Week of February, 2nd 2009

FEATURES

3rd Annual Winter Bowling Event at Elsie's
Sunday, February 8
The last day to sign up is Wednesday, February 4.
The MBA Programs Office will host an afternoon of bowling at Elsie's (www.elsies.com) for Part-time MBA students and their guests, on Sunday, February 8 at 1:00 p.m. Registration is $5 for students and $10 for guests. This price includes shoe rental, two games of bowling and some appetizers. Please sign up in the MBA Programs Office, suite 1-110.For more information, contact Vanessa Witt, wittx068@umn.edu

Fall 2009 On-Campus Recruiting
Wednesday, February 4, 4:40 p.m. - 5:40 p.m. CSOM 3M
This workshop is the kick-off for the fall 2009 on-campus interviewing process available through the Graduate Business Career Center's online system, The Edge. It will outline the required and recommended preparation activities, the time commitment, and the career opportunities available. A required workshop for on-campus interviewing participation.

Paid Consulting Opportunities!
Application deadline is Friday, February 6.
Management & Technical Assistance Program (MTAP) for Nonprofit's and the Management Assistance Program (MAP) for Small Businesses are looking for graduate and professional students to work on projects during the Spring 2009 semester. For questions, contact Nedy Windham at 612.625.2053, windh003@umn.edu or visit the website at www.bced.umn.edu to apply online.

Upcoming Diversity Conference & Career Expo
Multicultural Forum; Applications due February 9
The 21st Annual Multicultural Form On Workplace Diversity will be held March 3-4, at the Saint Paul RiverCentre. The Office of Diversity Initiatives is offering 10 conference fellowships for students to attend the Forum and Career Expo on Wednesday, March 4. For additional information or to request application materials please contact Keelii M. McCarty at 612-626-7407.

Carlson MBA Charity Auction
Friday, February 20, 6:00 - 10:00 p.m., McNamara Center
Online payment and registration now available!
Please join us at the 2009 MBA Charity Auction! The MBA Charity Auction is a unique opportunity to spend an evening socializing with members of the whole Carlson community, including the Full-Time, Part-Time, and Executive MBA programs, as well as faculty, staff, and alumni. This year’s event will benefit the Tubman Family Alliance and Chrysalis. For more information on this event and to register, please visit the Charity Auction website.If you have questions or would like to donate auction items, contact Holly Kellar at kellar025@umn.edu

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STUDENT AFFAIRS

Live Dynamite: Positive Habits for Positive Success
Tuesday, February 10, 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Holmes Center
Habits are the key to staying on track and making consistent progress. Learn to evaluate your actions and create new actions that support you in achieving your goals in life.Make daily action plans a habit. Apply the Power of Three idea and make amazing progress. Push past the fear and procrastination that holds others back and feel the momentum build. Visit the Gary S. Holmes website for more information.

Livestream MIT Forum Event:
The Future of Enterprise Software
Thursday, February 12, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., CSOM 2 219 Featuring Charles Phillips, President, Oracle Corporation. This program will answer why enterprise software continues to thrive in the Web 2.0 and 3.0 user-centric world. See where the future lies for enterprise software, as well as where the big opportunities lie for entrepreneurs.

Annual Concert in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"From Every Voice"
Sunday, February 22, 4:00 p.m. Tedd Mann Concert Hall University of Minnesota will once again host "From Every Voice," the University's annual concert in honor of the life and work of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This year's concert will feature Take 6, the award-winning a cappella group. The group has collaborated with Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Don Henley, Ray Charles, Queen Latifah, and Quincy Jones, among many others. The concert is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are required. For more information about the concert, visit the event web site at http://www.academic.umn.edu/equity/MLK2009.html or call the Office for Equity and Diversity at 612-624-0594.

Carlson IT Newsletter (Blog)
The Carlson School IT department is excited to launch its IT Newsletter/Blog. Find out how it will improve IT support, communication, increase knowledge transfer, and keep you updated. Visit www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/it/news for more information.

