WCAA Golf Outing
Friday, August 20, 2010
Shotgun Start: 8:30 a.m.
Pine Trace Golf Club
Rochester Hills, MI
Join fellow alumni for B2B Networking and golf on
Friday, August 20, 2010, for the Annual Walsh College
Alumni Association Golf Outing at Pine Trace Golf Club
in Rochester Hills.
Guests will enjoy B2B Networking, lunch at the turn, 18
holes of golf, buffet dinner, door prizes, 2 beverage
tickets, hole-in-one contests, awards, and more! The
event is a four-person scramble with a shotgun start at
8:30 a.m.
Individual tickets are $120, while a foursome is only
$450.
We also have several sponsorship opportunities
available, including a new special on hole sponsorships!
Hole sponsorships are now 50% off, or just $100
each!
Hole sponsorship allows you a 18" X 24" sign featuring
your company logo at one of the holes along the course.
For more information about sponsorship please visit the
website below or contact Savannah Lee at 248-823-1298.
For more information visit
www.walshcollege.edu/wcaagolf.

B2B Monthly
Networking Breakfast
Special Date :
Tuesday, August 20, 2010

This breakfast will take place at the WCAA Golf Outing
7-8:30 a.m.
Pine Trace Golf Club

Registration or sponsorship questions: Contact Savannah
Lee at (248) 823-1298.
Hosted by the Walsh College Alumni Association, these monthly
breakfasts are an opportunity for business
owners, business development professionals,
and sales people to meet potential customers, gain
referrals, and build a contact list. While the
networking breakfasts are open to the public, only
working business people are invited.
Business card
exchange only; brochures
and displays are reserved for
sponsors.
Troy Affinity Group
2nd Thursday of each month
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Troy campus, Cafeteria
7:30-8:30 a.m.
To register or for more information, contact
Brenda
Meller at
bmeller@walshcollege.edu.
Novi Affinity Group
3rd Wednesday of each month
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Novi campus, Cafeteria
8-9 a.m.
To register or for more information, contact Lynn Valade
at
lynn.valade@ml.com.
Inforum, Michigan's largest professional organization
for women, holds monthly professional networking
breakfasts at Walsh College. Meet members of Inforum,
discuss your profession, and network over coffee. Each
event features a brief presentation from an Inforum
member regarding a topic of interest to businesswomen in
our community. For more information, visit
www.inforummichigan.org.
Walsh College
Open
Source
Saturday, August
14,
2010
10 a.m.
Troy Campus
Free to attend
Share and educate people within the group on all facets
of web development tools and techniques, as well as
initiate and publish open source web-based software
projects. For more information, visit
http://www.walshcollege.edu/opensourcecommunity
Toastmasters at Walsh
College
Novi
Group
First Friday, morning meeting, and third Thursday
evening meeting of each month
Friday, August 6, 2010
8 – 9 a.m. (please arrive by 7:45 a.m. for
sign-in and networking)
Thursday, August 19, 2010
7-8:30 p.m. (please arrive by 6:45 for sign-in and
networking)
Novi Campus
Registration: R.S.V.P. to Bruce Fette at
bruceafette@gmail.com.
Troy Group
2nd and 4th Mondays of the month
Monday, August 9, 2010
Monday, August 23 2010
8:15 – 9:45 a.m. (please arrive by 8:00 a.m. for
sign-in and networking)
Troy Campus, Room 208
Registration: R.S.V.P. to Evelyn Stokes at
ieatsuper@live.com.
Looking
to improve your public speaking and leadership
skills, or to keep yourself competitive during a job
search? Join Toastmasters at Walsh College.
Toastmasters International is an organization
focused on improving communication and leadership
skills and is known to many as the “public speaking”
association. Beginners and experienced speakers are
welcome to join.
Health Care Reform
Information Session for Small Business
Thursday, August
12, 2020
8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Troy Campus
Student rate of $15 applies for all participants.
Register
here.
Event Sponsor:
Benefit Review Services
There’s good news and bad news in the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and
Education Reconciliation Act (HCERA) of 2010. Find out
which provisions are effective next year, and which ones
will affect your business. Presented by Rebecca Davies,
attorney with Foster Swift, Collins and Smith, and Walsh
College alum and adjunct faculty member Tina Marie Wohlfield.
Topics will include:
• Small Business Health Care Tax Credit
• Small Business Comprehensive Workplace Wellness Grant
• Flexible Spending Account Changes
• Dependent Coverage Changes
Library Policies Seminar
Presented as a partner program with Foster Swift Collins
and Smith Attorneys
Thursday, August 19, 2010
8:30 -11:30 a.m.
Novi Campus
There is no fee to attend this event, courtesy of Foster
Swift. Advance registration is advised. Register
here.
There will be two major components to this seminar:
MUST-HAVE POLICIES
Policies are necessary for all aspects of Library
operations. Policies are also important tools to be used
when dealing with patrons. Foster Swift Attorney Anne M. Seurynck
will discuss which policies every library should have in
place and provide some of the key provisions that should
be included in those policies to help avoid a legal
challenge. Patron Behavior Policies, Meeting Room
Policies, Internet Use Policies and Record Retention
and Confidentiality Policies will be the primary focus
of this session.
AVOIDING EMPLOYMENT LAWSUITS
This interactive program will address preventative
measures or action items for libraries to implement in
an effort to limit liability to employment-related
claims. Attorney Rebecca Davies will address not only
preventative strategies but also new employment
legislation and hot-button employment litigation issues
affecting libraries.
Social Media Superhours
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
5-6 p.m.
Novi Campus
Free and exclusive for students and alumni. Offering
hands-on instruction, tips and techniques on using
LinkedIn. Register and info on upcoming Twitter and Facebook sessions:
www.walshcollege.edu/SMsuperhours.
Job
Search Strategies
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
1-5 p.m.
Novi Campus
This workshop is accepting registrations. Register or
find more info at
www.walshcollege.edu/takecharge
An overview of resume writing, interviewing, LinkedIn,
networking, and careers in business.
Instructors: Laurie Siebert, Cheryl Carr, Elayne
Steinhardt, and Brenda Meller.
Laurie Siebert is director of Career Services at Walsh
College. Cheryl Carr is an outreach coordinator/advisor
and Elayne Steinhardt is an advisor for Career Services.
Together, they assist students and alumni in the pursuit
of their career goals. Each is experienced with
individual job search assistance, including job search
techniques, practice interviews, and general career
consultation. They also work with local businesses to
help them recruit new employees from the qualified pool
of Walsh graduates through on-campus recruiting, job
fairs, and online job listings. Brenda Meller is the
marketing manager at Walsh College, and has experience
using social media such as LinkedIn.com as a job search
and networking tool.
Evening Networking & Learning Series
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
5:30-9:30 p.m.
Location: TBD
Event speaker: Bob Fish, owner of Biggby Coffee
5:30 - 7 p.m. Networking
7 - 8 p.m. Discussion with Bob Fish
8 - 9:30 p.m. Networking Wrap-up
Join the Walsh College Alumni Association to celebrate
the end of the semester and network with other students
and alumni. This is a FREE event for students and alumni
of Walsh College. Register by pressing the button below.

