Connect: Spring 2003
A Special 20th Anniversary Newsletter from GSOM
View the Spring
2003 GSOM Alumni Newsletter as published, in PDF format.
Recognizing
how critical small business development is to the health of the economy, the
Graduate School of Management is launching an initiative to expand academic and
practical entrepreneurial experiences, recognize and support existing small
business development, and develop a learning track for students interested in
starting a small business.
A
$35,000 grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City,
Missouri, paired with matching funds from GSOM and local corporate sponsors,
positions Clark’s business program to become one of only 52 institutions with
membership in the Kauffman Collegiate Entrepreneurial Network. The Foundation is
one of the nation’s largest, promoting self-sufficiency and healthy
communities by funding programs for youth development and entrepreneurial
education.
“We
are delighted to share news of the Kauffman Foundation’s funding of this
initiative with our Alumni and the Central Massachusetts community,” said
Clark University President John Bassett. “When combined with the resources of
GSOM and the Small Business Development Center, and in collaboration with other
regional entrepreneurial partners, the funds will significantly increase our
capacity to accelerate entrepreneurial growth.”
To
accomplish this, GSOM’s proposal creates an Entrepreneur-in-Residence faculty
position, launches the Entrepreneurial Initiative within GSOM’s Career
Services Program and will help fund the Small Business Development Center’s
20th anniversary program this spring.
In
the next three to five years, with support from Kauffman and other potential
funders, GSOM will explore the possibility of creating a Center for
Entrepreneurial Leadership, adding Entrepreneurship as a concentration to the
MBA program, and hopefully securing a tenured faculty position in
Entrepreneurship.
“Clark’s
vision is to expand awareness of existing entrepreneurial energy and resources,
channel the intellectual and business capital available to support new ventures,
and strengthen the educational resources – faculty, curriculum and research
– necessary to grow and sustain entrepreneurship in the region,” said Ed
Ottensmeyer, GSOM dean.
The
plan builds upon the school’s already strong commitment to entrepreneurship.
Since its inception 20 years ago, GSOM has provided intellectual capital and
support for the local small-business community, assisting more than 15,000
entrepreneurs through the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center at
Clark University. The center, one of six in the state and the only one in a
business school setting, is supported by the University, the U.S. Small Business
Administration and the Commonwealth’s Department of Economic Development.
What
the grant will help fund:
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Entrepreneur-in-Residence faculty position. GSOM will retain a highly
visible authority on entrepreneurship, who will teach, conduct workshops,
serve as a resource for GSOM faculty and serve as distinguished speaker for
community-based programs during the year.
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Expanded
entrepreneurial internships. GSOM will offer experience-based learning
opportunities to Clark MBA students in entrepreneurial management through
paid internships in new and emerging firms. Regional strategic partners who
will help identify host businesses include the Massachusetts Biomedical
Initiatives, Martin Luther King Jr. Business Empowerment Center, and the
Center for Women and Enterprise. The program will provide both students and
business managers a learning forum in which to discuss common issues,
problems, concerns and successes.
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Promote awareness of
GSOM’s commitment to small business. The school plans a special event
celebrating entrepreneurial spirit and champions in Central Massachusetts as
part of the 20th anniversary celebration of the Small Business Development
Center.
For
more on the Kauffman Foundation, visit www.emkf.org.
To see what’s going on at the SBDC, visit www.clarku.edu/offices/SBDC.
Larry
Lapides, MBA ‘89, is the GSOM Advisory Council’s newest member, beginning
his three-year term at the start of this academic year. He is the Vice President
for Worldwide Sales for Verisity Design, Inc., working in the company’s
Mountain View, Calif., headquarters.
“I’m
delighted that Larry accepted our invitation to add his extensive business
background and unique perspective to the deliberations of the Advisory
Council,” said Edward J. Ottensmeyer, dean of GSOM.
“Larry has already been helpful in steering students from California in
Clark’s direction, and we greatly appreciate his personal support and
assistance in strengthening GSOM’s commitment to our mission of educating
outstanding leaders and managers.”
Lapides
joined Verisity, which develops and writes functional verification and
automation software to test electronic design, when it merged with SureFire
Verification, where he was working in the same capacity. Before that, he was
Director of North American Sales for Exemplar Logic. Other positions include
Director of Product Marketing and Operations at Exemplar Logic, and engineering
and management positions at Amber Engineering, Magnavox and Hughes.
In
addition to an MBA from Clark, Lapides holds a bachelor’s degree in physics
from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s of science in
applied physics from Cornell University.
