons MBA students. The graduate student should possess strong research and database skills as relates to the aforementioned subject matter and require minimal supervision. This will be a paid, non credit research position for approximately 10 hours a week for 3 months with a possibility for an extension. Interested students should contact Prof. Bruce Warren at 508.877.0868 and will remain open until the position is filled.

Graduation Updates
Graduation Link: If you have family or friends asking for more information about graduation, please direct them to the SOM homepage (www.simmons.edu/som/). From there they can click on a link to the Graduation 2004 page which has information about getting to the Hancock Hall, area restaurants and more.

Invitations Not Needed: This is a reminder that your guests do not need to bring their invitations to be admitted to the graduation ceremony.

Graduation Time & Location Reminder: Graduation is being held on Friday, August 6th at 10:00am at the John Hancock Hall (180 Berkeley Street, Boston MA). Graduating students, please arrive no later than 9:00am. Guests may arrive as early at 8:00am.

REGISTRATION
If you have not yet registered for Fall, you can no longer do it via the SOAR system. Please contact Paula ASAP to get you into your classes. paula.donaldson@simmons.edu or 617.521.3832.

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Career Services Office

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL GRADUATES! Please stop by - we're here to help you!

JOB SEEKERS NETWORK - DAY
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 Tuesday August 17th, 10:30 am- 12:00 noon in the CSO. NOTE: Starting in August the group will meet Tuesdays August 3, 17, 24 and 31 from 10:30-12:00noon.

Trends - Some of the latest Career-Related news!

Need help writing a thank you note after a big interview? Click here: http://jobsearchtech.about.com/library/weekly/aa-thank-you-note-template.htm

Surefire Strategies for new executives
Read on at: http://management.monster.com/articles/pitfalls/

New Opportunities: Don't forget to check Career Connect on a regular basis!
Just Added this week
Manager, Sales Communication - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Controller - Be Our Guest Inc.
Marketing Internship/Externship - Brickhouse Realty

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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

Commencement Speaker Marie C. Wilson's book, Closing the Leadership Gap: Why Women Can and Must Help Run the World is available at the library. Copies of the book are on display as well as articles about Ms. Wilson, President of the White House Project.

Congratulations to the New Graduates:

Linda Schuller Wolf and Kathleen Berger wish to extend congratulations to the new graduates. Good Luck in your future endeavors! Please contact us if you need assistance.

Library Hours:
On August 3 - August 5, the library will be staffed from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. On August 6 and August 7, the library will be closed.

During the week of August 9th, the library will be staffed from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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!

Worth a Read…

Fortune, August 9, 2004 issue - "The 25 Most Powerful People in Business"

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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 Center for Gender in Organizations (CGO) is at a transition point. Since our founding in 1998, we have advanced tremendously, generating knowledge and practical applications in the areas of gender, diversity, and organizational change and establishing CGO as an international resource in the field. Now, with the Ford Foundation's very generous institutional funding having ended in June, CGO is at a crucial juncture in its organizational life. For more info click here

The 25th Annual Simmons School of Management Leadership Conference and its impressive line-up of speakers continue to gain press coverage nationwide. Articles on the premier leadership conference for women and headliners HP CEO Carly Fiorina, Erin Brockovich, Jane Fonda, and Whoopi Goldberg have recently appeared in Business Report & Journal (Savannah, GA).

Alison McNally EE ’86 has recently been named Deputy Associate Administrator for Management of NASA’s new Science Mission Directorate. McNally will be responsible for general management of the Directorate, including all resource, functional, and administrative activities. She will also chair its general management council. McNally previously served as Associate Director of the Goddard Space Flight Center.

Simmons School of Management had strong representation at the Working Mother Best Companies for Women of Color Multicultural Conference July 21-22, 2004, in New York City. SOM Professor and CGO Research Faculty Stacy Blake-Beard, Interim CGO Faculty Director Patricia Deyton, Executive Education Director Martha Sheehan, and Elaine Wilmore SOM ’97 represented the SOM. The conference features Working Mother Media’s list of the top 10 companies for women of color, and draws 600-700 attendees from around the country.

SOM Professor and CGO Research Faculty Stacy Blake-Beard spoke at the kick-off event for the Network for Executive Women (NEW) in Arkansas. Blake-Beard presented her talk, entitled Networking for Results,’ to 170 women at the conference. Bobbie O’Hare SOM ’02, is one of the founders of NEW.

Through an invitation from Gail Long ’78, Acting SOM Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands gave a talk to the newly created women’s network within the Boston Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG). Merrill-Sands’ talk, “Women in Business: Aspirations for Leadership and Power,” drew on findings of recent SOM/HP Leadership Conference surveys. The meeting was attended by 60 high-level women from corporations, law firms, and consulting firms within the greater Boston region. ACG has 42 chapters around the world, and positions itself as the premier professional organization focused on corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions. The Boston chapter is ACG’s largest, with more than 800 members.

EVENTS

Do you know a woman interested in getting her MBA? Let her know about this upcoming MBA Information Session. She'll hear about the Simmons MBA experience from students, alumnae, and faculty. The session will discuss Simmons's one-year accelerated program, part-time options, curriculum, career placement, financing thedegree and the application process. A Simmons MBA opens up a world of possibilities and opportunities - share it!

MBA Information Session
Tuesday, September 7
6:00 p.m.
451 Marlborough Street
RSVP at 617.521.3840 or somadm@simmons.edu

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