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Information Regarding Logging in to SOAR After
that time, you will login to SOAR with your e-mail password. If you don't know your current email/WebCT password, the Simmons College Help Desk will happily reset your password. You will need your Simmons ID number (which is on your Simmons ID Card). Contact the Help Desk at 617-521-2222 or helpdesk@simmons.edu for anything you need for logging in to SOAR, WebCT, or e-mail. Strategic
Decision Making (SDM) Reminder! Simmons
SOM Fall Telethon The Office of Development and Alumnae Relations (ODAR) is seeking volunteers for our Fall Telethon. Telethons are an important component of achieving our Annual Fund goal, and also provide a great opportunity for students to meet and network with SOM alumnae who also volunteer for the telethon. Your participation is essential if we are to acheive our goal. Note that no experience is necessary – we will train and have fun while we're doing it! Please join us to help the SOM reach its goals for 2005. This year's priorities include: the Entrepreneurship and Diversity Initiatives, the Corporate Outreach Initiative, Leadership and Accountability, and the Center for Gender in Organizations. We provide delicious refreshments, good spirit, and great prizes to our volunteer callers. So check your calendars and contact Corinne Sirianos at 617.521.3825 or corinne.sirianos@simmons.edu to sign up. If you can’t be there in person, but you would still like to help, please drop us a line about the Phone from Home program, which allows you to make calls at your convenience. Interested
in Competing in a Road Race? STUDENT
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AVAILABLE AT THE MAIN COLLEGE LEAP (Lifelong Exercise and Activities Program) http://www.simmons.edu/students/athletics/leap/leap_fall04.html Academic Support Center- http://www.simmons.edu/students/support/asc/index.html Counseling Center- http://www.simmons.edu/students/counseling_center/index.html Registrar- http://www.simmons.edu/students/registrar/index.html Student Financial Services- http://www.simmons.edu/student_financial_services/index.html Multicultural Center- http://www.simmons.edu/students/multicultural_center/index.html Technology Resource Center- http://www.simmons.edu/students/technology/index.html Health Center- http://www.simmons.edu/students/health/center.html Free
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Student Financial Services The Office of Student Financial Services welcomes you to Simmons and welcomes back many of you!
Office Hours: The fall semester is off to a seamless start! Stafford Loan funds for the semester have arrived and refunds to students are currently being processed. Private Loan funds are expected to arrive beginning on Thursday. If you would like to check on the status of your refund, please feel free to contact one of our Student Account Representatives. Kevin
Wolf x2011 The Student Account Representatives can also assist you with questions concerning payments made, balances due, or medical insurance waivers. Financial Aid Officers are also available to answer questions about your loans. Aid Officers hold walk-in hours Monday through Thursday from 8:30am to 5:30pm. You can also make a scheduled appointment with your aid officer by calling her directly, or by calling our main line at x2001. Students are assigned a Financial Aid Officer by the first letter of their last name. The caseloads are as follows:
A-E Amanda Cornwall x2033 If, for any reason, your loan funds have not been credited to your student account by the end of the week, please contact our office to determine if additional information is needed. The most common reasons for loan funds not crediting onto a student's account are failure to complete entrance counseling or to sign the promissory note (for incoming students), and a change in enrollment from the intended credits provided on the supplemental information form. The
Registrar's Office is responsible for completing paperwork regarding
the deferment of previous educational loans. Now that the add/drop period
has ended, the Registrar's Office will report enrollment for all students
to the National Student Clearinghouse. Your loan lenders and servicers
will pull your enrollment information from the Clearinghouse and automatically
defer your loans. This process can take up to 30 days depending on how
often your servicer pulls the information. You may be required to make
loan payments during the months of September and October until your
deferment is processed. Please contact your servicer directly to confirm
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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. No updates this week.
