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FOR THE WEEKS OF MARCH 9 AND 16
ANNUAL WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE SET FOR MARCH 13 The third annual Women in Management conference, featuring a panel of high profile women in senior corporate jobs, will be held at the Rotman School on March 13. Sponsored by the MBA Career Management Centre and Andersen Consulting, the event will include a panel discussion to be followed by a lunch where students can sit with the table host of their choice representing a variety of different industries, including commercial banking, investment banking, automotive and telecommunications. The panel will feature:
"It's a fantastic opportunity to learn more about various industries and to learn from the women who occupy top jobs in these businesses," says Jane Flynn, director of the CMC. Other table host participants include: Margaret Loebl, treasurer, General Motors of Canada Ltd.; Afshan Bye, director, customer service, Sprint Canada, residential & SOHO group; Judith Taylor, managing director, corporate banking, CIBC Wood Gundy; Connie Martin, lead partner for Canada resource management group, change management, and managing partner for America's federal government industry group, Andersen Consulting; Dimi Ntnantoulis, equity research analyst, life sciences, Yorkton Securities; Coleen Dalos, category manager, Proctor & Gamble; Valerie Scott, vice president, investments, Working Ventures; and Joanne Railton, vice president, E*Trade Canada, Versus Brokerage Service Inc. The conference will be held in the Fleck Atrium beginning at 11:30 am. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased through the CMC. The conference is open to both men and women, and has attracted members of both sexes in the past. ROTMAN SCHOOL PROMOTED IN SINGAPORE AND HONG KONG Richard Kurovsky, assistant dean of marketing and communications, and Prof. Daniel Ondrack, director of Executive Programs, have just returned from Asia where they were met with enthusiastic response to the marketing of the Rotman School's academic programs. Kurovsky was in Singapore for the Canadian Education Fair to promote the School and the University to prospective students. The two-day event, which was sponsored by the Canadian Education Centre of Singapore, attracted nearly 2,500 prospective students to talk with representatives of Canadian universities and other educational institutions. The Rotman SchoolÕs academic programs were one of the leading draws of the event. The trip was underwritten by the University ProvostÕs office. He and Prof. Will Cluett from the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences also promoted the University to representatives and students from the top junior colleges in Singapore as part of the U of T's expanding international student marketing effort. He also met with top officials of Singapore's two existing business schools, as well as the deputy president of a new government-sponsored business school, to be called Singapore Management University. It will enroll its first class in the year 2000. In Hong Kong, Kurovsky and Prof. Ondrack held an information seminar on the School's graduate and executive programs that attracted over 40 prospective students. Several MBA graduates were on hand to help promote the programs, including Anson Chan, MBA Acctg '91, manager of corporate finance at the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, Chester Ho, MBA Acctg '90, assistant director of Anglo Chinese Corporate Finance Limited, and Sam Chiu, EMBA '97, who is heading up the Rotman School's marketing efforts for its new executive programs in Hong Kong. The event was organized by Krista Slade, the head U of T's Hong Kong alumni and development office. COMPUTER SECURITY UPDATE: PROTECT YOUR PASSWORD Some changes in the behaviour of computer users at the Rotman School will be required, says Larry Harrison, manager, information technology. A recent attack on the computer system has resulted in an increase in security and a few side effects for users. All passwords will automatically expire in one year and users will not be permitted to re-use previous ones. "We all have to be more security conscious to prevent further attacks on our systems," says Harrison. Computer account holders are asked to protect their password by not posting it anywhere near their computer, desk or in a file on their computerÕs hard drive. In addition, passwords should not be shared with anyone unless absolutely necessary. Harrison manages over 1200 accounts at the Rotman School. As part of securing the system some of the inactive accounts have been purged. Departments should contact Harrison, not