How
did you come to choose Clark’s GSOM for your MBA?
I
started my MBA program at Golden Gate University in California when I was
working for Hughes/Santa Barbara Research Center. When I took a job in Sudbury
with New England Research Center in 1985, I started looking for an MBA program
in the eastern Massachusetts area to finish my degree. I selected Clark because
of the student body makeup (oriented toward high tech) and the lack of emphasis
on financial management. My perception at the time was that other MBA programs
had a stronger emphasis on finance; what Clark wanted (as pertained to me) was
to educate its students broadly in all aspects of management. Areas of greatest
interest to me included high tech management and organizational
behavior/development.
Why
did you get involved with the Advisory Council?
Throughout
my career as a student, I was helped significantly by California’s public
education system, and by specific teachers acting as mentors to me. I have tried
in my professional career to give back to both these areas. I donate money each
year to the University of California, and participate in the Alumni Association
scholarship program activities.
Participating
on the GSOM Advisory Council provides a more hands-on way to repay Dr.
Ottensmeyer and Clark University for the time and effort they spent on me.
What
will you contribute to the Council?
I
believe that my range of experience is the true benefit I bring to GSOM and the
Advisory Council. This includes having held positions in engineering,
operations, marketing and sales; having worked for companies both large and
small; and having both a West Coast thinking bias as well as having lived on the
East Coast on two different occasions.
I
think my business perspective and my West Coast location can benefit both the
Advisory Council and GSOM in general. I’m looking forward to contributing.
In
this issue of CONNECT, we recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of a
number of talented and dedicated people who play leadership roles in the GSOM
community. The receipt of a grant from the Kauffman Foundation recognizes
Clark’s important contributions, over the years, in developing and supporting
entrepreneurial leaders. Not only are many Clark BA and MBA graduates
highly-successful entrepreneurs – in Central Massachusetts and around the
world – but GSOM and our Small Business Development Center (SBDC) have become
constant sources of support for new business start-ups, both here and abroad.
Whether
it’s working on business plans with PhDs in the biotechnology sector or on
bank loan applications with small retailers, Larry Marsh and his talented team
of SBDC consultants (with valuable contributions from Clark MBAs working on team
projects) provide a much-needed service to many new and emerging businesses
whose success is vital to our region’s economy. The Kauffman grant, through an
expanded internship program and the appointment of an entrepreneur-in-residence,
will allow us to bring even more talent and resources to this important Clark
initiative.
GSOM’s
continuing leadership in academic and managerial circles is also highlighted
here in profiles on Professors Bob Bradbury and Laura Graves, and on Larry
Lapides, another very successful GSOM alumnus and our newest Advisory Council
member.
Bob
Bradbury’s work in the field of health care management and policy has brought
recognition to the University for over 20 years, but it has been his ongoing
work with health care systems in developing countries that has consistently
inspired us. Bob’s retirement will certainly be an active one. We wish him
well.
Laura
Graves has just finished a major revision of “Women and Men in Management,”
which brings together in one place recent research findings on this exciting
topic. Laura’s work, and that of other GSOM colleagues, continues to meet the
highest academic standards while providing guidance to real managers facing real
problems.
The
leaders of this year’s Graduate Management Student Council (GMSC) deserve
special thanks for proposing the first-ever class gift to the school. Jeffrey
Heller, the president of the GMSC, and his fellow 2002-03 officers are beginning
a tradition that will help us do more for future students. We are most
appreciative.
An
experienced executive noted recently that leaders pull people together instead
of pulling them apart. I couldn’t agree more. As I reflect on the many ways
that leadership is apparent within the GSOM learning community – through
programs that bring entrepreneurs and students together, through faculty work
that links the academic and managers’ worlds, through gifts from students to
support future students – I feel a sense of great pride in what we stand for
and what we do! I sincerely hope that you do too, and I urge you to contact us
if you would like to help in any number of ways, to keep this momentum building
and thereby make the School ever stronger.
Ed
Ottensmeyer, Dean
eottensmeyer@clarku.edu
If
corporate America is to regain investor confidence and public trust, most of the
work must be done in boardrooms, not courtrooms.
That
was the message that emerged from a distinguished panel of speakers at the
Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce’s program, “Business Ethics in
Corporate America,” held on January 14, at Mechanics Hall in Worcester.
