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November 6, 2006

WEEKLY EVENTS
For a list of this week's club events, visit the MBA Calendar.

Friday, November 10: Veteran's Day Observed. No Classes. UW Administrative Offices are closed.

Companies represented on campus this week: Global Partnerships, Woods Creek Consulting, Microsoft, Zillow.com, Starbucks, and U.S. Bank

BUSINESS CONNECTIONS CENTER
Workshops
General Interviewing with Marcy Porus-Gottlieb and John Madrid
Wednesday, Nov 7, 5:30-7:30 pm, BCC Conference Room
RSVP, Contact Desiree for more details

Road Show
Silicon Valley
Friday, November 10
Contact Kava for more information

Fireside Chats
Hitachi Consulting
Tuesday, November 7, 6:30-8 pm, Douglas Forum, BAEEC
Meet directly with Hitachi consultants, managers and a VP from the Seattle Office. Event is Open to 2nd year MBAs and graduating Evening MBA Students.
Contact Kava for more information

Mentor Program
Find out your mentor match and choose a group leader at the following Mentor Briefing Sessions. Contact Desiree for more information.

1st Year Resumes: Upcoming Deadline
Monday, November 27, Midnight
The deadline for 1st year MBA students to include their resumes in the MBA Focus Resume Book is midnight. Resumes should be posted via e-recruiting. Contact Carrie for more information.

ACADEMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fulltime Class of 2007
To request an add code for a class or to add your a name to a course wait list, email mbaregis. Ethics Courses: If you are interested in a different section of ethics than the one to which you were assigned, send an email to mbaregis indicating the section and the reason why you need that section. We will move students to different sections as we are able.

Evening Classes of 2007 and 2008
To request an add code for a class or to add your a name to a course wait list, email mbaregis.

Evening Class of 2009: Winter Quarter Classes
Information on your winter quarter core classes and requesting seats in MBA elective classes can be found here.

Fulltime Class of 2008: Winter Quarter Section Assignments
Core section assignments for winter quarter are now available.  Please register for your assigned section using the following SLN numbers:
  • Section A: SLN 10577
  • Section B: SLN 10578
  • Section C: SLN 10579
  • Section D: SLN 10560
Teams for winter quarter will be assigned during the holiday break, after you complete an end-of-autumn-quarter peer- and self-evaluation as part of your MGMT 510 classwork. The detailed winter core schedule will be posted soon.  Questions regarding your section assignment should be sent to mbacore. Don't forget, your winter quarter core classes begin on January 2.

EDUCATIONAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Grants and Funding Workshops
Databases and resources available to help graduate students find external funding for educational expenses. The GFIS Office is located in the Suzzallo Library.

Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) Information Sessions

  • Tuesday, November 7, 4:30-5:20pm, Thomson 211
  • Wednesday, November 8, 3:30-4:20pm, Thomson 334
  • Tuesday, November 14, 4:30-5:20pm, Thomson 317
  • Friday, November 17, 9:30-10:20am, Thomson 317
  • Tuesday, December 5, 10:30-11:20am, Thomson 317
  • Friday, December 8, 4:30-5:20pm, Thomson 317

Bonderman Travel Fellowship
Fellowship awards $20,000 for travel. Applications will be available early in 2007.

UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION
The USF PSI International Business Plan Competition will be held March 28 - 31, 2007. Click here for more information. C
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