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January 28, 2009
2009-A Year for Networking and Professional Growth
Everyone is back and in high gear as Spring 2009 students are already beginning their third week of classes. Massey applications were up by more than 50% over last spring, and we were delighted to welcome 36 new students to classes this past month--an entering class almost twice as large as last year's.
True to form, we are finding that although the challenging economy is certainly tough on businesses, there are many individuals who find this to be an excellent time to return to school to continue their education. We will be doing a lot of work throughout the rest of this year in order to continue replacing what turned out to be a record sized graduating class of 107 for 2008. Given that current students and alumni have long been our best recruiting weapons, we obviously appreciate your support of our recruiting efforts!
As you read through this first edition of the eLeader for 2009, I hope you will take notice of at least one emerging
theme. Both our Massey Alumni Board and our Massey Graduate Council have worked incredibly hard.to develop a strong slate of networking and professional development opportunities for students and alumni. We hope to have a large number of you take advantage of these events to build your professional networks and continue getting to know your colleagues and classmates. We view this as one of the best things we can do outside of the classroom to add value to your degrees. Whether you're a golfer, a runner, or just enjoy getting together with colleagues for lunch or after work, we want you to have ample opportunities for networking. And of course we will also continue to offer our traditional slate of outstanding speakers and continuing education events.
We hope to see all of you at one or more of these events in the coming weeks and months!
P.S. We now have 228 of you who have already joined our LinkedIn group (Belmont University Massey Graduate School of Business). Our goal is to exceed 500 by the end of this year. If you haven't yet joined, we look forward to welcoming you to our group in the near future.
College of Business Career Development Center News
Almost daily we are reminded of the current economic situation and the impact on the job market. The College of Business Career Development Center has developed a schedule of events to assist students and alumni in these challenging times. We have added evening hours on Tuesdays and are offering a weekly seminar for those Massey students/ alumni that find themselves in career transition. The workshop provides a process for job search, a demonstration of our exclusive online resources and best practices to engage your network. The workshop will also be offered the evening of March 3rd for those who cannot attend one of the Thursday afternoon sessions. Of special interest in February are the Nashville Career Fairs event (Feb. 10th) and the “Seven Secrets of the Hidden Job Market” Lunch and Learn Webinar ( Feb. 26th). Details and the entire Spring schedule of events follow.
Schedule/Events Spring Semester 2009
Special Events
February 10 - ***Nashville Area Career Fairs, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Tennessee State Fairgrounds
Open to Student and alumni-Free Ticket Required/ Contact CDC
Over 100 Employers registered; Registered employers include Asurion, Cigna, Dell, Dollar General, Emdeon, Regions and many more full list available at the following url: http://www.experience.com/stu/cf_registered_employers?fhnd=3455
February 26th - Lunch and Learn Webinar *Seven Secrets of the Hidden Job Market”
with Donald Asher 12:00 noon – 1:00, Beaman A&B - Light Lunch Provided
RSVP by Feb 23rd to careerdev@mail.belmont.edu
March 3rd - Evening “Job Search Strategy Workshop” 5:15 –6:15 MBC 109
April 7th - Massey Mixer – MBA Student/alumni Mixer 5:00 – 7:00pm, Massey Boardroom
April 28th - Accounting Preview Night 4:30 – 6:30 PM Neely - Mixer for Macc students/accounting alumni
Weekly Offerings
Tuesdays - Evening Hours – Office open until 6:00pm
Thursdays - Weekly “Job Search Strategy Workshop” 3:30 – 4:30 MBC 100
Open to all student/alumni job seekers; No RSVP required
For more information and a complete list of our resources, Contact Lori LeBleu, Director College of Business Administration Career Development Center, lebleul@mail.belmont.edu 460-6217
New Running Group - Massey Milers
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Recently, the Massey Milers Running Group was formed to provide students and alumni an opportunity to socialize and network outside of a classroom setting. Several members in the group are currently training for the Country Music half marathon. There will be a group run every Sunday at 4 p.m. starting outside the Massey Business Center on campus. Additional benefits of the group include:
-Free of charge and no obligation
-Participate even if you do not plan on running Country Music half or full marathon
-Runners at every level are encouraged to participate
-Incremental increases in runs, similar to other training programs
-Access to sample training plans
-Information about additional running groups in the Nashville area provided
-Great way to meet other students and alumni (and get in shape!)
For further information, please contact Mindy Craven by email at mindy.craven@vanderbilt.edu
Fast Pitch
On Friday, February 6th, Belmont will team with FastPitch Nashville to host PitchCamp, the first in three events designed to help entrepreneurs get their business idea to the market.
PitchCamp is a half-day intensive and interactive workshop with seminars led by Jeff Stamp, world renowned think-tank innovator, and Scott Schwertly, owner of award-winning presentation design company Ethos3 Communications. Dr. Stamp will lead the group through a seminar on idea generation during the first half of the afternoon, with Mr. Schwertly then showing how best to present your business idea during the latter part of the day.
FastPitch will host two more events for entrepreneurs. The first is OpenPitch, where participants will each present a 60-second pitch of a business idea. From this event, finalists will be selected to compete in FastPitch. At this event, a panel of judges from the academic, investor and entrepreneurial community will judge the 60-second pitches. Winners will be chosen by the public and the judges’ panel to receive cash prizes or a chance to present to the Angel Capital Group for funding.
