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?
How to Network Workshop
Monday, February 4, 2008, 1:30 - 2:30 PM
Presented by Undergraduate Career Services Office; MBA students welcome to attend.
8th Floor, 33 West 60th Street. RSVP to (212) 636-6280.
Merck Corporate Information Session
Tuesday, February 5, 2008, Noon,
Location: McMahon Hall Lounge, Room 109
Merck invites you to a corporate information session. Merck Representatives and alumni will be recruiting on-campus for the position of Marketing Management Associate Intern Program, a 6-month full-time paid internship position. To apply, please visit Fordhamtrak, and submit your resume. This corporate information session is geared for all students who are interested in this unique opportunity to acquire solid marketing experience at a top pharmaceutical company. Business casual attire, refreshments served. RSVP: FB Direct.
Save the Date: Spring 2008 Tri - Campus Career & Internship Fair
Wednesday, February 13, 2008, 1pm - 4pm
Location: McGinley Center Ballroom, Rose Hill Campus
The Spring 2008 event will be located at the Rose Hill Campus in the Bronx, and will be open to students of all majors from Fordham's three campuses. The Fair is focused on undergraduates, but graduate students are invited to attend. For more information, call (212) 636-6280 or email careerfair@fordham.edu.
January 31, 2008
25% refund begins
Additional session for Thursday classes due to Easter Break
Friday, February 1, 2008
Candidate for Degree Card
May 2008 Graduates: The deadline to file your May 2008 on-line Candidate for Degree card is approaching quickly. If you have not completed the on-line Candidate for Degree Card, please do so now by clicking here
OASIS Registration systems is CLOSED
In order for students to make change to their spring 2008 registration you must come to the Office of Program Management.
Loan Announcement
MBA and MS students registered for six or more credits and who are either a US citizen or Permanent Resident of the US are eligible to borrow $5000 per academic year. Interest on the loan (8%) does not accrue while a student is enrolled for six or more credits per trimester. Interest and principal payments begin after a 6-month grace period following graduation or if enrollment drops below the six-credit minimum (except during trimesters when a student is doing an internship). The application was emailed to you the week of January 7th. Please complete the form and return it to the Admissions Office at 33 West 60th Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10023. The application deadline is Feb 19. Please contact the Admissions Office at (212)-636-6200 with questions.
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 visit: www.nshmba.org/financial-assist. Deadline is April 30, 2008.
Fordham Women in Business 2008-2009 Election Meeting
Monday, January 28, 2008, 8pm
Location: South Lounge
Fordham Women in Business needs to elect new leaders, so it’s your turn to shine! If you’re excited to assume a leadership role, attend our Election Night meeting on Mon., Jan. 28 at 8:00 PM. Pizza will be served. Contact e-mail: fordhamwib@gmail.com
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
Focus The Nation
January 31, 2008: 8:30 am – 10:00 pm,
Location: Rose Hill Campus at McGinley Center
The Net Impact Club reminds everyone that Fordham is hosting a robust program of events for the Focus the Nation teach-in on Climate Change. Bringing together representatives from the University, the Community, Government, and various scientific researchers, we will engage in a robust conversation about our global warming and the wide range of issues regarding "sustainability" that are related to climate and the environment. For more information, visit: www.fordhamfocus.org/index.html.
Marketing Society Board
The Marketing Society is accepting submissions for all positions on the Club's Board. Submissions of interest should be made before February 8th and made to the club's email: fordham.marketing.society@gmail.com . More information can be found on our website.
Black History Month Event: African Burial Ground Tours
The BHMBA Club encourages you to join them for a tour of the African Burial Ground is located in Lower Manhattan, close to Foley Square and just north of City Hall. Tours are scheduled for Sat. February 9, 2008 at 2pm and Sat., February 23, 2008 at 2pm. The address of the Visitor Center and where BHMBA will be meeting is 290 Broadway, 1st Floor, New York, NY 10007. For questions or to RSVP contact fordhambhmba@gmail.com
My Professors: Information Systems
Wei Gao
“An Interest Support Based Subspace Clustering Approach to Predicting Repurchases,” which Gao co-wrote with Zhuo Yang and Olivia Sheng, was accepted for presentation at the Seventeenth Annual Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems.
Evangelos Katsamakas
Katsamakas was the Program chair at the Complex IS Dynamics Conference in June and the Associate Editor for the International Conference on Information Systems. He was also an invited “Expert Panel” participant on the topic of “The Development Impacts of FOSS (Free/Open Source Software)” at a UN Conference in October.
Katsamakas’ paper “Knowledge processes and learning options in networks: evidence from telecommunications” was published in Human Systems Management 26(3). “Disruptive innovation strategy effects on hard-disk maker population: a system dynamics study, co-written with Nicholas Georgantzas is included in Information Resources Management Journal, 20(2). “A System Dynamics model of Open Source Software Development” was included in the Proceedings of 50th Systems Dynamics Society Conference, and “Why most open source development projects do not succeed?” was included in the Proceedings IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering. Both were co-written with Georgantzas.
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