Grand Opening: CityKid Java Cafe
Good Coffee; Good Cause.
Located in the lower level of the Carlson School of Management, CityKid Java Café offers coffee, espresso drinks and grab & go snacks. CityKid Java Café is a product of UDS' long-standing partnership with local South Minneapolis non-profit organization, Urban Ventures. Urban Ventures uses 100% of its profits from CityKid Java coffee to fund programming for at-risk youth in the community. Show your support by visiting CityKid Java Café today.
Hours:
Monday - Thursday 4:00pm - 8:30pm
Friday - Closed
Saturday - Sunday 2:00pm - 6:00pm
www.urbanventures.org

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ACADEMICS

IDSC 6490: The Business of Blogs, Wikis, and Online Social Networks
(B Term, 5:45-9:05 p.m., Tuesday; 2 credits)
What is Web 2.0? Is it a fad or a set of principles with lasting business values? Where is the money in it? How can firms use Web 2.0 technologies to harness the wisdom of crowds to innovate, to engage consumers, and to encourage collaboration? Many firms spend large amounts of money to host online communities and fail. Why? What can your firms do to succeed? In this course we work together to answer these questions through a combination of readings, discussion, case analyses, and hands-on projects. For more details on the course, contact the instructor Professor Yuqing (Ching) Ren at chingren@umn.edu.

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Register for all Graduate Business Career Center events by visiting The Edge website at: http://carlsonschool.umn.edu/TheEdge

Job and Internship Fair
Monday, February 9, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Minneapolis Convention Center
Come to the biggest student career fair in Minnesota! More than 200 organizations will be there recruiting for hundreds of jobs and internships. Check the Job Fair site to see which organizations are attending. The Fair is free and open to all graduate students. Click here to register and for preparation tips and info about free transportation.

Mastering the Interview
Tuesday, February 10, 4:40 - 5:45 p.m., CSOM 2-206
This workshop will cover the techniques and steps to prepare effectively for a job interview whether behavioral or traditional. Please RSVP through the Edge. Please bring Student ID to receive credit for attending in regards to On-Campus Recruiting.
The mock interview process will also be covered.

The MBA Programs Office and the GBCC are partnering with the University Counseling and Consulting Services to pilot two new workshops:

- Assessing Your Career Directoin Using the MBTI and Strong Interest Inventory
Tuesday, February 24, 4:40-5:40
The MBTI provides information on your unique personality style; how you think, communicate and interact with others and the types of careers that would successfully leverage this style. The inventory provides an in depth assessment of your interests and connects them to a broad range of occupations and preferred work environments. Together, the two assessments will provide you with a wealth of information for career development, exploration and advancement. Cost: $50. Please visit The Edge for more information and to RSVP

- Assessing Your Leadership Potential with the CPI 260
Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 4:40-5:40
The CPI 260 provides you with information on 18 leadership characteristics in five core areas including Team Building and Sustaining the Vision. It will help you hone in on your strengths and discover new opportunities for development so that you can increase your leadership effectiveness at work. Cost: $50. Please visit The Edge for more information and to RSVP.

Note: You may attend one or both of the workshops. The MBTI workshop is not required to attend the CPI 260 workshop. If you register for both, you will get the second workshop at 50%.

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U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
National Clandestine Service Information Session
Wednesday, February 4, 12:45 - 2:00 p.m.
Humphrey Center, Rm 205 - Freeman Commons
The CIA's National Clandestine Service is the cutting edge of American Intelligence, providing vital information needed by US policymakers to protect the national security interests of the American people. Agency representatives will cover a broad range of topics to include the Agency's mission, potential career opportunities, the online process, and an overview of the security and medical screening process; and there will be a question-and-answer period. Students are welcome to bring a resume. www.cia.gov

State Farm Hispanic Professional Night
Thursday, February 12, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Metropolitan Ballroom, Veranda Room
5418 Wayzata Blvd, Mpls
Join the Minneapolis-St.Paul chapter of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) at their Hispanic Professional Night event at State Farm.  Carlson School's own John Stavig, Professional Director of the Gary S. Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship, will be speaking.  Click here to register for the State Farm Hispanic Professional Night.
Event contact: Lorys Sierralta, Lorys.Sierralta@rbc.com
Agenda
6:00-6:35 pm :Registration, Networking and Appetizers
6:35 pm-6:45 pm : Welcome and introductions
6:45pm-7:15 pm : Key-note speaker presentation
7:15 pm-7:30 pm Q&A
7:30 pm-8:00 pm : Networking

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