Manchester Kaleidoscope
By: Tiffany Sung, Foster Undergraduate Hello everyone! My name is Tiffany, and I’m a junior studying abroad in Manchester for a semester. It’s been a bit more than month since I’ve arrived Manchester, and every day has been filled with wonderful surprises and new discoveries. Here are some of the impressions of Manchester I’ve gained... Read More
Khan Academy – my favorite website (and pastime) for 2011 (Tracy Gojdics, Director TMMBA)
Have a hard time remembering exactly how things work or exactly how to explain something? Then you’ll want to check out my favorite website for 2011! Chances are good if we have talked for any length of time in the past month that I have probably mentioned the entreprenuerial venture Khan Academy (KA). I am one of its biggest... Read More
Want to change the world? Where good ideas come from and how they evolve into social enterprises.
Listen to leaders from Lumana, Village Reach and Nsansa as they discuss how they developed their good ideas into ventures that are changing the world! In this first session of the Global Ventures Workshop, Samantha “Sammie” Rayner, Founder, Lumana (and GSEC 2009 participant) shares her life long journey towards social entrepreneurship and discusses the top... Read More
We're #10! We're #10!
Business Week just published their rankings for the top part-time MBA programs in the country and Foster is number 10! This is a jump of 30 spots since the last published rankings in 2009. This ranks Foster above other prestigious business schools such as Chicago – Booth, NYU – Stern, Indiana – Kelley and USC... Read More
McKinstry’s David Allen offers sustainability industry insights
Guest post by Katie Collier, graduate student at UW Foster School of Business and Evans School of Public Affairs This month, McKinstry Executive Vice President David Allen sat down with University of Washington students to deliver the message that green jobs are real and abundant, and available in surprising places. David should know. Several short decades... Read More
What I didn’t know about the UW Libraries
Sara Jones, TMMBA Class of 2012 & Assistant Director Last Saturday a Foster librarian came over to TMMBA to give a quick lunchtime presentation about the Foster Business Library. As a TMMBA staff member, I felt like I had a good understanding of the resources available. They have an amazing list of research databases, meeting... Read More
Foster from an International Perspective
As an international student from India, I did not have number of channels to get firsthand information about Foster school of Business. In my experience, the very first thing international students look at is the ranking of school on different websites. I had the mindset that the better the ranking the better the school. This... Read More
Fostering the International Connection
By: Sam Bradley-Kelly, Foster Undergraduate Robert M. Hutchins once said, “A world community can exist only with world communication, which means something more than extensive short-wave facilities scattered about the globe. It means common understanding, a common tradition, common ideas, and common ideals”. While I am more than halfway done with my study abroad in... Read More
Advice to the class of 2013
Jared McInelly – TMMBA Class of 2012 Last night I had a chance to talk to the incoming class of 2013. I still can’t believe it’s been almost a year since I started this program. The time really has gone by fast. I’m also really surprised by all that I’ve learned this year as well.... Read More
Prepare for going back to school: advice from current students
Sara Jones, Assistant Director and Class of 2012 Tonight is the Welcome Reception for the newest class of TMMBA students. They will get to meet their study groups for the first time and pick up their reading materials and assignments for the orientation weekend. To help prepare for the journey ahead, we talked to a... Read More