A Message from Sigrid

As we head into the last week of instruction, I hope this week goes smoothly for all of you as you finish up final deliverables and prepare for exams. This is the last newsletter of the quarter so please note several important items below concerning grades, MBA Program Office operating hours, etc.

Enjoy the holiday break ahead! You’ve earned it! Celebrate what you have accomplished this quarter, connect with family and friends, and come back refreshed.

Happy Holidays!!!

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

Weekly Events

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

Full-time Case Competition Kick-Off

December 12, 2017

Kick off in PCAR 292

Reception in Douglas Forum

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.

Last Newsletter of the Quarter

The Next Newsletter will be emailed Wednesday, January 3, 2018
We wish you all a wonderful holiday break and safe travels.

MBA Program Office December/Early January Schedule & Office Hours
See below. Yep, it’s confusing to us too!

December 4-8: Open - 8:00am to 6:00pm
December 18-21: Open - 8:00am to 5:00pm
December 22: Open - 8:00am to 12:00pm

December 25: Closed
December 26-29: Closed (but staff will be working 8:00am to 5:00pm, limited appointment availability)
January 1: Closed
January 2: Open - 8:00am to 5:00pm

January 3-5: Open - 8:00am to 6:00pm

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
MGMT 579 E/F: Managing Across Cultures
MKTG 511 A/B: Business-to-Business Marketing
MKTG 511 C/D: Business-to-Business Marketing
OPMGT 560 A/B: Supply Chain Management (limited spaces)

The MBA Program Office will continue processing add code requests for Winter quarter classes through Monday, December 18. After that, all students who want to add a class will need to attend the first class session and request an add code from the instructor.

CLASS OF 2019 ANNOUNCEMENTS

Applied Strategy Update

Look for an email with information regarding your project team and section assignment to come out no later than December 6!

Core Final Exam Schedule

Marketing

DONE!!! One down, three to go!

Accounting

In class exam, 9:00am-12:00pm, Monday, December 11

Section A: PCAR 390

Section B: PCAR 292

Microeconomics

In class exam, 2:30-5:30pm, Monday, December 11

Section A: PCAR 390

Section B: PCAR 292

Finance

In class exam, 9:00am-12:00pm, Tuesday, December 12

Section A: PCAR 390

Section B: PCAR 292

Case Competition Launch (required)

Starts at 12:00pm, Tuesday, December 12

See details on the MBA Class of 2019 Canvas course.

INFORMATION ON AUTUMN QUARTER GRADES

Autumn Quarter Grades

Autumn quarter grades should be available for viewing on MyUW by December 20, 2017. If you find an "X" grade, you will need to check with your instructor for more information.

Class of 2019: Core Grading
The grade that will be recorded for you for BA 500 will be a compilation of the grades you receive in all the components of core except for LEAD.* To see how this grading is done, review the information on pp. 12-14 of the MBA Student Handbook. A couple of days after the final grades have been recorded, we will have letters (detailing how you did in each of the core components) available at the MBA Program Office. We will send out an email when those letters are ready for pick up at the front desk. If you have any questions, please contact us at mbacore@uw.edu.

* Your grade for LEAD will not be recorded until after the final session on January 26.

ISOM Study Tour Option for Spring 2018

March 10 – 18, 2018

Supply Chain and Information Systems.

Netherlands and Spain

The spring immersion is a fast-paced study tour that will give you insights into the opportunities and challenges faced by supply chain or information systems professionals operating in a global environment, and highlight the business skills necessary to succeed in an increasingly global economy. You'll experience business and culture first-hand in these two countries through personal meetings with executives and senior managers, company visits and cultural excursions.

Interested? Please see the attached flyer and recent info session slides for more info. If you would like to join the trip, please contact Sara Jones (sstrobel@uw.edu) or Amber Turner (msis@uw.edu).

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:

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.

Center Announcements

GLOBAL BUSINESS CENTER

INTERESTED IN GOING ON EXCHANGE?
If you are considering going on exchange to study abroad next year, make an appointment to talk with Jess (email jrush73@uw.edu).

Exchange partner schools with Winter terms: University of Cape Town (South Africa), Keio University (Japan), International University of Japan (Japan)!

UPCOMING PRIORITY COMPETITIONS

ACG CUP NORTHWEST CASE COMPETITION

The Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) hosts MBA case competitions in major US financial markets each winter. For the second year, a competition will be held in the Northwest pitting the best MBA programs in Washington vs those in Oregon. This is a great opportunity to meet and network with executives from financial community and present your team's solution to the case in front of a stellar group of judges from the field of M&A (investment bankers, legal, accounting and bankers). Visit the ACG Cup Northwest website for more information.

Semi-finals will be held simultaneously on February 16, 2018 in PACCAR Hall and on the PSU campus in Portland. Finals will be held March 1, 2018, at Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland.

GLOBAL HEALTH BUSINESS CASE COMPETITION

Info Sessions:

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

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. 

Registration: Virtual Round

Early Bird - $150

November 15, 2017-January 4, 2018

Regular - $200

January 5, 2017

AUTUMN QUARTER CASE COMPETITION PARTICIPANTS

We would like to extend a shout out to all the students who participated in case competitions this quarter. Win or lose, we were proud that they were out there representing Foster!

3rd Annual PepsiCo Invitational Case Competition

Rachel Johnson

Kelsey Zhou - 2nd Place

CMU Tepper International MBA Case Competition

Asal Miraslimi, Marshelle Slayton, Yassar Ammar, & Abhas Chandra

Microsoft Case Competition

Nimit Pathak, Patrick Swan, Weber Huang

Smeal Sustainability Case Competition

Rachel Hester, Emma Hohenstein, Sam Choi, & Mason Choy - 1st Place

Foster School, UW, & Seattle Business Community Announcements

FOSTER SCHOOL

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Check out the entire University of Washington Events Calendar.