Presented
by the Worcester Chamber and Better
Business Bureau of Central New England, the event was sponsored by Mass
Electric/National Grid and Clark’s Graduate School of Management. GSOM dean
Edward J. Ottensmeyer served as moderator of the session, attended by more than
one hundred area business and community leaders.
On
the panel were Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly; Michael E.
Jesanis, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for National Grid
USA; Theodore J. Flynn, Executive Director for the Massachusetts Society of
Certified Public Accountants, and Steven J. Cole, Senior Vice President and
general counsel for the National Council of Better Business Bureaus. Also
speaking was J.P. Ricciardi, General Manager of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Calling
the day’s agenda “a discussion of duty and obligation,” Ottensmeyer
provided an introduction that put the topic into context.
“Right
away we’re brought to a perspective that ethics is not something that exists
in a vacuum. Its context is important. Business as a human activity always has
an ethical dimension,” he said.
Sometimes,
he continued, “ethical common sense” can guide business leaders, but often,
when forced to choose between two competing values – loyalty to a friend and
responsibility to a company, for instance – the way is less clear.
“When
we have these difficult choices Ñ what we call ethical dilemmas, when our
common sense can’t help us get beyond it,” Ottensmeyer said, “we have to
look to different approaches to ethical decision-making.”
The
diversity of the panel brought those different approaches. Attorney General
Reilly spoke from an enforcement perspective, Jesanis said he spoke as a
capitalist, Flynn discussed accountability, Cole talked about self-regulation
and Ricciardi addressed personal integrity and commitment.
Rita
Moran, a GSOM alumna (MBA ‘92) and Vice President of the Business Service
group at Massachusetts Electric - a National Grid Company, was an attendee.
“The
message really resonated,” she said. “Good business will grow business.”
She
chose her employer based on National Grid’s strong ethical commitment, she
said, adding that the presence of such companies, combined with the joint
leadership of the groups who supported the Jan. 14 program, is shaping a
business climate favorable for ethically-minded companies.
“We
want this area to be a magnet for those kinds of businesses,” she said.
What They Said:
The
mistakes:
Attorney
General Reilly: “Where were the regulators, prosecutors or board of
directors? It’s really important to ask that question.”
Jesanis:
“Enron is the obvious poster child for malfeasance, but I’m more concerned
about Adelphias and the Tycos ... companies where the CEO failed to draw a line
between ... what belonged to the company and stockholders and what belonged to
him personally.”
Flynn:
“In my opinion the operative word is greed, up and down the line. Companies
wanting to set the world on fire, management looking for enormous stock returns,
the market putting so much emphasis on short-term results which are, of course,
unrepeatable. Investors afraid they’ll miss the next big, hot stock,
accounting firms wanting to soar with the high fliers...”
Cole:
“In the gray areas, many of us ask the wrong questions. We often want to
know ‘Where does it say I can’t do that?’ Lawyers act more like defense
counsel than proactive advisors.”
Restoring
trust:
Cole:
“Business leaders and business organizations have to identify right and wrong,
and make hiding behind the gray areas more difficult. They can help by being an
ally to law enforcement, by practicing self regulation.”
Jesanis:
“Until investor confidence is turned around, we’re in for a long haul in
terms of the economy. My duty as a capitalist is to restore investor confidence
...”
Dean
Ottensmeyer: “Leadership from the top and middle ranks, sensible systems
that reward ethical behavior, and both perceived and real fairness, are all
needed to develop such (an integrity-based) culture.”
Government’s
role:
Attorney
General Reilly: “(Regulation) helps but the government alone can never be
the answer. Government is reactive. It’s never a substitute for corporate
leadership.”
Flynn:
“Government action alone can’t help because it’s not a failure of
regulations or laws. It’s a failure of corporate culture. A failure of values,
a failure of heart.”
Leadership’s
role:
Jesanis:
“There’s a saying, that the lowest values you exhibit are the highest you
can expect. We believe and practice that every day. You’ll never see (National
Grid) executives at the Super Bowl as a vendor guest.”
Flynn:
“The CEO creates the corporate culture. It’s important to build credibility
into the essence of the company.”
Ricciardi:
“Each and every player has to be tied to the common goal, and that’s
where the manager’s job becomes very, very important. A manager carries the
organization’s philosophy ... I feel if your employees see you up there
driving the wagon and being a leader, it will be very easy for them to follow
the line.”
Around the world, women comprise a greater proportion of both workers and managers
than ever before. However, women continue to be excluded from top management
positions, segregated into low-paying occupations, and paid less for the same
work as men. Even in the 21st
Century, biological sex continues to influence decisions and foster
stereotypes in the workplace.
