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April 27, 2009

WEEKLY EVENTS

ACADEMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Autumn Quarter Elective Bidding Closes Wednesday, April 29
Bidding for autumn quarter elective classes closes on Wednesday, April 29 at 11:00pm. You will receive two more bidding updates before bidding closes: one later today and one on Wednesday morning. Information about your bid point allotments and bidding eligibility is listed below:

  • Full-time MBA Class of 2010 (including Class of 2009 students who will not graduate in June): 75 points for 11-16 elective credits, 50 points for 8-10 credits, 25 points for 4-7 credits, 15 points for less than 4 credits.
  • Evening MBA Class of 2010: 50 points for 8-10 elective credits, 25 points for 4-7 credits, 15 points for less than 4 credits.
  • Evening MBA Class of 2011: No bid points. Registration requests may be made on a space-available basis beginning Monday, May 18 by emailing mbaregis@u.washington.edu.

Instructions for bidding:

If you have questions about the registration process, please email mbaregis@u.washington.edu.

Blackboard registration course:
All elective Info Sessions were videotaped and are available for viewing on Blackboard. On Blackboard you will find a course with the title "Foster MBA Elective Registration". Select "Presentation Videos" from the menu for that course and view these sessions at your leisure. Watch for more content to be added to Blackboard later this week. Additionally, all Powerpoint presentations and handouts are being posted on the MBA Website.

Entrepreneurship Course Updates:
Several Entrepreneurship courses on the autumn course schedule have new titles and descriptions. You can find the new information about these classes on the announcements page of the "Foster MBA Elective Registration" Blackboard course.

GRADUATION

Are You Planning to Graduate in June (Spring Quarter)? Deadline Approaching!
If you are completing your degree this quarter and plan to graduate in June, you must file for graduation with the University and complete our graduating student survey indicated below. Note: The last day to apply for graduation (without a late fee) is May 17.

MBA Graduation Ceremony 2009
The graduation ceremony for full-time and evening MBA students is scheduled for Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 7:00pm. You can find information about the ceremony on the Graduation website. Note for International students: If you have family members who wish to attend the graduation ceremony and need letters to support their visa application, please contact Linda Bruen.

Academic Attire (aka Caps & Gowns) for Graduation Ceremony
To participate in the Foster School MBA graduation ceremony or the UW ceremony, you will be required to wear academic attire (aka cap & gown). You can order your graduation attire between May 4th and 24th.

The price to purchase a Masters Gown, cap and hood is $55.95. Parking passes are required and cost $11.00 per vehicle. You will pay for parking passes and apparel on-line when finalizing your order, using Visa, MasterCard, a debit card, or a valid checking account number.

Apparel Pick-up: 11:00am-6:00pm, June 3 to June 6 at The HUB. Your order will be ready on the date you choose when you place your order. You must present a printout of your receipt at the apparel pick-up table to receive your order. If you are unable to pick up your gown during the specified time, you may have a friend or family member pick up your materials and gown, as long as they have a signed copy of your receipt authorizing them to pick your order and Photo ID. You are responsible for checking the accuracy of your order at the time of pickup.

If you have purchased or borrowed academic attire from an alum, please let Linda Bruen know. Guest tickets will not be allocated to students who have not either ordered new attire or let Linda know they have borrowed/purchased from an alum.

Graduating Student Survey 2009: Guest Tickets (and more)...
To help us plan for your graduation ceremony, we ask that each student who has or will be graduating between Autumn 2008 and Autumn 2009 complete a short survey. We ask that every student complete the survey, even if you are not planning to attend the ceremony. This survey will provide us with information about how you want your name to appear in the graduation program and how many guests you wish to bring to the ceremony. The information you enter on the survey will also help us determine how many guest tickets will be available to each student. At the present time, we anticipate we will have 4 guest tickets per graduating student, but we will use the survey results to determine if extra tickets will be available.

We ask that you complete the survey no later than May 15. If you do not complete the survey by that date, we will assume you do NOT plan to attend the ceremony and will reallocate your guest tickets to other students.

BUSINESS CONNECTIONS CENTER EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Workshops:

Resume Collects & On Campus Interview Submission Deadlines:

  • Internships
    • Monday, April 27: Energy Resource Group Analyst (Bellevue, WA), Puget Sound Energy (Open to F1 Visa Applicants)
  • Full-time Positions
    • Monday, April 27: Cost Estimator, (San Diego, CA), Booz Allen Hamilton
    • Thursday, April 30: Senior Optimization Manager (China) ZAAZ (Open to F1 Visa Applicant

Applications for web job listings--Keep in mind that if it is not a resume collect or on-campus interview, you should apply ASAP as these jobs can be removed from the company website at any point:

  • Internships
    • Financial Development Internship (Portland, OR, unpaid), Progressive Health Worldwide (Open to F1 Visa Applicants)
    • MBA Intern (New York City, NY), Fertilemind Management (Open to F1 Visa Applicants)
    • Sales & Marketing Contract Internships (Kirkland, WA), Informia
    • Summer Internship (Seattle, WA), Social Venture Partners Seattle (Open to F1 Visa Applicants)
    • Wealth Management Internship (Kirkland, WA), Convergent Wealth Advisors
  • Full-time Positions
    • Program Financial Manager – Core Operations (Seattle, WA), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
    • Senior Manager, Product Management (Seattle, WA), Amazon.com
    • Executive Director (Seattle, WA), Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society
    • Marketing Manager (Redmond, WA), MAQ Software
    • Marketing Specialist (Redmond, WA), MAQ Software
    • Program Manager (Redmond, WA), MAQ Software
    • Analyst (IT Investment Banking Group) (Seattle, WA), Cascadia Capital LLC
    • District Sales Executive (DC & other), Expeditors International
    • Hedge Fund Manager (Seattle, WA) Sugar Mountain Capital
    • Manager, Research Associate (Seattle, WA), Wurts and Associates Inc.
    • President/General Manager (Los Angeles area), Skylight Capital
    • Product Management (Irvine, CA), Cisco Systems (Open to F1 Visa Applicants)
    • Sr. Manager, Corp. Strategy & Analysis (Bellevue), T-Mobile USA (Open to F1 Visa Applicants)
    • Sales & Marketing Contract Internships (Kirkland), Informia

UW EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Save the Date! GTTL Studies 15th Annual Conference, June 8, 2:30-6:30pm
The 15th Annual Global Trace, Transportation and Logistics Studies Conference, "Competitive Catalysts: Balancing Recovery, Infrastructure, Trade and Sustainability," is scheduled for Monday, June 8th, at the UW's Kane Hall, Walker-Ames Room. Additional information about the conference is available on the GTTL Web site.

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