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Field Study Consulting Program (FSP)
The Field Study Consulting Program (FSP) 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.

Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE) 
Career Conference - Inclusion & Leadership
March 12, 2008 – Jacob Javits Center
http://hace-usa.org/events.htm

Thomson Corporation Leadership Management Training Program
Thomson Corporation recruits from Wharton, Columbia, MIT and NYU for a very competitive Leadership Management Training Program, which is their pipeline for future senior leadership.  Fordham was asked to identify students with a strong record of academic and professional achievement, business acumen, 4-6 years of experience and an interest in finance, strategy, and/or technology.  Details are on MonsterTrak.  Please submit your cover letter and resume to: tmonaco@fordham.edu by 9am on Friday, March 14th.

FordhamTrak
There are many fine job opportunities available on FordhamTrak, including:

Full Time:
TIAA-CREF (Asset Management)
Wealth Management Advisor
Resume submission ending March 16th

RSM McGladrey (Accounting/Tax)
Audit Manager – Hedge Fund
Director Of Tax, Advisory And Compliance
Audit, Senior Associate
Manager, Federal Tax
State & Local Tax Manager
Resume submission ending March 21st

Internships:
The Van Tulleken Company (Financial Services/M&A )
Resume submission through March 17th

New York Times   (Media)
Online Marketing Intern
Resume Submission through March 23rd

Marvel Entertainment   (Media Entertainment)
Resume Submission through March 23rd

Goldman Sachs Spring 2008 Technology Career Forum
This event is a chance for candidates to network and connect with Goldman Sachs technology professionals and find out more about career opportunities.  Visit FBDirect for additional details.  Ideally, candidates will have skills in one of the following areas:

  • Application Development
  • Infrastructure Engineering & Support including:

 

Click here for more career opportunities.

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My Education

Graduate Assistant position
Prof. Estelami is looking for a GA for the Summer and Fall 2008 trimesters. The primary responsibility of the GA is to assist in secondary data research and manuscript editing for an academic audience. The applicant should be full-time students with a background in journalism or English literature. Please forward your resume to estelami@fordham.edu by March 25th.

Spring Break – no classes
03/12/08 ~ 03/19/08

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My Community

BHMBA: 'THE POWER OF NOW' Shaping Tomorrow by Changing Today
Saturday, April 5, 2008, 6:00 - 11:00 P.M.
The Williams Club
Tickets go on sale the week of March 3, 2008 for the BHMBA dinner and program.  Tickets for students, faculty and alumni are $30, all others $40. Join current students, professors, alumni and invited guests for a night of networking, learning, entertainment and dancing.  Cocktail Attire requested. Keynote Speaker: Don Rice, President & CEO of Rice Financial Products Company; Alumni Honoree: Maurice Lise, CommerzBank (GBA 05).  There are a limited number of tickets for this event, so get your tickets early!  FB Direct

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

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My Professor: Information Systems

RP Raghupathi and Aditya Saharia
Saharia and Raghupathi’s paper "Identifying Risks in ERP Implementation" was chosen as the Distinguished Paper in the Information Systems track at the 2007 Annual Decision Sciences Institute Meeting held in Arizona in November.

Mark Silver
Silver was recently ranked as one of the most cited authors of articles published in the top Information Systems journals over the last fifteen years.

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The GSBinsider weekly email is divided into sections. These are:

     
  • "My Career" - Career Services seminars, information sessions, and events connecting you to alumni and business leaders
  • "My Education" - Add/drop deadlines, graduation information, courses
  • "My Professors" - Faculty and staff accomplishments, interviews, notices
  • "My Community" - Social and non-career oriented events
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We welcome your continued feedback, which you can always send to gsbnews@fordham.edu. We hope you enjoy this issue and find new events to enhance your education here at Fordham Graduate School of Business.

 
Warm regards,
Celia Cameron


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2008 SAC Elections
click here to read more about the candidates.

March 25 - 28 – Elections
Voting for your 2008-2009 Candidates is easy.  Just make sure you have your FB Direct ID and password.  It should not take longer than a minute to vote.

March 28 - Announce winners