Walsh Announces
2010 Distinguished Alumni and
Distinguished Graduate of the Last Decade Recipients
Walsh is proud to announce that Dennis Harder (BBA 1991 &
MSF 1994) is the recipient of the 2010 Distinguished
Alumni Award and Alexander Schwallbach (BBA 2004 & MSM
2006) is the recipient of the Distinguished Graduate of
the Last Decade Award. Both will be honored at the
Leadership Awards Dinner on November 13 at the Royal
Park Hotel.
Mr. Harder currently sits on the Walsh College
Foundation Board of Directors, is an adjunct professor
of Finance and is co-chair of the Leadership Awards
Executive Committee. In addition to his commitment to
Walsh, he also serves as treasurer of the Michigan
Humane Society. Mr. Harder is currently the managing
director and head of MI Middle Market at the Private
Bank.
“We are delighted to extend this prestigious award
to Dennis,” Audrey Olmstead, Vice President, Chief
Development Officer, said. “ He has given countless hours
toward helping the
College attain its goals while also achieving success as
an adjunct professor and in his profession.”
Mr. Schwallbach currently sits on the Walsh College
Alumni Association Board of Directors and is chairman
and CEO of A.G. Schwallbach, Inc. He has participated in
the Walsh College Foundation’s “Philanthropy in the
Classroom” program, and he served as an ambassador
travelling to Florida to meet with Walsh College alumni.
Mr. Schwallbach was the first recipient of the Adams
Fellowship at Walsh College.
Olmstead continued, “Both Dennis and Alex are exemplary
alumni who are making a difference in southeast
Michigan. We are proud to recognize them at our
Leadership Awards event.”
For more information on the Leadership Awards, please
contact Andrea Richards at
248-823-1204.