October 14, 2004

The mission of the Simmons School of Management is to educate women for power and leadership. Our management degree programs are designed to enhance the competence and confidence of women as they begin, further, or change their careers. Simmons students receive high quality management education in the functional, strategic, and behavioral aspects of business. Integral to our programs is the recognition of the role of gender in organizations.     

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Titles in blue indicate a new listing. Titles in maroon indicate a previous listing.

New this week:
Executive Education is seeking part-time help
OPERATIONS UPDATE
NOTE FROM MARY D
Join the Career Services Office as we welcome: Lou Richardson of Xerox Corporation
AMA Boston Upcoming Events
SCHEDULE REMINDERS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 18-22

General Information

Executive Education is seeking part-time help
The SOM's Executive Education team is seeking part-time help, about 5-10 hours per week (flexible schedule, excluding Mondays). We are looking for someone to help with a variety of tasks, to help us prepare for upcoming programs. Tasks could include: proofreading, typing evaluations, data entry, and help with binder construction. We would love to talk to you - please email: andrea.cole@simmons.edu or call 617-521-3834 by Wednesday, 10/21, if interested.

OPERATIONS UPDATE
You will continue to see a Public Safety officer at the 419 building until we can be assured the card reader problem has been fixed.

NOTE FROM MARY D
I was trying to make some connection between where you are in the MBA program and the deficit the Red Sox are now facing. I found a quote for you! Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another ~ Walter Elliott

Resources WebCT
Everyone should now have access to the new Resources WebCT which should appear on your WebCT page. It includes some tools we feel will be valuable for you to have. You can access Bibliographies & Citation Guidelines, SOM Team Handbook and much more. Please take some time to look through the new site. If you do not have access please email Paula at paula.donaldson@simmons.edu.

NOTE FROM MARY D
It is supposed to be a beautiful fall weekend and I encourage all of you to take a few hours and do something with your family or friends. Watch the Red Sox or Patriots, go to a movie, go out to dinner, go apple picking. All of you are entering another busy week and I believe that taking a couple of hours for yourself will make you study more effectively and efficiently, and help keep some sense of balance in your lives. When you read this, Econ exams will be over, and Finance spreadsheets turned in! Some of you will have turned in papers or had Accounting exams. There should be a huge sense of relief that one or more big deliverables are behind you. I hope it gives you a renewed sense of confidence that you have learned a lot, you can do it and do well!

Reminder - SOAR Login
In order to make it easier for you to access Simmons resources, we are upgrading SOAR to use the same password you currently use for email and WebCT. This change will take place tomorrow, Friday, October 8th at 5:00 PM. After that time, you will login to SOAR with your e-mail password.

REMINDER ABOUT PARKING
Just a quick reminder that if you park in resident parking only around the SOM, and do not have a sticker for this area, you may be more likely to get a ticket.

OPERATIONS UPDATE-419 DOORS
All of the card readers and one of the panels in the SOM have been replaced in an attempt to eliminate all of the current problems. There may be intermittent issues with the system, as they are still trying to determine if it is the system or the network. Public Safety is continuing to work on it. In the event that the doors go down at any time Public Safety will respond and if it can not be immediately corrected we will place an officer there at the door.

The temperature has been adjusted up in CR2; new whiteboards are going in CR1 today; we are working on the squeaks in CR2!

Simmons SOM Fall Telethon
Monday, November 8, 2004, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday, November 9, 2004, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Simmons College, 300 the Fenway, East Wing, 1st Floor of the Advancement Hall

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.

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Schedule Changes & Course Information

SCHEDULE REMINDERS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 18-22

QA review, 10/18, 3:30-5:30, CR2

 

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Financial Aid Information

Student Financial Services

Most loan funds for the fall semester have arrived, and refunds to students are currently being processed. All students are encouraged to double check that their mailing address is correct on SOAR so that refund checks can be mailed to the correct location.

Have your loan funds not been disbursed to Simmons already? If this is the case, there may be some additional paperwork that you need to complete. First time borrowers at Simmons must complete Entrance Counseling online with Sallie Mae and complete a Master Promissory Note. In addition, all students are required to complete the Simmons College Graduate Student Supplemental Information Form.

If you are not sure if your loan funds have arrived and you would like to check the status of your account, please contact our office.

