Foster School Professor Discusses Charitable Giving
There’s no doubt that the holiday season is one of the biggest times of year for charitable giving. That’s why one University of Washington Foster School of Business professor, Ann Schlosser, decided to research why we give to charitable organizations and causes. According to Schlosser, people don’t give because they’re trying to “keep up with the Joneses” they give depending on how they feel they’re doing compared to others. Continue reading…
Professor to Know: UW Foster’s Avolio
Every once in a while, we come across a professor who stands out in the crowd. These professors demonstrate their exceptional accomplishments in ways that are impossible to ignore. In this case, Bruce J. Avolio, a professor of management at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business, drew attention with his impeccable research. In fact, Clarivate Analytics recently named him to a select list of the world’s most frequently cited scientific researchers. Continue reading…
Foster Ranks 1st in MBA Job Placement
How do you choose an MBA program? You might look at faculty, research, course work and alumni just to name a few. But what about job placement? Why attend an MBA program and spend all that time and money if you can’t improve your job situation afterward? Well, there’s great news for MBAs at University of Washington’s Foster School of Business. BusinessWeek recently named Foster as the number one school in job placement for the ‘Top 20 Full-Time MBAs in the U.S.’ Continue reading…
Top 10 Employers in Seattle
The Seattle metro has earned a reputation as a cultural hub with abundant employment and easy access to natural splendor continues to lure new denizens to the Emerald City, which now boasts a population of over 650,000.
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Seatlle MBAs That Do Not Require Work Experience
Not everyone comes from a traditional working background earns an MBA for the same reason. So, in the same ways that some MBA programs don’t require the GRE or GMAT score for their applications, many business schools are also willing to consider applicants with limited or no prior professional experience.
In the Seattle Metro there is one MBA program where professional working experience is preferred, but not required—the full-time MBA program at The University of Washington Foster School of Business. Continue reading…
Foster Alumna Makes Waves in Healthcare Solutions and Roller Derby
The University of Washington’s Foster School of Business recently published an article on alumna Molly Moore (MBA ’12) and how her unique position in the healthcare arena coupled with a “meteoric rise in Seattle’s roller derby scene” made her the ideal celebrity spokesperson for the “Powered by Foster” campaign. The advertising campaign helps showcase the school’s work-compatible MBA programs.
