WEEKLY EVENTS
- Evening MBA Dinner, Monday, October 27, 5:00-6:00pm
- The Changing Dynamics of U.S.-Japan Relations: Secretary Norman Y. Mineta, Monday, October 27, 6:30-8:00pm
- PowerPoint Presentation Training, Tuesday, October 28, 12:30-1:30pm
- Evening MBA Dinner, Tuesday, October 28, 5:00-6:00pm
- Monday Morning Coffee, Monday, November 3, 8:00-11:00am
- See below for Career events.
Companies represented on campus this week: Infosys Consulting, ECG Management Consultants, Inc., Intel |
ACADEMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Winter Quarter Elective Bidding Closes Wednesday, October 29
Bidding for winter quarter elective classes will close on Wednesday evening, 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.)
Note for Evening MBA Class of 2010: You are required to bid at least one point on BECON 501, your required Macroeconomics class. You are guaranteed a space in one of the sections, but priority into specific sections will be given based on points bid. (For example, if the Wednesday section of BECON fills, students with lower bid points and/or later bids will be assigned to the Monday section.)
Instructions for bidding:
Final Elective Course Bidding Information Session Tonight
The final Information Session covering the elective course bidding process will be held tonight, 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 - MONDAY & TUESDAY THIS 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:
Resume Submission Deadlines:
- Monday, October 27
Akona - Data Analyst, Product Manager/Business Analyst, Research Analyst, Web Project manager and Account Executive
- Wednesday, October 29
Intel - Senior Financial Analyst
- Thursday, October 30
ZAAZ - Senior Analytics Manager, Senior Optimization Manager, and Senior Project Manager
Workshops:
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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/.
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship
Information sessions: November 4, 7, and 12
The FLAS fellowship is an excellent source of funding from the US Dept of Education for language study at the UW or abroad. Fifty fellowships will be available for intensive language study summer 2009 and sixty-three for language and area or international studies next academic year. For more information contact Mary Ann Curtis, FLAS Fellowship Coordinator, at 206-616-8679.
Naturalistic Decision Making for Regional Safety and Security
Thursday, October 30, 7:00-9:00pm, Kane Hall
Dr. Gary Klein, Klein Associates, will be discussing issues related to collaborative decision-making. He has written several books on the subject and his decision model has influenced changes in the ways the Marines and Army train their officers to make decisions.
Finding Work Overseas
Wednesday, October 29, 4:30-6:00pm, Denny 216
This event is geared towards graduate students who are interested in working overseas on a short-term or long-term basis. |
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