Account Representatives

Kevin Wolf 617-521-2011
Kevin Wright 617-521-2010
Nicole Torra 617-521-2009

Financial Aid Officers

Amanda Cornwall A-E 617-521-2033
Sharon Lightfoot F-L 617-521-2032
Leslie Czwakiel M-R 617-521-2885
Heather Patenaude S-Z 617-521-2142
Mehrdad Kermani n/a


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Meetings & Events

INTERNAL EVENTS:

Join the Career Services Office as we welcome:
Lou Richardson of Xerox Corporation.

Topic - Of Luck, Timing and Hard Work

Lou Richardson says her path to success has included: loving a challenge, being driven to contribute to a company's bottom line; Xerox's exemplary employee development program, and her respect for CEO Anne Mulchahy.

Richardson is a great believer in what she coined "the even-out" theory, helping people to honor those who have helped you along the way. An active volunteer, Richardson has served on many non-profit boards; she is also President of The Boston Club.
November 10, 2004
4:00-5:45pm Presentation & Q&A - Mockler, Caseroom 2
5:45-6:30pm Reception - 419 Living Room
RSVP: http://www.simmons.edu/som/email/careers/richardson2.html

ROUNDTABLES WITH THE DEAN
The Dean traditionally has open agenda roundtables with students in each semester. The following dates have been set for the fall term. Time for the evening students is 5:15-5:50 pm and for the day students, 11:30-12:15pm. Lunch or dinner will be provided and from our checking of your schedules no exams or papers are due!! ! It is a great opportunity to meet informally with the Dean and we hope that you will come!!
Day roundtable-November 15
Evening roundtables, November 4, November 15 and November 16

EXTERNAL EVENTS:

From the Career Services Office
AMA Boston Upcoming Events
The chill of fall is upon us but AMA Boston is hotter than ever!
Greetings!

The following is our calendar for October and brief descriptions of each event. Please check our web site, www.amaboston.org, for more details and updated information as it becomes available.
October 19 - Interview with Confidence (6:00 - 9:00 p.m.) Featuring Ethan Becker of The Speech Improvement Company. Attend this workshop-style event and improve your competitive edge by strengthening your interviewing skills. Marlboro location.
October 20 - Health-Care Marketing (6:00 - 8:30 p.m.) Roberta N. Clarke, Associate Professor and former Chairman of the Department of Marketing at Boston University's School of Management, is one of the leading experts in the field of health-care marketing and will lead this informative session. Framingham location.
October 21 - The Changing Face of the Web I - Search Engine Optimization (6:00 - 8:30 p.m.) Please join us for an innovative look at getting the most out of your Internet search engine. Event features Adam Soroca, Group Product Manager, Lycos Insite, and a panel of technology experts. Location TBA.
Still not a member? Visit http://www.marketingpower.com to learn about the many benefits of being an AMA member. For more information or to register for an event, visit http://www.amaboston.org/events/events.htm
Contact Information
email: amabostonmailer@lycos.com
voice: (781) 647-7555
web: http://www.amaboston.org

WRKO Small Business Breakfast III
WRKO Small Business Breakfast
Controlling Benefit Costs While Boosting Morale

Moderated by WRKO AM 680 and Wall Street Journal Radio Business Reporter Joe Connolly

Session Panelists:
Charlie Baker, President and CEO of Harvard Pilgrim
Jeff Rich, Director of Sales for Northeast Business Trust
Nancy Leaming, President and CEO of Tufts Health Plan
Jon Chilingerian, Associate Professor of Management, the Director of Management and Organizational Sciences Research, Co-Director of the AHRQ Fellowship Program in Health Services Research and the M.D./M.B.A. Master of Management Program at Brandeis University

Location: Omni Parker House 60 School Street, Boston
Date: October 18th 2004
Time: 7:30 a.m. Registration and Networking
Cost: $25.00 per ticket (students and faculty free with Id Card)

Register at www.wrko.com or call 617-779-3564

Parking Information:
Omni Parker Hotel has valet parking. Day rate for arrivals prior to 2 p.m. $16, $36 overnight, $16 late charge if picked up after 12:00 p.m..
There is also additional garage and lot parking in the area including:
PI Alley Parking 275 Washington Street Boston, MA 02108 Phone: (617) 720-2006