Clark University Professor
Laura Graves examines a wide range of topics including sexual harassment,
workplace romance, the glass ceiling, work and family, leadership, diversity,
and inclusion in her new book “Women and Men in Management, Third
Edition.” The book, which she
co-authors with her husband, Gary N. Powell, a professor at the University of
Connecticut, provides a comprehensive review of the literature on gender and
organizations.
The couple's collaborative
effort was released in December (the first and second editions were solely
authored by Powell). Because of
its accessible writing style, this edition will be a useful resource to
managers, students and others with an interest in workplace gender issues.
According to Graves it “offers concrete recommendations that
individuals and organizations may implement to ensure that all people have
fulfilling and productive careers, regardless of their biological sex.”
The volume, which took two years to write, draws on more than 900 sources, 80 percent of them new to this
edition. It offers extensive
up-to-date statistics on the worldwide status of women and men in the
workplace. It also reviews key
concepts of gender stereotypes, gender roles, gender identity and gender role
socialization, and the distinction between stereotyping, prejudice and
discrimination.
Laura
Graves is associate professor of management at Clark University’s Graduate
School of Management. She’s a recognized scholar on diversity issues in the
workplace. Her work has examined
gender and race effects in the workplace, particularly gender bias in
employment interviewers’ decision processes and the effects of demographic
diversity on work teams. She
received the Sage Scholarship Award from the Gender and Diversity in
Organizations Division of the Academy of Management for her contributions to
management literature. Her
research has appeared in leading academic journals including Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology and Personnel
Psychology. She is a member
of the Academy of Management, the American Psychological Society and the
Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
Professor
Graves has been at Clark since 1989, and teaches MBA courses including
Managing Teams, Diagnosing Organizations and Advanced Topics in Teams.
She has also served as Assistant Professor of Management at the
University of Connecticut. She received her bachelor’s degree from the College of
William and Mary and her master’s and doctorate degrees from the University
of Connecticut.
Graves, whose other major
research interest is diversity, also teaches Managing Diversity in the
Workplace and is past Chair of the Gender
and Diversity Division of the Academy of Management, a professional
organization of several thousand professors of management.
promoting
inclusion in the workplace:
Companies
should create a work environment where employees of all groups feel comfortable
and accepted. The focus here is on
creating high quality work relationships between employees who belong to
different groups. Such
relationships are difficult to create. Educational
programs, however, can be useful. Organizations
can also establish network groups for different groups of employees or diversity
councils (i.e., a group of employees that advise mgmt. on diversity issues).
Changing the culture (values) of the organization may be necessary – a
long-term effort that involves assessing the existing culture, identifying
problems, developing and implementing a plan for change, etc.
Top management involvement is absolutely critical in changing the culture
of the organization.
how
to make mixed-sex teams work:
§ Managers must carefully design the team
(identify team members, define the task, determine how performance will be
measured and rewarded, etc.). Team
members should not be chosen solely
for their sex. Team members must
have the necessary technical skills, as well as interpersonal skills and
personal values that are conducive to teamwork.
The task should be one that requires the cooperation of team members
(otherwise they will see no need to work as a team). In addition, performance measurement and rewards should be
determined for the entire team.
Team members should receive training on
how to make teams work.
§ The manager should help team members
get to know one another so that interactions are based on individuals’
underlying attributes, not their sex. Managers
should publicize the qualifications of each team member so that team members
have accurate information about each other’s knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Informal social interactions can be helpful (e.g., lunches, etc.).
When individuals have more information about one another they are less
likely to resort to stereotyping.
§ The manager should provide ongoing
support (coach) to the team. He/she may attend meetings, and monitor the
team’s accomplishments. The
manager can assist team members in identifying problems in team interactions and
performance, and in developing and implementing solutions.
Creating
a successful team is not something that managers can leave to chance.
It takes substantial effort – and mixed-sex teams are no exception.
women
bosses:
"Many workers still prefer male bosses,
but women may actually be more effective in today's economic environment. Women
leaders are more democratic and transformational (charismatic, inspirational,
etc.) than men, qualities that are important for success in 'high-involvement'
organizations."
workplace
romances...
Given the
increased representation of women in the workplace and the increased amount of
time that most of us spend at work, it is almost inevitable that individuals
will find romance at work. Companies
can not prohibit all workplace romances. However,
romances between managers and their subordinates are inappropriate and
potentially harmful to the participants’ careers. When such romances occur, they must be addressed by the organization.
