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WELCOME TO COMPASS WEEK 2011

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.

Downolad a PDF Copy of the Compass Week schedule

COMPASS WEEK OVERVIEW - August 16-19, 2011

Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - Dress is Casual

3:00pm

Compass Week Begins (Cat Cavern, Putnam University Center)
Welcome from Compass Week Coordinators

3:30pm

Peer Career Advisors and Student Organization Leader Introductions

3:45pm

Get To Know Your Fellow MBAs

4:45pm

Break (snacks and beverages provided)

5:00pm

Table Topics

6:00pm

Compass Week Day One Concludes

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - Dress is Business Formal Attire

8:45am
Meet and Greet

All students will meet in the entry hallway of Mary Stuart Rogers Hudson Hall. [#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)
10:00am

Knowledge, Experiential Learning and Career Management (Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center, Hudson Hall)

11:00am
Registration: Photographs and Names (Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center, Rehearsal Hall)
12:00pm
Lunch with Faculty (Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center, Rehearsal Hall)
1:00pm
Break
1:30pm

Workshops (30 Minutes Each, Atkinson Mudd Building):

1:30pm-2:15pm:

  • Mudd 201 - Multicultural Communications
  • Mudd 301 - Professional Networking
  • Mudd 204 - AGSM Student Life

2:15pm-3:00pm:

  • Mudd 201 - Multicultural Communications
  • Mudd 301 - Technology Information
  • Mudd 204 - AGSM Student Life

[#5 on the Willamette University Campus Map]

3:00pm
Peer Career Advisor Meeting (Mudd 1st Floor Student Lounge)
3:00pm-4:30pm

Optional Workshops:

3:30pm - Mentorship Program (Mudd Room 201)

4:00pm - Family Support Program (Mudd Room 204)

4:15pm - National Conferences Information Session (Mudd Room 201)

4:30pm

Atkinson Family BBQ - Optional (Location Mudd Building Patio and Student Lounge)

Sponsored by the Atkinson Student Association (ASA)

RSVP Online

Thursday, August 18, 2011 - Dress is Business Formal Attire

9:00am-11:30am

Career Learning Panels (Atkinson Mudd Building)

9:00am-9:45am:

  • Mudd 201 - Early Career MBA Students
  • Mudd 204 - MBA for Career Change Students

9:45am-10:15am:

  • Mudd 201 - Marketing
  • Mudd 204 - Not-for-Profit and Public Management
  • Mudd 301 - Project Management, Operations Management

10:30am-11:15am:

  • Mudd 201 - Strategy (Sustainability Management and Entrepreneurship)
  • Mudd 204 - Finance and Accounting
  • Mudd 301 - Human Resource Management
11:30am

Lunch

12:00pm

Special Guest Speaker - D.A. Davidson

1:00pm Bus to Willamette Valley Vineyards. Bus Departs from Winter Street for Willamette Valley Vineyards
2:00pm PACE Introduction (Wilamette Valley Vineyards)
Meet your PACE client partner and teaching assistant
4:00pm Bus Departs for AGSM
4:30pm Bus Arrives at AGSM - Compass Week Day Three Concludes

Friday, August 19, 2011 - Dress is "Athletic Attire"

7:45am

Assemble (Atkinson Mudd Building Student Lounge - 1st Floor)
**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. 

8:00am
Board bus and depart for the YWAM Retreat Center
9:30am
Kick-Off Challenge Course (YWAM Retreat Center)
You participate at your own level of comfort.
12:00pm
Lunch
4:45pm
Bus Returns to Atkinson Graduate School
5:00pm

Atkinson Graduate School of Management Community Dinner - Faculty, staff and all Willamette MBA students (with special guest, President Stephen Thorsett)
*Note: this event is for students, staff and faculty (no guests, please)

(Kaneko Commons, Willamette University East Campus - Near TIUA - (MAP Location #27)

RSVP for Community Dinner

Note: Schedule Details May Be Subject to Change

Definitions of Dress

  • Business Attire: Business 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 Attire: Sports clothing (no jeans) with tennis shoes and comfortable, loose clothing for physical activity (to your level of comfort).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:


Shelby Gould, Career Management Advisor, at sgould@willamette.edu.

For issues or concerns during Compass Week, please call the Main Office at Atkinson at: 503-370-6167.

 
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