The Graduate Leadership Development Series (GLDS)

Preparing future leaders for a lifetime of professional and personal development.

The Graduate Leadership Development Series (GLDS) is now accepting applications for the spring 2011 program. GLDS will develop participants' self-awareness, professional adaptability, communication, and leadership skills, preparing graduate students to become effective employees after graduation--employees who hit the ground running and demonstrate their readiness for increasing responsibility and promotion. GLDS can form one of the first steps in a lifelong commitment to professional and personal development.

The series will include up to 25 graduate student participants selected by application. Applicants must agree to attend all six series workshop sessions on January 21 and 28 and February 4, 11, 18, and 25 from 1-5 p.m. Sessions will take place on Centennial Campus.

For more information and application instructions, visit http://www.ncsu.edu/grad/preparing-future-leaders/career-skills/glds.html. Applications are due Wednesday, 15 December by 5 p.m. Questions? Contact Dr. Melissa Bostrom at melissa_bostrom@ncsu.edu.
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Melissa Bostrom, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Academic & Professional Development
The Graduate School
Campus Box 7102
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7102
224 Research III, Centennial Campus
919.515.2293 (phone)
919.515.2873 (fax)
melissa_bostrom@ncsu.edu

Job/Internship

I noticed that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has been at several career fairs recently, and they will be at the MS/PhD Career Fair next week.

http://www.ncsu.edu/career/students/quicklinks/careerfairs.php

Management Career Fair

Reminder: Friday, October 15th, from 10-4 pm at the McKimmon Center

Wachovia Executive Lecture, Oct. 13

John Mack, Chairman of Morgan Stanley, to Present First NC State College of Management Wachovia Executive Lecture of the Fall 2010 Series

John J. Mack, chairman of Morgan Stanley, is the first presenter in the fall 2010 Wachovia Executive Lecture Series presented by the North Carolina State University College of Management. He will be speaking in the college's Nelson Auditorium on Wednesday, October 13, 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Nelson Auditorium is in 3400 Nelson Hall, 2801 Founders Drive, Raleigh, N.C., on the NC State University campus.

Presenters in this speaker series discuss leadership in today's global marketplace. The presentations are open to NC State University students, faculty, alumni as well as members of the business community and others in the area.  There is no fee to attend and reservations are not required.

Future speakers are David Singer, chief executive officer of Lance Corporation, presenting the November 3, 2010 lecture, and Robert A. Bruggeworth, president and chief executive officer of RF Micro Devices, speaking on November 15.

The NC State College of Management has presented this lecture series for over ten years, with the support of Wachovia, a Wells Fargo company. Additional details about this series are available online at mgt.ncsu.edu/wachovia. 

PAMS and Engineering Career Fair

This career fair is Oct 5 & 6.  I was surprised by two things

(1) I saw only one MFM student at the fair, and

(2) In the short time I was there, I found 4 summer internship possibilities.

Katherine Fullington, Friday, Oct. 1

Katherine Fullington (MFM 2008) will be presenting in the MFM Seminar

1218 SAS Hall
1:30pm
Friday, Oct. 1

Bank of America information session

Opportunities in Global Risk and Quantitative Management

Sept 28, 2010, 5pm

Nelson Hall, Room 2403

Business casual suggested.

Career Fairs, etc.

We are all invited to attend any of the career fairs on campus, including the Engineering and Management fairs.  Local/regional companies that might be interested in MFM students include Deloitte, Bank of America, Credit Suisse, SAS, Progress Energy, Duke Power and A Southern Company.

How to follow this blog with the RSS feed

This blog provides a way to track posts, very similar to the way you monitor email.  A brief explanation  about how to use RSS feeds is provided at www4.ncsu.edu/~scroggs/mywebsite/RSSfeeds.pdf.

RSS feeds

This blog provides a way to track posts, very similar to the way you monitor email.  A brief explanation  about how to use RSS feeds is provided at www4.ncsu.edu/~scroggs/mywebsite/RSSfeeds.pdf.

PFL seminars

I met with a representative of the Graduate School today.  She mentioned that students on the waitlist for the PFL seminars almost always get into the seminar.  If you are on the waitlist, you should go to the seminar with the expectation (not the promise) that you'll be able to stay.  If registration is required, you must be on the waitlist or registered for the seminar to attend. 

Career-oriented seminars are the most relevant to MFM,  especially the PDS series and the GLDS series.

On campus job

The Math Department hires Maple and Matlab consultants to work in our Multimedia Center.  Please contact Seyma Bennett Shabbir if you are interested.  Most positions are filled as the semester starts.

ERM courses

Financial Mathematics students can sometimes take courses in Enterprise Risk Management (course link). For example, in Fall 2010, Enterprise Risk Management, MBA 590 section 4 (Dr. Bartley), is offered. Talk with your adviser to obtain prior approval for any elective not on the pre-approved list.

