Admit Events

Welcome Weekend Schedule

Thursday, April 16

Welcome Weekend Kick-Off Happy Hour
6:00–8:00 p.m.
You and your Blue Dot are invited to join current Full-time MBA students for a Happy Hour at Big Time Brewery & Alehouse to officially kick-off Welcome Weekend festivities.

Friday, April 17

Foster Community Breakfast Reception
8:45–9:45 a.m.

Community Welcome from Foster
9:45–10:45 a.m.
Hear a warm welcome from school leadership, including Frank Hodge, Dean of the Foster School, and other Foster leadership. Foster MBA Association (MBAA) will introduce diversity and extracurricular club leaders and share more about their partnership with Student Affairs alongside Norah Fisher, Director of MBA Student Affairs.

Foster Mini Course (Mock class)
10:50–11:45 a.m.
Enjoy a mock class led by Vivienne Long, a Foster-favorite professor, kicked off with a welcome from Mark Forehand, Associate Dean, Master’s Programs.

Careers Lunch
11:45 a.m.–1:10 p.m.
Get to know MBA professional club student leaders and chat with staff from our Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship, Consulting and Business Development Center, the Global Business Center, and the MBA Strategic Consulting Program. Hear about how our close-knit network offers unique support to the internship and recruiting search.

Foster MBA Career Management Spotlight
1:15–2:10 p.m.
Our afternoon sessions will kick off with Leslie Meagley and Gregory Heller illustrating some of the many ways that MBA Career Management can help you achieve your specific career goals. The session will also spotlight a current MBA student sharing their Foster experience.

Connect with Foster Alumni & Current Student Panel
2:15–3:00 p.m.
Our alumni will share their experiences and how the program helped them achieve their personal goals.

Optional Activities

Optional Student-Led Activities
3:00–5:00 p.m.

• Student-led Campus Tour
• Trip to the University Bookstore

TG Party with Current Students
7:00–10:00 p.m.
Mingle with current students, Foster alumni, and Blue Dots at the Foster UW Spirit TG, brought to you by the MBA Association. Each quarter, the MBAA hosts themed social events dubbed TGs (short for “Thank Goodness it’s Friday!”). This event will be hosted at Stoup Brewing in Capitol Hill. This event includes drinks and dinner. We invite you to wear purple and gold or anything else to showcase your UW Spirit!

Saturday, April 18

FOSTERing MBA Community & Connections Diversity Breakfast
9:00–10:00 a.m.
FOSTERing MBA Community & Connections features students from Foster’s diversity clubs and Consortium members of our current student community. This event is intended to build community and have casual and candid chats about the Foster student experience from students who have historically been underrepresented in the MBA landscape. While most of the discussions presented during this event pertain to historically underrepresented students, this session is open to all students interested in getting connected to diversity clubs and resources and/or engaging in upcoming initiatives and learning opportunities. Significant others (Blue Dots) are welcome too.

Gasworks Brewing meetup
12:00–2:00 p.m.
Admitted students and Blue Dots are invited to meet up with current students at one of their favorite local venues for a goodbye drink with one of the most iconic waterfront views of Seattle. Use this as an opportunity to explore Wallingford and Fremont, two popular neighborhoods for MBAs and local young professionals and envision yourself immersed in a city that’s steps from the great outdoors.

What is a Blue Dot?
This is our fond moniker for spouses/partners of current students. At Welcome Weekend, you’ll see that Blue Dots have blue dot stickers on their name tags — and that’s the story of Blue Dots. Please know they are welcome and strongly encouraged to attend each and every aspect of Welcome Weekend. We even offer travel stipends for them!