MBA WEEKLY EVENTS

• Public Speaking Practice for Everyone, Monday, February 9, 12:30-1:30pm
• Leaders to Legends Breakfast Lecture Series, Wednesday, February 11, 7:15-9:00am
• High Voltage and High Hopes: Starting a Medical Device Company in Seattle, Thursday, February 12, 12:30-1:30pm
• Business Plan Competition Resource Night, Thursday, February 12, 6:00-7:30pm

Companies represented on campus this week: Lynden, Heartstream (Philips Electronics), Symetra Financial Corporation

The first Leaders to Legends Breakfast for winter quarter will be held on Wednesday, February 11 in the Walker-Ames Room on the 2nd floor of Kane Hall. The speaker will be Randy Talbot, President & CEO of Symetra Financial. He will be speaking on his leadership strategies, and discussing the path taken by Symetra that grew it from a spinoff of Safeco, to one of the largest financial services companies on the West Coast. Please RSVP and/or address any questions to Corrine Goellnitz.

Spring Quarter Elective Bidding Closes Wednesday, Feb 11 at Midnight
Bidding for spring quarter Advanced Core Options and other elective classes closes on Wednesday, February 11 at midnight. Information about your bid point allotments and bidding eligibility is listed below:

• Full-time MBA Class of 2009: 75 points for 11-16 elective credits, 50 points for 8-10 credits, 25 points for 4-6 credits, 15 points for less than 4 credits.
• Full-time MBA Class of 2010: 50 points for 8 credits of Advanced Core Options courses, 25 points for 4-6 credits, 15 points for less than 4 credits.
• Evening MBA Class of 2009: 50 points for 8 credits of elective classes, 25 points for 4-6 credits, 15 points for less than 4 credits.
• Evening MBA Class of 2010: 35 points for indicating your MGMT 505 Core Section preference and 4 credits of electives & 25 points for 4 credits of Advanced Core Options, 15 points for less than 4 credits.
• Evening MBA Class of 2011: No bid points. Registration requests may be made on a space-available basis beginning Sunday, March 1 by emailing mbaregis@u.washington.edu.
  

Note: All MBA students are eligible to request space in Advance Core Options courses and electives classes beginning Sunday, March 1 by emailing mbaregis@u.washington.edu. Email requests submitted prior to that time will be deleted.

Note to All Bidding Students: For those who have entered bids into the preregistration system, there will be an update email going out Tuesday, February 10. This email will provide students the current status of their bid relative to the other bids received for each course they bid upon.

Instructions for bidding:

• Read the Elective Course Pre-Registration instructions.
• Review the Elective Course Schedule for Spring. Note that two courses that were previously scheduled for weekend format: MGMT 549 will now be offered on Monday evenings (2nd half) and MGMT 548 will be offered on either T or W evenings (2nd half). MGMT 548 final schedule will be determined before bidding begins.
• View course descriptions and faculty bios for spring classes and faculty. (Note that as course descriptions become available for new courses, we will post them on this site.)
• Familiarize yourself with the MBA Registration Calendar.
• Complete the Preregistration Bid Form between 8:00am on February 4 and midnight on February 11.

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

Winter Quarter Graduation - Revised Application Deadlines
If you intend to complete your degree requirements in winter quarter, you need to apply for graduation with the UW Graduate School by February 22 to avoid late fees. 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.

MBA Graduation Ceremony 2009
The graduation ceremony for full-time and evening MBA students is scheduled for Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 7:00pm. For those of you who will be graduating in winter or spring quarter 2009, please become familiar with the graduation information on the MBA website. This webpage supplies details regarding applying for graduation, the graduation ceremony, academic attire, graduation tickets, and diplomas. Note for International students: If you have family members who wish to attend the graduation ceremony and need letters to support their visa application, please contact Linda Bruen.

For those of you who are interested in learning more about the Board Fellows Program, now is the time to start investigating this wonderful opportunity. Please take a look at the Board Fellows handbook to get an overview of the program and plan to attend one of the information sessions coming up soon. For more details, please contact Michael Verchot, Director of the Business and Economic Development Center.

Student Fiscal Services will be offering two different types of tax classes to students over the next couple of months: Tax 101 Workshops for US Resident Students and Tax 101 for Non US Resident and International Students. Classes are free of charge. For more information about the classes and the dates/times, please contact Kyra Worrell at 206-221-2621.

