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January 5 , 2009

MBA WEEKLY EVENTS

Companies represented on campus this week: Touch Business Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers

ACADEMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Winter Registration Deadline
January 9 is the last day to add/drop classes without incurring a $20 fee and possible tuition forfeiture.

  • Evening students: Your add/drop requests need to be to the MBA Program Office by Noon on Friday, January 9 so that they may be processed before the deadline.
  • Note: This deadline is for ALL winter quarter classes, even those that have not yet started.

Adding Classes
If you want to add an elective class to your schedule, you should attend the first class session and get an add code from the course instructor.

A Note Regarding Autumn Quarter Grades
If one of your class grades for Autumn quarter is listed as "X", that means the grade has not been turned in to the UW by the instructor. Please contact your instructor directly for resolution.

First-year Full-time MBA Students:
Team Assignments for Winter core classes are available on the website.

For information about the case competition (part of the Management 510 - Leadership Development curriculum) that will be held on Thursday and Friday, January 8 and 9, please refer to the webpage.

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.

Important Note from the Instructor for Students Registered in MKTG 579 A/B & C/D (Cases in Sustainability) for Winter Quarter:

In the description of the class "Cases in Sustainability" schedule, we describe expert days on some Fridays. To accommodate our executive guest speakers, we now have commitments and will be combining both class sections for three special Friday meetings as follows:

  • January 23, 8:30am - 3:30pm
  • February 20, 8:30am-12:00pm
  • March 6, 8:30am-3:30pm

To compensate for the class time, you will NOT have class on the following dates:

  • January 27 & 28
  • February 24 & 25

BUSINESS CONNECTIONS CENTER EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Workshops:

Meet the Firm:

Fireside Chat:

  • PricewaterhouseCoopers
    Wednesday, January 7
    6:00-7:30pm, Bank of America Executive Education Center, Seminar Room


UW EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Available space in URBDP 498A Environmental Planning Course for Winter Quarter
Looking for another elective course for Winter quarter? There is still room in URBDP 498A Environmental Planning (SLN 18862) which meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30-9:50am. This course has a prerequisite of any introductory environmental systems class. For more information and/or an add code, please contact Krista Bargsten.

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