FEATURES

Welcome!
The MBA Student Affairs team welcomes you to the 2007-2008 academic school year! We hope to see you at the various events and activities throughout the year. Stop by our office, suite 2-210, during our office hours to meet with us or just to say hello.

MBA Student Affairs Office Extend Office Hours
Extended office hours are offered in the MBA Student Affairs office beginning Tuesday, September 4th.
Hours
Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 7:30pm
Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Saturday(Sept. - May) 7:30am - 4:00pm

Welcome Week Event
Please join the MBA Student Affairs Staff team in welcoming all new and returning MBA students to the Fall 2007 school semester. Network with other MBA students and get to know the staff. Welcome week will run the entire first week of classes beginning Tuesday, Sept., 4th.

- Tues. Sept. 4th., 4:45pm - 5:45pm, inside 2-260
- Wed., Sept.5th, 3:00pm - 5:45pm, Atrium
- Thurs., Sept 6th, 4:45pm - 5:45pm, inside 2-260
- Sat., Sept 8th, 11:30am - 12:30pm, inside 2-260
- Mon., Sept 10th, 4:45pm - 5:45pm, inside 2-260

New Case Competition Webpage :
Upcoming Case Competitions include:
- Sustainable Innovation Summitt Business Plan Competition and
- Howard University MBA Exclusive Minority Case Competition.

Check out the updated case competition web page for application deadlines, locations and for other upcoming competitions.
http://www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/Page5055.aspx

STUDENT AFFAIRS

Tuition and Billing Information
September 8 - First bill mailed for fall
October 3 - First fall semester bill due.
See the following web page for full details: http://onestop.umn.edu/onestop/tuition.html

Health Insurance
If you do not have health insurance coverage you will automatically be charged for the University's coverage. You will be covered by Blue Cross Blue Shield. If you have questions regarding coverage or if you did not receive an insurance card make sure to contact the Boynton Insurance Office at 612 624-0627.

If you do have your own coverage there is still time to enter your carrier information before the September 11th deadline. To enter information go to the following web site: http://onestop.umn.edu/registrar/registration/index.html (click on view/update hospitalization insurance information).

Class of 2009 Immunization Forms
If you have questions about the form please visit Boynton Health Services webpage for more information on immunization forms;http://www.bhs.umn.edu/location.htm.

In addition, if you need the form here is a link to the page that has the form: http://www.bhs.umn.edu/services/immunization.htm (use the non-AHC form)

ACADEMIC

International Programs
International Programs will be at Welcome Week activities so stop over to see us with questions about studying abroad! It's never too early to start thinking about the December 1 deadline for May programs! The application process is competitive, and space is limited, so schedule an advising appointment with us for guidance or questions about applying. We are located in 4-104.

Website: www.csom.umn.edu/internationalprograms
Contact: Wendy Witherspoon, withe031@umn.edu

Fall 2007 Important Dates
A and full term classes:
- September 11 - Last day to add classes without instructor approval
- September 11 - Last day to cancel courses with a 100% refund, this only affects you if you are under 12 credits or over 19 credits
- September 17 - Last day to cancel courses without a grade of W (grades of W only mean withdrawal after the normal period of adding and canceling and do not count in your GPA)

B term classes:
- November 5 - Last day to add classes without instructor approval
- November 5 - Last day to cancel courses with a 100% refund, this only affects you if you are under 12 credits or over 19 credits
- November 11 - Last day to cancel courses without a grade of W (grades of W only mean withdrawal after the normal period of adding and canceling and do not count in your GPA) (B term classes only)

Upcoming MBA Conferences :
National Black MBA Association 29th Annual Conference Exposition
Date: September 11-16, 2007
Location: Orlando, FL
Website: http://www.nbmbaa.org/conference.cfm

National Society of Hispanic MBA's 18th Annual conference and Career Expo
Date: October 4-6, 2007
Location: Houston, TX
Website: http://www.nshmba.org/conference/

Reaching Out 10th Annual LGBT MBA Conference
Date: October 11-14, 2007
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: http://www.reachingoutmba.org/sf07/home.shtml

Fellowship for Ethics Seminar
First and second year students who are applying for the Ethics Seminar in London and Brussels should also think about applying for the Loren W. Johnson fellowship.

For more information on this opportunity please click here. You may also stop by the Student Affairs Office to speak with Stephanie Nichols or the International Program Office located in suite 4-104.

CAREER

Cover Letter Clinic
Sept. 4th, 5th and 6th
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
MBA Services Center, 2-210

Drop by for a 5-minute review of your cover letter by a career coach. (No RSVP needed) It would be helpful if you would also bring your resume and the job posting.

Deloitte Hosting "Office Hours" for 2nd Year MBA's
Sept 14 and Sept 21, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Where: Carlson School of Management, Room 1-124
Who: Graduating / 2nd year MBA CSOM Students
Why: Answer student questions about the Firm, consulting, etc

Interested in strategy and operations? Are you curious about management consulting? Are you a graduating MBA and want to learn more about Deloitte? 15-minute time slots are available throughout the day beginning at 8 am and ending at 5pm.

Please sign-up at the Graduate Business Career Center front desk. For more information please contact Jessica Page at page0064@umn.edu

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

Informal Self-Defense Group for the MBA Students. Your fellow MBA student, Rajneet Kakker, would like to teach a few basic self-defense techniques to gain time during emergency situations. He will offer 5-10 sessions (1 session every week right after classes), keeping the number of students to not more than 6 at a time.

If you have any questions or if you would like to join, please email Rajneet at kakke001@umn.edu

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