Graduate Training Seminars

from previous blog: Wednesday Jan 13, 2010

Graduate Training Seminars

These seminars are very relevant to developing your 'soft skills', especially the 'PDS' series.

I am writing to announce the spring lineup of Preparing Future Leaders workshops and seminars. These events include our new Fundamentals in Teaching (FIT) workshop series in addition to our Professional Development Seminars (PDS) and Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) seminars. We have sent the message below to all graduate students. I invite you to visit our website, http://www.ncsu.edu/grad/preparing-future-leaders/allseminars.html, to see the excellent events we have planned for this spring.

Graduate Leadership Development Series (GLDS)

from previous blog: Wednesday Feb 24, 2010

Graduate Leadership Development Series (GLDS)

The Graduate Leadership Development Series (GLDS) will develop participants' self-awareness, professional adaptability, and leadership skills, preparing graduate students to become effective employees after graduation—employees who hit the ground running and demonstrate their readiness for increasing responsibility and promotion. GLDS is designed to provide graduate students with the type of professional development experience usually reserved for new managers and executives. It can form one of the first steps in a lifelong commitment to professional and personal development.

The Graduate Leadership Development Series (GLDS) is a pilot program of the Graduate School’s Preparing Future Leaders initiative for spring 2010. Funded by a grant from the Procter & Gamble Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, the series will include up to 30 graduate student participants selected by application. Applicants must agree to attend all four series workshop sessions on April 5, 12, 19, and 26 from 1-5 p.m.

Only 30 graduate students will be accepted for spring 2010. For information and application instructions, visit http://www.ncsu.edu/grad/preparing-future-leaders/career-skills/glds.html. Applications are due Thursday, 11 March by 3 p.m. Questions? Contact Dr. Melissa Bostrom at melissa_bostrom@ncsu.edu.

FM Career Fair

from previous blog: Tuesday Mar 16, 2010

FM Career Fair (save the date)

Save the date: Oct 29, 2010, is the IAFE Career Fair in NYC. Join IAFE today.

Duke FIN 450

from previous blog: Tuesday Mar 23, 2010

FIN 450 @ Duke

To take a class at Duke that is not offered by NCSU, I suggest you utilize the Cooperating Colleges Agreement (link). Permissions need to be in place by the start of the semester, even if the class doesn't start until later.

Job Description:

The Office of Risk Management and Analysis (RMA) in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking technical staff for its Risk Analytics Division

(For more information on RMA see http://dhsconnect.dhs.gov/org/comp/nppd/rma/Pages/default.aspx)

Technical staff will

· Perform strategic probabilistic risk assessments; carry out analytical studies involving the development and implementation of risk methodologies and programs to identify, collect data, evaluate, and prioritize resources according to national risk; assists with the review and evaluation of risk methodologies and practices of all DHS components, as well as other Federal agencies and risk stakeholders in order to support the coordination of risk methodologies and information sharing of national risk management needs.

· Participate in the design and conduct of research and/or analysis of complex program issues that include the development, adaptation, and application of performance measurement criteria to determine effectiveness of various technical DHS risk programs.

· Perform extensive literature reviews and internet searches to locate scientific studies, risk methodologies, and other important sources to extract relevant best practice information documented by other federal agencies and the private sector.

· Assist with the creation of tools and processes for strategic risk analysis, such as the Risk Analysis for Policy Informed Decision Making (RAPID) tool to evaluate the risk reduction impacts of DHS programs, perform risk prioritization and resource allocation, and participate in the design and integration of risk-informing tools and reports for strategic, tactical, and post-event use by DHS decision makers; perform a broad range of highly complex qualitative and quantitative techniques to formulate and solve problems affecting DHS decisions concerning risk management.



Additional Requirements:

You must be a U. S. citizen to apply for this position.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
Relocation Expenses WILL NOT be paid.
Overnight travel of 1-5 nights per month may be required.
Must be willing to undergo periodic drug testing
Shift hours/overtime required.
Duty Location: Washington DC Metro Area


More information about the open position can be found online at www.usajobs.gov by searching for Job Announcement Number: FS356951MPDE-ET10

(or by clicking the following web link FS356951MPDE-ET10 Mgmt and Program Analyst annct )



HOW TO APPLY:

Please apply online at www.usajobs.gov for Job Announcement Number: FS356951MPDE-ET10

(or by clicking the following web link FS356951MPDE-ET10 Mgmt and Program Analyst annct )

Note: online applications will only be accepted between Tuesday, July 13, 2010 to Friday, July 30, 2010



Please keep in mind that all applicants must submit online a resume, an occupational questionnaire, and other pertinent information (e.g. SF 50, DD 214), to be considered.

Computer Specifications

We suggest you follow the NCSU guidelines provided by the Office of Information Technology (OIT) relating to computer purchases.

IAFE Career Fair

Save the Date for Financial Mathematics Career Fair October 29th, 2010 in NYC, sponsored by IAFE.

(All the MFM students should be members of IAFE)

This blog replaces the original NCSU Financial Mathematics Blog