FordhamTrak
There are many fine job opportunities available on FordhamTrak, and recently recruiters have been left wanting for candidates. Here are several opportunities with upcoming resume deadlines:
Internships:
Caveat Emptor Capital (Hedge Fund)
Mba Investment &Taxation Internship
Resumes Due March 1st
Rbc Capital Markets (Diversified Financial Services)
Internship Opportunities (Various Positions)
Resumes Due February 28th
Bristol Myers Squibb (Pharmaceuticals)
Accounting Internship Program
Resumes Due February 29th
Net Impact Panel Event: Profits for Nonprofits
Thursday, February 28, 2008, 4 PM - 6 PM
Lowenstein, Room 307
Whether it is volunteer work, an academic pursuit or part of a professional endeavor, many people are making positive impacts by helping nonprofits achieve their missions. Join us as we meet four individuals who are working to make nonprofits succeed and learn more about their roles, challenges and inspirations. Panelists: Fordham’s Professor Combellick, Net Impact Nonprofit Capacity Building, Jan Krukowski & Company, and Bridgespan Group
Job Search Workshop
Saturday, March 1, 2008,11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Lowenstein, Room 1124
In the MBA Job Search? Learn the fundamentals! Become actively engaged in the job search process. Join this interactive workshop and develop tools to meet with success in the job marketplace.
RSVP: FB Direct.
Career Resources
An improved student career resources website is now available: Click here for more information.
On-Line Job Search Resources
Tuesdays 5:00 - 5:30, Wednesdays 1:00 - 1:30, Thursdays 2:30 - 3:00
- Do you know:
- Where to view MBA employment opportunities for full time and internship positions?
- How to access the Fordham Alumni Directory for networking?
- Have you explored “V.I.P” to find free guides to conduct and download industry research and prepare for interviews?
Last day to withdraw from a Spring 2008 class
Monday, February 25, 200
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
February 28 – SAC Speeches / Debates
Candidates who submitted Candidate Position Statements by 2/22 will be expected to deliver a short 3-5 minute speech to the Student Body, Faculty, and Administration about their vision for the Student Advisory Council for 2008-2009.
Women in Business General Meeting
Wednesday, February 27, 2008, 8 PM - 9 PM
McMahon Hall, Room 109
Join Fordham Women in Business at our next General Meeting! Meet our new board and find out more about how you can get involved with WIB. Open to all students.
- Agenda to include:
- Introduce new board members & administration
- Find out if others are interested in getting involved
- Discuss open leadership positions
- Discuss Charity drive
- Brainstorm ideas for April 7th WIB career event
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
John Finnerty
Finnerty contributed two chapters to the Handbook of Corporate Finance, Chapter 35: “Securities Innovations” and Chapter 40: “Real Options.” Finnerty and Mary Kuan co-authored “When the Insurance Regulators Sneeze, the Hybrid Market Can Catch a Cold” which was published in the Summer issue of Journal of Insurance Regulation.
In addition to writing, Finnerty is also Editor of “FMA Online”, Associate Editor of the “Journal of Portfolio Management” and Associate Editor of the “Journal of Applied Finance”.
James R. Lothian
Lothian is currently on sabbatical; he is presently a Visiting Scholar at the Limburg Institution Limburg Institute of Financial Economics at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. His paper "Real Exchange Rates over the Last Two Centuries: How Important Is the Harrod-Balassa-Samuelson Effect?" was accepted for publication in the Economic Journal.
Lothian was also invited to lecture on "The Behavior of Prices and Nominal Exchange Rates across Exchange-Rate Regimes: Three Natural Experiments" at the International Conference on Macroeconomic Analysis and International Finance. Lothian presented “Irving Fisher, Expectational Errors and the UIP Puzzle” at the INFINITI Conference on International Finance. In November, he will make an invited presentation on “Financial History in Historical Perspective” at a conference on “Financial Integration and its Implications,” jointly sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the University of Cambridge and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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