Sponsors: Simon Malls, Sovereign Bank, Boston Help Desk, One Beacon Insurance, Association Benefits Insurance, Harvest Solutions, Staples, Caste Graphics, Retailers Association of Massachusetts, American Express, Boston Chamber of Commerce, Avaya

20th ANNUAL MINORITY BUSINESS CONFERENCE
Ayoka Drake '04 invites you to participate in the 20th Annual Minority Business Conference. The theme this year, "Achieving Excellence Through Leadership" will be exemplified in this year's conference programs. This exciting event is designed to enhance professional and student skills through relevant and engaging development seminars and provide a platform for industry leaders to meet a diverse group of qualified professionals and students. This year's conference will take place on:

Date: Saturday, October 23, 2004
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location: The Photonics Center at Boston University 8 St. Mary's Street Boston, MA 02215

Featured events include:
*Career Fair featuring premier National and Local employers
*Networking with industry professionals
*Empowering Seminars for students and professionals at every level in their careers
*Case Competition for undergraduate and graduate students to illustrate the strategic and business tools derived from their higher institute of learning
*CPE accredited professional development seminars, focused on relevant and timely topics in business.

About NABA
The National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. ("NABA") is a national professional organization designed to address the professional needs of its members and to build leaders that shape the future of the accounting and finance professions, with an unfaltering commitment to inspire the same in their successors.

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Student Clubs

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 Services Office

Watch your email - the evite to the CSO's Fall event is coming!

Trends - Some of the latest Career-Related news!

Smaller Wireless Firms drive telecommunications hiring
Emerging technology needs boost demand for telecom executives, particularly sales, marketing and product managers. Smaller wireless, Internet and cable telephony companies are behind the hiring drive.
Read on: http://www.careerjournal.com/salaryhiring/industries/telecom/20041013-koprowski.html?home_whatsnew_major

Investor's flock to Web Networking sites
Read on: http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2004/10/13
/investors_flock_to_web_networking_sites/

New Opportunities: Don't forget to check Career Connect on a regular basis!
Just Added this week
Regional Director - City Year Boston
Senior Analyst- Jumpstart for Young Children
Intern - Ceres

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.

Click below to login:

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Library

Looking for a quiet place to study, come to the library, the library has several quiet study areas. Need a group study room, the 419 building has several group study rooms, please contact Kathy if you would like to sign up for one.

Reference Interviews -Sign up now!!!! For help with in-depth research projects and questions, please sign up to make an appointment with Linda or Kathy. Times are available throughout the day. As always, feel free to come by for any help you need using the databases and finding answers to homework questions and more…

You are welcome to talk in the library, but out of respect for your fellow students, we ask that you speak quietly. Please remember to use your cell phone outside of the library.

Gentle reminder: Reserve materials may be checked out for two hours.

Worth a Read…..

Take a look at "The 50 Most Powerful Women in Business" in the October 18, 2004 issue of Fortune magazine.

Check out the special pull-out briefing on Election 2004 issues including jobs, the budget and health care in the most recent issue of The Economist.

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TECHNOLOGY

Media Services

Class Tapes
Recordings of classes are available in the computer lab. Only Quant courses are recorded this semester. If you want a copy of the audio recording please follow the posted instruction on how to make a duplication in the computer lab. We have blank tapes available for you to use at no cost. Please remember to return all master tapes to the rack.

Please note: all classes recorded over the last week do have low record volumes. This is a result of technical problems with the recording equipment. The Multimedia Networks department is aware of the problem and will do what they can to resolve this issue as soon as possible.

The original class tape labeled "420B Financial Reporting 9/21/04 1/2" is missing. If you have taken it from the lab please return it to us.

Computer Lab

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

SOM Lab (staffed) Hours:
Monday - Thursday 3:30pm-7:30pm
M,W & Th 11:30 - 12:30pm
Sundays 12 -4pm
If you need assistance and a lab staff is not available please call x2769

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

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SOM in the News

The School of Management’s Center for Gender in Organizations has received a one-year grant of $80,000 from The Ford Foundation. The grant to continue CGO’s research, publishing, and consulting work on diversity will allow the organization to translate concepts and skills on working across differences into concrete skills and guidelines to strengthen diversity efforts within organizations. CGO Faculty Affiliate and SOM Associate Professor Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard will lead the project, with the support of other CGO faculty affiliates.

