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-----Original Message----- From: Jones School News <JONESNEWS@listserv.rice.edu<@ENRON On Behalf Of Maileen Hamto <hamto@RICE.EDU< Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 11:11 AM To: JONESNEWS@listserv.rice.edu Subject: [JONESNEWS] @Jones: News and Information from the Jones School Importance: High @Jones: News and Information from the Jones School December 17, 2001 Jones School Chosen as National GWIB Headquarters Jones School Co-Hosts Discussion on Hispanic Vote -- December 18, 2001 Rice Alliance Hosts Informational, Networking Event for Former Enron Employees -- December 19, 2001 Alumni Directory To Be Launched January 1, 2002 Alumni Happy Hour -- January 9, 2002 Rice Alliance, Executive Education Host "Markets in Transition" Symposium -- January 10, 2002 Dean's Lecture Series Welcomes Jim Day, CEO, Noble Drilling -- January 23, 2002 TXU Sponsors Partio -- January 24, 2002 All-Class Reunion -- February 28 - March 2, 2002 New Website -- http://jonesgsm.rice.edu Web Calendar -- http://jonesgsm.rice.edu/calendar Alums Invited to Participate in Recruiting Events Dean Whitaker in Time Magazine Class Gift Campaign: Frequently Asked Questions Rice MBAby Rompers Admissions Counselors History Campaign ----------- News ----------- In its second year, the Rice Graduate Women In Business already has reached a milestone in its short history through its winning bid to become the next national headquarters of the Graduate Women in Business. The Jones School's winning bid was due primarily to the thoughtful and professionally presented plan to increase membership says Lisa Kudchaker, President of Rice GWIB. Watch the Jones School website for more details. We just received announcement today of a special discussion on "The Impact of the Hispanic Vote in the Houston Mayoral Election" at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, December 18, Rm. 124, Herring Hall. The Jones School and the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring the lecture that features Rice University professors Robert M. Stein of political science and Stephen L. Klineberg of sociology. http://www.jonesgsm.rice.edu/jonesgsm/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&;ID=54&FullStoryA rea=NEWSFULLSTORY The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship (http://www.alliance.rice.edu/) wishes to be helpful to former Enron employees who are contemplating launching a technology startup company or former Enron employees seeking employment in an existing technology startup. If you are interested in launching a start-up, or in being employed by a start-up firm, we invite you to learn more about the Rice Alliance by attending a special one-time informational event for former Enron employees at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 19, Duncan Hall, Rice University. The event is free and is open to the public. To assist us in planning, please sign up via our website: http://www.alliance.rice.edu . The presentation will last about 1 hour, including Q&A. Please forward this e-mail announcement to interested parties. Alumni will be able to use the Association of Rice Alumni Online Directory -- a web-based database of alumni information -- at its scheduled launch January 1, 2002. Students should have access to the directory once the online career component is implemented, hopefully in the spring. http://www.jonesgsm.rice.edu/jonesgsm/Alumni_Directory.asp Alumni are invited to the next Alumni Happy Hour, to be held Wednesday, January 9, 2002 at The Gingerman located at 5607 1/2 Morningside Drive in the Rice Village area. Look for the JGS Alumni meeting area, designated by a blue and white Rice tabletop sign. The event, a chance to network with fellow alumni, will be very informal. Please come after work (around 6 p.m.), bring friends and look for other JGSers! If you would like to participate in planning these events or have additional input, please feel free to contact either Brian Harry (MBA '99) at brian.e.harry@us.pwcglobal.com, Mira Balakrishnan (MBA '95) at mira_balakrishnan@standardandpoors.com or the JGS Alumni Office at jgsalum@rice.edu New business models and opportunities have been created by new markets, but heightened concerns about privacy and security have arisen. The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and Rice University Executive Education hosts the "Markets in Transition" symposium from 12:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 10, 2002, at Alice Pratt Brown Hall, Rice University. The event brings together national and local thought leaders to explore the issue of privacy and security of economic transaction and personal records. Speakers include Bob Beauchamp, CEO, BMC Software; Doug Erwin, CEO< PentaSafe Security Technologies; and Terry Jones, CEO, Travelocity.com, among others. For more information, contact alliance@rice.edu, phone 713-348-3443, or visit http://www.alliance.rice.edu/rsvp2002/ Jim Day, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Noble Drilling Corp., will speak at the Dean's Lecture Series, Wednesday, January 23, 2002. Day was elected CEO and President in 1984 and Chairman of the Board in 1993 for Noble Drilling, which operates a fleet of 49 deepwater offshore mobile drilling units and manages