Sarah Ma – Eddie Bauer
The summer after my 3rd year of college, I took an internship with Eddie Bauer, an outdoor gear and apparel retailer headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. The internship was an intense 9 weeks of research, creative product development, and cross-functional collaboration. At the end of our 9 weeks, our team of 3 interns presented the results... Read More
EY Day: 7 tips for success from Managing Partner Dan Smith
In his lunchtime keynote at yesterday’s “EY Day” at the UW Foster School of Business, Dan Smith (BA 1979), the managing partner of EY’s Pacific Northwest practice, offered pearls of wisdom to the throng of attending Foster students as they prepare to embark on their careers. 1. Don’t over-plan your career Smith shared his own... Read More
Bill Resler, director of MPAcc Tax Program, to retire
After 38 years, the reign of “friendly terror” in tax is coming to a close. Bill Resler, a senior lecturer renowned for his effective classroom mix of rigor and humor, will retire this year after almost four decades teaching tax accounting—in his inimitable way—to generations of Foster School students. An attorney by training, Resler earned... Read More
Recent Foster PhD grads among Poets & Quants “40 under 40”
Two recent graduates of the Foster School’s PhD Program have been named among the “40 under 40 Most Outstanding MBA Professors” compiled by Poets & Quants, the influential MBA news site. Allison Koester (PhD 2011) is an assistant professor of accounting at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. Since completing her degree at Foster,... Read More
Q&A with Jessica Ruppert, TMMBA student
Jessica Ruppert, software engineering manager at Scientific Games, shares her experiences in the UW Foster School’s Technology Management MBA program. Why did you choose the Technology Management MBA program at the Foster School? Initially, the TMMBA program logistics piqued my interest. The work-compatible structure and 18-month duration allowed the opportunity to continue my career progression... Read More
Blogging away in NHH in Bergen, Norway
By Alex Stamey, Foster Undergraduate who studied at the Norwegian School of Ecnomics Week One at NHH in Bergen, Norway “It’s been a great first week here in Bergen, Norway. It took me 24 hours of travel to get here, but I can already say it’s going to be a memorable 6 months. They set me... Read More
A Big Bang for small business: Faces behind the figures
The Foster School’s Consulting and Business Development Center has generated $100 million in new revenue and created or retained 100,000 jobs across the state since its founding 20 years ago. Here are some of the faces behind those figures. Creating Futures: Jessica Oscoy Jessica Oscoy (BA 2014) was determined to realize the American dream. The... Read More
A Big Bang for small business
The Foster School’s Consulting and Business Development Center has made a massive—and expanding—impact on student careers and small businesses in communities that need them most It began with the disparate sparks of a powerful idea. A professor dispatching student teams to help businesses in communities with high unemployment. A dean studying the challenges that minority-owned... Read More
The Second Year of the MBA
The Class of 2016 has only 4 weeks left, and our days as full-time MBAs are quickly coming to a close. Today, I’d like to share what the second year of the Foster MBA was like for me, and hopefully this helps some future Foster MBAs who are wondering what to expect in the second... Read More
Learning the Oud
By: Michael Ziegltrum, Foster Undergraduate who studied abroad in Morocco. My time in Morocco taught me that some things are universal from culture to culture, from people to people. I was walking through the twisting alleys and markets of a Moroccan town, when I came out in an open square. There I noticed a gentleman... Read More