Net ‘work’ It with Fordham Women in Business
Monday, April 7, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, South Lounge
Join us for an evening of great networking tactics and business advice! Mary Anne Walsh is an Executive Career Coach and Cross-Cultural Consultant who has over 2 decades of experience working with communication, pharma, consumer product, and financial service clients. RSVP: FB Direct
Interviewing Workshops
Tuesday, April 8, 5:30-7:00pm,
33 W. 60th St., 4th Floor
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Thursday, April 10, 1pm-2:30pm,
Rm #614 (Lowenstein)
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Learn how to make a lasting impression -- Present your skills with confidence! Join us for one of the two interactive workshops and learn about different interviewing styles, how to best prepare for the interview, and how to answer the most challenging questions.
The Colvin Interview
Tuesday, April 15, Starting at 6pm
FORTUNE Senior Editor at Large, Geoff Colvin, is conducting a series of seven cocktail reception/live interview events with C-level executives. During the interviews, Geoff talks with C-level execs about their businesses, new initiatives they may be spearheading, the challenges facing them in the marketplace and much more. Interviewee: Aetna CEO Ronald Williams. 10 seats are available.
RSVP: mbacareers@fordham.edu by April 10th.
MBA Consulting Program
The MBA Consulting Program (formerly Field Study Consulting Program) is designed to enable MBA students, working in consulting teams, to analyze real business problems and recommend appropriate actions for client organizations in the New York City greater metropolitan area. The program is offered as a three-credit course under the supervision of Professor Allen Schiff, the program director. For the SUMMER 2008 term, several teams of students will be selected to work on projects. Each team will be assisted by a GBA faculty advisor who will be responsible for grading individual team members. For more info, visit FBDirect or contact Prof. Schiff at schiff@fordham.edu.
Select FordhamTrak Job Postings
Full Time:
Development Group (Finance/Hedge Fund) - QUANTITATIVE SPECIALIST (PT) - Deadline April 16th
Axiom (Corporate Legal) - PRACTICE MANAGER (JD/MBA) and CLIENT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER - Deadlines April 13th
Credit Industriel et Commercial - RISK ANALYST - Deadline April 20th
Internships:
Freedom Specialty- Deadline April 11th
Freeman Enterprise Inc. - Deadline April 13th
Ramirez & Co. - Deadline April 25th
National Society of Hispanic MBAs Scholarship Program
The National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) provides financial assistance to outstanding Hispanics pursuing an MBA. To be eligible, you must be: a U.S. Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident, of Hispanic heritage, a current NSHMBA member, and meet NSHMBA's GPA requirements. This is not a Fordham-managed scholarship. For more information and to apply online, please click here. Deadline is April 30, 2008.
Latin America and Caribbean students:
The Leo S. Rowe Pan American Fund
These highly subsidized loans are made with the understanding that upon completion of their studies, beneficiaries commit to repay the loan in full and return to their home countries to apply their knowledge and training to the economic and social advancement of the developing countries within the Americas.
- Supplementary aid of up to US$15,000 (for living expenses, tuition, or emergencies not covered by their principal source of finance)
- Applications are accepted and reviewed year-round –there are no deadlines.
- Loans are granted for graduate and undergraduate studies.
- Scholars, researchers, and professionals are also eligible for exchange programs and professional development courses lasting minimum one academic semester.
- Easy access to loan application forms and instructions are on-line at: www.oas.org/rowe
Special Announcement: 2008 GBA Diploma Ceremony
Do not forget to RSVP to participate in the ceremony! For additional graduation information,click here to visit.
SAC invites you to the Spring Gala
Friday, April 11, 2008, 7 pm - midnight
Location: Mandarin Oriental
Tickets go on sale the week of February 19, 2008. The first 50 tickets will be sold for $75. The second 50 tickets will be sold for $85. The remaining tickets will be sold for $95. *Alumni and Student Guest tickets will be sold for $95. There are a limited number of tickets for this event. Go to FB Direct for more information.
Student Volunteers Needed
The admissions team is requesting volunteers among the current student population to help promote the Fordham MBA at the monthly information sessions. Any interested students should contact Cynthia Perez, Director of Admissions, at 212-636-6200 or perez@fordham.edu
My Professor: Communications and Media Management
Philip Napoli
Napoli has a number of recent publications:
With co-author S. Sybblis. Napoli published “Access to the media versus access to audiences: The distinction and its implications for electronic media regulation and policy” in the Virginia Journal of Law and Technology, 12(1).
“Toward a Federal Data Agenda for Communications Policymaking,” by Napoli and Social Science Research Council Program Officer Joe Karaganis, has been published in CommLaw Conspectus: The Journal of Communication Law & Policy.
The Donald McGannon Communication Research Center’s most recent book, edited by Napoli, Media Diversity and Localism: Meaning and Metrics (Erlbaum, 2007) is the subject of an extensive review in a recent issue of the Federal Communications Law Journal.
At three recent meetings, Napoli presented papers: at the American Library Association annual meeting, “Commercial Data Access and Communications Research: Toward a Communications Data Consortium;” at the Department of Communications, University of Helsinki “Media Reform as a Social Movement: Past, Present, and Future;” and at the Montreal Media Policy Group, “The Politics of Research and the Politics of Data in U.S. Communications Policymaking.”
Napoli has been named a Docent (adjunct scholar) in the Department of Communication at the University of Helsinki.
Travis Russ
Russ has a number of recent publications:
Ruben, B. D., Russ, T. L., Smulowitz, S. M., & Connaughton, S. L. (2007). “Evaluating the impact of organizational self-assessment in higher education: The Malcolm Baldrige/Excellence in Higher Education framework.” Leadership and Organization Development Journal.
Russ, T. L. (2007). “Experiential learning in the basic communication course: Creating educative, not miseducative experiences.” In L.W. Hugenberg, S. Morreale, D. M. Worley, B.S. Hugenberg & D. A. Worley (Eds.). Basic Communication Course Best Practices: A Training Manual for Instructors. Dubuque, IA : Kendall/Hunt.
Russ, T. L. (2007). “Casting agency: Exploring the communicative consequences of prejudging on interpersonal relationships.” Communication Teacher.
Lederman, L. C., & Stewart, L. P., & Russ, T. L. (2007). “Addressing college drinking through curriculum infusion in the communication classroom: A study of the use of an experiential learning intervention.” Communication Education.
“The influence of communication apprehension and learning styles on employees' evaluations of an experiential change program” received a Top Four Paper Award in the Applied Communication Division at the National Communication Association annual meeting.
His paper “A critical analysis of planned and participatory communication strategies for implementing planned organizational change” was presented at the Association for Business Communication annual meeting.
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