All alumni were invited to participate in the European Reunion
in Barcelona February 25-27. The weekend began with a cocktail
party at our campus building. Saturday morning featured a career
assessment workshop planned by Bob Wilcox and Anita Brick, ’81,
directors of the Office to Advance Career and Corporate Alliances.
A lunch buffet was followed by two panel sessions that included
GSB faculty and alumni. The evening was capped off by a late dinner
at Can Travi Nou, a restaurant in a charming old farmhouse within
the city. Sunday began with a brunch on campus and finished with
a tour of the city.
Midway Club
October 29 marked the grand opening cocktail party for members
of the Midway Club. The club has surpassed all of our expectations,
and for that we can thank our outstanding architects, Lohan Associates.
Stop by and see for yourself. With a little advance notice, Scott
Graham, Midway Club manager, or I would love to give you a personal
tour of the facility or even challenge you to a game of pool in
our billiard room. For more information, contact Scott at scott.graham@gsb.uchicago.edu
or (312) 464-8775. Read more about the club’s grand opening on
page 4.
Did you know?
Most of you are aware that you can now access the alumni directory
online, but did you know you can change your own information directly
on the Web as well as by email, fax, or U.S. mail? In addition,
you can enter additional information about yourself, including
your functional expertise (current and previous); hobbies; concentrations
and specializations at the GSB; past work experience; and how
you landed your most recent position. When a critical mass of
alumni fill out this information, it will make it easy to find
fellow alumni to staff that new start-up or to recruit members
for an alumni ski club in Wisconsin.
Earlier this year we announced that the Alumni Career Newsletter
would be available to all GSB alumni online and free of charge.
There has been a significant increase in the number of postings
now submitted by employers and executive search firms. One firm
alone submitted 150 $75,000 positions for November. High-tech
postings and those from the West Coast have also increased substantially.
The listings are updated twice weekly, and previous listings are
archived for your information. Although we no longer produce a
hard-copy newsletter, please contact our office if you are unsure
of how to access the page or do not have Internet access. We will
be happy to assist you on an individual basis.
Since 1996 the school has offered short, nondegree executive courses
through the Executive Education office, making it easy to update
your M.B.A. Some of the upcoming courses are finance for executives,
marketing for nonmarketing managers, the entrepreneurial manager,
enhancing leadership performance, negotiating and decision-making
strategies for managers, and a new course on mergers and acquisitions
that begins in April. Most of these courses are five days long.
For more information, call (312) 464-8732.
Leadership Conference
In late October, 32 alumni club chapter leaders, roundtable coordinators,
and class chairs converged in Chicago to attend a biennial conference
for alumni leaders. They attended sessions on topics like using
electronic media to building the ideal organization and had the
opportunity to learn from one another’s successes and failures.
The weekend kicked off with
a reception and dinner hosted by Dean Hamada and his wife, Anne,
at the new Midway Club. Special thanks to Chicago club members
Eric Chernik, ’97, and Jeff Gerns, ’90, for their session on membership
recruitment and participation, and to Jeff Weinberger, ’86, from
the Tech Venture Capital Network, for his presentation on organizational
use of electronic communication.
New chapter presidents
We are delighted to welcome new club presidents Franco Castro,
’87, of the South Florida club; Judith Griffin, ’71, of the New
York City club; Steve Ferris, XP-68 (’99), of the St. Louis club;
and Jeff Kahn, ’85, of the Boston club. Read more about club activities
on page 22. To submit club notes for inclusion in GSB Chicago,
send photos, announcements, and updates via mail to GSB Chicago,
6030 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637; via fax to (773)
702-2973; or via email to editor@gsb. uchicago.edu.
Director of Alumni Affairs and Special Events
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