[MBA-PT-Students] Clemson MBA Announcements- November 8

Fri Nov 8 14:32:14 EST 2013

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Giveaways

Congratulations Kevin Bratton and Brad Toulson! They are the winners of this week's MBA Giveaway! Please touch base with Jeremy to claim your prize (jmonday at clemson.edu<mailto:jmonday at clemson.edu>). Jeremy will have the purple box at the front desk again on Monday to start collecting names for the drawing next week!

Thank You to our Veterans!

As Veteran's Day approaches, we would like to say THANK YOU to our MBA student-veteran's for their service to the United States of America.

We are so thankful for you and proud to have you in the Clemson MBA Program!

Classes Will Meet at Clemson at the Falls on November 14

Some students have inquired as to whether or not we will have classes on November 14th since afternoon classes are canceled on the main campus due to the football game.  Since we are off campus and not affected by this, all scheduled classes will still meet that day unless you are otherwise informed by your professor.

Spring/Summer 2014 Schedule
Please find the Spring and Summer 2014 schedules attached.  If you have any questions or would like to set up an academic advising appointment, please contact Jamie Patterson (jpatte4 at clemson.edu<mailto:jpatte4 at clemson.edu>) or Jane Layton (elayton at clemson.edu<mailto:elayton at clemson.edu>).  Registration will begin on Tuesday, November 12 at 8am:  http://www.registrar.clemson.edu/html/timeTicketsSpring.htm

December Graduation Celebration/Winter Social - December 13

Please join us on Friday, December 13 at 6 pm for our December Graduation Celebration and Winter Social.  Each year, we honor our graduates with a brief ceremony in Classroom 1A starting at 6 pm, followed by a reception in the Atrium. Please join us to celebrate our December Graduates and a successful completion of the December 2013 semester!

Please RSVP if you are attending but not graduating: https://www.eventbrite.com/event/9188939365<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=https://www.eventbrite.com/event/9188939365&k=dsHy%2FVymniCD0osh6tze%2Fw%3D%3D%0A&r=QN0APbGGxJUsDUPwkEyIWvkT%2FPadEothig%2FcgQknaOo%3D%0A&m=y%2FXmyyeYYCxqgqotSntweiVePY0XV7UJrjUyFzyb%2Blg%3D%0A&s=ebdf8baa7af678e4e52b528d81955b5375a1a79483dcad1d0aa701ae93451e73>

Graduates RSVP to jmonday at clemson.edu<mailto:jmonday at clemson.edu>. If you are graduating and unable to attend the celebration, email Jeremy to set up a time to pick up your MBA tile.

We look forward to seeing you there!

May Graduates- IMPORTANT DEADLINES

In order to apply for May graduation please have your GS2 form completed and submitted to Jane Layton (elayton at clemson.edu<mailto:elayton at clemson.edu>) by November 12th for approval. You will not be able to access your GS4 form (graduation application) until your GS2 has been approved and submitted to the Registrar's office.

You can find the form here: http://www.grad.clemson.edu/forms/pdf/GS2_fillable.pdf

Computer Workshops

I am happy to invite you to some upcoming computer workshops to supplement your education.  Please sign up using the links below.  I hope that many of you will take advantage of this great opportunity and information.

Friday, December 6

PowerPoint
Classroom 2A
Time:  10am-12pm
PowerPoint: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/8741581305

The Atlantic Partners- November 12
I would like to invite you to a unique career fair opportunity.  The Atlantic Partners (TAP) will be coming to Clemson at the Falls on Tuesday, November 12 at noon.  Please join us in Classroom 2B as Bill West, Managing Partner for TAP, shares with us their portfolio of job opportunities within the companies that they manage.   After the presentation, you will have the opportunities to submit your resume and sign up to interview for the positions that you are interested in.  The interviews will be scheduled for a later date after your resume is reviewed.  Opportunities are available in the following industries:

*         Energy (Oil & Gas / Water / Electricity)

*         Software (Internet)

*         Wine Industry

*         Financial Markets

*         Social Entrepreneurship

*         Software (Mobile Applications)

*         Waste Management

Please RSVP to me (jpatte4 at clemson.edu<mailto:jpatte4 at clemson.edu>) by November 4 if you are interested in attending this event.  Professional business dress is required and please bring multiple copies of your resume.  For more information on TAP, please check out their website:  www.theatlanticpartners.com/<http://www.theatlanticpartners.com/>

More Upcoming Events- MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW!

Entrepreneur in the Round: 11/25, 5-6 PM
EITR is an informal discussion with a local entrepreneur and a WONDERFUL way to ask specific questions about and learn from someone's entrepreneurship journey.
EITRs will be monthly Monday evenings, 5-6 pm. Wine and cheese will be served.
11/25: David Hudson, Performance Payroll

First Friday Leadership Series: 12/6, 5-7 PM
We will be welcoming Dave Watrous, Senior Director - Global Strategic Development, Fluor. This will be Clemson's last public event at Clemson at the Falls, so we hope you can join us for a final drink in the atrium before our move to ONE.
https://www.eventbrite.com/event/9179515177

Women's Leadership Roundtable: 11/11, 12/9, 12:15 PM
Join Gail DePriest and Elizabeth G Rasor, Beth Veach, Sharon Day, Erika Cannon, Becky McCrary, and Valerie Miller at these monthly Monday lunches (none in October b/c of Fall Break). Roundtable begins at 12:15 PM and lasts around an hour. All of these women are highly influential and connected in Greenville.

