MBA E-Newsletter
News for and about the NC State College of Management MBA community. Submit MBA ENEWS items to Adrienne Jablonski by Friday of each week.
Please remember that the e-newsletter is the MBA Program's primary method of communication with students. Therefore, it is very important for you to read and absorb the weekly e-newsletter.
Nelson Hall Building Access After Hours
If you plan on accessing Nelson Hall after hours, you will need a fob. Please complete and sign the attached form and bring the form to Christine Miller in 2102 Nelson Hall with a $25.00 check payable to NC State University. This is a refundable deposit. (We do not accept cash or credit cards.) Please contact Christine at 515-5560 or e-mail to confirm that she will be in the office, when you plan to arrive.
The fob identifies the student entering the building. If the fob is lost or stolen, you must notify Christine immediately, so that she can deactivate it. Failure to report lost or stolen fobs or allowing someone other than the assigned fob holder to use the fob may result in charges to the student for damage or theft of property in the building, as a result of entry into Nelson Hall by use of the lost or stolen fob. Below is the normal unlocking schedule for exterior doors in Nelson, when class is in session. The fob will only open two doors, both of them are in the east courtyard.
Monday–Thursday: all doors unlocked 7:00 am - 10:00 pm
Friday: all doors unlocked 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday only ES1001 unlocked 11:45 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday only ES1001 unlocked 11:45 am - 8:00 pm
Business Cards through MBASA
The MBASA is reopening the process for obtaining NC State Business Cards.
Please pick up a form located in the MBA Student Lounge in Nelson Hall under the White Board if you would like to order cards (approximate pricing information is on the form). After completing the form please place it in the MBASA Drop Box locker.
If you are a Part-time student and not on campus you may contact Stuart Williams to get an electronic form.
Student ID Photos for New Students
The photos taken during orientation will be used for both your student ID card and for the online student directory. After your All-Campus student ID card is made at the Campus ID Card Office (a couple weeks), we will deliver them to your classes.
Your NCSU Email Account
Don't forget that your NC State issued email account (Unity) is where all of your MBA-related communication will sent to.
In addition, your Unity email address is the address that NC State uses for correspondence with you. Email regarding your classes, student information, eBILLs and correspondence from faculty will be sent to your Unity address. To check your Unity email, you can use Webmail or you can use an IMAP-compliant email client.
This email requirement will overwrite any non-Unity email address you may have as your preferred email address in PackTracks. If you still want to get your university related emails at a non-NCSU address, you will need to forward your Unity email to that other address. To forward your Unity email, please visit the Unity forwarding page.
For more information on the email address information that NC State
maintains, please see: Email Processes at NC State
For information on how to increase your NCSU email quota:
1. Go to http://sysnews.ncsu.edu
2. Under "User Info" hit the login button and login with your Unity ID and
Password
3. Under "User Info" hit the "Quota Manager" button.
4. Adjust your allocation of space up to 300MB
5. Hit the "Submit Change Request" button. If you would like to purchase
more space, the option is available on this webpage as well.
If you have questions, please contact the NC State Help Desk at 515-HELP.
Summer 2008 Course Schedule
Registration for summer 2008 courses begins on March 11. Please see the schedule below so that you may begin planning your summer classes.
Career Resources
Message from Linda Taylor, Director, Career Resources, COM
Recently, I was in a classroom and heard an MBA student ask whether he was going to be "forced" to attend corporate information sessions again this semester. This set me to thinking that we in Career Resources probably need to do a better job explaining the benefit of these sessions to our MBA students.
Corporate information sessions serve a dual purpose: They allow our MBA students to learn more about the various employers AND allow employers the chance to get a good impression of our students. With the relatively young age of our MBA program, NC State is sometimes overlooked as a potential source of talent by certain employers. In an effort to get "on their radar", we court them and invite them to campus to see for themselves the talented students enrolled here. Once they have agreed to visit, it is imperative that we make a good showing. This means adequate numbers of professionally attired students actively posing good questions. Our students do a great job and their attendance at the sessions has changed the minds of several recruiters about adding NC State to their recruiting school list.
Students not currently seeking full-time jobs (generally first year students) can begin making vital networking links early in their MBA career by attending these sessions. Perhaps the function the recruiter is seeking does not match up with the student's area of concentration. Attending the session allows a student to make a connection with the recruiter and perhaps get a "warm" introduction to the proper hiring authority rather than making a cold call.
Sessions are scheduled in the late afternoon in an effort to allow our working professional population (part-time students) to attend prior to class at 6 PM and usually include beverages and a snack.
We realize that information sessions are yet another item to juggle along with homework, projects and tests. But, we believe they are a great investment. The ultimate goal of an MBA student is not to graduate with a 4.0, but to secure a position worthy of their training and talent. It's about getting the job you really want. Attending information sessions are just one way to achieve this.
Are you signed up for this week's on-campus recruiting events?
Be sure to check out our updated list of recruiting events for the Spring 2008 semester. To RSVP for any of the events, log onto the JobLink and click on the events tab. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Borrego.
ATTENTION: Bio Pharma MBAs and others:
What: Biomanufacturing and Pharmaceutical Student Seminars and Internship Fair When: Friday, January 25, 2008 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Where: At the Golden LEAF Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center on Centennial Campus
How: Pre-register before January 22, 2008
Who: NC State students
Participating Companies: Novozymes, Diosynth, Catalent, Kelly Scientific, Biogen Idec, Griffin Engineering and Technical Services, Inc., Merck, REM Services, Eisai, Aerotek Scientifici, LLC, Wyeth Biotech, DSM, Novo Nordisk, Targacept and Talecris Biotherapeutics
Why Attend: To meet with representatives from companies and talk about internship opportunities
Some of you will be involved with Mock Interviews for Career & Managerial Effectiveness, but the company booths are open from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM, so you should be able to attend both events.
