An Accelerated Career in Supply Chain Management
Engineering to People Management After pursuing her undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Sakshi Shukla transitioned to the corporate world. As a Risk Analyst at Amazon India, she identified fraudulent patterns on accounts and cultivated skills in the field of cybersecurity. Sakshi’s mentor identified her as a people person and introduced her to the realm of... Read More
Study Abroad Changes Your Perspective
Guest Post By: Edrees Sidiqi, a Fifth Year studying Accounting. He is a Global Business Center Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient, and he studied abroad through a Foster Exchange and Direct Enroll at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, during Autumn Semester 2022. I was excited about going to Italy and making friends at Bocconi. However, my... Read More
Lyndsey Shimazu & A Unique Career Path
Happy International Women’s Day from all of us at Foster MSBA. Join us in celebrating the impactful women currently enrolled in our program. Welcome to the second post of this three-part series, where we share different aspects of women in analytics. Next up, Lyndsey Shimazu! Lyndsey’s Non-Traditional Career Path Lyndsey is a Business Intelligence Analyst... Read More
Native Empowerment: An interview with Colleen Echohawk (part two)
AG: How involved are you with the UW community? Do you ever talk with the First Nations RSO? CE: Absolutely. I’ve supported First Nations forever. When I worked at UW in public health, we brought back the Elders’ Dinner at the Powwow. I am passionate about bringing traditional foods back. I grew up with traditional... Read More
A Whole New Sandwich
Guest Post By: Laura Bood, a Junior studying Finance, CISB, and Spanish. She is a Global Business Center Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient, and she studied abroad through a Foster Exchange and Direct Enroll at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain, during Autumn Semester 2022. One problem I encountered when I entered the country was... Read More
Native Empowerment: An interview with Colleen Echohawk
Annicette Gilliam is an undergraduate student at the Foster School of Business studying accounting. She had a remarkable conversation with CEO and mayoral candidate Colleen Echohawk. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. The lack of affordable housing and decreasing the number of people experiencing homelessness in Seattle are top of mind for... Read More
Words of Advice for Those Considering Going on Exchange with Yonsei University
Guest Post By: Yoo Jin Han, a Junior studying Marketing and CISB. She is a Global Business Center Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient, and she studied abroad through a Foster Exchange and Direct Enroll at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, during Autumn Semester 2022. If only it was as easy to connect with full-time Yonsei... Read More
“Hacking Inequity” event discusses barriers for women and BIPOC real estate developers
Last month, housing finance professionals, community members and University of Washington faculty, staff, and students met in Founders Hall at the Foster School of Business for “Hacking Inequity in Access to Real Estate Capital: Best Practices and New Options.” This event, hosted by Foster School of Business, Runstad Department of Real Estate, Urban@UW, and ULI Northwest, sought to present... Read More
Just One Flight Away
Guest Post By: Laura Bood, a Junior studying Finance, CISB, and Spanish. She is a Global Business Center Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient, and she studied abroad through a Foster Exchange and Direct Enroll at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain, during Autumn Semester 2022. The geographical location of Spain is great for traveling around... Read More
Finalists Chosen for 2023 Environmental Innovation Challenge
Some of the most cutting-edge solutions to the environmental problems we’re facing today will be on display at the 2023 Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge. Judges selected 21 student teams (detailed below) to compete in the Final Round hosted by the UW Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship. The finalist teams will showcase their solutions... Read More