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Career Connect Reminder: Thank you to all of you who registered for Career Connect and uploaded a resume! For those who have not, please register for Career Connect as soon as possible as the deadline was Friday, September 3rd! Registration requires you to fill out a student profile and upload a resume. Your resume does not have to be a final resume and can be updated at anytime in Career Connect. Any questions can be referred to Diana Cook, Coordinator, Career Services At (617) 521-3857 or diana.cook@simmons.edu Attention Asian American MBAs! The National Association of Asian American Professionals has a number of events throughout the year. For more information, go to: http://www.naaapboston.org Trends - Some of the latest Career-Related news! A Memorable
Cover Letter will Boost Your Chances New Opportunities:
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Login now required in labs and classrooms For more about your file server storage space and instructions for changing your computer/file server password see File Server tips (http://my.simmons.edu/technology/helpdesk/fileserver) Here's more details about how to login and access your personal network folder. http://my.simmons.edu/services/technology/helpdesk/fileserver/windowsXP.shtml Login Problems? If you're experiencing problems logging into lab computers or webmail call the Helpdesk at x2222 for assistance. LAB
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2004 Commencement Speaker Marie Wilson appeared in the August 6 issue of Metro Boston. Wilson, director of The White House Project, was the focus of the “60 Seconds” column, in which she addressed issues about women, politics, and the upcoming election. Dr. Jill Kickul, Elizabeth J. McCandless Professor of Entrepreneurship, was given the honor of being asked to teach at the Helsinki School of Economics in Finland August 16-September 3. Kickul taught “Entrepreneurship in the Global Economy” to students from Europe and Asia, who examined the entrepreneurial activity across 16 countries. Kickul also attended the Women’s Business Summit in Riga, Latvia, September 2-4. The summit of 100 businesswomen is a joint effort by Latvia and the United States to promote business and develop entrepreneurial and commercial ties. While at the summit, Kickul presented “10 Critical Steps for Growing Your Business Globally.” Dr. Jill Kickul has recently published “Building an Inclusive Entrepreneurial Culture: The Effects of Employee Involvement on Venture Performance and Innovation in the International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The article was coauthored with Tim Blumentritt (Marquette University) and Lisa Gundry (DePaul University). Dee Lee SOM ’93 was the featured speaker at the Women & Money conference held in Beckley, West Virginia, on September 2. The conference will focus on money management, retirement and investment strategies for all ages, racial, ethnic and economic backgrounds, and levels of financial knowledge. Dr. Deborah Kolb, Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor of Women and Leadership, appeared in the September 5 Boston Sunday Globe article “How to Brag, Like a Professional.” In the article about women “talking” themselves up the corporate ladder, Kolb questions whether self-promotion should play a role in determining competence on the job. SOM Professor and CGO Research Faculty Stacy Blake-Beard has participated in a number of speaking engagements over the summer months.The presentations were: * “Team You:
The Importance of Mentoring Relationships,” July. PricewaterhouseCoopers
Minorities in Business Leadership Conference, New York, NY. STUDENTS
IN THE NEWS Nakeya Turner has recently been selected as one of two participants in the Program for Emerging Professional Women. This is a brand new program in Massachusetts offered through the Women’s Transportation Seminar-Boston Chapter, for her potential as a future leader in the transportation industry. Nakeya is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) employee. The Program for Emerging Professional Women is a new initiative for the WTS-Boston Chapter with a goal to assist in the development of future leaders by providing paid WTS-Boston Chapter membership and member benefits to women with promise whose involvement in WTS is not financially supported by their employers. Selected participants also receive a one-year "advisor" commitment from a senior member. Miranda Daniloff, a current evening student wrote this article that recently appeared in the Christian Science Monitor, that reflects some sentiments about new beginnings and steps. Some nice parallels to the MBA program can be drawn! http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0910/p09s01-coop.html ALUMNAE IN THE NEWS Kristin Reynolds, ’03 has recently passed the Level 1 CFA Exam administered in June 2004. The CFA is the Chartered Financial Analyst Program and the pass rate for the Level I exam in 2002 was 44% and shows how significant an accomplishment this is! EVENTS Strategic
Leadership for Women * Manage
strategically across your organization; For more information about how to become a strategic leader, log on to: http://www.simmons.edu/som/email/execed/slw_landing.html MBA Career
Panel If you know a woman who is considering an MBA, invite her to join us for a panel discussion highlighting remarkable women who have used a Simmons MBA to transcend traditional career paths. She'll 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. The Negotiation
Edge: Everyday Skills for Women For more information about the program, log on to: http://www.simmons.edu/som/email/execed/neg_landing.html 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 prepares students for success! MBA Information
Session Spread the word to prospective women MBA students about the upcoming SOM MBA Information Session. They'll 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 the one-year accelerated program, part-time options, curriculum, career placement, financing the degree, and the application process. |
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