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November 17, 2006
Jack C. Massey MBA Program Ranked #1
Dear Massey School Alumni:
Congratulations! You are now an alumnus of the top rated graduate business program in Nashville. The Massey School MBA was ranked as the Number One MBA program in Nashville in the Scene Magazine’s 2006 “Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll.” Vanderbilt was ranked second and Middle Tennessee State University finished third in the Scene Reader’s Poll. I have ordered a banner and you can expect to see it flying either from the fourth floor of the Massey Business Center or in the front on Wedgwood.
The Best of Nashville ratings are a testimonial to you; we have a strong, loyal and growing alumni base in the Nashville area. During the next year, we expect to have 1000 Massey graduates living in the Nashville MSA. It has been my pleasure to meet many of you at our Massey Mixers, Power Lunches, Ethics and Entrepreneurship Center speaker events and in your companies’ offices. It is the goal of everyone associated with The Massey School to continue to build our Massey alumni network while increasing the value of your Massey degree.
The national reputation of The Massey Graduate School was further enhanced when the MBA/MACC was selected for the third year in a row by The Princeton Review for the annual edition of “The Best 282 Business Schools in America.” Graduate schools of business are selected on admission standards, accreditation metrics and student surveys. Overall, the student's comments are an outstanding reflection on our graduate programs. They praised the graduate faculty's preparation and practical business experience. Students applauded the program’s rigor and appreciated the relevance of their coursework. Students enthusiastically endorsed the Massey methods of learning through teamwork to develop a business mentality.
The national rankings and local rating are an important source of pride and validation for all of us. But, the most important thing is for us to continue to build on our accomplishments. Let’s get better! Thank you for your support and I look forward to seeing all of you in the near future.
All the Best,
Dr. Pat Raines
Dean and Professor of Economics
November 16, 2006
Massey Working with Junior Achievement Program
The Massey School is working with Junior Achievement (JA) to help them find volunteers to work with their revival of the Company program. If you participated in JA during your high school years, you may already be familiar with the Company Program. If not, here is an overview:
JA Company Program will meet the after-school programming needs of a diverse group of students by providing engaging, academically challenging learning sessions in economic education.
Through a variety of hands-on activities and technological supplements designed to support different learning styles, students develop a better understanding of the relationship between what they learn at school and their successful participation in a worldwide economy.
Key concepts presented include:
• Company Structure
• Capitalization
• Marketing
• Operations
• Sales
• Liquidation
Junior Achievement will supply training and support to volunteers as needed as well as all the materials required to run the program. A Company Expo will be held in the spring to showcase the products, business plans and knowledge developed during the program. Cash stipends will be awarded to the winning company as well as to the company’s sponsor.
Volunteers are needed to help run the companies. A minimum if two adults must be present at all meetings; however a group of 4-6 volunteers could share the responsibility. There are 12 meetings required taking 90-120 minutes each. There are several high schools that have already committed to have teams and they have one adult sponsor already on board so they just need a second adult volunteer.
The Massey School is gathering names of interested volunteers and putting together teams. If you or a group from your company would be interested in working with the Massey School and JA in the project, email Lori LeBleu at lebleul@mail.belmont.edu
Training sessions are planned for January and the companies will start no later than the beginning of February. Here are the training dates (all are set up for 1.5 hours, however they may only take 1 hour).
Thursday January 4 8:00-9:30 am
Wednesday January 10 4:00-5:30 pm
Tuesday January 16 4:00-5:30 pm
Friday January 26 8:00-9:30 am
Our economic future depends on future entrepreneurs being successful! We hope you will be a part of this success! For more information contact Kim Wormann at the Junior Achievement office at 615-627-1185 or visit the following website www.janash.com
November 15, 2006
CareerTools®PLUS! - Tools for lifelong career success
The College of Business Career Development Center is pleased to announce the addition of CareerTools®PLUS!, a comprehensive online resource for job search and career management, provided through a partnership with Lee Hecht Harrison, the world’s leading career services firm.
Mark Marshall, VP of Business Development for the Nashville Office was the guest speaker for the Fall Career Development Center held Tuesday Nov 14th in the Massey Business Center. Participants received an MBA Career Planning Guide and learned about the Lee Hecht recommend milestones for a Career Transition which are a central component of the CareerTools®PLUS! Web resource.
Lee Hecht will be back in the Spring to do another seminar focused on developing your Career Marketing plan….watch for details early in the Spring semester.
If you missed the seminar, following is a quick overview of some of the FREE resources you’ll find on CareerToolsPLUS!:
• Job Search Steps: Ten Milestones to find a job. (On the home page)
• Your Own Business: Over 60 pages of detailed advice and business plan creation guides for four types of business: Consulting, Franchising, Buying an exiting business or starting a business from scratch. (On the home page, under CareerToolsPlus! Resources)
• LeadLink® and Resume Reserve: LeadLink contains around 100,000 job opportunities from thousands of corporate Web sites, Lee Hecht Harrison Job Market Consultants and individual hiring managers. Resume Reserve presents your credentials to tens of thousands of registered human resources professionals. (On the home page, under CareerToolsPlus! Resources)
• Local Market Reports: Job market statistics, outlook, major employers and local resources for 23 major US Markets. (On the home page, under CareerToolsPlus! Resources)
• Research Resources and Insite2: Click on Research Corporate to find Insite2, a bibliographic database with thousands of articles, opinion, analysts reports and news organized by industry, company and people. (On the button bar)
• Find Contacts: Utilize the CareerTools network of hundreds of thousands of professionals and executives all over the world to get advice and contacts. (On the button bar)
• Resume and Cover Letter examples, as well as examples of exit statements and professional objectives. (Click on MyTools)
• Online Portfolio: Create your own personal Web-site highlighting your resume, accomplishments, target organizations, and more. Free for 6 months (Click on MyTools)
• Tools to search across the Internet for jobs, as well as links to job sites of interest for specific professions. (Click on MyTools)
•Downloadable planning tools such as the Networking Worksheet, Target Organization Worksheet, Networking Script, Budget Worksheet, Resume Worksheet, Career Plan, and more. (Within Job Search Steps and under MyTools)
•Online Community (aka Message Boards): “Ask a Career Coach” your questions, browse message boards chock full of information and tips, as well as notifications of job openings. (On the button bar and the home page)
•Professional Career Guides for MBA's and Managers, Legal Professionals, Engineers, Computer and IT Professionals. (Under Develop Your Career, More Resources)
CONTACT LORI LEBLEU IN THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESSS CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER at (615) 460-6217 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING A COPY OF THE MBA CAREER PLANNING GUIDE.
November 14, 2006
Massey Matters
Lori and Forrest Reeves, who both graduated in 2003, welcomed Kylie Elizabeth on July 3, 2006. Kylie was 9 lbs and 20 inches
Special thanks go to the following Massey Alumni who spoke at recent Information and Orientation Sessions (February-November 2006):
Melody Alford, Bill Baker, Katherine Beakes, Stuart Brown, Aaron Chambers, John Clemence, Lucy Garrabrants, Angela Gentry, Jim Greene, Dan Groover, Stacey Hardison, Carrie Hininger, Damon Hininger, Amber Humphrey, Jared Humphrey, Cate Loes, Jared Monger, Krista Ramsey, Robert Riggar, Mike Ryckeley, Kelly Sanford, Dimeta Smith, Jim Stefansic, Jason Truss, Shannon Underberg