nine platform operations for major operators in the North Sea and the east coast of Canada. http://jonesgsm.rice.edu/jonesgsm/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&;ID=53&?SNID=$LC:SnID $&FullStoryArea=NEWSFULLSTORY Students, alumni, faculty, and staff are invited to the January 24 Partio hosted by TXU Corp. Partios are hosted weekly as an informal networking opportunity between company reps, students, alumni, and faculty. Contact Joy Schaerrer, 713-348-5371, e-mail joys@rice.edu. Alumni are invited to participate as volunteers in Rice MBA and MBA for Executives recruiting events scheduled for the spring. Your help in talking with and interviewing prospective applicants will be greatly appreciated. Information Sessions, Open Houses, and MBA Forums will be held at the Jones School and other venues during the spring. Contact Stacie Easterling, Associate Director of Admissions, to volunteer for MBA Program recruiting events: phone: 713-348-6154, easter@rice.edu. To volunteer for MBA for Executives recruiting events, contact Kay Henry, Director, MBA for Executives: phone 713-348-4731, henryk@rice.edu. To view a list of recruiting events, click http://jonesgsm.rice.edu/calendar and select "Recruiting Events." Mark your calendars for the third annual All Class Alumni Reunion Event, scheduled from Thursday through Saturday, February 28 - March 2, 2002. Chuck Watson, CEO, Dynegy, is keynote speaker for the 27th Annual Alumni Dinner scheduled for February 28. Participants will enjoy the annual student/alumni golf tournament, new building tours, and the annual reunion reception on March 1. Alumni College and the Dean's Lunch will be held on March 2. For more information, contact Deanna Sheaffer, MBA '96, Director of Alumni Affairs, sheaffer@rice.edu. The Jones School has a newly designed website: please take a look at http://jonesgsm.rice.edu. Look more than once, please, because the homepage changes each time you visit. Like all websites, this one is -- and always will be -- a work in progress. Our goal is to have the most useful and attractive business school website possible, and your suggestions and comments will be greatly appreciated. Assistant Director of Public Relations Maileen Hamto is the webmaster and project manager with ESX. The design was done by RandomSky Design Studio. Comments and suggestions are welcome: contact Debra Thomas, dthomas@rice.edu, 713-348-6343. The website includes the Jones School calendar that will feature all on- and off-campus events hosted by the Jones School, including the academic calendar, student club activities and meetings, social events, recruiting trips, CPC-sponsored events, etc. The calendar will replace the schoolwide internal Yahoo! calendar. Please add the URL http://jonesgsm.rice.edu/calendar to your "favorites" or "bookmarks" folder on your web browser. Dean Gil Whitaker was featured in the global business edition of the October 29 issue of Time magazine where he was identified as a "World Beater: People to Watch in International Business." Whitaker was chosen for his efforts to diversify the school and pictured with a number of black, Hispanic and women students. http://www.jonesgsm.rice.edu/jonesgsm/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&;ID=52&?SnID=$LC: SnID$ The Jones Graduate School Class Gift Challenge is to get all classes to make class gifts to the Jones School in honor of the Next Century Campaign and the 26th graduating class. The class (or classes) with the highest participation rate will be honored with a dinner in the new building. For more information, contact Maya Houston, houstonm@rice.edu phone 713-348-6145. http://www.jonesgsm.rice.edu/campaign Alumni Moms and Dads may receive a free Rice MBAby baby romper for the newest addition to their family. Send us a picture of your baby wearing the romper for the alumni website. http://www.jonesgsm.rice.edu/jonesgsm/Alumni_Update_Information_Form.asp?SnI D=$LC:SnID$ --------- Online --------- Admissions counselors recruit, interview and evaluate prospective candidates. An elite group of second year students, these counselors embody the collaborative, diverse, and enriching experience that represents the Rice MBA. http://www.jonesgsm.rice.edu/jonesgsm/Admissions_Counselors.asp As the Jones School celebrates its 25th anniversary, we invite you take a retrospective look at the last 25 years and a peek into the future of the Jones School. http://www.jonesgsm.rice.edu/images/jonesgsm/history/index.html Learn about new and upcoming initiatives and programs at the school, and view artist renderings of the new $60 million building, currently under construction. http://jonesgsm.rice.edu/campaign. --------------------------------------- @Jones: News and Information from the Jones School, the Jones School e-newsletter, is published monthly by the Public Relations Department of the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management. The Jones School website http://jonesgsm.rice.edu is updated frequently and we encourage you to visit the site regularly to get the latest news and information about new initiatives and programs at the Jones School. To submit items to be posted on the Jones School website, please e-mail JGSMNews@rice.edu or call 713-348-6364.
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