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WITH THE DEAN EXTERNAL EVENTS: Downtown
Women's Club - November Events Calendar
of Events DWC
Cocktails & Panel Discussion - "The Portrayal of Working Women in the
Media" - Nov. 16th Thanks
to Linkage, Inc., who is generously providing us the space, we're
able to jazz up our monthly cocktails with a bit of discussion on a
very controversial issue. So grab your colleagues, clients and friends
and come participate in an interactive panel discussion as well as meet
many of the high-powered women attending Linkage's Women in Leadership
Summit (Nov. 15th-17th). DWC members in all chapters and their guests,
are invited to attend just the DWC Panel & Cocktails or all or part
of the 3-day conference at special discounted rates. We're pleased to
present the following group of expert panelists: Visit www.DowntownWomensClub.com or From
the Career Services Office Representatives of international companies will be recruiting for permanent positions and internships worldwide. Although the focus of the career fair is on the European job market, companies attending the fair have recruited for positions in the USA and other countries in the past. All areas of research and study are welcome! We do encourage graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to attend as well as undergraduates and young professionals. Participation in this event: - is NOT limited to members of MIT community. - is NOT limited to European citizens. Following
is a selection of companies that have attended the career fair in the
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Successes: Trends - Some of the latest Career-Related news! Professional Women Strive to be Authentic at Work: http://www.careerjournal.com/columnists/careeredge/20041108-moses.html?home_whatsnew_major 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. Click below to login: CSO In
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Library 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. Reminder: Shark Card applications are also available in the library. Please stop by the library and fill one out. Worth a Read….. The library has daily newspapers if you would like to check out the Election results. We can also help you access town newspapers for local election results. Check out the "Annual Tech Buying Guide" in the most recent issue of Business Week. Take a look at "Information Technology: A Survey" in the October 30th - November 5th 2004 issue of The Economist. |
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Code 10, a restaurant owned and operated by Alex Pinck SOM '93, received mention in the Eating and Drinking section of the July 25 Sunday New York Times. In the article “Two Vibrant Neighborhoods to Salivate Through,” the South End neighborhood restaurant is heralded for its simple menu with a local gourmet flair. Dr. Deborah M. Kolb, the Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor for Women and Leadership, lent expert advice to the October 31 Boston Sunday Globe’s BostonWorks article “Sexual harassment still dark cloud in workplace.” In the article, Kolb calls sexual harassment a form of gender testing that often occurs when women take jobs typically help by men. Gail Snowden SOM ’78 was featured in the October 31 Boston Sunday Globe’s Transitions section. The article “Lifetime banker’s ‘parts’ come together in new role,” describes Snowden’s transition from executive vice president for community investment at FleetBoston Financial to vice present for finance and operations at the Boston Foundation, a charitable organization with an endowment of $650 million. Laney Whitcanack SOM ’05 and Dr. Jill Kickul, the Elizabeth J. McCandless Professor of Entrepreneurship, recently finished a research project for the upcoming Babson-Kauffman Entrepreneurship Conference, “Leveraging Their Firms’ Dynamic Capabilities: An Investigation into How Women in Information Technology Assess Structural and Collective Support for Innovation, Entrepreneurial Behavior and Performance.” Whitcanack also worked on a submission for a special issue on entrepreneurial cognition in the journal Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, “Intuition versus Analysis?: Testing differential models of cognitive style on entrepreneurial self-efficacy and intentionality.” Lindsay Titus SOM ’05 and Kickul also recently completed a research project entitled “Contextualizing Legitimacy, Risk Preference, and Social Capital for Women Entrepreneurs” for the Babson-Kauffman Entrepreneurship Conference. Dr. Kickul’s paper, “Leveraging the ‘E’ in Entrepreneurship: Test of an Integrative Model of E-Commerce New Venture Growth” was accepted for publication in the special issue of the International Journal of Technology Management (IJTM) on “E-Entrepreneurship.” The four papers accepted for the journal went through a competitive review process of 19 submissions from scholars in nine countries. MBA Class
Preview If someone you know is considering an MBA, please encourage her to join School of Management Professor Stacy Blake-Beard for a session of the dynamic class Leading Individuals and Groups, a course designed to enhance the development of our students as effective leaders and managers. 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. Dr. Deborah
Kolb Book Signing - Her Place at the Table: A Woman’s Guide to Negotiating
Five Key Challenges to Leadership Success In August 2004, Jossey-Bass published the newest book Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor for Women and Leadership Deborah M. Kolb, Ph.D., Her Place at the Table: A Woman’s Guide to Negotiating Five Key Challenges to Leadership Success (co-authored by Judith Williams ’80 and Carol Frohlinger ’00EE). Hear from Dr. Kolb and her co-authors about their latest research on women and leadership. Based on interviews with more than one hundred women in leadership positions or on the cusp of leadership, Her Place at the Table shows that women are aware of the leadership challenges facing them and the action steps they need to take to ensure their success. An invitation will be sent to students shortly. |
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