My advice to
anyone contemplating a workplace romance is “think twice – or perhaps three
or four times.” The potential for
damage to one’s career is high, especially if the relationship involves
individuals at different levels of the organization.
To
help celebrate GSOM’s 20th Anniversary, Graduate Student Council President
Jeffrey Heller and Council leadership have decided to ask fellow graduating
classmates to support GSOM’s fundraising effort with the first-ever class
gift.
“We
believe that the Graduate Student Council’s work is not only for the benefit
of the students,” said Heller. “We want to help GSOM and the broader
University, and this commitment to raising money for the business school can
start a tradition of GSOM graduates saying thanks for what the school has done
for us.”
A
number of ideas have been proposed for the donation. The Student Council will be
making an informal inquiry to evaluate the gift that will best serve the
immediate and long-term needs of the school.
“On
behalf of the students, faculty, and staff of GSOM, I’m pleased to thank Jeff
Heller and the Graduate Student Council, and the members of the graduating class
of ‘03 for this fantastic show of support and appreciation for our commitment
to their success,” said Edward Ottensmeyer, GSOM dean.
A
formal request for support from the approximately 100 students approaching
graduation this May will be sent out soon. The gift will be announced and
presented at the GSOM Commencement Brunch on Sunday, May 18th.
When
Robert C. Bradbury announced his retirement, colleagues were sorry to see him
go. But anyone who knows Bob Bradbury knows that he won’t disappear quietly
into retirement. Just as he started his career with an international focus by
serving in the Peace Corps in Colombia,
his
attention will turn overseas again, this time as part of a major health care
project in Pakistan and possibly Afghanistan.
“You
can take the man out of the Peace Corps but you can never take the Peace Corps
spirit out of the man,” said GSOM dean Edward J. Ottensmeyer in a tribute to
Bradbury at a recent Clark faculty gathering.
Bradbury
came to Clark as director of the graduate program in health care in 1981, just
as the school’s management-related programs were being combined within GSOM.
He went on to serve as Professor of Health Service Management.
In
his 21 years, Professor Bradbury served Clark University “with dedication and
distinction,” said President John Bassett.
“His
scholarly work brought distinction to the University and earned him an
international reputation in the field of health policy, particularly in the area
of effectiveness of health care systems. He’s also drawn upon his academic
expertise to help several national governments, universities and businesses. At
last count, he’s shared his expertise with 23 countries,” Ottensmeyer added.
Bradbury
also earned a reputation internationally on another front – as an authority on
rare miniature books. He wrote two volumes considered to be authoritative works
on the subject: “Antique United States Miniature Books,” and “20th Century
Miniature Books.” His influence in the field has been so great that miniature
books are classified by the “Brad-bury Number” system he developed.
At
GSOM, however, he is best known for what he did in Clark’s own backyard.
He
created alliances between local organizations and the University, including
Clark’s joint graduate program with UMass Medical School, and was the guiding
force behind the Worcester Area Systems for Affordable Health Care.
“During
his time at Clark, Bob has been masterful at linking the University with the
community, fitting for someone with a Ph.D. from a department of community
medicine,” said Ottensmeyer. “To many in the region, particularly in the
health-care sector, he has come to represent management education at Clark.”
Bradbury
graduated from the College of the Holy Cross with a degree in biology. He earned
graduate degrees in management and health policy from George Washington
University, Washington University in St. Louis, and Ohio State University. His
academic research on health care systems has been published in more than 50
journal articles and books.
Bradbury’s
University service included chairing and serving on the Board of the Friends of
the Goddard Library, serving as faculty representative to two Board of Trustee
committees and as a member of the Faculty Compensation Committee. Associations
include the Latin American Health Management Board, Association of University
Programs in Health Administration, Preventive Medicine Residency Advisory Board,
Department of Family and Community Medicine and University of Massachusetts
Medical School.
The
students, faculty, alumni and staff of Clark University and the Graduate School
of Management offer their heartfelt thanks and best wishes to Professor Bradbury
for his long-standing commitment to excellence in health care management and
education.
Paul
Szczygiel, ‘82,
MBA ‘88, manager of David L. Babson’s Small Company Opportunities Fund,
was featured on the cover of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance 2003 Stocks issue.
The magazine interviewed him and other fund managers for the authoritative
annual guide to stocks. Visit www.clarku.edu/mba for complete story.
