Foster School of Business

Michael G. Foster School of Business at the University of Washington
Motto Think differently, make a difference
Type Public
Established 1918
Dean James (Jim) Jiambalvo
Location Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Affiliations University of Washington
Website foster.uw.edu

The University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business is the business school at the University of Washington, Seattle. It was founded in 1917. The school has more than 50,000 alumni, and is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The school offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Enrollment each year is about 2,500 students in its undergraduate and graduate programs and more than 1,000 working professionals in its executive education seminars and lifelong learning programs.

Foster School of Business MBA program is ranked as 23rd in the nation by US News and 20th by Businessweek.[1] The Financial Times B-School rankings 2014 ranks the Foster School of Business at #58 in the world.[1] An objective ranking of Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index by Academic Analytics ranks University of Washington #1 in research productivity in Business Administration and #8 in marketing.[2][3] U.S. News & World Report ranked Foster's Evening MBA program 8th among public universities in 2014.[4]

History

On September 7, 2007, it was announced that the UW Business School would be named for Michael G. Foster.[5]

Academic

The University of Washington Foster School offers an undergraduate degree in business, and has a full-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) program, Global Executive MBA program, Evening MBA, Executive MBA, Technology Management MBA, and a doctoral program. The school also offers one-year master's programs in accounting, information systems, and supply chain management. For the 2015-2016 academic year, there are total of 102 full-time faculty with 44 endowed chairs, professorships, and research fellowships. The Financial Times ranked the Foster School 24th in the world for research in 2014 and 2015.[6]

Campus

Paccar Hall

The University of Washington Foster School of Business campus comprises six buildings, five in Seattle, Washington, and one in Kirkland, Washington.

Centers and Programs

The following centers and specialty programs are part of the UW Foster School of Business.

Achievements

Some achievements of the University of Washington Business School:

Publication

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Top Business School Rankings: MBA, Undergrad, Executive & Online MBA - Businessweek". Businessweek.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  2. Academic Analytics
  3. The Chronicle of Higher Education
  4. "Top MBA Programs - Best Business Schools Resources - US News - US News". US News & World Report. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  5. "Business school at UW renamed for major donor". The Seattle Times. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  6. "Financial Times".
  7. "Arthur W. Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship". Foster School of Business. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  8. "Center for Leadership and Strategic Thinking". University of Washington. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  9. Elizabeth Padilla. "UW Business School Ties Up With Game Maker | Washington and Puget Sound Business News Source | Seattle Business Magazine". Seattlebusinessmag.com. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  10. "Gaming Technology: A tool for productivity | Washington and Puget Sound Business News Source | Seattle Business Magazine". Seattlebusinessmag.com. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  11. "Center for Sales and Marketing Strategy". Foster School of Business. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  12. "Consulting and Business Development Center". Foster School of Business. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  13. "Global Business Center". Foster School of Business. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  14. http://foster.uw.edu/academics/certificates-and-minors/certificate-of-international-studies-in-business/ Certificate of International Studies in Business]
  15. "Rankings". tamu.edu. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  16. Leeds 2011 Net Impact Case Competition
  17. "Tippie College of Business - The University of Iowa" (PDF). uiowa.edu. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  18. "Publications". Foster School of Business. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  19. "JFQA - home frame". washington.edu. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

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Coordinates: 47°39′32″N 122°18′26″W / 47.65889°N 122.30722°W / 47.65889; -122.30722

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