MBA WEEKLY EVENTS

• MBA Public Speaker's Club, Wednesday, January 28, 12:30-1:30pm
• Entrepreneurship Network Club Leadership Meeting, Thursday, January 29, 12:30-1:30pm
• Foster Sports Business Club Kick Off Meeting, Thursday, January 29, 12:30-1:30pm
• Business Plan Competition Resource Night, Thursday, January 29, 6:00-7:30pm
• MBA Coffee Break, Monday, February 2, 10:15-10:35am
• Financial Management for Young Companies, Monday, February 2, 12:30-1:30pm

Companies represented on campus this week: Alliance of Angels, Epic Seats, Kaiser Permanente

Evening MBA students! Please mark your calendars and plan to join us for dinner and conversation before classes next week on Tuesday, February 3 and Wednesday, February 4 from 5:00-6:00pm in the UG Commons. Prospective students will be joining you for dinner on Wednesday - please wear your name tag and regale them with stories of your Foster MBA expereince while you share a meal together.

Spring Quarter Elective Registration
Second-year full-time and second and third-year evening MBAs: Believe it or not, bidding for spring quarter electives and advanced core options begins next week, with bidding opening on February 4. You can get a headstart on the process by taking a look at the tentative spring schedule on our website as well as the MBA Registration Calendar.

First-Year Full-time and Second-Year Evening MBAs: Advanced Core Options
First-year Full-time and second-year Evening MBA students have priority for registration in Advanced Core Options (previously called bridge electives) courses. These courses are offered during spring quarter only and designed to give you more in-depth knowledge about a topic than your core class. Students will bid for advanced core options in a separate process from the general elective course bidding. To learn more about the bidding procedures, please plan to attend one of the information sessions detailed below.

First-Year Full-Time MBAs: Because spring is the first quarter you will be bidding for elective classes, an informational workshop on degree requirements, the bidding process and timelines will be held:

• Tuesday, January 27, 10:30-11:20am, Balmer 303
• Wednesday, January 28, 12:30-1:20pm, Balmer 303
  

Second-Year Evening MBAs: Information sessions for those of you who would like a refresher on the bidding process (or for those that weren't able to attend the initial workshops) will be held:

• Monday, January 26, 5:00-6:00pm, Balmer 312
• Wednesday, January 28, 5:00-6:00pm, Balmer 312

Winter Quarter Graduation
If you intend to complete your degree requirements in winter quarter, you need to apply for graduation with the UW Graduate School by March 13. 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.

In the words of Elizabeth Enneking, to effectively put on the C4C Auction, "We are going to need an army!" Please come to the volunteer informational meeting on Monday, January 26 at 12:30pm in Balmer 417 to hear about how you can help.

Also, if you have any donation to make to procurement (an unopened Christmas present?), keep in mind that there will be opportunities for bundling. So even if you think your item might not stand alone for the auction, there will be some creative pairing/grouping going on. Get in touch with Maria if you have an questions.

Even if you can't come to the meeting, please mark your calendar to attend the gala and auction on February 28, 2009 at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle.

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 Firms:

• Alliance of Angels
  Tuesday, January 27
  12:30-1:30pm, Balmer 307
• Kaiser Permanente
  Wednesday, January 28
  12:30-1:30pm, Balmer 307

Resume Submission Deadlines:

• Internships
  Monday, January 26:
  2009 AT&T Finance Summer Internship Program - AT&T
  LDP Internship Program - AT&T
  MBA Internship - Future Finance Leadership Opportunities - Symantec (Open to F1 Visa Applicants)
  MBA Summer Associate - New Age Media Systems (Open to F1 Visa Applicants)
  MBA Summer Associate - Wells Fargo
  Public Relations Internship - Threshold Communications, Inc. (Open to F1 Visa Applicants)
  Forecast Analysis Intern - Mike's Hard Lemonade (Open to F1 Visa Applicants)
  Thursday, January 29
  CSCB MBA Intern (Chicago Area) - Discover Financial Services (Open to F1 Visa Applicants)
  MBA Internship Program (Boston) - Liberty Mutual
  Summer 2009 Finance Internship Project - Autodesk (Open to F1 Visa Applicants)
  Saturday, January 31
  MBA Internships - EMC (Open to F1 Visa Applicants)
• Full-Time, Post-Grad Hire
  Monday, January 26
  Healthcare Management Consultant - Millman, Inc.
  

Workshops:

• Marketing Case Interview Workshop
  Monday, January 26
  5:00-6:00pm, Lewis 208
• Marketing Case Interview Workshop
  Monday, January 26
  6:00-7:00pm, Lewis 208
• Salary Negotation Workshop
  Tuesday, January 27
  5:00-6:00pm, Lewis 208
• General Case Interviewing Workshop
  Thursday, January 29
  12:30-2:00pm, Lewis 208
• 2nd-Year MBA "Success Now"
  Friday, January 30
  9:30-10:20am, Lewis 208

MBA Mentor Visits:

Friday, January 30
1st-Year MBA Mentor Meeting at Alteon, A Boeing Company
1st-Year MBA Mentor Meeting at Nordstrom, Inc.
2nd-Year MBA Mentor Meeting with Independent Consultant, Jeff Canin
2nd-Year MBA Mentor Meeting at US Bank
2nd Year MBA Mentor Meeting at Boeing Commercial Airplane Group

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.

Grants and Funding Information Service (GFIS)
GFIS is offering several "Searching for Funding" workshops this quarter covering general principles of searching for funds using both print and internet. Please see GFIS website for schedule and registration details.