ACADEMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
REGISTRATION & CLASSES
Autumn Quarter Elective Bid Results
The bids for elective courses for autumn quarter are currently being processed. Results of bidding will be distributed by the end of the day on Thursday, May 7.
For students who were eligible to bid for elective classes (Fulltime Class of 2010 and Evening Class of 2010), wait/class lists open Monday, May 11. You may send an email to mbaregis@u.washington.edu to change your schedule, request available spaces in classes or request to be added to wait lists.
For students who were not eligible to bid on electives (Evening Class of 2011), if you are interested in taking an elective on a space-available basis, you may request space(s) beginning on Monday, May 18 by sending an email to mbaregis@u.washington.edu.
If you have questions about the registration process, please email mbaregis@u.washington.edu.
Evening MBA Students Taking Summer Courses
You will receive an email this week indicating the classes for which you will be registered for summer quarter. Please check this message for accuracy and email mbaregis if you are not planning to take any of the courses for which we have recorded.
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.
Global Business Forum courses (BA 545) for Autumn Quarter:
We will begin taking requests for spaces in autumn quarter Global Business Forum courses on Monday, May 18. Please send your email requests to mbaregis.
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. | 
