AT THE OFFICE of Alumni Affairs and Special Events, we have been
busy improving existing programs, services, and events and introducing
new ones.
The Office to Advance Career and Corporate Alliances (OACCA) has
added the Forte Profile. This assessment tool helps you understand
the strengths and weaknesses of your communication style and provides
a wealth of additional information. It is available through OACCA
(for GSB alumni only) for $45 for a series of three profiles.
The same assessment costs $75 elsewhere. Completing a profile
takes minutes and can be done online or by fax. I highly recommend
it whether you are in a job search or want to be more effective
in your current workplace.
The Midway Club will be open at the Gleacher Center this fall.
I hope all of you stop by to see it on your next trip to Chicago.
You should have received a day pass in the Midway Club brochure
mailed this summer. If yours is missing, call us and we will send
you a pass right away.
While you’re at Gleacher, visit Fisher Library. Electronic links
such as OneSource are available to alumni, and Maura Barrett and
her staff can assist you with the many electronic research tools
available there. Call (312) 464-8730 to learn more.
If you aren’t using your Email4Life and haven’t given us a current
email address, you may be missing out on important email announcements.
Dean Hamada periodically invites alumni via email to join him
to hear speakers at lunch or dinner events sponsored by organizations
such as the Executives and Economics Clubs. Alumni chapters also
are using email broadcasts to announce events. To activate your
account or update your contact information, email jacinda.bauman@gsb.uchicago.edu.
The same password that provides access to your email account also
allows access to the Career Newsletter, which is now free to all
alumni and available only online. You can use your password, too,
to locate lost classmates on the GSB People Finder, the online
alumni directory.
Watch for a new and better GSB Web page in late fall. We’re revamping
our Web pages to allow easier navigation and to look better. If
you haven’t visited in a while, check us out.
New alumni chapters
We welcome two new clubs: Kansas City and Cincinnati. To participate,
contact John Styers, ’96, in Kansas City at (816) 545-0282 or
jstyer1@hallmark.com, and Tom Barton, ’68, in Cincinnati at (513)
608-9448 or ceo@cinci.infi.net. They would love your help in getting
these organizations off to a great start! For a complete list
of clubs and contacts, see page 48.
Distinguished Alumni Awards
It is time to send in your nominations for the 2000 Distinguished
Alumni Awards. The form is available on the facing page and on
the GSB Web page at www.gsb.uchicago.edu/alumni.shtml. The three categories are Distinguished Corporate, Public Service,
and Entrepreneurial Alumni. Please help us by bringing to our
attention fellow alumni deserving of these awards. The 1999 awards
were presented at the fourth annual Alumni Celebration on October
1. See page 22 for profiles of this year’s winners.
Special events calendar
Below are highlights of the 19992000 academic calendar. For more
information, visit www.gsb.uchicago.edu/alumni.shtml or call (773)
702-7727.
December
Mark your calendar to attend the Business Forecast Luncheon on
December 1 at the Chicago Hilton and Towers. Our three prognosticators
will provide an economic view of the state of the nation–and the
world–for the year 2000. On December 2 the forecast will be held
in New York at the Waldorf Astoria.
January
All of you who live or plan to be in Asia in January, take note.
A GSB Asian conference will be held in Singapore on January 1415
featuring Chicago faculty and business leaders. For more information,
visit the GSB Web site, call the alumni office at (773) 702-7727,
or contact our director of marketing in the Singapore office,
JoEllyn Prouty, at joellyn.prouty@gsb.uchicago.edu.
February
The school will hold a European reunion this winter for all alumni
living in or visiting Europe. The reunion will be held on our
Barcelona campus February 2527.
May
Our 48th annual Management Conference will be held May 19 at the
Chicago Sheraton and Towers. The conference, which includes lunch,
will feature sessions by faculty and expert alumni. The conference
kicks off GSB reunions for the classes of 1950, 1960, 1970, 1975,
1980, 1990, 1995, and 1998.
New alumni office staff
There are many new faces at the alumni office. In May, Jacinda
Bauman took over Email4Life from Karen Holland. Cindy Andresen,
who comes from the Field Museum in Chicago, joined us in July
as the new associate director for chapter development. Scott Graham
came aboard in August as manager of the new Midway Club. Most
recently he managed the openings of Typhoon and Spruce restaurants
in Chicago. Christina Cole, who was with the American Society
of Healthcare Executives, joined us in September as associate
director. Gloria Lis joined OACCA as associate director. Welcome
to all! Check our Web page, www.gsb.uchicago.edu/alumni.shtml,
for a complete listing of alumni office staff members and how
to contact us individually. You may also call the alumni office
main line at (773) 702-7727.
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