Traveling Across Europe
By Aimee Squires, Foster Undergraduate who participated in an exchange with WHU in Vallendar, Germany One of the best parts about studying abroad was the opportunity to travel, especially being in Germany since it is so centrally located. The way that classes are structured at WHU, each lecture is 3 hours long, but only meets... Read More
Introducing Jacob Colker as a Mentor for the Master of Science in Entrepreneurship Program
The Master of Science in Entrepreneurship is Foster’s new 12-month degree that embodies the startup process — from ideation and formation to execution and scale. It blends the best of business school education, practical content, world-class Seattle connections, and time in the program for students to get their startup off the ground. Our goal for... Read More
Introducing Sarah Boden as a Mentor for the Master of Science in Entrepreneurship Program
The Master of Science in Entrepreneurship is Foster’s new 12-month degree that embodies the startup process — from ideation and formation to execution and scale. It blends the best of business school education, practical content, world-class Seattle connections, and time in the program for students to get their startup off the ground. Our goal for... Read More
Introducing Tim Elliott as a Mentor for the Master of Science in Entrepreneurship Program
The Master of Science in Entrepreneurship is Foster’s new 12-month degree that embodies the startup process — from ideation and formation to execution and scale. It blends the best of business school education, practical content, world-class Seattle connections, and time in the program for students to get their startup off the ground. Our goal for... Read More
Foster student-athletes win rowing national championships
Over the past couple of weeks, the University of Washington women’s and men’s rowing teams made the biggest splash on the national stage. First, the Husky women swept the NCAA Championships in New Jersey in an unprecedented demonstration of dominance. They became the first women’s team in the NCAA era to win the grand finals... Read More
Photo Diary: Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge 2017
The Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship reaffirmed its dedication to addressing climate change and the environmental challenges our world faces through student entrepreneurship in 2017. Please enjoy this photo diary from the Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge hosted on March 30, 2017 at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. Included quotes are from actual students from the... Read More
Introducing Mike Miller as a Mentor for the Master of Science in Entrepreneurship Program
The Master of Science in Entrepreneurship is Foster’s new 12-month degree that embodies the startup process — from ideation and formation to execution and scale. It blends the best of business school education, practical content, world-class Seattle connections, and time in the program for students to get their startup off the ground. Our goal for... Read More
Meaningful work can be productive and satisfying—or it can lead to burnout
For most of human history, work has been viewed as a necessary drudgery. In recent decades, though, a notion first introduced during the Protestant Reformation has re-emerged: that it’s desirable to pursue work that is meaningful and filled with purpose. A calling. “The management literature suggests that people with a calling face challenges in their... Read More
Foster Goes to Hong Kong and Vietnam! Supply Chain Study Tour
This post was written by Varun Raval, a member of Foster’s Master of Supply Chain Management inaugural class. The Supply Chain study tour to Hong Kong and Vietnam is hands down one of my best experiences at the Foster School of Business. As a student in the Master of Supply Chain Management program, when I... Read More
Jack Smith- Accenture
Throughout the recruitment process, Accenture assures candidates that they “will be treated as full-time analysts.” From day one this was true. Before beginning client work, the Seattle office interns flew to San Francisco for two days of training, where we were given an in-depth introduction to how Accenture produces high quality work for clients and... Read More