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Professionalism Week

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November 2-6 is Professionalism Week in the Milgard School of Business.  Find out more about our workshops and etiquette dinner.

On Monday, Ruthann Reim McCaffree talked with students about professionalism in the workplace by being "congenial, consistent and capable." 

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Student Etiquette Dinner

7th Annual Student Etiquette Dinner

UW Tacoma Students at the 2008 Etiquette Dinner Unsure which direction to pass the bread basket, which fork to use for each course, or what to do with your napkin when you leave the table?  Learn the answers to these dining etiquette questions and many more during the 7th Annual Student Etiquette Dinner on Thursday, November 5th at 6:00 p.m. at the Hotel Murano in Tacoma.  SOLD OUT!

Professionalism Week

November 2 - 5, 2009

Back by popular demand!  As part of Professionalism Week, three lunch time workshops, each focusing on a specific professional topic will be offered during the first week in November.

Reserve your seat now for the Professionalism Workshops!

Student Integrity Code

Attention Business Students!

Stop by and sign the Student Integrity Code banner.  Class banners will be available to sign from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 30th and Thursday, October 1st on the first floor of the Dougan building.  After October 1st, class banners will be available in the Business School main office (Dougan 401) from 9:00 - 5:00 until October 30th.

"We the students of the Milgard School of Business believe that integrity and honesty are integral to our educational experience and our lives. 

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July 15 - 16, 2010

"Connecting Across the Disciplines"

The Center for Leadership and Social Responsibility at the Milgard School of Business, University of Washington Tacoma is pleased to announce its first academic research conference.  The conference aims to facilitate high quality, rigorous scholarship on a wide range of social responsibility issues.

The Milgard School of Business Center for Leadership and Social Responsibility is now accepting research papers for the July 15 - 16, 2010 Academic Conference on Social Responsibility.  Theoretical and empirical papers are welcomed on a wide range of topics related to social practices of businesses.  The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2010.

We all know the person. You are conducting a meeting and they are checking e-mail under the table, or their laptop plays that ubiquitous “Windows” chime as they boot up. Is it rude? What if everyone else is doing it? Isn’t it just a matter of organizational culture? 

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Take a look at the websites or annual reports of virtually any Fortune 500, global corporation and you will find some reference to their social agenda, their community engagement, strategic philanthropy,

Getty Images creates positive change in the world through imagery – their core business strength. Their support of the Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility through these images is a clear demonstration of strong commitment to improved practice of corporate citizenship – in a values-oriented, strengths-based way.

The Milgard School of Business Advisory Board has appointed a task force of members from the Board to advise on the direction of the Center's activities, in particular the activities related to engaging with the business community.