Foster Communication Faculty Spotlight – Lee Hochberg
Get to know Lee Hochberg, who has taught Business Communication courses at the University of Washington Foster School of Business, including “Finding Your Voice” and “TED Talks” since 2008. Lee Hochberg is a television documentary producer and longtime Special Correspondent for the PBS NewsHour. Based in Seattle, he’s produced nearly 300 national mini-documentary reports. He... Read More
Global Retail Expansion Focus of 24th Global Business Case Competition
The Global Business Center is pleased to announce that National Chengchi University of Taipei, Taiwan, is the 2024 UW Global Business Case Competition (GBCC) champion! This week-long intensive experiential learning event challenged 11 undergraduate student teams from across the globe to recommend global expansion strategies for both Tim Hortons and Costco Wholesale. For Tim Hortons,... Read More
Foster Marketing Faculty Spotlight – Christy Johnson
Get to know Foster marketing faculty, Christy Johnson, who teaches the professional continuing education course, Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership, and the MBA elective course, Business Plan Practicum. In 2023, Christy won the University of Washington Seattle elective teacher of the year award. Please tell us a bit about your background. I was born in a small rural town, north of... Read More
Reconnecting Across Continents: A Journey To Hokkaido
Guest Post by: Silke Van Caeneghem, a Junior studying Finance, Information Systems, and CISB. She is a Global Business Center Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient, and she studied abroad through a Foster Exchange & Direct Enroll at Kobe University in Kobe, Japan during Autumn Semester 2023. Studying abroad is an opportunity to forge lifelong friendship spanning... Read More
Foster Faculty Spotlight – Bruce Avolio
Get to know Bruce J Avolio, Mark Pigott Chair in Business Strategic Leadership and Executive Director, Center for Leadership & Strategic Thinking (CLST) at the Foster School of Business. He teaches electives for the Fritzky Leadership Fellows. What are some of your research interests? I am keenly interested in studying and then applying how... Read More
Biggest Year Yet for Dempsey Startup Competition
A surge in student innovation and entrepreneurship across the Pacific Northwest powered the opening round of the 2024 Dempsey Startup Competition to unseen heights. More than 200 judges scored a record 136 submissions from 21 colleges in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia. They selected 37 finalists and three alternate teams (detailed below) to move... Read More
Business Argentina 2024
Guest Post By: Griffin Terry, a Senior studying Human Resources Management, CISB, and Global and Regional Studies. He is a Global Business Center Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient, and he studied abroad through Business Argentina during Winter Quarter 2024. During Seattle’s cold and dreary Winter Quarter, I, along with 18 other Foster Students traveled to experience... Read More
Business London Spring Break
Guest Post By: Vatthana Huot, a Junior studying Accounting and Information Systems. She is a Global Business Center Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient, and she studied abroad through Business London during Spring Break 2024. Initially, when I planned to study in London, I wasn’t sure how much growth or new development I would truly obtain. After... Read More
Foster Faculty Spotlight – Michelle Purnell Hepburn
Get to know Michelle Purnell-Hepburn, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business. She teaches the elective course titled The Power of Access: Impact Lending to Underserved Communities. Please tell us a bit about your background. [MPH] I was born and raised in Seattle. I followed our family’s... Read More
Whoever Believes Creates
Guest Post By: Isaac Smith, a Senior studying Finance and Entrepreneurship. He is a Global Business Center Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient, and he studied abroad through ALBA Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, during Winter Quarter 2024. When asking someone from Spain what makes their lives different, one answer stood out, “Here in Spain, we know how... Read More