Video: Starbucks VP Ben Packard on social entrepreneurship
Starbucks VP of Global Responsibility Ben Packard (Foster MBA 1998) spoke at the 2012 University of Washington Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition award banquet, emphasizing the... Read More
3…2…1…Take off!
Sara Jones, TMMBA Class of 2012 & Assistant Director I’m sitting in a lounge at SeaTac airport and can’t believe it’s finally here – the... Read More
$34,000 for best social entrepreneur ideas of 2012
What do bee farmers, deaf people, jewelry artists, mature women and cataract sufferers have in common? Their lives will be improved by budding social entrepreneurs... Read More
Social entrepreneur people and investor choice winners 2012
Who won the 2012 University of Washington Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition trade show prizes of people’s choice and investors’ choice awards? Take a look at... Read More
GSEC 2012 Teams
GSEC 2012 welcomed 16 semi-finalist teams representing more than 10 countries to Seattle. Teams were selected from an applicant pool of 170 submissions from student... Read More
Social entrepreneurs gather in Seattle to solve global problems
Guest post by various international students participating in UW Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition Numerous student teams have gathered in Seattle for the 2012 Global Social... Read More
University of Washington celebrates state’s top minority businesses
The Business and Economic Development Center at the University of Washington Foster School of Business honored seven outstanding minority-owned companies from around the state at... Read More
Forever Lasting Memories
By: Eve Churaisin, Foster Undergraduate Today marks the last day of my exchange program in Singapore! I just took my last final and I’ve honestly... Read More
Making a successful Korea change
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. For the founders of YongoPal, a 6,000 mile step resulted in a dramatic shift... Read More
Study abroad photo contest winners 2011
A picture is worth a thousand words. Every year University of Washington Foster School of Business undergraduate and MBA students study and work abroad as... Read More