PitchCamp is free for all Massey students and will be held Friday, February 6 from 1 – 5 p.m. at Belmont University. OpenPitch will take place on Friday, February 27 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., as well as Saturday, March 7, from 1 – 4 p.m, and has a $35 entry fee. The final FastPitch event will be held the evening of Tuesday, March 31. For more information, visit www.fastpitchnashville.com.
Massey Networking
Expand your social network through Massey networking events! Massey networking events offer current students and alumni a way to reconnect with classmates and make new acquaintances. RSVP to Londa Morgan at (615) 500-1443 or londa@hardcastleconstruction.com.
2009 Massey Networking Calendar
February 19th - Luncheon, 11:30 a.m,, J. Alexander, 1721 Galleria Blvd., Franklin, TN 37064
March 4th - Breakfast, 7:00-8:30 a.m., Nashville City Club, Guest Speakers: Dr. Susan Williams & Dr. Leigh Ann Roberts
March 19th-- Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Nero's Grill, 2122 Hillsboro Dr. Nashville, TN 37215
April 23rd - Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Latitude, 2555 West End Ave., Nashville, TN 37203
May 21st - Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Franklin Chop House, 1101 Murfreesboro Rd., Franklin, TN 37064
May 7th - Evening Social, 6:30 p.m., Sounds Game (Families Welcome)
June, July, August - Off
September 2nd - Breakfast, 7:00-8:30 a.m., Nashville City Club, Guest Speaker TBA
September 17th - Luncheon, Location TBA
October (Date TBA) - Distinguished Alumni Award Presentation & Reception, Location TBA
October 15th - Luncheon, Location TBA
November (Date TBA) - Evening Social, Location TBA (Families Welcome)
November 19th - Luncheon, Location TBA
December 15th - Luncheon, Location TBA
Lean Healthcare Certificate Program
The Massey School is once again partnering with Healthcare Performance Partners (HPP), and The Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI) to deliver a Lean Healthcare Certificate Program. This Certificate Program is designed for leaders who desire to understand the tools and knowledge necessary to drive Lean Healthcare throughout their entire organization. The program will be taught in Belmont University's state-of-the-art Gordon E. Inman College of Health Sciences and Nursing, February 23-27.
This intense one-week Lean Healthcare Certificate Program will give participants a hands-on, learn-by-doing experience applying Lean Philosophies and Tools in a healthcare environment. The training, exercise and simulations build the foundation throughout the week for the participants to apply them in a Mini-Kaizen Event Lab Exercise and develop a roadmap for their organization. This life-like healthcare experience using real healthcare examples is taught and facilitated by Lean Practitioners, Leaders and Coaches each with multiple years of successfully applying Lean in healthcare organizations. This will be the second such lean healthcare course delivered at Belmont. The first back in November 2008 drew participants from across the U.S. and a number of foreign countries.
For more information on the lean healthcare program, go to: http://www.buleancourse.com/
Massey Golf Network
The newly formed Massey Golf Network invites current Massey students and alumni to join us in monthly golf events to facilitate networking and build relationships. Golfers at all skill levels are invited to participate. If you are new to the game, come out for the pre-round networking and hit balls at the driving range, or only play nine holes. There are several participation options available. We hope to offer group golf lessons and clinics in the future as well.
Massey golf outings will be on Saturday afternoons, the first of which is scheduled for March 21st on the President’s Reserve at Hermitage Golf Course. Hermitage is one of the nicest courses in Nashville and former host to the LPGA tour event. The staff is offering a fantastic discounted rate to our group, $35.50 for 18 holes, including balls at the driving range, and is providing space for networking. Networking and warm up is scheduled for 1 p.m., with tee off set for 2 p.m.. Hermitagegolf.com
The 2009 schedule of future outings is listed below. Pick whichever outings in which you would like to participate. Initially, events will not be held in a tournament format, so come out for the fun without concern for your skill level.
Please email Teresa Drozak Wade at teresawade@comcast.net, if you would like to be included on the email list to receive additional information. It will be necessary to commit and possibly pay in advance. Be sure to include your email address, contact phone number, skill level or handicap. We hope to have a google group or similar available soon as well. See you on the links!
2009 Schedule
March 21st
April 18th
May 16th
June 13th
July 18th
August 15th
Annual Scarlett Seminar on Emerging Leadership
The Scarlett Leadership Institute at Belmont University
Presents the Second Annual Scarlett Seminar on Emerging Leadership
You are invited to attend a free leadership brunch on “Generational Leadership” with speaker Cam Marsten
Wednesday, March 18th
7-7:30am - Continental Breakfast and Networking
7:30-9am - Cam Marsten
Belmont University, Frist Lecture Hall
Free Parking in the Inman Center Garage
Please register by March13 to Jill Robinson: robinsonj@mail.belmont.edu or 615-460-5560
Cam Marston has spent more than a decade studying workforce dynamics, with a keen focus on how generational biases play out from the stock room to the boardroom. Clients such as General Electric, American Express, the Food Marketing Institute, Professional Convention Manager's Association (PCMA), and the US Army have engaged Cam to inform both management and staff about the importance generational views have on sales, hiring, retention and overall performance — the core issues companies tackle on a daily basis.
January 20, 2009
Massey Alumnus Named Director at Tennessee Technology Center in Dickson
Last October Mark Powers, MBA, was appointed as the Director of the Tennessee Technology Center in Dickson after serving in the same position at the TCC at Hermin for the previous 7 years. He has replaced Bob Sullivan, who retired after 32 years as director. The Center is governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents and has 4 locations in the middle Tennessee area. Congratulations Mark!
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