WEEKLY EVENTS

• Wednesday, March 7, Evening Coffee Break, 7:40pm, MBA Lounge and LAW 115.

Companies represented on campus this week: CBH, Inc., Boeing Company and Herbold Group, LLC.

Spring Break (March 12-23) office hours for the MBA Progam are 8am to 5pm. Regular hours will begin on March 26

ACADEMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
New Spring Quarter Elective: MKTG 579: Management of the Retail Enterprise
MW, 3:30-5:20pm
Meets: April 30-June 1
We are waiting for the class to be officially added to the UW schedule, and once it is, we can distribute add codes for the class. If you would like to enroll in the course, email mbaregis, and we will provide you the registration information as soon as we get it.

BUSINESS SCHOOL SPEAKER: Bob Herbold
Seduced by Success: How the Best Companies Survive the 9 Traps of Winning
Bob Herbold, former COO of Microsoft and Managing Director of the Herbold Group, LLC.
Tuesday, March 6, 12:30pm
Douglas Forum

Leaders to Legends: Dean's Breakfast Lecture Series
Will the U.S. Remain the Global Industrial Leader
Bob Herbold, former COO of Microsoft and Managing Director of the Herbold Group, LLC
Wednesday, March 7, 7:15-9am
Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall
RSVP to Corinne

Meet the Firm

• CBH Inc.
  Monday, March 5
  5:00-6:00pm, Location TBD
  RSVP requested

Workshops

• Success Now for 2nd year International Students
  Friday, March 2
  11:30-12:20pm, BCC Conference Room
  Contact Amy
• Success Now for 1st year International Students
  Friday, March 2
  12:30-1:20pm, BCC Conference Room
  Contact Amy

Upcoming Events

• MBA Spring Forum
  Tuesday, April 3
  4:30-6:30pm, HUB, West Ballroom
  Register require

AGUILAR SCHOLARSHIP 2007-08
This scholarship is awarded to a UW graduate student in Business who is of Latin American Heritage and is a US citizen or permanent resident of the United States. The application is open to MBA students in the fulltime, evening, Technology Management MBA and Executive MBA programs. Application deadline is April 16, and the application can be accessed here.

UW EVENTS AND SERVICES
UW Childcare Services for Students
The deadline for filing for the UW Childcare Assistance Program for Students in May 31. You can download the application from the Childcare Assistance Program web site.

Crash Course in Decision-Making for Grad Students
Monday, March 5, 5:15-6:45pm, 401 Schmitz
Trying to pick a career path or make other important decisions? Struggling to choose between two or more good alternatives? Feel scared about making the "wrong" decision? Come learn about fears common to the decision-making process; recognize factors that may influence you as you make decisions; identify your personal style of making decisions; apply the basic steps of planful decision-making; and identify helpful resources. Co-sponsored by CCS & the Counseling Center. No registration necessary.

iEdge 2007: March 28, 2007
Virtual community building, personal information management, and entrepreneurship are some of the sessions at the Information School's first annual iEdge conference. Featured speakers include Stuart Weibel, metadata expert, and representatives from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Biomedical Health and Informatics and the Business School.

The Big Lewbowski
Wednesday, March 7, 7pm
HUB Auditorium
Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honor Society) presents UW graduate, Jeff Dowd, to campus to show the film "The Big Lebowski." Jeff Dowd was very politically active while a student here in the 1960's. He is now a film producer and will be on campus next week to show "The Big Lebowski" and speak about culture, political activism and film.