only to active accounts for new personnel, but also to deactivate accounts when a staff or faculty member leaves the School. Harrison can be contacted at 978-7427 if there are further questions or concerns. COMMUNITY SERVICE WEEK DECLARED A GREAT SUCCESS The Community Service Week was a great success according to the MBA Community Service Club. Students collected food and raised money with a raffle for the Daily Bread Food Bank. On March 4 a group of MBA students volunteered at the food bank. Richard Lint, MBA'71, deputy chairman, Scotia Capital, spoke to students at a lunchtime meeting on March 4 in support of the week. The week served to educate and encourage MBA students to become involved in the community. WTO AMBASSADOR SPEAKS AT ROTMAN John Weeks, Canada's representative to the World Trade Organization, spoke at the Rotman School on March 3. Weeks updated the audience of EMBA graduates, faculty and staff on CanadaÕs objectives in the next round of trade talks and answered questions on a wide range of trade issues. UPDATES ON 1998 FEDERAL BUDGET There were two recent opportunities at the Rotman School for students, staff and faculty to receive some analysis on the recent federal budget. The EMBA program sponsored a talk by John Grant on reactions to the recent federal budget on March 4. Grant has been teaching the EMBA Macroeconomics course for the last few years and was the chief economist of Wood Gundy until 1991. On March 5, Jack Mintz, Arthur Andersen professor of taxation, spoke to a noon hour audience of MBA students, faculty and staff on the budget and related tax issues. He noted the newly balanced budget is a phenomenal achievement for Canada considering the federal deficit was $42 billion only five years ago. Prof. Mintz had been on leave to the Department of Finance in Ottawa but has recently returned to the Rotman School. He was the chair of a technical committee examining Canada's business tax system. ROTMAN CAPITAL CAMPAIGN MOVES INTO NEXT PHASE The Rotman Campaign team is now ready for the next phase, according to Mark Sack, executive director of development. The team will be reaching out in a strategic way to invite support from key alumni and other identified individuals and corporations. Team members include: Carol Sevitt is the writer and researcher of material for proposals, campaign promotional material, and briefing packages. Carol works with faculty on approved academic priorities, to prepare materials to engage and invite philanthropic support. Lynn Kennedy is the researcher for corporate and individual campaign prospects, briefing materials, and solicitation strategy notes for volunteer canvassers and staff. Lynn works out of the BIC on the 2nd floor, and joined the staff two weeks ago. Lynn comes to the Rotman School from Branksome Hall where she held the position of campaign researcher. Lynn holds a Masters of Library & Information Science from the University of Western Ontario and an MA in American History from QueenÕs University. Lynn can be reached at 946-3975 or kennedy@rotman.utoronto.ca. Jennifer Huang will join the staff on March 16. She will co-ordinate campaign administration, and will work on Campaign activities planned for the remainder of 1998. Jennifer has held a number of positions with U of T over the last 18 months. She can be reached at 946-3622. Until that date, please continue to contact Donny Taynen (temporary staff). Look for Campaign announcements in the next issue of The Rotman Reader. MBA EVENTS HEAT UP FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEMESTER As students head into the last half of the semester, there are a number of events coming up for MBA students to wrap up the year. The Unilever Speakers Series Annual Cocktail is fast approaching on March 19 at the Hotel Intercontinental. Tickets are only $10 available through Jane Gulian, Marcelo Morales, Ernest Ng, Jane Klubal, Anne Hua, Greer Horzack or Andrea Stairs. "Marketing in the 1990's and Beyond" is this year's theme featuring Lawrence Strong, president, Unilever Canada, Michael A Fyshe, CEO, BBDO Canada, and a third surprise guest. The 1998 MBA Talent Show is scheduled for April 3. Students with or without talent are asked to sign up with their social representatives by March 20. The MBA Spring Formal is being hold at the Royal York Hotel on April 25. Volunteers will be needed for the Formal Committee. Watch for more details on Embanet and in the Rotman Reader. BUSINESS EXECUTIVES SPEAK TO MBA CLASS Recently two visitors from the business community gave guest lectures in the MGT 2609 MBA class. Rosemary Regan, vice president employee relations, Toronto-Dominion Bank, and John Cross, vice president human