
Clark University Graduate School of Management
Dear GSOM Students,
The GSOM Student Council is pleased to invite you to the 2009 End-of-the-Semester Party on Friday, December 18th, 2009 from 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at McFadden's Restaurant and Pub.
The end of the fall semester is a time for all of us to celebrate our accomplishments and the beginning of the holiday s...eason. So come along, enjoy an evening of live music and convey your best wishes to our graduating students in their future endeavors.
The event is open to all GSOM students (MBA and MSF: full-time, part-time & fifth-year students). Faculty and staff are invited too.
Transportation: Transportation—to and from McFadden's—will be provided by the Student Council. Sign-up sheets will be posted outside the Carlson Hall Computer Lab. Please sign up as soon as possible!
Please Note: You must carry your Clark student I.D. and Passport/driver’s license in order to enter McFadden’s.
We hope that you all will be able to join us and make this event a grand success.
Sincerely,
GSOM Student Council
Time:7:30PM Friday, December 18th
Location:McFadden's Restaurant and Pub

Clark University Graduate School of Management Information Session Tonight @ 6 PM in Carlson Hall(Room 203)

Clark University Graduate School of Management "Conversations with GSOM Student Council"-Join the GSOM Student Council today at 4 PM in Carlson Hall 231. They want to know what you like, dislike and would like to see happen at GSOM as students. This is a great opportunity to voice your ideas!! So be there.

Clark University Graduate School of Management
FA and SC to Host Corporate Finance Speaker Tomorrow!
If you are currently searching for a job or internship in the field of finance, and would like to find out more about specific jobs in the industry, then this corporate finance event may be for you!
The GSOM Finance Association and Student Council would like to invite... you to “Introduction to Finance Jobs – Corporate Finance” tomorrow, Tuesday, December 1. The featured speaker is William Makatiani, a GSOM alumnus who is currently working in a corporate finance environment at EMC Corporation. In his role as a Worldwide Auditor, Mr. Makatiani is involved in various aspects of domestic and international risk management related to emerging markets, new technologies, and compliance functions.
EMC is a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 provider of information infrastructure systems, software and services based out of Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Its flagship product, Symmetrix, is the foundation of storage networks in many large data centers.
Time:4:00PM Tuesday, December 1st
Location:Carlson Hall, Room 128

Clark University Graduate School of Management Happy Thanksgiving Break to All the GSOM Students!

Clark University Graduate School of Management TODAY'S EVENT: "Happy Hour for Graduate Students" at Moynihan's 5-7 PM.

Clark University Graduate School of Management TODAY's EVENTS-Work-Life Balance Panel TODAY at 4 PM in Lurie Conference Room (Higgins University Center, 1st Floor)! (Brought to You by Clark's Women in Business), 'Making a Career With Economics' at 2 PM, SacklerN104 with Cary Leahey '74. DO JOIN US FOR THESE GREAT EVENTS!!

Clark University Graduate School of Management
Clark’s Women in Business (CWIB), in collaboration with GSOM Career Services, would like to invite you to join us on December 10, 2009 for the fifth annual Massachusetts Conference for Women! This is a regional conference that will be attended by successful men and women from around the northeast.
http://www.clarku.edu/...gsom/pdfs/Mass%20Conference%20Poster.pdf
CWIB will be providing free transportation to and from the event while Career Services will reimburse half of the admission costs for the first fifty students who register. The total cost for admission is $70.00.
Keynote speakers include Suze Orman, America's most recognized personal finance expert; Marcus Buckingham, leading business consultant and New York Times bestselling author; Tory Johnson, CEO of Women For Hire and workplace contributor on "Good Morning America"; Ruth Simmons, president of Brown University; First Lady of MA Diane Patrick and many more! The event also includes an all-day Career Fair.
Detailed agenda: http://www.maconferenceforwomen.org/agen da.htm
Venue: Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
415 Summer St
Manchester, MA 01944 US
Date: December 10, 2009
Hours: 7:30am -5:30pm (While it is an all-day event, we will be back in Worcester and Framingham for students who have classes at 6 PM.)
We realize this falls close to the end of the semester, but this conference only happens once a year and there is no guarantee that we will be able to sponsor it in the future. If you can, we highly recommend that you attend this great event!
PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE AT https://www.event-registration.biz/mawc/ introduction.asp before November 27th.
Your spot in the bus will not be finalized until you provide us a copy of your registration receipt. You can either print out a copy and give it to one of the CWIB members or save it on your computer and email it to shghimire@clarku.edu .
Should you have any more questions or concerns about the conference and/or registration and transportation, send us an email at kshrestha@clarku.edu .
Time:7:30AM Thursday, December 10th
Location:Boston Convention Center

Clark University Graduate School of Management
You are cordially invited to attend a campus community conversation with Clark University's Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Bill Mosakowski, '76 about the future leadership priorities facing Clark University's next president.
During the month of November, a variety of discussions will take place across the country-10... in total-to solicit feedback from alumni, parents and friends. In addition, two similar events will happen on campus: one targeted to our student population (both graduate and undergraduate), and one for staff and administrators. The following are details regarding our student event including questions to consider in preparation for this important discussion.
Date: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17
Time: 3:00 - 4:30 PM
Location: JEFFERSON 320
Please note: Executive Vice President Jim Collins will join in the
discussion.
As the meeting approaches, please take some time to think about Clark's past and about your hopes for its future. President John Bassett's leadership has strengthened the University considerably over the past nine years, and the Board of Trustees is seeking your advice on how to continue this momentum by focusing on key leadership priorities.
Please contemplate the following questions carefully:
* What are the most important challenges and opportunities facing
Clark University now and over the medium term?
* What do you consider the qualities of leadership Clark needs most
going forward?
* What is the most important action Clark can take to improve its
relationship with and attractiveness to students?
Time:3:00PM Tuesday, November 17th
Location:JEFFERSON 320