On September 27th, Acting Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands gave the keynote presentation launching Northern Trust’s new Women in Leadership Forum. Her talk, entitled “Gender Dynamics in the Workplace: Implications for Women and Leadership,” was delivered to more than 250 senior managers at Northern Trust’s headquarters in Chicago and was video streamed to another 20 regional offices. Alumnae Siobhan S. Flynn ’93 and Kathleen Dugan ’93 both attended the event.

The speech by SOM commencement speaker Marie C. Wilson, president of The White House Project, was mentioned in several media outlets in August. The articles, appearing in the Journal Record (Oklahoma City, OK) and the Sun Herald (Biloxi, MS), cite Wilson’s urging of the graduating students to become politically active and more focused on attaining positions of power.

The August 9 issue of Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education (Paramus, NJ) featured an article on the May 6 Professional Women of Color Conference held at Simmons College on May 6. The conference, co-sponsored by Simmons School of Management and Working Mother Media, offered a venue for an unusual and open discussion of problems that professional women of color still face in the workplace. The event drew nearly 200 women from business and academics to discuss differences between white and minority women in the workplace.

Stacy Blake-Beard was interviewed for the October 3rd Sunday Boston Globe story on The Apprentice. In the article, human resource experts react to Trump’s harsh style of management. “The message of ‘The Apprentice’ is that to the extent that you look out for yourself above all else, you will be rewarded,” she said. “I think, in that sense, the show is a microcosm of the real world. Organizations talk about teamwork, but few of them promote it. They promote the star.” Stacy Blake-Beard also discussed gender and race as exhibited on The Apprentice in the CGO Commentaries series paper, “Releasing the Double Bind of Visibility for Minorities in the Workplace,” which can be found on www.simmons.edu/som/cgo.

The John Hancock Fellowship Program. The Simmons School of Management has just confirmed a partnership with John Hancock in conjunction with The Commonwealth Institute to fund three fellowships for recent SOM graduates. The funds will allow the fellows to have externships with women entrepreneurs in The Commonwealth Institute’s Women of Ethnic Diversity Initiative. The three graduates receiving the fellowships are Paula Huston, Erica Rishel, and Rocio Corona. SOM Professor Jill Kickul developed this project and will be the Faculty Advisor. The fellowships will begin this fall.

Business Plan Competition. Lois Silverman, founder and Chair of The Commonwealth Institute and a Simmons College Corporator, provided a gift to fund the awards in the SOM’s new business plan competition. Silverman is a renowned entrepreneur. She was the founder of CRA Managed Care (now Concentra Managed Care), a provider of services to reduce the costs of workers’ compensation, automobile, disability and health insurance claims. She served as Chairman of the Board of the public company and as Chief Executive Officer. She is one of the first women in Massachusetts to bring a company public. Silverman’s gift will supplement the gift provided by the Class of ’02. The business plan competition will be launched this year.

Deepening expertise in human resources management. Through the generous gift of Simmons Board of Trustees member Helen Drinan SOM ’78 and matching funds from the College’s Legacy Challenge gift fund, funds have been allocated to assist the SOM to deepen its expertise in human resources management. The funds will be used for teaching, research, and convening.

EVENTS

The Negotiation Edge: Everyday Skills for Women
October 25-27, 2004
Simmons School of Management,
409 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
* Improve the way you approach everyday negotiations;
* Enhance your influence and bargaining power;
* Reach creative agreements with reluctant people; and
* Make your value visible and achieve measurable results.

For more information about the program, log on to: http://www.simmons.edu/som/email/execed/neg_landing.html

SOM Class Reunion Day
Saturday, October 30, 2004
409 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston MA

The Simmons School of Management is having its 2004 Reunion on Saturday, October 30th! Join fellow students from the classes of 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999. Rediscover the power of connections. Renew friendships. Learn from our renowned faculty. Come back to the Center for Women, Leadership, and Management. Sign up at alumnet.simmons.edu.

MBA Preview Session
Wednesday, November 3, 2004 6:00 p.m.
451 Marlborough Street, Boston MA
RSVP at 617.521.3840 or somadm@simmons.edu

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
Wednesday, December 1, 2004 6:00 p.m.
451 Marlborough Street, Boston
RSVP at 617.521.3840 or somadm@simmons.edu

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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