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<title><![CDATA[CGO Director, Patricia Deyton, attended the International Colloquium on Women�s Empowerment]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[CGO Director, Patricia Deyton, attended the International Colloquium on Women's Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security, in Monrovia, Liberia in March, 2009. The Colloquium, convened by H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia and H.E. Tarja Halonen, President of Finland, drew over 800 women leaders from Africa and around the world to Liberia to celebrate and draw strength form women�s leadership at all levels. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Diva Toolbox� Interviews Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[On April 19, 2009, Diva ToolBox�s Janet Powers interviewed Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands. The full interview can be accessed at http://www.divatoolbox.com/radio-show/2009/1112-diva-toolbox-interviews-deborah-merrillsands.html]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons School of Management Alumna Named a Top 10 Financial Advisor ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Chitra Staley '82SM was recently named a top 10 financial advisor by Women's Business Boston. Staley was nominated by readers of the publication both for her outstanding financial planning acumen and her ability to communicate with clients. 

"Chitra is so much more than a financial advisor," says Diane Asseo Griliches, one of the several clients who nominated Staley for the distinction. "She is an educator, a wise consultant, a good listener and someone in whom I have total faith because she has done so well for me and made my life so much easier and less stressful. Chitra has also put me in touch with a fine accountant and done the best financial planning I could ever expect."]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Blogger Posts "Thoughts on the Simmons College Women's Leadership Conference"]]></title>
<description><![CDATA["This past Saturday, I had the pleasure of attending (for the first time) the 30th Simmons School of Management Women�s Leadership Conference in Boston at the beautiful Seaport World Trade Center. 

It was a beautiful day in Boston, and driving in to the conference, I didn�t know what to expect. These things can either go very well, or well � not. 

From the beginning of the conference, when Joyce Kolligian kicked things off with her opening remarks, I got the feeling that I was in for a treat."]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Add an SOM News Item 3581]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[SOM Leadership Conference: Infidel Author Reflects on Journey; Living with Death Threats]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[By Roberta Martone Pavia, Contributing Writer 

(May 5, 2009) -- In protective security since the publication of her bestselling book Infidel fueled death threats, a quiet and slender Ayaan Hirsi Ali spoke eloquently about her journey to a standing-room-only crowd at the 30th annual SOM Leadership Conference. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SOM Leadership Conference: Bullish in a "Bear" Market ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[By Roberta Martone Pavia, Contributing Writer 

(May 5, 2009) -- Contrary to popular economic sentiment, the "Bear" market has never been better, at least for Maxine Clark - founder, chair and chief executive officer of Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. - and opening keynote speaker at this year's SOM Leadership Conference. In fact, Clark is one of the happy few enjoying a rather bullish market these days in the somewhat sluggish world of retail. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SOM Leadership Conference: Charlayne Hunter-Gault - Reporting in Unprecedented Times]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[By Roberta Martone Pavia, Contributing Writer 

(May 5, 2009) -- "There has never been a time like this," said Charlayne Hunter-Gault, a 40-year veteran news reporter, firsthand observer to signature events in the black community, and a keynote speaker at this year's SOM Leadership Conference. 
As one of the first two black students desegregating the University of Georgia, Hunter-Gault recalled that as she walked through mobs screaming racist comments she recited portions of Psalm 23:4: "Yea, Thou I walk through the valley of death I fear no evil�" and internalized the strong message of support. "I walked in wearing my suit of armor."]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SOM Leadership Conference: Mary Robinson - the Importance of Critical Mass ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[By Roberta Martone Pavia, Contributing Writer 

(May 5, 2009) -- When it comes to making a difference in world issues, former President of Ireland Mary Robinson, said it's less important to be first and more important to reach a critical mass. Downplaying her breakthrough role as the first woman president of her country, during remarks at the 30th annual SOM Leadership Conference Robinson explained that only when they reach sufficient numbers will women be able to affect change. 
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<title><![CDATA[SOM Leadership Conference: Diane Keaton - Making the Ordinary Extraordinary ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[By Roberta Martone Pavia, Contributing Writer 

(May 5, 2009) -- Invoking images of her mother, father, sisters, and two adopted children, actress Diane Keaton spoke about the importance of the ordinary to a crowd of more than 1,500 at the 30th annual Simmons School of Management Leadership Conference, "Vision to Voice: Leadership in the Global Age" on May 2, 2009. 
In what could easily be billed as a one-woman Broadway show, complete with singing and some on-screen dancing, Keaton also talked about the part luck has played in her stellar life.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons School of Management Survey Findings Featured in CNN Article]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LONDON, England (CNN) -- Even in an era in which gender equality within business corporations is an officially-acknowledged -- if by no means fully realized -- idea, it seems there are some supposed distinctions between the sexes which are still ok to make.  One business school, however, begs to differ. New research by the Simmons School of Management, based in Boston, Massachusetts, contends that not only do female managers take more risks than believed, but that they should also more actively seek out credit for their boldness. For the complete CGO article, "Risky Business: Busting the Myth of Women as Risk Averse," visit to www.simmons.edu/som/cgo]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Women Business Leaders are Risk-Takers: Survey Debunks Gender Myth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[BOSTON (April 28, 2009) - Contrary to popular belief, women business leaders don't shy from taking risks, but partake in opportunities considered to be "high-risk" on a regular basis, according to a survey by the Simmons School of Management in Boston. Existing empirical research on gender and risk suggest women are risk-averse, particularly assessments that measure risk through financial resource allocation, and health and safety precautions. But a survey of more than 650 women managers polled during the 2008 Simmons School of Management national leadership conference in Boston revealed that businesswomen are highly likely to take risks related to business or professional opportunities.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons College Receives Gold LEED Certification for New Green Building]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[One of Only Three Academic Institutions in Boston to Get Gold Level Rating 

BOSTON (April 30, 2009) � Simmons College received Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its School of Management and Academic Building. The building, which opened in January, is Simmons's first structure built in accordance with the rigorous standards set by the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. 

Gold certification is the second-highest level of LEED certification. According to the U.S. Green Building Council website, only two other academic institutions in Boston � Harvard Business School and Suffolk University � have Gold-certified buildings.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons College School of Management Earns Prestigious International Accreditation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Simmons College School of Management (SOM) has received accreditation from the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. With this accreditation, the SOM joins an elite group of institutions: less than 30% of business schools in the U.S. and less than 5% worldwide have earned and retained this distinguished hallmark of excellence in management education.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SOM Building Selected as a Green Building of America Award-Winning Project ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[From more than 2,500 nominated projects, Simmons College School of Management and Academic Building has been selected as a Green Building of America Award-winning project and will be featured in the upcoming special Real Estate & Construction Review-Northeast Green Success Stories edition.]]></description>
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