resources, Hewlett-Packard, spoke to the class taught by Prof. Anil Verma. ROTMAN CENTRE WIRED FOR SOUND The Rotman School now owns its own portable sound system and podium with a microphone. These items can now be reserved for events at the School. They can be reserved at the same time room bookings are made. For further information, please contact Gabriela Kampouris, manager, building operations & services, at 978-5961. NEWSMAKERS Hugh Gunz, associate professor of organizational behaviour and associate dean, programs, was interviewed on Mar. 4 by CFTO-TV for a segment on corporate coaching. Jack Mintz, Arthur Andersen professor of taxation, is heading a committee of tax experts appointed by the federal government studying Canada's business tax system. The committee was the subject of a column in the Feb. 26 edition of the Financial Post. Minister of Finance Paul Martin told the paper he "looks forward to the Mintz report sparking an intelligent debate about business taxation." The report is scheduled for release at the end of the month or in early April. Mintz and his committeeís work will be featured on Mar. 25 in the Centre for International Business Roundtable discussion. Scott Hawkins, assistant professor of marketing, was quoted in a Feb. 5 article in the Globe and Mail on the marketing of RRSP funds. He was a guest on CBC Newsworld on Feb.25 talking about the marketing aspects of loyalty management and frequent flyer programs. Hawkins was also quoted in the Mar. 2 issue of Business Week in an article on the Bank of MontrealÕs plan to market RRSPs in 400 McDonald's outlets in Ontario. Emeritus Prof. John Crispo is back in the broadcasting business again, this time with his own public affairs talk show on cable television. He hosts an hour-long phone-in show on TeleLatino on Tuesday evenings at 10 p.m. One of the few English language programs on the otherwise Italian and Spanish-language channel, Crispo's show covers a wide variety of current events, and features guests on each program. FACULTY NEWS Becky Reuber, associate professor of strategic management, is one of six non-Japanese participants invited to the APEC SME Symposium in Fukuoka, Japan, Mar. 9-12, which is sponsored by the Japan External Trade Organization. She is presenting a paper discussing the internationalization challenges facing Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), participating in a panel examining research exchange opportunities for the Asia-Pacific region, and meeting with Japanese academics, policy-makers and small business owners. Dan Ondrack, professor of organizational behaviour, attended the Board of Directors meeting of the Society for Human Resource Management at Epcot Center in Orlando, Florida, Mar. 6-7. He is a member of the board and vice-president of the International division of the SHRM. Anil Verma, professor of industrial relations, conducted a 1-day seminar for the Employers' Confederation of the Philippines on Re-engineering Labour-Management Relations, Feb. 16 in Manila. He also gave a talk to the Department of Labor and Employment, Government of the Philippines in Manila, entitled "Labour Policy in the 1990s: What can Governments Do?" on Feb. 17. STAFF CHANGES Vicki Whitmell, chief librarian, Business Information Centre, has accepted the position of executive director of the Canadian Library Association in Ottawa. She will resign her current position effective April 9. "Vicki has been an important member of the library since 1990 and was instrumental in the growth of the outsourcing and fee-based service program," said Dean Paul Halpern in an e-mail memo to the Rotman School. "We wish her well in her new job." Welcome to Anges Pawelkiewicz who is the new library technician in the Business Information Centre. Agnes joins the Rotman School from the library at the Mississauga Campus where she has worked since 1992. Hilary Buttrick has been appointed program coordinator of the Global Executive MBA program. She brings to the position her experience in international work, her background in Chinese studies and a knowledge of languages including Mandarin, French, Spanish, and a "smattering of a couple of others." Most of you know her as she has worked at the Rotman School since 1986. The Global Executive MBA is a second year EMBA option to be launched in Aug. 1998. Participants from Canada, Europe and Asia will combine two three- week modules of coursework and industry visits with two three-month periods of individual and group work via the Internet. Modules take place in Toronto, Hong Kong/mainland China and Europe. For more information, please contact Hilary at 978-5375.
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