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StayConnected@LFGSM
YOUR ALUMNI NETWORK
UPDATE
May
2011
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Your
Alumni Relations Team
Marty Parker '09,
Corporate Alumni Relations Manager, Kate Colbert
'07, Director of Marketing & Alumni
Relations, and Jessica Gardner,
Alumni Relations & Events Manager
Marty
Parker '09, Corporate Alumni Relations
Manager,
has been with LFGSM for six years and is a member
of the Class of 2009. He began his career at
LFGSM as the Manager of Campus Admissions for the
Schaumburg Campus, was promoted to Senior Manager
of Campus Admissions at the Chicago Campus, and
has now added Corporate Alumni Relations Manager
to his title, as well. As the Corporate
Alumni Relations Manager, Marty works with alumni
from LFGSM's top corporate clients. He leads the
corporate alumni groups and their events, as well
as working to recruit new students from those
corporations. Marty can be reached at (847)
756-3946 or at mparker@lfgsm.edu.
You can also connect
with him on LinkedIn.
For information about LFGSM's upcoming corporate
alumni events, see below.
Kate Colbert '07,
Director of Marketing & Alumni
Relations, joined LFGSM as a Senior
Marketing Manager in 2007 and is now the Director
of Marketing & Alumni Relations, as well as
being a member of the Corporate Education faculty.
Kate is the creative mind behind the school's
advertising. Kate can be reached at (847) 574-5214
or at kcolbert@lfgsm.edu.
You can also connect
with her on LinkedIn.
Jessica Gardner, Alumni
Relations & Events Manager , joined
LFGSM in February 2011 and brings over a decade of
event management experience and three years of
alumni relations and volunteer management
experience. She is excited to build relationships
with LFGSM's alumni and take alumni relations at
LFGSM to the next level. Jessica can be reached at
(847) 574-5266 or at jgardner@lfgsm.edu.
You can also connect
with her on
LinkedIn.
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Invest with us in the one-of-a-kind "$50 for 50 Scholarships"
Initiative!
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LFGSM
News
Lake Forest Graduate
School Named to Crain's "Best Places to Work
List" Top 10 List
LFGSM isn't just a
great place to get an MBA education or to attend
corporate training. It's also a great place to
work. On the heels of being named to the Companies
That Care Honor Roll for the sixth year running,
LFGSM was chosen as #9 on the "Best Places to
Work" list by Crain's Chicago
Business. Read
the article here.
Join LFGSM on LinkedIn,
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
Like most
of you, LFGSM has fully embraced social media. We
invite you to interact with us and other alumni on
LinkedIn
and Facebook.
We also have two Twitter feeds: @LFGSM
is the place to discuss School and industry news
and @LFGSMAlumni
is the feed focussed on alumni news. Follow one or
both and @LFGSMAlumni will follow you back. LFGSM's
YouTube Channel is the home of MBA stories and
other LFGSM videos. We encourage you to not only
watch the videos, but to share them with your
network as well.
Loved Your MBA
Experience? Share it with a Friend! Invite them to
an Upcoming Preview
Do you remember
your Lake Forest MBA Preview? Encourage friends
and colleagues to attend an upcoming Preview in
Schaumburg or Lake Forest, and take the first step
toward career acceleration. Previews on May 5, May
9, June 4, July 11, and July 14. RSVP at http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe2c17707c65007a711477&ls=fddd15717767047c7517747567&m=fef51675776c0d&l=fe5b1577766101787613&s=fe30117275660178751779&jb=ffcf14&t=.
What a Difference a
"Day" Makes: LFGSM Announces Daytime MBA Program
for Career Re-launchers
Now, the LFGSM
experience is available during the day. The
Daytime MBA program is ideal for men and women who
are re-launching their careers after a period of
career break (perhaps to care for their young
children), and is also a perfect choice for
professionals with flexible or alternate work
schedules. Please share this news with friends,
spouses and neighbors. Classes start August 23rd
in Lake Forest. Learn more and apply at http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe2b17707c65007a711478&ls=fddd15717767047c7517747567&m=fef51675776c0d&l=fe5b1577766101787613&s=fe30117275660178751779&jb=ffcf14&t=.
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- your one-stop shopping destination for LFGSM
apparel, bags and more.
LFGSM Events
"Strategies for
Networking Your Way Back to Work," Wednesday, May
11th 12:30-2:00pm
Join LFGSM on May
11th for a public "Lunch and Learn" with
actionable, practical tips for building your
personal brand. Social media expert Sima Dahl
offers a session about the other (not so "social")
side of social networking. Enjoy a casual lunch
with other Lake County area residents, and learn:
how to utilize Facebook and LinkedIn to re-launch
your career; why your Facebook friends are a
job-search or volunteer-recruitment gold mine; how
to talk about your career break, volunteer work
and more; why polishing your LinkedIn profile is
paramount; how a simple status update can lead to
a job offer or other "big win"; and more. This
program sponsored by LFGSM's Daytime
MBA Program. Learn
more and reserve your seat here.
LFGSM Career Development
Services Workshops - "Actionable Career
Planning that Starts with YOU," Wednesdays, May
11th, May 25th, and June 8th
An all new
series of workshops designed to address the needs
of our alumni, students, prospective students, and
friends of the School who are considering a change
in their careers or are in transition. Our
seasoned presenters will engage you in ways that
will motivate you to step up and make the changes
that are needed for a more successful career
path. You will surely be impacted once
you've participated in these lively and
enlightening presentations. For additional
information and to register, go
here
or contact Ann Rahn at arahn@lfgsm.edu.
Chicago Alumni
Networking Event, Wednesday, June 15th
5:30-7:00pm
LFGSM, with generous
sponsorship from Elaine Atwood '94 and The
Metropolitan Club, invites you to join
Chicago-area alumni for an evening of networking
at The Metropolitan Club located in Willis Tower
in Chicago. Don't forget to bring lots of business
cards! Register
early for this complimentary event at
www.signmeup.com/76292.
Corporate Alumni
Events
Whirlyball for Grainger
Alumni, Wednesday, May 18th
Please join
your fellow Grainger Alumni for the Whirlyball
event in Vernon Hills. RSVP for this event or
become a member of the Grainger Alumni Club by
contacting Marty Parker, Corporate Alumni
Relationship Manager, at (847)
756-3946 or at mparker@lfgsm.edu.
"Create an Effective
LinkedIn Profile" for Abbott Alumni, Thursday,
June 16th
Pleae join your fellow Abbott
Alumni and social media guru Sima Dahl at Abbott
Park on Thursday, June 16th. She will be
discussing social media and specifically talking
about LinkedIn and how to create an effective
profile. RSVP for this event by contacting Marty
Parker, Corporate Alumni Relationship Manager, at
(847)
756-3946 or at mparker@lfgsm.edu.
Coming Soon! We
are going to be holding a Motorola Alumni Summer
networking event. We also have company specific
alumni events planned for Takeda, BCBSA/HCSC and
Allstate. For further information please contact
Martin Parker at (847)
756-3946 or mparker@lfgsm.edu.
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