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Snapshot: January 2006 >> NEW THIS MONTH 2006 Business Leadership Awards Nominations are now being accepted for the 5th annual Business Leadership Awards program, to be held April 5 at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center. A panel of judges composed of Milgard School of Business faculty and Milgard School of Business Advisory Board members will select finalists. At the event, awards will be given to the Business Leader of the Year, Small Business Leader of the Year and Non-Profit Leader of the Year. In addition, a Lifetime Achievement award will recognize outstanding achievement by an individual whose career has benefited his or her field of business and the greater community. The event is sponsored by the Milgard School of Business, Heritage Bank, and the Tacoma News Tribune. [Julia Smith] >> NEW THIS MONTH Milgard School of Business site visit review The Milgard School of Business will undergo a site visit from the UW Graduate School Feb. 8 and 9, following a self-study report that was submitted in December. The committee will meet with faculty and students in the unit during the visit. The Milgard School of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in association with the University of Washington Seattle and Bothell campuses. [Julia Smith] >> NEW THIS MONTH Faculty searches in business The Milgard School of Business is currently searching for faculty in Management and Finance. One position is open in each area. [Julia Smith] >> NEW THIS MONTH MBA information reception The Milgard School of Business will host an information reception for prospective MBA students at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006 in the Tacoma Room. Visitors can meet Dean Shahrokh Saudagaran, MBA Director Greg Noronha, faculty members and current MBA students. [Julia Smith] >> UPDATED FROM LAST ISSUE Career Discovery Week Career Discovery Week will be held Jan. 23-27 on the UWT campus. The event, coordinated by the UW Alumni Association in partnership with the UWT Career Development Center and academic advisers on all three UW campuses, is a career education and exploration event for UWT students and alumni. At UWT, we will offer a week of sessions on a variety of career topics, including alumni panels from IAS, Business and Social Work, presentations on the next level for Nursing and Education students, and insight about the job outlook for 2006. The event will culminate with the South Sound College Fair, an opportunity to explore graduate school options in the South Sound area. [Sue Dahlin, Judy Colburn] >> UPDATED FROM LAST ISSUE Assembly Hall After three public forums, an intensive LEED eco-charette and numerous meetings with UWT students, faculty, staff and user groups, the design team, led by Thomas Hacker Architects, is in the process of completing the Programming Phase of the Assembly Hall/Commons project. After the review and acceptance of the program by the University’s Project Oversight Committee, the team will move into the design development process. The combined multipurpose hall and student commons area will provide much-needed presentation and gathering spaces for UWT faculty, staff and students. Its 500-seat capacity and flexible format will provide a forum for a wide variety of academic functions, job fairs, lectures and banquets as well as collaborative meeting areas and informal gathering spaces. The project is on target for a Fall 2008 completion. [Milt Tremblay] >> UPDATED FROM LAST ISSUE Campus growth update Mirai Transportation Planning & Engineering continues to look at the impact of closing Market Street on traffic patterns and ways to mitigate those effects. The group will also analyze the economic development impact on the downtown core on either side of the campus. Community leaders and representatives from the City of Tacoma are serving on a small steering committee. A larger advisory group composed of community, city, UW and UWT representatives is being convened. [Steve Smith, Milt Tremblay] >> UPDATED FROM LAST ISSUE Housing/parking Phase 1 of the Court 17 parking garage/apartment complex is 95% complete and about 200 of the 309 parking stalls should be available by February. The remaining 109 stalls and the 129-unit apartment complex should be ready for occupancy by Fall 2006. Court C remains closed during construction. [Milt Tremblay]
>> STILL CURRENT FROM LAST ISSUE Small-projects consultant selection BCRA Architects of Tacoma have been selected as the architectural consultant to assist in the development and construction of a number of small projects on the UWT campus during the next two to three years. Many of these projects will focus on providing amenities that will help make UWT a complete four-year campus. Additional projects may include campus beautification, building improvement and preservation and safety projects. BCRA has assigned Terry Bills as the UWT contact. Terry has hit the ground running and is reviewing several options for accommodating campus growth. [Milt Tremblay]
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