Please RSVP for all of the above events at clemsonmba.eventbrite.com.

Food Drive
On behalf of the student association I want to thank everyone who participated in the food drive. Your generosity is greatly appreciated as it positively impacts the community.

If you were unable to participate in the food there will be another opportunity to help those in need. The Student Association will hold another food drive starting in November to collect food for the Thanksgiving day holiday. Our goal is for every student to bring in at least 3 nonperishable food items.  The donated goods will go to harvest hope food bank to be distributed to those less fortunate in the Greenville area.

Thanks- Joseph Rockwood

JOB AND INTERNSHIP POSTINGS

Be Sure to check out Clemson JobLink and Career Shift for a full list of openings:  http://career.clemson.edu/

The Alternative Board- Social Media/Marketing Position

Please find the job description attached and email or tweet your interest to David Krysh at david at tabupsc.com<mailto:david at tabupsc.com> or @TABUPsc

Ignition Internship

Ignition is seeking 6-7 interns for next semester.  Interns will have the benefit of learning every avenue of experiential marketing and event marketing from brainstorming to writing briefs, research, client engagement, working actual activations, and more. We have some amazing clients like Coca-Cola, Marvel, Yahoo!, Harley-Davidson, YP and more. We're a growing company that ingrains itself on making a positive difference in people's lives and using the power of positive human energy to do it.  Please apply using the link below:
http://www.ignition-inc.com/connect/work-with-us/#/

Sustaining Way Internship

Sustaining Way is a local non-profit that is looking to hire an unpaid intern for 2013-2014.  The internship will involve working with the Executive Director, Rick Joye, to further Sustaining Way's mission of bringing together diverse individuals and organizations to find and implement sustainable ways to build a thriving community and environment.  The intern will assist with various aspects of running the non-profit and will gain an understanding of business management through attending board meetings and completing assigned projects.  The initial project assignment will be working with various partners to explore the feasibility and help implement a car sharing program in the Nicholtown Neighborhood.  Work hours will be flexible.  If you are interested in applying for this opportunity, please send your resume and cover letter to Rick Joye at annieshouse.gville at gmail.com<mailto:annieshouse.gville at gmail.com>.  For more information, please visit our website at www.SustainingWay.org<http://www.SustainingWay.org/>

Shafer Huguley Marketing Intern

* Writing - Could include PR writing, ad/brochure writing, website content writing, proofing, etc

* Public Relations - Possibly planning, writing and implementation

* Research - Mostly secondary, but possibly some simple primary

* Account Service/ Admin assistance including some client contact, in particular for writing input and also as a participant in our MAPS strategic plan development process

* New Business Assistant - Work with the new business director to help uncover prospects, research prospects, maintain the data base and pull together proposals

Email Jamie Patterson if you are interested (jpatte4 at clemson.edu<mailto:jpatte4 at clemson.edu>)

Junior Accountant/Intern

TLC Accounting and Tax, Inc. is seeking a junior staff accountant. This individual will post client financials using QuickBooks Pro software, reconcile client banking and other types of statements to client records, perform general office and accounting related duties.

Desired qualities and skills: Desired qualities and skills: The successful candidate will be a self-starter, with the ability to multi-task, possess excellent organizational and communications skills, be an independent thinker, be knowledgeable in Excel and Word, and have a working knowledge of QuickBooks Software. You must have a minimum 3.4 GPA to apply.  It is the desire of TLC Accounting and Tax, Inc. to groom this person to become a long term staff member.

Please email me your resume if interested: jpatte4 at clemson.edu<mailto:jpatte4 at clemson.edu>

Marketing Internship Opportunity - CU-ICAR
CU-ICAR is searching for a marketing intern. Please see attached job description.
Contact Suzanne Dickerson (sdicker at clemson.edu<mailto:sdicker at clemson.edu>) to apply.

Regional VP, Management Internship- TipHive

TipHive is a fast growing mobile and web startup being used at over 100 universities. Students share insider tips such as: easy classes, things to do on date night, cool new apps, stuff to do on the weekend, best places to order pizza, etc. TipHive is quickly becoming the primary destination for insider college tips at many universities across the country.

As a regional VP, you will lead one of the eight regions across the country. This is an opportunity to learn all aspects of running and scaling a startup. You will initially lead 10 to 20 university teams (10-30 students) and you'll be growing this to 50+ university teams in collaboration with the HR team and group directors.

