MBA WEEKLY EVENTS

• Monday Morning Coffee, Monday, December 1, 8:00-11:00am
• Foster Strategists Club Kick-Off Event, Monday, December 1, 12:30-1:30pm
• Guerilla Marketing, Monday, December 1, 6:00-7:30pm
• Sustaining Economic Growth in China, Tuesday, December 2, 4:30-6:00pm
• ALL MBA Twilight Dinner, Wednesday, December 3, 5:00-6:30pm
• Corporate Financial Environment and Executive Compensation, Thursday, December 4, 12:30-1:30pm
• Monday Morning Coffee, Monday, December 8, 8:00-11:00am
• Leaders to Legends: Breakfast Series Lecture featuring Howard Behar, Wednesday, December 10, 7:15-9:00am

Companies represented on campus this week: Microsoft, Extreme Blue

Winter Quarter Start Date
As a reminder, Winter quarter classes begin on Monday, January 5 . Please plan your break travel schedule accordingly.

MBA Program Office December Schedule & Office Hours
Beginning Tuesday, December 9 and continuing through Friday, January 2, the MBA Program office will be open from Monday through Friday from 8:00am-5:00pm with the exception of the days noted below:

• Wednesday, December 24: 8:00am-2:00pm
• Thursday, December 25: Office Closed
• Friday, December 26: Office Closed
• Wednesday, December 31: 8:00am-2:00pm
• Thursday, January 1: Office Closed
• Friday, January 2: Office Closed

FULLTIME CLASS OF 2010
Core Final Exam Schedule 

• Monday, December 8
  • 8:30-11:30am:  Financial Accounting
    Students with last names beginning with:
    • A-Harkins:  Bank of America Executive Education Center (BAEEC) Room 310
    • Hight-Parks: BAEEC 320
    • Peterson-Z: Balmer 413
  • 12:30-2:30pm: Microeconomics
    Students with last names beginning with:
    • A-Harkins:  Balmer 413
    • Hight-Parks: BAEEC 320
    • Peterson-Z:  BAEEC 310
      
•  Tuesday, December 9
  • 9:30-11:30: Statistics
    Students with last names beginning with:
    • A-Harkins:  BAEEC 320
    • Hight-Parks: Balmer 413
    • Peterson-Z:  BAEEC 310

WINTER QUARTER REGISTRATION NOTES
Evening MBA Students:
The MBA Program Office staff have registered you for Winter quarter classes. You may now go on-line to check your schedule. If something is amiss or you would like to make additional changes to your schedule or you have questions about the registration process, please email mbaregis@u.washington.edu.

First-year Full-time MBA Students:
Visit the Core Course Registration web page for information on how to register for your assigned core section.

Important Note from the Instructor for Students Registered in MKTG 579 A/B & C/D (Cases in Sustainability) for Winter Quarter:

In the description of the class "Cases in Sustainability" schedule, we describe expert days on some Fridays. To accommodate our executive guest speakers, we now have commitments and will be combining both class sections for three special Friday meetings as follows:

• January 23, 8:30am - 3:30pm
• February 20, 8:30am-12:00pm
• March 6, 8:30am-3:30pm

To compensate for the class time, you will NOT have class on the following dates:

• January 27 & 28
• February 24 & 25

We hope this helps your planning by giving you a few months advance notice.

Brainstorm & Networking Event
Monday, December 1
3:30-6:30pm, Balmer Commons

December 1 is your chance to network with potential teammates and to get feedback from clean tech industry experts for the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge.

In order to show potential teammates your clean tech idea: Bring one slide on a jump drive that explains your project, describes what team members/skills you need, and contains your contact information.

No need to stay the whole time--feel free to just drop by! For more information, contact Pam Tufts at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

BUSINESS CONNECTIONS CENTER EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Information Session:

• IBM Extreme Blue
  Tuesday, December 2
  12:30-1:20pm, Balmer 307

Resume Application Deadlines:

• Monday, December 1
  Discover Financial Services: CSCB Senior Associate
  IBM: Software Sales Specialist, Territory Sales Representative
• Please check Foster MBA Jobs for more job listings
  

Workshops:

• Salary Negotiation Strategies
  Thursday, December 4
  12:30-1:20pm, Douglas Forum
  We are moving into a period when a number of companies are making full-time MBA offers. This workshop provides an overview of the MBA recruiting world, a look at if, when and how to negotiate your offer, as well as tips on handling mulitiple offers.

Dependable Strengths Seminar for Grad Students, Postdocs & Grad-level Alumni - Fri & Mon, 12/12 & 12/15, 8:15am-5:00pm
The Dependable Strengths seminar provides a safe place for grad students to explore their good experiences to discover their unique patterns of strengths; identify which strengths they want to use in a career; write a report that articulates their strengths and reflects their potential; and learn to use the report to make connections, enhance application materials, and improve interviews. Cost is $75 for students. Register by December 4 at http://careers.washington.edu/DSSforGrads. Please direct questions to kellerb@u.washington.edu.