A Message from Sigrid

Happy Monday!  I hope you all had a nice long weekend.

Two Opportunities I’d like to highlight this week:

Leaders-to-Legends
The Leaders-to-Legends Breakfast Series brings community and business leaders together with Foster students to network and discuss current trends, best practices, leadership, and much more. The event starts with a continental breakfast from 7:15am-8:00am.  The speaker presents from 8:00-8:45am and concludes with a Q&A session.  If you have an 8:30am class, you are free to quietly leave out the back when you need to.  In addition to students, faculty, staff, and invited community leaders also attend. Students may attend for free.

The first speaker this year was Endre Holen of McKinsey and Co. He gave an insightful reflection on his very successful consulting career and candidly shared the highs as well as the lows – offering tips and strategies. The next event will be January 14th where Phyllis Campbell, Chairman, Vice Chairman, JPMorgan Chase & Co. will be joining us.  You may access Phyllis’s bio and register for the event at this link.

In addition to Endre and Phyllis, Colleen Brown, founder and owner of Marca Global Inc, a 5000 fastest growing company in the U.S will be joining us later this year.  She recently was named the 2017 Director of the Year by the National Association of Corporate Directors & PSBJ. Don’t miss these opportunities to learn the story beyond the “bio” of these successful leaders.

Fellowships for 2018-19 Academic Year
See the Fellowships & Financial Aid section below to learn about opportunities for the next academic year. Information sessions are being held now and application deadlines are noted.

Have a good week!

Best,

Sigrid Olsen
Director of Student Affairs - Full-time MBA Program

Weekly Events

See the entire MBA Student Events calendar and the MBAA Club Calendar.

Applied Strategy Reception

Thursday, Nov 15, 6:00-8:00 pm

Anthony's Forum

Mandatory for 1st year students

PLANNING AN EVENT?

If you are planning a club event, the MBA Program Office and Foster School have lots of resources available to you. The best place to look is the Student Events Guide on the Current Students Website. It has info on finding a venue, finding funding, serving food and alcohol at your event, and more.

If you would like to request a room please use the Student Event Room Request Web Form.

If you can't find what you need or have any questions, contact Matthew Unruh.

WINTER QUARTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Winter Quarter Elective Classes with Openings Still Available:

• ACCTG 510 A/B: Financial Statement Analysis
• ENTRE 540 A/B: Business Plan Practicum
• ENTRE 579 A/B: Grand Challenges for Entrepreneurs
• ENTRE 579 C/D: Biomedical Entrepreneurship
• ENTRE/FIN 557 A/B: Entrepreneurial Finance
• ENTRE/MKTG 555 A/B: Entrepreneurial Marketing
• FIN 556 A/B: Business Valuation and Investment Analysis
• FIN 556 C/D: Business Valuation and Investment Analysis
• FIN 562 A/B: Management of Financial Risk
• FIN 579 C/D: Asian Capital Markets
• FIN 579 E/F: Introduction to Real Estate Finance & Investment
• IBUS 579 A/B: Global Business Forum (very limited spaces)
• IBUS 579 C/D: Global Business Forum (very limited spaces)
• MGMT 579 E/F: Managing Across Cultures
• MKTG 511 A/B: Business-to-Business Marketing
• MKTG 511 C/D: Business-to-Business Marketing

Please email mbaregis@uw.edu with your elective requests. Be sure and specify the section that you prefer (if there are multiple sections of the class for which you are interested).

CLASS OF 2019 ANNOUNCMENTS

Students who want Electives for Winter Quarter
You may request add codes for Winter quarter elective courses beginning today by emailing mbaregis@uw.edu. See above for classes with openings. Note that you are not eligible to take the following electives because you will not have completed the necessary pre-requisites:

• OPMGT 560 A/B and OPMGT 560 C/D: Supply Chain Management
• QMETH 551 A/B and QMETH 551 C/D: Modeling with Spreadsheets

Foster Center Announcements

GLOBAL BUSINESS CENTER

Tateuchi Distinguished Asian Business Speaker: US-Japan Relations Disrupted? An Ambassador’s Perspective.
Join the Global Business Center to hear from former Ambassador of Japan to the US, Ichiro Fuksaki. Please register here: www.bitly.com/Tateuchi2017. And arrive a bit early to ensure a seat in the main room. If necessary, an overflow room has been set up.

Thursday, November 16th, 2017
5:30-7:00 pm, reception to follow
Anthony’s Forum, Dempsey Hall

Fellowships & Financial Aid

FLAS Fellowships support undergraduate, graduate and professional students in acquiring modern foreign languages and area or international studies competencies.   Students from all UW departments and professional schools are encouraged to apply. FLAS Fellowships are available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.

There are several information sessions coming up and applications for 2017-18 are due on January 31, 2018.

2018 Bonderman Travel Fellowship
Where would you go if you had eight months to travel solo? Which six or more countries in two or more major regions of the world would you visit? How would you get there? Where would you stay? What experiences would you seek out? How would you be transformed?

The Bonderman Travel Fellowship offers University of Washington graduate, professional, and select undergraduate students an opportunity to engage in independent exploration and travel abroad. See more information and dates/times of info sessions here. Apply here.

David L. Boren Fellowship, 2017-2018
Funded by the National Security Education Program (NSEP) and administered by the Institute for International Education (IIE)

CAMPUS DEADLINE: January 8, 2018
UPCOMING INFORMATION SESSIONS:

In Person Session:
Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, 1:30 p.m., Mary Gates Hall 173R 

Webinars:
Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, noon
Register for a webinar >
The David L. Boren Fellowship provides up to $24,000 to U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate education through specialization in area study, language study, or increased language proficiency. Boren Fellowships support study and research in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. More information about award components and eligibility can be found on the Boren website.

UPCOMING PRIORITY COMPETITIONS

GLOBAL HEALTH BUSINESS CASE COMPETITION

Info Sessions:

Wednesday, November 15
12:30-1:20 pm or 5:00-5:50 pm

Paccar Hall - Deloitte Commons

Thursday, November 30
12:30-1:20 pm

Paccar Hall - Deloitte Commons

Tuesday, December 5
5:00-5:50 pm

Paccar Hall - Deloitte Commons

Team Formation Event:

Tuesday, January 9
5:00-6:30 pm

Paccar Hall - Deloitte Commons

Competition Kickoff:

Thursday, January 25
5:30-6:30pm TBA

Competition:

Saturday, January 27
8:30 am-2:00 pm

Paccar Hall

REGISTRATION OPENS DECEMBER 1.
FIND OUT MORE: bit.ly/1NxBCQa

2018 OSU KEYBANK CASE COMPETITION

KeyBank and Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University hosted its 14th Annual Minority MBA Student Case Competition on February 23-25, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio.

SMITH'S EMERGING MARKETS CASE COMPETITIONS

The Emerging Markets Case Competition is an opportunity for MBA students interested in global business strategies, focusing on emerging markets and social impact, to address challenges in emerging markets through real case studies. The 2018 competition will take place Friday and Saturday, February 23-24, at the University of Maryland, College Park in Van Munching Hall. 

NET IMPACT CASE COMPETITION

The Net Impact Case Competition (NICC) is the premier MBA case competition focused on solving real world social and environmental business challenges.  The competition is hosted each year by the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder in Colorado. 

Foster School, UW, & Seattle Business Community Announcements

FOSTER SCHOOL

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Check out the entire University of Washington Events Calendar.