The regional VP is responsible for:

*         Managing all university teams in the region

*         Recruiting, interviewing and hiring new university teams

*         Evaluating marketing plans from university teams

*         Developing promotion strategies

*         Developing sales strategies

*         Improving and implementing operational processes

*         Training and coaching in content strategies, promotion strategies and sales

We are looking for someone who meets the following criteria:

*         loves mobile and internet in general

*         loves startups and fast-pace environment

*         initiator

*         leader

*         motivator

*         team player

*         autonomous worker

*         likes managing

*         self-motivated

*         good communicator

*         likes projects

Location: Downtown Greenville (Next Building)

Time commitment: Part-time or Full-time

You will report to the Chief Universities Officer.
Intensive training and coaching is part of the program.

Please send me your resume ASAP if you are interested in this great opportunity.  jpatte4 at clemson.edu<mailto:jpatte4 at clemson.edu>

Volunteer Opportunities

Greenville Rec

Help Spruce up the Brutontown Community Center - November 23
http://greatergreenvilleparksfoundation.org/volunteer-2/brutontown-comm-center-112313/

Help Clear Sightlines on the Swamp Rabbit Trail - November 23
http://greatergreenvilleparksfoundation.org/volunteer-2/swamp-rabbit-11-2-13/

Children's Museum Volunteer Opportunities

  *   Saturday, Dec. 14 ~ 8:00 - 11:00 am ~

     *   4 volunteers for Breakfast with Santa
     *   Help run arts & craft projects for our tiniest visitors (under 5 yrs old) -- all supplies are provided & instructions are included

  *   Saturday, Dec. 21 ~ 8:00 - 11:00 am

     *   4 volunteers for Breakfast with Santa
     *   Help run arts & craft projects for our tiniest visitors (under 5 yrs old) -- all supplies are provided & instructions are included

  *   Tuesday, Dec. 31 ~ 9:00 - 12:00 or 12:00 - 3:00 pm

     *   5 volunteers for Noon Years Eve Bash
     *   Help run arts & crafts projects, serve a Noon Years toast, lead a parade, and participate in other activities with museum guests (all ages)

  *   Friday, Jan. 10 ~ 3:45 - 6:00 pm

     *   2 - 4 volunteers for Michelin YES Program Kick-Off
     *   Help lead 20 - 30 middle school students in a leadership and team-building activity (instructions provided in advance)
Stop Texting and Driving Campaign
Clemson is joining South Carolina in a friendly challenge to see who can get the most pledges to "Stop Texting & Driving" from now until game day. The winning school will be announced at the game. TAKE THE PLEDGE TODAY! Put Clemson in the lead and go tohttp://att-fz.us/clemson<http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fatt-fz.us%2Fclemson&h=XAQFW7cOLAQHXyVgkuNZQu5RdCOAmuO9wSQbjSdFPqMpiUA&s=1>.

MBA Student Association
Join me in congratulating the newly elected MBA-Student Association executive committee as they prepare for their new roles starting the beginning of next semester.

President
Wendi Witek <wewitek at gmail.com<http://gmail.com/>>

Executive VP
 Sydney Wyatt <sydneykwyatt at gmail.com<http://gmail.com/>>

VP of Finance
Brock Cooke <rbcooke at g.clemson.edu<mailto:rbcooke at g.clemson.edu>>

VP of Communications
Melissa Moore <jmelissagmoore at yahoo.com<http://yahoo.com/>>

VP of Social (2)
Nicholas Avouris <navouri at g.clemson.edu<mailto:navouri at g.clemson.edu>>
Caroline Aneskievich <caneski at clemson.edu<mailto:caneski at clemson.edu>>,

VP of Philanthropy
Lesley Horton <lesleybhorton at gmail.com<http://gmail.com/>>

International Rep
Elliot Livingston <ealivin at g.clemson.edu<mailto:ealivin at g.clemson.edu>>

First Year Rep
John Aguirre <jaguirr at g.clemson.edu<mailto:jaguirr at g.clemson.edu>>

Fall 2013 Academic Calendar
August 19, M Classes begin
August 27, Tu Last day to register or add a class
September 3, Tu Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the University without a W grade
September 10, Tu Last day to order diploma for December graduation
October 11, F Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations
October 14-15, M-Tu Fall break
October 29, Tu Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the University without final grades
November 11, M Registration for spring and summer terms begins
November 27-29, W-F Thanksgiving holidays
December 5-6, Th-F Classes meet; exams permitted in labs only
December 9-13, M-F Examinations
December 16, M 9:00 A.M.-Deadline to submit candidate grades
December 18, W 9:00 A.M.-Deadline to submit other grades
December 18, W Candidates for graduation may access grades
December 19, Th Graduation

Have  great weekend!

Jamie Patterson
Director of Student Experience
Clemson MBA Program
55 E. Camperdown Way
Greenville, SC 29601
864.656.8183 (office)
jpatte4 at clemson.edu<mailto:jpatte4 at clemson.edu>
www.clemson.edu/mba<http://www.clemson.edu/mba>

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