WEEKLY EVENTS

• MBA Real Estate Club Meeting, Tuesday, October 7, 12:30-1:30pm
• Leaders to Legends Breakfast Lecture Series, Speaker Scott Lipsky, Entrepreneur, Investor, Advisor, Wednesday, October 8, 7:15-9:00am
• International Visitors Reception, Wednesday, October 8, 4:30-6:30pm
• PACCAR Hall Green Building Forum, Wednesday, October 8, 6:00-7:30pm
• MBA Ambassador Meeting - First Year Full-Time Students , Friday, October 10, 12:30-1:30pm
• Monday Morning Coffee, Monday, October 13, 8:00-11:00am
• See below for Career events.

Companies represented on campus this week: EMC, Point B, Alvarez and Marsal Business Consulting, Hitachi Consulting

PACCAR Hall Construction Begins
Sellen Construction is expected to begin demolition work on the hardscape (which means they will be using jackhammers) starting tomorrow, October 7. For construction updates, please refer to the Foster School intranet site. Additionally, the MBA Program Office will be making periodic announcements throughout the year, during the Monday morning coffee time, to keep you informed of important details. Advance notice of these announcement dates/times will be emailed to you.

EVENING MBA DINNERS

Throughout the year, the MBA Program Office plans to host some dinners for Evening MBA students each quarter during the 5-6:00pm hour. The purpose of the dinners is to provide a time for networking and conversation with your colleagues and also to give the MBA Program Office an opportunity for announcements and/or feature aspects of the program. The upcoming dinners in October will include presentations on two certficates that are available for evening students: Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Global Business. Mark your calendars for the dates below and plan to join us for dinner, conversation, and presentations.

Monday, October 27, 5:00-6:00pm in the Undergraduate Commons
Tuesday, October 28, 5:00-6:00pm in the Undergraduate Commons

FINAL REMINDER: CARD CODING FOR LOUNGE ACCESS

If you haven't had the opportunity to get your Husky Card coded for MBA Lounge access, please have this done at your earliest convenience. The access code (provided at the beginning of orientation) will become invalid October 13. To have your card coded, please bring your Husky Card to the MBA Program Office front desk during office hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00am-6:00pm, Friday 8:00am-5:00pm.

Registration in Autumn Quarter Elective Classes

Unrestricted drop period: October 1-7. A late change fee of $20 will be charged for each day you make changes and you may be charged a tuition forfeiture if you change your number of credits. (See Tuition Forfeiture for details.) However, classes dropped through October 7 will not appear on your transcript as a withdrawal. International Students note: There are additional restrictions for you relating to dropping classes. Check with the ISS if you have questions.

GRADUATING STUDENTS

Applying for Graduation
If you intend to complete your degree requirements in autumn quarter, you need to apply for graduation with the UW Graduate School by November 16. 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.

BUSINESS CONNECTIONS CENTER EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Important Events:

• Employer Advisory Board First-Year Student Dinner
  Monday, October 6
  6:00-8:00pm, The UW Club
• MBA Fall Forum
  Tuesday, October 7
  4:30-6:30pm, East Ballroom HUB
  

Meet-the-Firms:

• EMC
  Monday, October 6
  12:30-1:20pm, Balmer 307
• Point B
  Tuesday, October 7
  12:30-1:20pm, Balmer 307
• Alvarez and Marsal Business Consulting
  Wednesday, October 8
  12:30-1:20pm, Balmer 307
• Hitachi Consulting
  Thursday, October 9
  12:30-1:20pm, Balmer 307
  

Mentor Program:

• Mentor Reception
  Wednesday, October 15
  7:00-8:30pm, The Burke Museum
  RSVP required.
  

Workshops:

• Table Topics for International Students
  Wednesday, October 8
  1:20-2:00pm, Balmer 307
  
• Investment Banking Boot Camp
  Friday, October 10
  7:00-8:00am, Lewis 208
• Finance Case Interviewing Workshop - 2nd Year Full-Time Students, Monday, October 13, 12:30-2:00pm
• Marketing Case Interviewing Workshop - 2nd Year Full-Time Students, Monday, October 13, 5:00-6:30pm
• Marketing Case Interviewing Workshop - 2nd Year Full-Time Students, Monday, October 13, 6:30-7:30pm

UW EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Environmental Opportunities Fair
Wednesday, October 29, 10:00am-2:00pm, Mary Gates Hall
Designed for students interested in finding environmental internships and volunteer opportunities and in talking with environmental professionals about how to prepare for environmental careers. Over 25 organizations from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors will be participating. For a full list of participants, please visit http://depts.washington.edu/poeweb/.