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1.Cases and Beer: Who Killed the Electric Car , Wednesday Oct 24 at 5:00pm room 1520
2. The William James Foundation's 2007-08 Socially Responsible Business Plan Competition
3. Short term opportunity with Monsoon Capital courtesy of Sachin Agarwal, ’07 alum
4. JPMorgan Good Venture Case Competition
5. Social responsibility courses for spring: “Managers in Society: Values and Institutions” and “Social Entrepreneurship”
6. Consulting Association Case Interview Workshop
7. Congrats to the University of Maryland for coming in second in the Solar Decathlon!
8. Secrets to C-Level: Leveraging Business Contacts & the Smith Community to Launch Your Career into the Executive Stratosphere
9. Join the Cleantech Venture Challenge
10.Register for the Net Impact National Conference
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1. Cases and Beer: Who Killed the Electric Car
Join us for snacks and refreshing beverages and a discussion of the future (and past) of electric vehicles in this country. Professor Sampson will moderate the discussion.
When: Wednesday Oct 24 at 5:00 – 6:30
Where: Room 1520
2. The William James
Foundation's 2007-08
Socially Responsible
Business Plan
Competition
We're looking for
individuals or teams
that are starting
for-profit businesses
with a socially
responsible/sustainable
component. These
businesses can be social
enterprises (for-profit
subsidiaries of
not-for-profits), and we
will accept plans that
have been submitted to
other competitions. At
least one member of the
team must be either a
current student or
recent graduate (within
10 years).
Executive Summaries (3-5
pages) are due on
November 16th. If
selected for the second
round, full plans are
due on February 8th.
For more details visit
www.williamjamesfoundation.org
Check out over 40 other
competitions at
http://www.williamjamesfoundation.org/competitions
3. Short term
opportunity with Monsoon
Capital courtesy of
Sachin Agarwal, ’07 alum
Job Title: CRM
Consultant
Description: We are
seeking a systems
consultant who has deep
experience with CRM
systems, ideally for
financial services
institutions. This is a
short-term assignment
(approx. 2 weeks). We
need someone to help us
select a CRM system and
then migrate our data
and manage the
coordination with
Outlook.
To learn more about the
position or to apply
please contact Sachin
Agarwal at
sachin@monsooncapital.com
Monsoon Capital is the
adviser to onshore and
offshore private
investment partnerships
and specializes in
equity investments in
India.
www.monsooncapital.com
4. The 2007-08
JPMorgan Good Venture
Case Competition is open
for registration!
After a very successful
inaugural run last year
in the US, Good Venture
is now an international
competition allowing
students from around the
world to participate in
the competition for
socially responsive
graduate and
undergraduate students!
Register now at
jpmorgan.com/goodventure
. Deadline to submit
your proposal is October
26, 2007.
What: Students choose a
nonprofit they believe
in -- and enter a
proposal to win $25,000
in direct funding from
JPMorgan.
How: Teams of up to four
students make the case
for a non-profit of
their choice. Finalists
will pitch to an
investment board of
JPMorgan executives and
the winning team will
actually have their
proposal funded!
When: Registration
deadline is October 26,
2007. The Finals will
take place December 6-7,
2007.
Where: Finals will be
held at JPMorgan
headquarters in New York
City. Travel and
accommodations will be
paid for by JPMorgan.
For more information
about the competition
and to register, go to
jpmorgan.com/goodventure
5. Picked your
classes yet? Here are
two social
responsibility offerings
for next spring.
*New!* BUSI 758A:
MANAGERS IN SOCIETY:
VALUES & INSTITUTIONS (2
credits)
(First 7-Weeks)
Instructor: Dr. S. Lele
College Park:
Tuesdays/Thursdays
12:00-1:50 PM
DC: Saturdays 1:30-5:40
PM
BUMO758D SPECIAL TOPICS
IN MANAGEMENT AND
ORGANIZATION: SOCIAL
ENTREPRENEURSHIP (2
credits)
(First 7 weeks)
Instructor: Dr. Sanders
Baltimore: Mondays
6:25pm-10:00pm
6. Consulting
Association Case
Interview Workshop
If you want to make
yourself stand out from
your competitors and
learn how to crack a
case in an interview,
attend the Consulting
Association Case
Interview Workshop.
We will cover topics
including:
• What are case
interviews?
• What are the common
frameworks to use in
case interviews?
• How to behave in case
interviews?
• What materials you can
use to prepare for case
interviews?
Although our focus is
consulting, we will
present in a way that
will be helpful for
other industries (and
MBA concentrations).
Second-year students
with real case interview
experience will be
available to answer
questions.
What: Case Interview
Workshop
When: Tuesday, Oct. 23,
2007, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Where: Tyser (VMH 1212)
Dress Code: Whatever
RSVP: Not necessary for
this event
7. Congrats to the
University of Maryland
for coming in second in
the Solar Decathlon!
At the beginning of the
week, people wondered if
the Maryland team would
have a home-field
advantage because they
are so close to
Washington, D.C. As the
week progressed, and
Maryland won the
Communications contest
and was second in
Architecture, Market
Viability, and Lighting,
it became clear that
Maryland didn't need any
advantage. The
Communications Jury
praised their excellent
Web site and house tour.
The Architecture Jury
said the house
definitely belonged in
the top tier. The
Lighting and Market
Viability juries also
had high praise. They
were one of seven teams
to score a perfect 100
points in the Energy
Balance contest.
http://solardecathlon.org/
8. Secrets to
C-Level: Leveraging
Business Contacts & the
Smith Community to
Launch Your Career into
the Executive
Stratosphere
Sponsored by the PTMBAA
Keynote Speaker:
Mr. Rahul N. Merchant
Executive Vice President
& Chief Information
Officer of Fannie Mae
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Colony Ballroom, Stamp
Student Union Building
College Park, MD
12:00 PM
Tickets: $10/person,
$15/Couple
Spouses/Significant
Others Welcome
*** Brunch Buffet
Included ***
RSVP:
http://ptmbaanetworkingbrunch07.eventbrite.com/
Rahul N. Merchant has
been Executive Vice
President and Chief
Information Officer
since November 2006.
Prior to joining Fannie
Mae, Mr. Merchant served
as Head of Technology
and Head of Global
Business Technology for
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Before joining Merrill
Lynch, he served in
various Executive Vice
President roles in the
investment banking
community.
For questions or more
information please
contact: Meena Shah (
shahmn@umd.edu ).
9. Join the Cleantech
Venture Challenge
Compete in the
University of Colorado
Boulder's Deming Center
for Entrepreneurship
Cleantech Venture
Challenge. Escalating
worldwide competition
for resources, such as
energy and water, and
related environmental
issues are creating
substantial demand and
opportunities for
innovation, new
technologies, and new
ventures to serve
existing and emerging
markets. This compeition
seeks plans that
capitalize on emerging
market conditions and
propose business
concepts that promise
significant financial
reward while enhancing
ecological
sustainability. The
deadline for submission
is November 9th at 5 pm.
http://leeds.colorado.edu/entrep/interior.aspx?id=295,411,484,1889,1887
10. Register for the
Net Impact National
Conference
This year's conference
will be held in
Nashville , on November
1-3, 2007 . The
conference will
challenge attendees to
think deeply about
current issues and
trends in the business
world, while engaging
them to take an
action-oriented plan for
change back to their
communities. The Net
Impact conference also
features cutting-edge
business leaders from
around the world
speaking on corporate
impact, leadership &
career, the social
sector, business and the
environment, the
business of health, and
international
development. Choice
hotel rooms are already
being filled.
To register visit
www.netimpact.org .
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