James Jiambalvo Named Dean of UW Business School
James Jiambalvo, a UW professor of accounting whose research includes audit decision-making, the relationships between stock prices and information, and earnings management, has been selected by UW President Mark Emmert as the new dean of the University of Washington Business School.
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UW's MBA Program Advances to Nation's Top 20 Elite
The University of Washington's MBA program has been ranked 18th among the nation's best business schools by U.S. News & World Report, advancing nine spots from last year's ranking by the weekly news magazine. The annual rankings appear in the 2006 edition of the book America's Best Graduate Schools.
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MBA Class Reunions Coming this Fall
Planning has begun on the first annual MBA Reunion Weekend, September 23-24, 2005. This year's event will honor the classes of 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995 and 2000 in the MBA, Evening MBA, Executive MBA and all other master's degree programs offered by the Business School. Look for your invitation in the mail in late May.
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MBA Community BBQ
Thursday, June 2, 6 - 8 p.m.
The MBA alumni and staff welcome the graduating class of 2005 to the alumni community during our annual spring BBQ. MBA alumni, students, faculty and staff are invited to this special celebration! We hope to see you there.
Please RSVP by May 31 for this popular event...

34th Annual UW Coaches Tour and Husky Insider Banquet
A Regional Scholarship Fund-raiser

Come out, have dinner and get the inside scoop on Husky sports from Athletic Director Todd Turner, new Head Football coach Tyrone Willingham, Head Basketball Coaches Lorenzo Romar and June Daugherty and some of your other favorite Husky coaches. Help more students from your area get a great education at the UW. Net proceeds from Coaches Tour will go to academic and athletic scholarships for students from the respective regions.
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Business Plan Competition, Final Round
Tuesday, May 24, 1:30-4:15 p.m., HUB Auditorium
The Center for Technology Entrepreneurship invites all alumni to the Final Round of the Business Plan Competition. Meet current students and network with judges from the venture community. For more information, please contact Whitney Lackey at whitneyw@u.washington.edu or see the CTE web site.

May 26: State of Technology Luncheon Featuring Google CEO Eric Schmidt
What does it take to turn a young Web search company with humble beginnings in a college dorm room into a multi-billion dollar corporation with the largest search engine on the Internet and its very own place in the computer user's lexicon? Find out when keynote speaker Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, takes the stage at the Technology Alliance's annual State of Technology Luncheon.
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Become a Career Connections Contact
Career Connections is the UW Alumni Association's online database of alumni career contacts across the country, available exclusively to UWAA members and students. We are always looking for qualified contacts for this program.
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Dependable Strengths Seminars
This seminar is designed to assess strengths and talents. This information is then used to develop a powerful job search strategy.
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