BUSINESS CONNECTIONS CENTER EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Meet the Firm:

• Lynden
  Tuesday, February 10
  12:30-1:20pm, Balmer 307
  

Resume Submission Deadlines:

• Internships
  Monday, February 9:
  Post Grad Student Intern - Kaiser Permanente
  Professional Fellowship - Alliance of Angels
  Management Consulting Professional - Value Prism Consulting (Open to F1 Visa Applicants)
  Thursday, February 12:
  Human Resources Training Development Intern - City of Seattle
  Events Marketing Intern - The Regence Group
  Healthcare Informatics Intern - The Regence Group
  Product Marketing Intern - The Regence Group
  Sunday, February 15:
  Fellow - Education Pioneers (Open to F1 Visa Applicants)
  MBA Summer Internship (Valley Forge, PA) - Vanguard
  PARC Internship - Palo Alto Research Center (Open to F1 Visa Applicants)
  PARC Sustainability Fellowship - Palo Alto Research Center (Open to F1 Visa Applicants)
  
• Part-Time Projects
  Thursday, February 12:
  Marketing Assistance for Seattle Start-up - Dr. Dave's Omega 3 Foods, LLC
  Unpaid MBA Intern - Exponential Entertainment (Open to F1 Visa Applicants)
  
• Part-Time, Immediate Hire for 2nd-Year MBAs:
  Monday, February 9
  Professional Fellowship - Alliance of Angels
• Full-Time, Post Grad:
  Monday, February 9
  Management Consulting Professional - Value Prism Consulting (Open to F1 Visa Applicants)
• Full-Time, Immediate Hire:
  Thursday, February 12
  Manager, Tax - Getty Images
  Senior Energy Risk Control Analyst - Puget Sound Energy
  Senior Financial Analyst - Puget Sound Energy
  Senior Practice Management Consultant - Russell Investment Group
  Casino Accountant (Las Vegas) - City Center Las Vegas
  Decision Support Analyst, Finance (Mt. View, CA) - Google
  Senior Marketing Manager (San Francisco, CA) - Pure Digital
  

Workshops:

• 2nd-Year MBA "Success Now"
  Friday, February 13
  9:30-10:20am, Lewis 208
• 1st-Year MBA "Success Now"
  Friday, February 13
  2:30-3:20pm, Lewis 208

MBA Mentor Visits:

Friday, February 13
1st-Year MBA Mentor Meeting at Cascade Land Conservancy
1st-Year MBA Mentor Meeting at Saltchuk Resources, Inc
1st-Year MBA Mentor Meeting at SustainComm World  

Leadership Dialogues with Dr. Ed Taylor, Feb 11 at 6:00pm
Dr. Taylor is Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs and Associate Professor in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies at the University of Washington. His research and teaching center around diversity and leadership in education and social justice. Join him Wednesday, February 11 at 6:00pm at HUB 106B.

Puget Sound Buiness Journal (PSBJ) Women of Influence Scholarships
PBSJ, in conjunction with Lytle Enterprises and The Seattle Foundation, offers a wonderful opportunity for female students pursuing a graduate level degree in Washington. The student selected each year not only receives the financial contribution ($5,000) but also mentoring from members of the prestigious Women of Influence advisory board. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2009. For an application you may email mbanews or www.seattlefoundation.org/woi.

2009 Bullitt Environmental Fellowship Call for Applications
The Bullitt Environmental Fellowship is a two-year, $50,000/year fellowship for graduate students interested in pursuing leadership positions within the environmental field. Inquiries may be directed to: info@bullitt.org or email mbanews for a more complete description of the fellowship.

2009-10 Chester Fritz Grants for International Study & Exchanges
The Graduate School is now accepting applications for the 2009-2010 Chester Fritz Grant for International Study and Exchanges. The deadline is March 1, 2009. For more information and the application form, please go to: https://www.grad.washington.edu/fellow/Fritz_fellowship_page.htm

UWRA Graduate Student Fellowship
The UW Retirement Association (UWRA) Graduate Student Fellowship is a 9-month fellowship to support graduate students of outstanding academic merit who have a demonstrated interest in aging-related issues or concerns. For more information and the application form, please go to their website.