Keith
Armstrong, MBA ‘89,
of Stratham, NH, was recently named Executive Vice President of Ocean National
Bank, Maine’s oldest commercial bank, a subsidiary of Chittenden Corp.
Jason
Berry, ‘97, MBA ‘98,
was named Head of Trading and Development for Geneva Trading in Dublin, Ireland.
He runs the 40-person trading desk from Dublin and manages worldwide training.
Joe
Morgan, MBA ‘90,
was recently named Vice President and Chief Technology Officer by Standard
Register of Dayton, Ohio. Morgan will continue to lead SMARTworks LLC, a
subsidiary of Standard Register, in his new role.
Sylvius
Bardt, MBA ‘88, is
CEO of Questico AG, a rapidly-growing telecommunications company in Berlin,
Germany.
Jonathan
Freedman, MBA ‘89,
was recently named President of Mage LLC, of Needham, Mass. Mage is a strategic
planning, organizational development and financial services firm.
Tracy
Bourget Glynn, ‘91, MBA ‘95, is Controller for Network Closing Services
in Orlando, Fla.
Enrique
Landaeta, MBA
‘01, is an Associate, Workout Group, for Deutsche Bank AG in New York, NY.
Rita
Moran, MBA ‘92, Vice President of Business Services for Mass Electric -
National Grid was recently named Chairperson of the Central Massachusetts Better
Business Bureau.
Lucy
McQuilken, MBA ‘00,
co-founder and President of Chaoticom, was recently highlighted at the
Springboard: New England 2002 Venture Capital Forum.
Margot
Nones, MBA ‘83,
was recently named Head of Operations for the Americas, UBS Global Asset
Management in New York, N.Y.
R.
Joseph Salois, MBA ‘00,
President of Atlas Distributing, Inc., was recently named Chairman of the
Worcester Area Chamber of Commerce.
Wayne
Zarozny, MBA ‘94,
was recently named Vice President and Corporate Controller of Berkshire Income
Realty of Boston, Mass.
With only three and
one-half months left before the end of Clark’s fiscal year, GSOM has reached
60 percent of its $100,000 20th Anniversary goal for contributions to The Clark
Fund. In addition to the gifts and pledges received from over 200 alumni and
friends, we welcome and thank first-time and renewing Corporate Associate
members: Banknorth-Massachusetts, BOSE Corporation, Lutco, Inc., Millbrook
Distributors, Inc. and National Grid USA.
If you have not made a
contribution or paid a previous pledge, your support is critical to helping GSOM
reach its goal.
Call Rich Myers at (508)
793-7503 or visit us on the web at www.clarku.edu,
click on “Alumni & Friends” then “Making a Gift” then “Making Your
Secure Gift On-Line Now” and direct your donation to GSOM today.
|
Upcoming
GSOM Events Celebrating 20 Years of Excellence in Business Education |
| February
19 |
2002
Business Leaders of the Year – Worcester Business Journal (GSOM dean Ed
Ottensmeyer to moderate “Keys to Business Leadership” panel
discussion. The School is a gold sponsor for the event) |
| March 2 |
GSOM
Alumni and Global Business Seminar Reception:
Hotel Mercure Paris Montparnasse
14-20 Rue de la Gaite
Paris, France |
| March 11 |
The Clark
University Arts, Humanities and Management Initiative presents “Blending
Art and Business: Museum Leadership
for the 21st Century” – Guest speakers are Mass MOCA Founding Director
Joseph Thompson and Anne Hawley, Norma Jean Calder Director, Isabella
Stewart Gardner Museum. |
| March 14 |
Careers
in Finance Day: Alumni Panelists speaking on
careers in Corporate Finance, Investment Banking, and
Commercial Banking |
| April TBA |
GSOM
Advisory Council meeting |
| May 15 |
GSOM Beta
Gamma Sigma Honor Society Dinner and Induction |
| May 18 |
GSOM
Commencement Brunch for Graduating Students, Families and Alumni attending
Reunion Weekend. |
| June 3 |
Small
Business Development Center 20th Anniversary Salute to Entrepreneurship Ð
Keynote Speaker:
George Gendron, former Executive Editor, INC. Magazine |
Send us your news!
We will publish alumni notes in future editions of Connect. E-mail: clarkmba@clarku.edu
Direct all correspondence to:
Dean Edward Ottensmeyer
Clark University
Graduate School of Management
950 Main St.
Worcester, MA 01610-1477
For address changes or other questions, comments or suggestions, contact us:
Phone: (508) 793-7670
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