Italian Cooking Class

We had a really wonderful time at the multi-cultural committees cooking class. 

Don't be fooled into thinking this was your run-of-the-mill cooking class. 

Oh no, no with MBASA!

It was an authentic Italian cooking class taught my our very own Italian Elaine! 

She taught how to make our very own pasta and authentic pasta sauce. 

And by authentic I mean BURSTING with flavor. 

Farewell to store-bought noodles and sauce. 

Thank you everyone who was able to come and participate as well as all those many hands "behind-the-scenes" who make it possible! 

A Day in the Life 11.8.2012

One of the most popular activities of the year is not even really an MBASA activity, but is an event organized by the MBAA to give all the spouses a chance to experience what life is like for MBA students. We'd like to thank the MBAA for arranging the "Day in the Life" activity and for Professors Dan Snow, Associate Professor of Global Supply Chain Management, and Glenn Christensen, Associate Professor of Marketing, for graciously giving up their free time to teach us about Benihana and mojo meters. :) 

Dr. Snow explaining how Benihana change restaurant operations.

Dr. Christensen with his time-tested "Mojo Meter."

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Photography Mini-Class Night 11.7.2012

The Communications Committee hosted the Photography Mini-Class Night on Wednesday, November 11th. Three of our very talented MBASA photographers shared their expertise and tips for taking better photographs and editing them afterwards. A BIG thank you to our wonderful teachers! We learned so much!

Basic Photography & Composition

Blaire Ostler taught our Basic Photography and Composition class. She covered topics like exposure, lighting, aperture, Fstops, shutter speed, ISO, white balance, and her "be's of composition."

To view her PowerPoint Presentation, click here.

Photographing Babies & Young Kids

Madelyn Wayment taught us how to capture family photos, both with newborns and young children. She taught us how to be prepared when taking photographs of children (like using attention getters, bribes, and enlisting help) and how to become friends with our subjects so that they will trust us to take their photograph. Her biggest tip was to try to allow the child's real personality to come through their photographs.

To view Madelyn's PowerPoint Presentation and notes, click here.

Basic Photo Editing

Calista Perazzo taught our class on basic photo editing, covering both PicMonkey (a free editing resource) and Photoshop. She started with the Editing Order of Operations: fix lighting and exposure, fix blemishes, and then have fun with effects.

To view her PowerPoint Presentation click here and to download her handout, click here.

Thanks to everyone who came out and again, a HUGE thanks to our wonderful teachers!

Spouse Spotlights Night 10.30.2012

Do you know how awesome the spouses of MBASA are? If not, you should head over to our Spotlights page to read about the amazing and diverse women who make up our community.

The Spouse Spotlights Night was put on by the Communications Committee and the Guru Program as a way to get to know each other better; we want all the spouses to recognize faces and learn names and feel like they have a place here.

We started out the evening with a little "Speed Friendshipping" where we got to learn more about each other one-on-one. We interspersed that with "Spotlight Trivia" where we asked questions based on the submitted spotlights. We got every question right!

We also held a drawing for those who had submitted a spotlight. We had three prizes and three winners: Bitsy Tesimale, Anne Durham, and Debora Mijanos.

Thanks to everyone who came to our activity!

Service White Elephant Exchange 10.9.2012

We may be a little behind on some of our posts, but that doesn't mean we haven't been having fun!

The service committee hosted a White Elephant Service Exchange on October 9th. Not only did we have an awesome turnout, but each spouse left with something special. Each participant brought either a handmade item (already finished) or a service that they would provide for the spouse who won their offering.

Spouses could pick a new item from the middle or "steal" a service from another spouse. There were a couple of in-demand items. (One service could only be stolen twice before it was deemed "frozen.")

Examples of the services offered included free babysitting (very popular, as you might imagine), piano lessons, free photo session, homemade baby items (like shoes, wipes cases, etc.), and homemade desserts.To see a list of all the fun service prizes, click here.

Not only did we get to enrich each others lives through service, but we also got to see the many talents of our fellow spouses.

Thanks to everyone who came out and for those who organized this event!

Christmas gifts on a budget ( Nov 7, 2012)

This completed the three-part series of the Education Committee's "Christmas Gifts on a Budget".
The series taught us how to make items for Christmas using things we already had around the house. Previous classes included turning sweaters into scarves, T-shirts into tote bags etc. The final class taught us how to make gifts for the men in our lives.

Thank you to Margo and Brett and everyone else who helped make this possible! 

Especially all those who helped watch the kids so the spouses could work on their projects! 

Thanksgiving Taster GNO { Nov 6, 2012 }

What an amazing affair last night! The Fellowship Committee hosted a Thanksgiving Taster: Potatoes and Pies, Oh My! night. If you missed it, you can still get the recipes. 

We had a wonderful time visiting and sampling all of the amazing dishes... and staying informed on the election returns. 

Can you tell which one is actually mashed califlower? 

There were prizes to be won to boot! 

We played a game called "draw a turkey on your head"

Its pretty self-explanatory

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 ( Yes, that picture is moving )

Thank you again to everyone who worked so hard to make the night so memorable and fun. Thank you to all were able to make it out. We hope to see you at our next Girls Night Out!