Common Questions
How do I get to the University of Washington, Tacoma?From I-5 take the I-705/Tacoma City Center exit (exit 133). From I-705 take the South 21st Street exit. Turn left at the traffic light into 21st Street. Turn right at the next light onto Pacific Avenue. The campus will be on your left, across the street from the Washington State History Museum and the U.S. Courthouse/Union Station. The Office of Enrollment Services and Student Affairs is in the Garretson-Woodruff-Pratt (GWP) Building (above the University Book Store).
Campus map with directions and parking information.
Where do I park?
UWT is an urban campus and, therefore, parking is limited. There are pay parking lots next to the Washington State History Museum and Union Station on Pacific, at the intersection of 21st and Jefferson, and on 19th between Market and Fawcett. One-hour street parking is available along Pacific Avenue, Jefferson Street and Market Street. Parking for students and visitors with disabled permits is available on C Street in front of the Library and Commerce Street behind the Dougan Building.
Who is the audience?
For the most part, the audience is University of Washington, Tacoma Business School students and faculty. Most of the students are Juniors and Seniors looking for future internships and/or full time jobs, students from other disciplines are encouraged to attend, such as Computing & Software System.
What is the purpose of the presentation?
This is your choice. You can choose to speak to us about the job industry, what you do on your job, or new technologies.
New emerging technologies -- technologies that have not been heard of or are still in Beta test mode. (ie: Bluetooth, Whistler, .NET), information about what your responsibilities, some of your interesting projects. And of course, we would want to hear about the various career opportunities your company has to offer
Are you looking for a technical presentation (how to configure MS Application Center for example) or more of a business oriented one (How we use technology internally at Microsoft to streamline processes and operate more efficiently for example)?
An integration of both would be great. It would be appealing to both sides of our audience -- the techies and the business oriented students. Some of our members are extremely technical while others joined the Future Technology Professionals to become more technical.
The format for the meetings are as follows: the first 10 min are for eating and announcements, 40 min for presentation, 10 min for question & answer.
What kind of presentation facilities is available?
Most presentations we have had in the past were PowerPoint presentations. Our classrooms are smart rooms; therefore they are already equipped with the latest technology. PowerPoint, Internet access, speaker, etc. If you need additional equipment please contact us prior to your presentation and we can have it prepared upon your arrival.
Will we be the only company presenting on this date?
Yes, we usually only have one speaker per meeting
How many attendees do you expect in general?
We usually expect 10-20 students, definitely more during Fall Quarter.
Where are the meetings held?
When you are contacted with your final details, you will be told what room the meeting will be held; however, we will try to have a member meet you in the lobby of the Garrettson-Woodruff-Pratt (GWP) above the University Bookstore.
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This site was last updated on 1/03/2002