WEEKLY EVENTS

• Cleantech Lunch, Wednesday, October 22, 12:30-1:20pm
• S.E.L.T. Happy Hour, Wednesday, October 22, 5:00-7:00pm
• MBAA All Clubs Meeting, Thursday, October 23, 12:30-2:00pm
• Monday Morning Coffee, Monday, October 27, 8:00-11:00am
• Evening MBA Dinner, Monday, October 27, 5:00-6:00pm
  
• See below for Career events.

Companies represented on campus this week: Akona Consulting, Fluke, ZAAZ

Winter Quarter Elective Bidding Opens Wednesday, October 22
Bidding for winter quarter elective classes begins Wednesday morning at 8:00am. Bidding closes on Wednesday, October 29 at midnight. All 2nd-Year Full-time MBA, 2nd and 3rd-Year Evening MBAs, and continuing Exchange students are eligible to bid for elective classes for winter.

Note for Full-time MBA Class of 2009: You are required to bid at least one point on MGMT 504, your required Ethics class and BECON 501, your required Macroeconomics class (if you are not taking it during Autumn quarter). You are guaranteed a space in one of the sections of each of the required courses, but priority into specific sections will be given based on points bid. (For example, if a section of MGMT 504 fills, students with lower bid points and/or later bids will be assigned to a different section.)

Instructions for bidding:

• Read the Elective Course Pre-Registration instructions.
• Review the Elective Course Schedule for Winter.
• Familiarize yourself with the MBA Registration Calendar.
• Complete the Preregistration Bid Form between 8:00am on October 22 and midnight on October 29.

Elective Course Bidding Information Sessions
Information Sessions covering the elective course bidding process will be held on Wednesday, October 22 and Monday, October 27 from 5:00-6:00pm in Balmer 303.

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

EVENING MBA DINNERS - NEXT WEEK

Throughout the year, the MBA Program Office plans to host some dinners for Evening MBA students each quarter during the 5-6:00pm hour. The purpose of the dinners is to provide a time for networking and conversation with your colleagues and also to give the MBA Program Office an opportunity for announcements and/or feature aspects of the program. The upcoming dinners in October will include presentations on two certificates that are available for evening students: Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Global Business. Mark your calendars for the dates below and plan to join us for dinner, conversation, and presentations. Note: Both presentations will offer the same content so please plan to attend the night that best fits your schedule.

Monday, October 27, 5:00-6:00pm in Balmer Hall, Undergraduate Commons
Tuesday, October 28, 5:00-6:00pm in the Balmer Hall, Undergraduate Commons

LOUNGE ACCESS

Please use your Husky Card for access into the MBA Lounge from this point forward. If you have problems with your card (or have not had your card coded for access yet), please contact the MBA Program Office to arrange a time for having your card scanned.

GRADUATING STUDENTS

Applying for Graduation
If you intend to complete your degree requirements in autumn quarter, you need to apply for graduation with the UW Graduate School by November 16. If you wish to check the requirements that remain for you to complete your degree, please email mbaregis and we will do a degree check.

BUSINESS CONNECTIONS CENTER EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Meet-the-Firms:

• ZAAZ
  Tuesday, October 21
  12:30-1:20pm, Balmer 307
• Fluke
  Wednesday, October 22
  12:30-1:20pm, Balmer 307
• Akona Consulting
  Thursday, October 23
  12:30-1:20pm, Balmer 307
  

Mentor Program:

• All Week - On-going Mentor Bidding process.
  Links:
  First-years:
  https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/bcc/59217
  Second-years:
  https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/bcc/59218
  

Last Day to Submit Resumes via Foster MBA Jobs:

• October 20
  Deloitte Consulting - Business Technology Consultant/Senior Consultant
  Symantec - Future Finance Leadership Opportunities
  For those of you who want to continue to build experience for career switching by doing projects:
  Skylight Capital - Private Equity Analyst/Associate - this is 10-20 hours/week during the school year
  
• October 21
  Hitachi Consulting - Senior Consultant Pacific NW
• October 22
  Fluke - Operations position and Product Planner position
  
• October 23
  Akona - Account Executive, Data Analyst, Research Analyst and Web Project Manager

Information Session:

• Tuesday, October 21
  Microsoft Information Session and Interview Prep - For "Second-Years" only, 6:15-7:30pm, Balmer 408
  Come hear interviewing tips at Microsoft from Sajan Parihar, a marketing intern at Microsoft last summer. Sajan recently accepted a full-time offer and will share proven strategies for preparing for full-time interviews.
  

Workshops:

• Monday, October 20
  Marketing Case Workshop - 12:30-2:00pm, Lewis 208
  Marketing Case Workshop - 5:00-6:30pm, Lewis 208
  Marketing Case Workshop - 6:30-7:30pm, Lewis 208
  
• Wednesday, October 22
  Table Topics for International Students - 1:20-2:00pm, Balmer 307
• Thursday, October 23
  Finance Case Workshop - 5:00-6:30pm, Lewis 208
  Finance Case Workshop - 6:30-7:30pm, Lewis 208
  
• Friday, October 24
  Investment Banking Boot Camp - 7:00-8:00am, Lewis 208
  

UW EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Environmental Opportunities Fair
Wednesday, October 29, 10:00am-2:00pm, Mary Gates Hall
Designed for students interested in finding environmental internships and volunteer opportunities and in talking with environmental professionals about how to prepare for environmental careers. Over 25 organizations from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors will be participating. For a full list of participants, please visit http://depts.washington.edu/poeweb/.