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Compass Week 2012

WELCOME TO COMPASS WEEK 2012

All incoming students to the Full-Time MBA programs participate in a event known as Compass Week. Compass Week introduces new students to their classmates and returning students, and to the faculty, staff, programs and procedures at the Atkinson school.

Compass Week includes workshops, guest speakers, panels, presentations by Atkinson faculty, staff, and alumni, a team-building retreat off-campus, and a day at Willamette Valley Vineyards.

Download a PDF Copy of the Compass Week schedule

COMPASS WEEK OVERVIEW - August 14-17, 2012

Tuesday, August 14, 2012 - Dress is Casual
4:00pm

Registration for Compass Week Begins (Cat Cavern, Putnam University Center 2nd Floor)

4:15pm

Welcome from Compass Week Coordinators

4:45pm

Introductions (Ice Breaker)

5:30pm

Break

6:00pm

Multicultural Communications and AGSM Student Panel

7:00pm

Compass Week Day One Concludes

Wednesday, August 15, 2012 - Dress is Business Formal
8:45am
 Meet and Greet

All students will meet in the entry hallway of Mary Stuart Rogers Hudson Hall. [Mary Stuart Rogers Hudson Hall is #31 on the Willamette University Campus Map]

9:00am

Introductory Remarks and Welcome (Mary Stuart Rogers Music Hall)

Stephen Thorsett, President, Willamette University

 

 

 

Debra J. Ringold, Dean, Atkinson Graduate School
9:30am
 Willamette MBA Expectations (Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center, Hudson Hall)
9:45am

Knowledge, Experiential Learning and Career Management (Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center, Hudson Hall)
10:30am
 Registration: Photographs and Names (Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center, Rehearsal Hall)
12:00pm
 Lunch with Faculty (Montag Den)
[Montag Den is #35 on the Willamette University Campus Map]
1:00pm
 PACE Introduction (Montag Den)
1:30pm Peer Career Advisor Teams Meet (Montag Den)
2:30pm

Workshops (30 Minutes Each, Atkinson Mudd Building):

2:30pm-3:00pm:

  • Mudd 201 - Technology Information
  • Mudd 204 - Professional Networking
  • Mudd 301 - Time Management

3:00pm-3:30pm:

  • Mudd 201 - Time Management
  • Mudd 204 - Technology Information
  • Mudd 301 - Professional Networking

3:30pm-4:00pm:

  • Mudd 201 - Professional Networking
  • Mudd 204 - Time Management
  • Mudd 301 - Technology Information

[Atkinson Mudd Building is #5 on the Willamette University Campus Map]
4:00pm
 Student Connections PACE (Atkinson Mudd Building Student Lounge, First Floor)
4:30pm-5:30pm

Mentorship Information Session (Atkinson Mudd Building, Room 204)
5:30pm

Compass Week Day Two Concludes

Thursday, August 16, 2012 - Dress is Business Formal
9:00am-11:30am

Career Learning Panels (Atkinson Mudd Building)

9:00am-9:45am:

  • Mudd 201 - Early Career Students (less than 2 years of professional experience)
  • Mudd 204 - Career Change Students (2 or more years of professional experience)

9:45am-10:30am:

  • Mudd 201 - Marketing
  • Mudd 204 - Insights from International Students and Alumni
  • Mudd 301 - Project Management, Operations Management

10:30am-11:15am:

  • Mudd 201 - Consulting
  • Mudd 204 - Finance and Accounting
  • Mudd 301 - Not-for-Profit and Public Management
11:30am

Bus to Creekside Golf Course for Lunch, Guest Speaker and Meetings with PACE Partners (Mudd Building on Winter Street)
12:00pm

Lunch at Creekside Golf Course (Creekside - 6250 Clubhouse Drive, Salem, Oregon)
12:30pm

Special Guest Speaker - Fred Dickson, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Strategist, D.A. Davidson
2:00pm PACE Introduction and Meet Your PACE Client Partner
4:30pm Bus Departs to Atkinson Mudd Building
5:00pm Dinner with the AGSM Community (Cat Cavern, Putnam University Center, 2nd Floor)
This dinner is for you, Atkinson faculty, staff, and students. We are expecting you to attend and you may bring one guest - RSVP if you are bringing a guest to the Community Dinner. The Atkinson community will host Willamette University President Stephen Thorsett at this dinner.
6:30pm Compass Week Day Three Concludes

Friday, August 17, 2012 - Dress is  Athletic Wear
7:45am

Meet at the Atkinson Mudd Building (Student Lounge - 1st Floor) for an all-day off-campus team-building retreat on a challenge course.

Important Notes:
1) Eat breakfast in advance.
2) Wear athletic apparel (jeans not preferred) and tennis shoes, you will take part in physical team activities and hands-on problem solving challenges. 
3) Bring a water bottle.
8:00am
 Bus departs for the YWAM Retreat Center
8:30am
 PACE Team Development Outdoor Activities (YWAM Retreat Center - 7085 Battlecreek Road, Salem, Oregon)
Participate in challenge activities at your own level of comfort, learn new team and leadership skills.
12:00pm
 Lunch
4:45pm
 Bus Returns to Atkinson Mudd Building
5:00pm

End of Compass Week

Note: Schedule Details May Be Subject to Change

Definitions of Dress

  • Business Formal: Business formal attire typically means a jacket for both men and women. A tie for men, button down shirt, matching slacks and dress shoes. For women, business attire would typically mean a skirt or slacks, jacket, button down shirt or shell with clear or solid color nylons and close toed shoes.
  • Athletic Wear: Sports clothing (no jeans) with tennis shoes and comfortable, loose clothing for physical activity (to your level of comfort).

For questions, please contact Shelby Gould, Career Management Advisor at sgould@willamette.edu.