A Message from Sigrid
Happy Monday! I hope you all had a good weekend.
This week’s message brings kudos to all of the first year MBAs! They very effectively and graciously participated in a SHORT & BUSY first week of Winter quarter: LEAD follow-up session and the case competition! Well done! Special congratulations to the winning teams!
1st Place & People's Choice Winners: Team 2
2nd Place: Team 14
3rd Place: Team 1
4rd Place: Team 11
Look for the winning team photos to be placed in the Paccar hallway display case until this time next year! Also, a big thank you to the MBA Strategy Club members (Courtney Wenneborg, Amanda Lowe, Pratham Bagade, and Julia Gilroy) for participating as judges, MBA Program Office Staff members who served as room hosts (Alexsis Scott, Matt Guenther, Megan Lewis, and Amber Janke), and finally three very special MBA Operations and Student Affairs staff members (Ky Pham, Matthew Unruh, and Jenny Forbes) who are the reason this event ran so smoothly!
Have a great week and quarter ahead,
Sigrid Olsen
Director of Student Affairs - Full-time MBA Program
Weekly Events
See the entire MBA Student Events calendar and the MBAA Club Calendar.
Foster Forum
Tuesday, January 9, 12:30-1:20 pm, PCAR 390
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.
Safety Announcement
With the short days of Winter upon us, please take advantage of the UW's safety programs below.
Husky Nightwalk, 206-685-WALK (9255)
Uniformed security guards operate 6:30 pm-2:00 am, seven days week, 365 days a year, providing a walking escort to community members within the campus locations, the residential area north of 45th street, and to the UW Tower location. They also can assist with building lockouts and jump starts for dead batteries. When members from the campus community need help, call 206.685.WALK (9255). For more information, please see this link.
Husky Night Ride
NightRide is a U-PASS sponsored shuttle service for students, faculty, and staff. Passengers can board the NightRide from any one of six on-campus stops and be dropped off at any requested location within the two shuttle zones. Schedules are prominently displayed at all stops, and schedules are available at information kiosks around campus. NightRide schedules are also available online. Wheelchair-accessible shuttles service both zones. Call 206.685.3146 or visit www.uwshuttles.com for more information about this and other UW shuttle services. Note that NightRide is not available during the summer.
Academic Announcements
ELECTIVES & REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Registration Deadlines for Winter Quarter
Wait…What? We will be Bidding on Electives for Spring Quarter in January?
Yes, it’s true. Bidding for Spring Quarter electives will begin later this month. 2nd Year MBAs will have the opportunity to bid first (since this will be their last chance to take Foster classes), followed by 1st Year MBAs who will be bidding on 8 credits of electives to add to their core schedule in Spring. See the bidding schedule below and 1st Years – don’t worry, there is a required workshop where we will teach you how the bidding system works AND provide you some tips (see details below).
- 2nd Year MBA Bidding Opens: Tuesday, January 23 at 8:00am
- 2nd Year MBA Bidding Closes: Sunday, January 28 at 10:00pm
- 1st Year MBA Bidding Opens: Tuesday, January 30 at 8:00am
- 1st Year MBA Bidding Closes: Sunday, February 4 at 10:00pm
Tentative Spring Quarter Schedule
For your planning purposes, the Spring Quarter Schedule is available for viewing on the MBA website.
1st Year MBAs: Mark Your Calendars for this REQUIRED Workshop
Elective Bidding Workshop (Required for Class of 2019)
Wednesday, January 17 – Section A students
Thursday, January 18 – Section B students
12:30-1:20pm in PCAR 392, lunch provided
This required workshop will provide you the teach you how to use the Pre-Registration Bidding System and provide you tips on how to bid on elective courses you want to take in future quarters. Plus…you get lunch.
PLANNING TO GRADUATE AT THE END OF WINTER QUARTER 2018?
Applying for Graduation
If you are planning to graduate at the end of the quarter (Winter 2018), you should file for graduation no later than March 9, 2018. You need to complete the Master's Degree Application on the Graduate School website to file for graduation. If you would like to do a degree check to determine where you stand with regard to your degree requirements, send a request to mbaregis@uw.edu and we will send you an update.
Center Announcements
CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC THINKING
2018-2019 LEADERSHIP FELLOWS PROGRAM
Date: Thursday, January 11
Time: 12:30-1:20 pm
Location: PACCAR 292
Class of 2019: If you’re interested in the Leadership Fellows program for next year, join us to learn more about it. Find out about the application and selection process, timeline, responsibilities, and benefits of the program. Meet with Bruce Avolio and Molly Breysse Cox, who manage the program, to get your questions answered. If you can’t join for the entire time, feel free to drop in when you can. You’re welcome to bring your lunch.
GLOBAL BUSINESS CENTER
2018-2019 Exchange
Study for a quarter/semester at one of our 17 partner schools around the world. Please email Jess Rush for information and application before January 15, 2018.
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
Team Formation Event:
Tuesday, January 9
5:00-6:30 pm
Paccar Hall - Deloitte Commons
There is still room for graduate student teams. Come meet students from across campus looking for MBAs to join their teams!
Competition Kickoff:
Thursday, January 25
5:30-6:30pm TBA
Competition:
Saturday, January 27
8:30 am-2:00 pm
Paccar Hall
REGISTRATION OPENED DECEMBER 1.
FIND OUT MORE: bit.ly/1NxBCQa
SMITH EMERGING MARKETS
Smith Emerging Markets 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.
Competition
February 23-24, 2018
Van Munching Hall
University of Maryland College Park
PARAMOUNT CASE COMPETITION
The 2018 UCLA Anderson Center for MEMES MBA Entertainment Case Competition brings together teams of MBA students from top universities around the country to analyze and present a solution to a real-world entertainment business problem. The UCLA Anderson Center for MEMES created this competition to provide students with a competitive learning experience and help them gain exposure to real challenges currently impacting the media and entertainment space.Teams will compete for $4,000 in prize money and a 2018 summer internship with Paramount Studios.*
*Only first-year students are eligible for the internship.
Competition
Thursday, February 1, 2018
12:00-5:00 pm
UCLA Anderson Center
Foster School, UW, & Seattle Business Community Announcements
FOSTER SCHOOL
Check out the entire Foster School Events Calendar.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Check out the entire University of Washington Events Calendar.
Foreign Languages
Interested in studying a foreign language and learning about different cultures? FLAS Fellowships awards are $18,000 tuition, $15,000 living stipend to UW graduate students.
(Available to current and incoming graduate and professional UW students who are U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents).
Applications now open! Due January 31, 2018 at 5:00 pm PST.
For more information and to apply, visit
jsis.washington.edu/advise/funding/flas/
UPCOMING FLAS INFORMATION SESSIONS:
Thursday, Jan 11, 10:30-11am & 2:30-3:00pm, HUB 214
Wednesday, Jan 17, 3:30pm, Web Chat
Tuesday, Jan 23, 2:30pm, Web Chat
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