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.
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COMPASS WEEK OVERVIEW - August 14-17, 2012 |
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012 - Dress is Casual |
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| 4:00pm |
Registration for Compass Week Begins (Cat Cavern, Putnam University Center 2nd Floor) |
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4:15pm |
Welcome from Compass Week Coordinators |
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4:45pm |
Introductions (Ice Breaker) |
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5:30pm |
Break |
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6:00pm |
Multicultural Communications and AGSM Student Panel |
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7:00pm |
Compass Week Day One Concludes |
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012 - Dress is Business Formal |
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| 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] |
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9:00am |
Introductory Remarks and Welcome (Mary Stuart Rogers Music Hall)
Stephen Thorsett, President, Willamette University
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| 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:
3:00pm-3:30pm:
3:30pm-4:00pm:
[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 |
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Thursday, August 16, 2012 - Dress is Business Formal |
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| 9:00am-11:30am |
Career Learning Panels (Atkinson Mudd Building) 9:00am-9:45am:
9:45am-10:30am:
10:30am-11:15am:
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| 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 |
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Friday, August 17, 2012 - Dress is Athletic Wear |
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| 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: |
| 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.



Debra J. Ringold, Dean, Atkinson Graduate School