Clark University Graduate School of Management GSOM Events this week: CWIB Social Hour @Peppercorns(Corner of Downing Street and Park Avenue) on Friday(November 13) from 5 PM to 7 PM. Free Limited Appetizers Available! ALL GSOM STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF ARE INVITED.(Brought to you by Clark's Women in Business Group)

Clark University Graduate School of Management
If you are interested in pursuing an MBA or an MSF degree or know of someone who is interested, GSOM Admissions is holding an information session on November 19 at our Worcester campus.
Representatives from the Admissions Office as well as Administration will be there to answer any questions you may have about the progr...am and Clark.
Part-time and Full-Time Prospective students are encouraged to join us. Admitted students are more than welcome to join us too if you would like to meet our staff.
PLEASE EMAIL US AT CLARKMBA@CLARKU.EDU or call us at 508.793.7406 to RSVP for this event.
Directions to our Worcester campus are available at this link: http://www.clarku.edu/admissions/visit/d irections.cfm
Time:6:00PM Thursday, November 19th
Location:Carlson Hall, Room 203, Clark University

Clark University Graduate School of Management
Cary Leahey, a Clark alum class of 1974, is giving two talks on campus about the credit crisis on Wednesday, November 18. Details for the talk are mentioned below:
Talk: Making a Career with Economics
Date and Time: Wednesday, November 18, 2 PM
Location: Sackler N104
Talk: The financial crisis one year on: What happened a...nd what can we
expect in the future
Date and Time: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 7 PM
Location: Sackler N104
Below is Carrie's Biography:
M. CARY LEAHEY '74
SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR - DECISION ECONOMICS
M. Cary Leahey '74 is Senior Managing Director with Decision Economics, a consulting firm with offices in New York, Boston, and London. He writes regularly for the daily and weekly publications for client readership and provides advice and commentary as needed to clients. He has been seen from time to time on CBS, BBC, CNBC, CNN, Fox, PBS, NPR, Bloomberg, and Reuters.
Previously, he served as Director and Senior Economist at Deutsche Bank, where he was the principal economist served the equities market division. Before that he served as Managing Director and Senior Economist at Primark Decision Economics. He was also Chief U.S. Economist with High Frequency Economics, where he wrote the Daily Notes on the U.S. Economy. Prior to that, he was Chief U.S. Financial Markets Economist at Lehman Brothers. He served as the senior "Fed-watcher" on the fixed income desk and contributed to the weekly market outlook distributed by the firm. He made numerous presentations to clients and internals on the economic and financial markets outlook.
He has also worked as Director of Economic Forecasting at General Motors in New York, where he was responsible for the internal worldwide economic outlook. In particular, he worked closely with the asset management and treasurer’s office staff in strategic investment and product planning issues. He has also served as a senior economist at Data Resources, Inc., a major economic consulting firm. At DRI, he worked regularly on the monthly forecast and specialized in the federal and municipal budget outlooks. And before that he worked as an economist as the White House Office of Management and Budget and the Council of Economic Advisers in the 1970s.
He earned a PhD in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Clark University. He taught at Swarthmore College, the Wharton School, and Boston University. His publications include Linking Business Decisions to Macroeconomic Models, in Business Economics and "The Impact of Environmental Controls on Capital Formation," in The Government and Capital Formation. He has been listed in Who's Who in Finance and Industry since 1987 and Who's Who since 1999.
Time:7:00PM Wednesday, November 18th
Location:Sackler N104, Clark University

Clark University Graduate School of Management
Assumption College is holding its Annual Fall Career Fair on November 19,2009 at the Plourde Recreation Center from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Companies that will be attending include:
Aerotek
AFLAC
Agilux Laboratories
Alternatives
AMICA Mutual Insurance Company
Assumption College
Bankers Life and Casualty Company
Bryant University
Centenel Financial Group, LLC
Cintas
Time:6:00PM Thursday, November 19th
Location:Assumption College, Worcester, MA

Clark University Graduate School of Management
We would like to congratulate TED BUSWICK, our Executive-In-Residence, who has had a book he has coauthored named to a top ten list. "Leadership Development," an electronic newsletter of the Banff Centre has listed its ten most highly recommended leadership books, as chosen by its Leadership Development team.... http:/.../www.banffcentre.ca/departments/leadersh ip/news/2009/top10_leadership_books.aspx.
Buswick has also just had a book review published in The Oral History Review (Vol. 36, Issue 2, Summer/Fall 2009). The book is Sascha Feinstein's Ask Me Now: Conversations in Jazz and Literature, based on numerous interviews with jazz musicians and poets about the similarities in their fields.
www.banffcentre.ca
Join us as we explore the height, breadth, and depth of impassioned creativity. Experience events of every sort, both intimate and spectacular -- concerts, performances, art walks, exhibitions, film screenings, readings, and new media events.

Clark University Graduate School of Management
Clark's Women in Business(CWIB) would like to invite all GSOM students, faculty and staff to a SOCIAL HOUR on Friday, November 13th at Peppercorns Grill and Bar.
Come and socialize with your friends and get to know other students and staff who you have not had a chance to interact with.
FREE APPETIZERS WILL BE PROVIDED!
N...ote: The event is open to both male and female students from GSOM(MBA, MSF, Dual degree, Fifth Year and Part-timers). Staff and faculty are invited as well.
Socialize and Network with fellow GSOM students!
Time:5:00PM Friday, November 13th
Location:Peppercorns Grill and Bar