Net Impact
College of Textiles Speaker on Sustainable Practices
Tuesday, January 22, 2:20 p.m.-3:35 p.m.
College of Textiles Speaker: Exec in Residence Steven Jesseph, president and CEO of WRAP: "If not you, who?" College of Textiles Convocation Center, 2309, Centennial Campus, read more [pdf]
As part of the College of Textiles Executive in Residence series, Net Impact will also be meeting with Steven Jesseph, President & CEO of Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) at 1:00 pm Tuesday, January 22. The discussion will be in the College of Textiles, Conference Room 3247. It is located in the Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management Department's main office (Room 3245).
Emerging Issues Forum
What: Emerging Issues Forum
When: February 11 & 12
Where: NC State University, McKimmon Center
Yes, it’s true! The Emerging Issues Forum is bringing in the biggest names of the energy sector to NC State.
Jeff Immelt – CEO, General Electric
Bill Johnson – CEO, Progress Energy
Ken Lewis – CEO, Bank of America
James B. Hunt – Former Governor of North Carolina
Thomas Freidman – Writer, New York Times
Rajendra Pachauri - Nobel Prize Winner, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Amory Lovins – Executive Director, Rocky Mountain Institute
And many more executives from companies including Duke Energy, Cree and Novozymes.
As part of the Year of Energy at NC State, this unprecedented event will address the key challenges and opportunities related to powering our economy. Registration is $50 for students and will sell out quickly. But don’t worry... Net Impact is helping with the event and has several openings if you’d like to volunteer a few hours in exchange for free admission... more
Contact Net Impact if interested. For more information on this event, you can visit Emerging Issues Forum.
Keep up with more Net Impact News & Events.
MBASA
The MBA Student Association (MBASA) is happy to announce its new leadership team:
President - Will Quick
VP of Activities - Kevin Idahor
VP of Finance and Communication - Stuart Williams
We expect an exciting year of fun activities and useful professional events! On that note, the MBASA would like to let you know about two upcoming activities.
Krispy Kreme Challenge Service Event
Saturday, January 26 at 9:00 am: More information can be found at Krispy Kreme Challenge. If you decide to participate please select "Team MBA" during the online registration process. If you register, please let Will Quick know.
Progressive Dinner
The MBASA will sponsor a Progressive Dinner for MBA students on Friday, February 1 Please contact Kevin Idahor if you are interested in participating.
New NAWMBA Officers
The NC State MBA Chapter of the National Association of Women MBAs (NAWMBA) would like to announce their new officers for 2008.
President - Carol Nguyen
VP of Alumni Relations - Jessica Willoughby
VP of Events - Shelly Sabhikhi
VP of Finance - Seena George
If you are interested in learning more about NAWMBA, please contact Carol directly.
Preparing Future Leaders Seminar Series
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the launch of a new program called Preparing Future Leaders (PFL) that supports the professional development of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. As part of the new program, we are excited to introduce a series of Professional Development Seminars (PDS) and Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Seminars for spring 2008. These seminars are open to all graduate students and postdocs; you can see complete descriptions of the seminars.
In addition to PDS and RCR seminars, the Graduate School will continue to offer the Preparing the Professoriate (PTP) program and, starting in Fall 2008, the Certificate of Accomplishment in Teaching (CoAT) will move from the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning to the Graduate School.
Society of Women Environmental Professionals Event
MBA students are invited to SWEP's January dinner event which will focus on networking and the development of negotiation skills. SWEP's Glenda Lee of Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment and Health Sciences, will be the featured presenter.
Negotiation Skills
featuring speaker, Ms. Glenda Lee, Duke University
at Crabtree Embassy Suites, 4700 Creedmoor Road, Raleigh
Tuesday, January 22, 2007
Cost: $25.00 (includes dinner and program)
5:30 pm Networking, 6:30-7:30 pm Dinner/Presentation
This event is held in partner with the Business and Professional Women
of Raleigh (BPW/Raleigh) BPW was founded in 1919 and is the oldest advocacy group for working women.
RSVP by January 15th if you wish to attend.
Other COM and University Events
Wachovia Lecture Series
Created to support the leadership development of our students and business community, the Wachovia Executive Lecture Series provides attendees tremendous insight into the personal and professional careers of the leaders from some of our nation’s top companies. The presentations are held 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., 3400 Nelson Hall
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Wednesday, February 13 - Wachovia Executive Lecture: Ken Lewis, chairman and CEO, Bank of America, 4:30 p.m., Nelson Auditorium
ERM Roundtables and Events
The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Roundtables are a series of presentations by company leaders involved in enterprise risk management. The ERM Roundtable series provides risk management professionals a forum where they can discuss and exchange ideas about effective ERM practices and techniques. Presentations are made by practitioners who share their best practices in working through the challenges of managing risk across the enterprise, as well as by faculty who present their related research.
For more details and to register, please see ERM Initiative.
Role Model Leaders' Forum
The Center for Student Leadership, Ethics, & Public Serice
is excited to announce Jo Luck, President and CEO of Heifer International, as our Role Model Leader for 2008. Jo has worked with Heifer since 1989 in global sustainability programs and as President/CEO since July 1992. Each year the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics &
Public Service recognizes a visionary leader for leading with integrityand for their commitment to service.
The Role Model Leaders' Forum event will be on February 4th, 2008 at 7:00 pm in the Talley Student Center Ballroom. Jo Luck will speak on the challenges of leadership and Heifer's role in sustainable development to end hunger
around the world. The event is free!