Development Update

Thank you so much for your support in FY09! We have a great update to report! We made our goal! We raised $2.471 Million in FY09 for the McIntire Annual Fund, compared to $2.244 in FY08.

M.S. MIT Alumni participation increased by 12.5% from FY08 to FY09! My participation goal for FY10 is 37% and I am confident we can reach it!

Please consider making an online gift by clicking on the below link to get us started this fiscal (FY10).

www.commerce.virginia.edu/give

Upcoming Events

Thank you to everyone who came to our first Alumnae event at Barb's house last Tuesday!!

Charlottesville Picnic
July 25, 2009
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
ACAC Adventure Central
200 Four Seasons Dr.
Charlottesville, Va. 22901

NoVA Picnic
August 8, 2009
6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
J.R.’s Festival Lakes
42830 Ft. Evans Rd.
Leesburg, Va. 20176

NoVA M.S. MIT Golf Fundraiser
September 18, 2009 – Friday
2:00 p.m., Shot Gun Start
South Riding Golf Course

UVA vs Indiana Homecoming Alumni Tailgate
October 10, 2009
Two hours prior to kick-off (Game time TBD)
Rouss & Robertson Halls
*Group tickets available through McIntire

Fall Forum
October 23, 2009

Second Annual Knowledge Continuum
October 29 – 30, 2009
Rouss & Robertson Halls

Winter Warming Reception
January 23, 2010
Bechtel Conference Center

**Happy Hours TBD and will be posted in August Reading List and Alumni Update

Commerce Career Services Helpful Links

Interviewing? Here’s some helpful tips:
http://technology.theladders.com/career-advice/Resume-Tips-What-to-Bring-Job-Interview?et_id=1140574944&sign=y&link_id=536

IT Career Trends (including best/worst cities for IT jobs):
http://www.cio.com/article/495616/Career_Watch_the_College_Job_Forecast

July Alumni Reading List

List of new readings for July’s Reading List:

The Anatomy of the Twitter Attack
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/19/the-anatomy-of-the-twitter-attack/

IT Job Seekers: Can You Answer an Interviewer's 12 Gotcha Questions?
http://www.cio.com/article/497172/IT_Job_Seekers_Can_You_Answer_an_Interviewer_s_Gotcha_Questions_?page=1

Understanding Privacy by Daniel J. Solove (Hardcover - May 30, 2008) … CMIT speaker on July 17, 2009

“Emerging Outsourcing Models Require New Sourcing Tactics,” by Bill Martorelli, Forrester Research, April 16, 2009.

How social media can make history
http://www.ted.com/talks/clay_shirky_how_cellphones_twitter_facebook_can_make_history.html

Cross, R., & Thomas, R. (2009). Driving results through social networks: How top organizations leverage networks for performance and growth. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass