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Headlines and Events this Week
Saturday, April 26
Haas Alumni Reunion Conference – Clean Tech Innovation
Monday, April 28
*NEW* Q@Haas EW/FT MBA Mixer
Tuesday and Wednesday, April 28 and 29
*NEW* Salary Reporting with Career Services and Alumni Relations
Upcoming Events
Friday, May 2
*NEW* Management Consulting Career Panel
Friday, May 9
Dean’s End of Year Party
Saturday, May 10
Hiram Moy: Career Transition into Banking
Tuesday, May 13
15th Annual Business Forecast Luncheon
Sunday, May 18
“Bay to Breakers” – Details Coming Soon
Wednesday, June 4
2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Calls
Thursday, June 12
2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Reception
To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/
UPCOMING EVENTS
Haas Alumni Reunion Conference – Clean Tech Innovation ~ A Berkeley Tradition
Date: Saturday, April 26
Time: 8:30am – 4:00pm
URL: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/alumni/conference
Join fellow Haas alumni and faculty, as well as other Berkeley faculty and industry leaders, for panel discussions and presentations about the energy and environmental landscape at Haas, UC Berkeley, and beyond. The environmental challenges we face as a society compel us to find new energy solutions. The Conference will feature a special keynote presentation and several alumni panels discussing energy markets and investments and climate change. After lunch in the courtyard, alumni can view our Energy Expo or participate in a career workshop.
Register at http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/alumni/conference.
Registration is free for all current Haas students.
Q@Haas EW/FT MBA Mixer
Date: Monday, April 28
Time and Location: 6:30pm Pre-Reception at the Bear’s Lair, 7:30 - 8:15pm at C335
Greetings Q@Haasers! Mark your calendars! In an effort to cross-pollinate the programs, we will be having an Evening/Weekend and Full-Time Q-MBA Student Mixer! Pizza and sodas will be provided.
There is also a PRE-RECEPTION in Bear’s Lair at 6:30 for anyone that is available – a couple of drinks will be thrown in for free too!
RSVP to melissa_ong@mba.berkeley.edu. For more information, please contact Ian Ford at ian_ford@mba.berkeley.edu.
Salary Reporting with Career Services and Alumni Relations
Date: Tuesday and Wednesday, April 28 and 29
Time: 7:15pm to 8:15pm
Location: FIFO Cafe
Please stop by and say hello to Pat DeMasters (Haas Career Services) and Meg Roundy (Haas Alumni Relations). Pat will be conducting a very quick salary survey to help get the Haas EWMBA program into the top national rankings. Meg will be available to answer questions about the alumni network, and share information on updates to the Alumni database.
If you received a job offer, please fill out the attached document and return to Career Services, or fill out the information directly in CareerNet.
Management Consulting Career Panel
Date: Friday, May 2
Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Location: C230
Are you interested in a career in management consulting? Do you want to find out more about the consulting interview process and how to navigate a transition to management consulting?
Career Services and the Haas Consulting Club have organized a Management Consulting Career Panel at Haas. The event is designed for all 1st year students and 2nd year EWMBA students interested in learning about the experiences and strategies the panelists used to successfully navigate the recruitment process and receive job offers in management consulting.
Networking: 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Panel Discussion: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Q&A: 8:00 - 8:30 pm
Panelist’s profile and additional information are available at:
http://haasewmbaa-careerservices.blogspot.com/
Sign up for the event on CareerNet.
Dean’s End of Year Party
Date: Friday, May 9
Time: 4:00-6:00pm
Location: Haas Courtyard
Join Haas students, faculty and staff for the Dean’s end of Year party. Teaching Awards and student fundraising campaign results will be announced; food will be catered by Looney’s BBQ.
Excellence in teaching is recognized through the annual Earl F.Cheit Award. This award is named after Dean Emeritus Earl F. Cheit, who made teaching excellence one of his top priorities as Dean. Panels of students choose the recipients of the Cheit Award based on nominations submitted by their fellow students. The 2008 Award winners will be honored at this event.
Contact Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu), Ankur Agarwal (ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu), or Udit Shah (udit@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
Hiram Moy: Career Transition into Banking
Date: Saturday, May 10
Time: 12.15-1pm and 1.15-2pm
Location: Wells Fargo Room
Hiram Moy, Haas EWMBA Alum and VP at Wachovia, to talk about his transition into banking and how to make a head start there.
We will also have a guest in biotech.
15th Annual Business Forecast Luncheon
Date: Tuesday, May 13
Time: 11:30am – 1:30pm
Location: Palace Hotel at San Francisco
Save the date for the 15th Annual Haas School Business Forecast Luncheon at the Palace Hotel featuring Robert B. Reich, Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley. He has served in three national administrations, most recently as secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton. He has written eleven books, including “The Work of Nations”, which has been translated into 22 languages. In 2003, Reich was awarded the prestigious Vaclev Havel Foundation Prize, by the former Czech president, for his pioneering work in economic and social thought. Reich has been a member of the faculties of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and of Brandeis University.
Great networking, food, and speaker!
Contact Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu), Ankur Agarwal (ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu), or Udit Shah (udit@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Calls
Date: Wednesday, June 4
Time: Any
Location: Anywhere
Current student volunteers make phone calls to the 2nd round admitted students to congratulate them for their admission, welcome them to the program, and answer questions. Calls should be completed by June 10 and we typically make 8-12 calls per volunteer.
Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are available to volunteer.
2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Reception
Date: Thursday, June 12
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Haas Campus
Save the date. Come meet the newly admitted Class 2011 and share your Haas experience! We especially need 2nd and 3rd year students who can speak about their elective and career change stories.
Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are available to volunteer.
DID YOU KNOW?
As a registered student, your Cal Student ID with the AC Transit Class Pass sticker allows you to ride free of charge on AC Transit (including the Transbay lines to San Francisco and U-Line from Fremont BART to Stanford) and BearTransit campus shuttle buses* all semester long. More information about picking up your Class Pass can be found at: http://pt.berkeley.edu/transportation_alternatives/classpass/index.html.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
EWMBA eZine - Week of April 17, 2008
Alumni Affairs Committee Blog
Yes, folks. The EWMBA Student Association is “Web 2.0-ready”!
If you don’t know it already, each committee has a blog that talks about what’s going on, future plans etc. Yes, there is more to life than mid-terms/finals/projects…
The Alumni Affairs Committee blog is at:
http://haasewmbaa-alumniaffairs.blogspot.com/
Reminder: Nominations for the Earl F. Cheit Award
Each year, Haas recognizes outstanding educators and graduate student instructors (GSI).
If you have not done so, please take a few minutes and submit a nomination. Teachers and GSIs from Summer 2007 through Spring 2008 courses are eligible for nomination.
The survey can be accessed from the following link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=X4UslAwXcQdfINV4vUmAFQ_3d_3d
The deadline for submitting your nominations is Monday, April 21st at 11:59pm. If you have questions regarding the nomination process, please contact:
Kiran Prabhakara (kiranprabhakara@mba.berkeley.edu) or
Josh Han (josh_han@mba.berkeley.edu)
4th Annual MIT Operations Simulation Competition
Congratulations to Piyush Jain, Jimmy Jin, Bharath Muthiah, and Ashish Shah, 1st year EWMBA‘10 students, for capturing the second place in this competition. A total of 85 B-school teams from all over the world competed in the competition, held from April 10-13. The top 4 teams were CEIBS(China), Haas, CEIBS & MIT.
The competition was hosted by the MIT Sloan Operations Management Club and included a total prize money of $4500. The Haas Golden Bears team won the 2nd prize money of $1000 for their efforts.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Haas MBA Experienced Hire Career Fair
Date: Friday, April 18
Time: 5:30pm – 8pm
Location: Hyatt Regency, 5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA
URL: Sign up on CareerNet.
Be sure to sign up on CareerNet by Noon, April 16. Please bring multiple copies of your resume to provide to recruiters when asked. Business casual attire is appropriate.
Consulting Opportunities with BearingPoint
Date: Saturday, April 19
Time: 12.15-1pm and 1.15-2pm (Come as soon as you’ve got your hotdog lunch in the courtyard)
Location: Wells Fargo Room
Richard Chen of BearingPoint will be speaking over lunch at Haas on opportunities in consulting. Richard, who is a Haas EWMBA alum, will talk about his career transition from engineering, share advice about how to engineer a career change into consulting and what life as a consultant has been like so far. Come, listen to his story!
BearingPoint is still considering resumes for full-time and summer positions.
2nd Round Applicants Interview Day
Date: Saturday, April 19
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: Haas Campus
On this day, those 2nd round applicants who are from out of town have their official interviews and the opportunity to take tours and sit-in on classes. We need current students working in shifts to interact with the applicants, conduct the tours, and guide them to classes.
Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are available to volunteer.
Steve Wozniak at UC Berkeley
Date: Tuesday, April 22
Time: 8pm – 9pm
Location: Andersen Auditorium, F295 Haas
URL: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=23987200284&ref=nf
This free event is provisionally scheduled for Tuesday, April 22, 8:00 PM at Andersen Auditorium, F295.
Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple and a Berkeley alumnus, is coming to Cal! This is a wonderful opportunity to meet the guy who helped launch personal computing and an iconic company and was inducted into the Inventor's Hall of Fame. Don't miss out! And please tell all of your friends so they have the opportunity to see him as well.
Top Dog in the Courtyard Date: April 22 and 23
Time: 7:15-8:30pm
Location: Haas Courtyard
Join Meg Roundy, Assoc. Director, Student Alumni Relations, and the EWMBA Program Office for Top Dog in the courtyard! This event is free for all EWMBA students.
Please stop by for your Hot dog, chips and a drink during your class break, and catch up with Meg on all things alumni. Please come with questions, suggestions and concerns (well, hopefully not concerns).
Contact Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu), Ankur Agarwal (ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu), or Udit Shah (udit@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
BAY AREA ALUMNI – Q@Haas Alumni Networking Date: April 23
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: Eureka Restaurant in San Francisco
Current students are invited to the 1st Q@Haas Alumni Networking Event for 2008. For a chance to meet alumni, please join us for our 1st Alumni networking event in 2008 at Eureka Restaurant in San Francisco. RSVP to Ivan Ferko at ivan_ferko@mba.berkeley.edu.
Web2Open in San Francisco
Date: Wednesday and Thursday, April 23 and 24
Time: 9am – 6pm
Location: Moscone West, San Francisco
URL: http://www.socialtext.net/web2open/index.cgi?web2open
Web2Open is a free event where you can connect with other participants over your Web 2.0 successes, challenges and questions. The Web2Open lets attendees determine most of the session topics, and it emphasizes participation over presentations. This year, the Open also features a handful of pre-scheduled discussion sessions seeded with people who are passionate about the topics. The Open is a great way to network with other attendees, learn more about elements of Web 2.0, and share your experience.
Web2Open is a part of the Web 2.0 Expo. You need a badge to attend, but you can register for free using the the code websf08opw (this free badge will admit you to the Web2Open sessions, Expo Keynotes, Show Floor and Launch Pad). Register at
https://en.oreilly.com/webexsf2008/public/register.
For more information, please contact Sarah Milstein (sarah_milstein@mba.berkeley.edu) if you have any questions.
Dining Out for Life
Date: Thursday, April 24
Time: Lunch or Dinner
Location: Participating restaurants - click on the link below for a list http://www.diningoutforlife.com/eastbay/participating
URL: http://www.diningoutforlife.com/eastbay
Do you enjoy having a tasty meal with your friends, family and co-workers? Do you like dining out? Then consider volunteering on Thursday, April 24th for Dining Out for Life, an event that raises money for those living with HIV/AIDS! As a "Table Captain” you are responsible for bringing a table of 6 or more diners out to a participating restaurant during the traditionally slower times – 5:00pm – 6:30pm and 8:30pm – 10pm. We’ll help you choose a restaurant, you gather 6+ diners and make a reservation and enjoy a fabulous meal! 25% of your bill will be donated to Vital Life Services.
For more information, please contact Jenn Elliott at (jenn_elliott@haas.berkeley.edu) if you have any questions.
Haas Alumni Reunion Conference – Clean Tech Innovation ~ A Berkeley Tradition
Date: Saturday, April 26
Time: 8:30am – 4:00pm
URL: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/alumni/conference
Join fellow Haas alumni and faculty, as well as other Berkeley faculty and industry leaders, for panel discussions and presentations about the energy and environmental landscape at Haas, UC Berkeley, and beyond. The environmental challenges we face as a society compel us to find new energy solutions. The Conference will feature a special keynote presentation and several alumni panels discussing energy markets and investments and climate change. After lunch in the courtyard, alumni can view our Energy Expo or participate in a career workshop.
Register at www.haas.berkeley.edu/alumni/conference.
Registration is free for all current Haas students.
Dean’s End of Year Party
Date: Friday, May 9
Time: 4:00-6:00pm
Location: Haas Courtyard
Join Haas students, faculty and staff for the Dean’s end of Year party. Teaching Awards and student fundraising campaign results will be announced; food will be catered by Looney’s BBQ.
Excellence in teaching is recognized through the annual Earl F.Cheit Award. This award is named after Dean Emeritus Earl F. Cheit, who made teaching excellence one of his top priorities as Dean. Panels of students choose the recipients of the Cheit Award based on nominations submitted by their fellow students. The 2008 Award winners will be honored at this event.
Contact Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu), Ankur Agarwal (ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu), or Udit Shah (udit@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
Hiram Moy: Career Transition into Banking
Date: Saturday, May 10
Time: 12.15-1pm and 1.15-2pm
Location: Wells Fargo Room
Hiram Moy, Haas EWMBA Alum and VP at Wachovia, to talk about his transition into banking and how to make a head start there.
We will also have a guest in biotech.
15th Annual Business Forecast Luncheon
Date: Tuesday, May 13
Time: 11:30am – 1:30pm
Location: Palace Hotel at San Francisco
Save the date for the 15th Annual Haas School Business Forecast Luncheon at the Palace Hotel featuring Robert B. Reich, Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley. He has served in three national administrations, most recently as secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton. He has written eleven books, including “The Work of Nations”, which has been translated into 22 languages. In 2003, Reich was awarded the prestigious Vaclev Havel Foundation Prize, by the former Czech president, for his pioneering work in economic and social thought. Reich has been a member of the faculties of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and of Brandeis University.
Great networking, food, and speaker!
Contact Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu), Ankur Agarwal (ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu), or Udit Shah (udit@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Calls
Date: Wednesday, June 4
Time: Any
Location: Anywhere
Current student volunteers make phone calls to the 2nd round admitted students to congratulate them for their admission, welcome them to the program, and answer questions. Calls should be completed by June 10 and we typically make 8-12 calls per volunteer.
Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are available to volunteer.
2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Reception
Date: Thursday, June 12
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Haas Campus
Save the date. Come meet the newly admitted Class 2011 and share your Haas experience! We especially need 2nd and 3rd year students who can speak about their elective and career change stories.
Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are available to volunteer.
DID YOU KNOW?
If you are a weekend student and want to take an evening elective or an evening student wanting to take a weekend elective, you can use the add/drop period to do this. The advantage is that you don’t have to “declare” or “undeclared” yourself. However, be forewarned that popular classes will still be hard to get into.
Yes, folks. The EWMBA Student Association is “Web 2.0-ready”!
If you don’t know it already, each committee has a blog that talks about what’s going on, future plans etc. Yes, there is more to life than mid-terms/finals/projects…
The Alumni Affairs Committee blog is at:
http://haasewmbaa-alumniaffairs.blogspot.com/
Reminder: Nominations for the Earl F. Cheit Award
Each year, Haas recognizes outstanding educators and graduate student instructors (GSI).
If you have not done so, please take a few minutes and submit a nomination. Teachers and GSIs from Summer 2007 through Spring 2008 courses are eligible for nomination.
The survey can be accessed from the following link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=X4UslAwXcQdfINV4vUmAFQ_3d_3d
The deadline for submitting your nominations is Monday, April 21st at 11:59pm. If you have questions regarding the nomination process, please contact:
Kiran Prabhakara (kiranprabhakara@mba.berkeley.edu) or
Josh Han (josh_han@mba.berkeley.edu)
4th Annual MIT Operations Simulation Competition
Congratulations to Piyush Jain, Jimmy Jin, Bharath Muthiah, and Ashish Shah, 1st year EWMBA‘10 students, for capturing the second place in this competition. A total of 85 B-school teams from all over the world competed in the competition, held from April 10-13. The top 4 teams were CEIBS(China), Haas, CEIBS & MIT.
The competition was hosted by the MIT Sloan Operations Management Club and included a total prize money of $4500. The Haas Golden Bears team won the 2nd prize money of $1000 for their efforts.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Haas MBA Experienced Hire Career Fair
Date: Friday, April 18
Time: 5:30pm – 8pm
Location: Hyatt Regency, 5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA
URL: Sign up on CareerNet.
Be sure to sign up on CareerNet by Noon, April 16. Please bring multiple copies of your resume to provide to recruiters when asked. Business casual attire is appropriate.
Consulting Opportunities with BearingPoint
Date: Saturday, April 19
Time: 12.15-1pm and 1.15-2pm (Come as soon as you’ve got your hotdog lunch in the courtyard)
Location: Wells Fargo Room
Richard Chen of BearingPoint will be speaking over lunch at Haas on opportunities in consulting. Richard, who is a Haas EWMBA alum, will talk about his career transition from engineering, share advice about how to engineer a career change into consulting and what life as a consultant has been like so far. Come, listen to his story!
BearingPoint is still considering resumes for full-time and summer positions.
2nd Round Applicants Interview Day
Date: Saturday, April 19
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: Haas Campus
On this day, those 2nd round applicants who are from out of town have their official interviews and the opportunity to take tours and sit-in on classes. We need current students working in shifts to interact with the applicants, conduct the tours, and guide them to classes.
Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are available to volunteer.
Steve Wozniak at UC Berkeley
Date: Tuesday, April 22
Time: 8pm – 9pm
Location: Andersen Auditorium, F295 Haas
URL: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=23987200284&ref=nf
This free event is provisionally scheduled for Tuesday, April 22, 8:00 PM at Andersen Auditorium, F295.
Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple and a Berkeley alumnus, is coming to Cal! This is a wonderful opportunity to meet the guy who helped launch personal computing and an iconic company and was inducted into the Inventor's Hall of Fame. Don't miss out! And please tell all of your friends so they have the opportunity to see him as well.
Top Dog in the Courtyard Date: April 22 and 23
Time: 7:15-8:30pm
Location: Haas Courtyard
Join Meg Roundy, Assoc. Director, Student Alumni Relations, and the EWMBA Program Office for Top Dog in the courtyard! This event is free for all EWMBA students.
Please stop by for your Hot dog, chips and a drink during your class break, and catch up with Meg on all things alumni. Please come with questions, suggestions and concerns (well, hopefully not concerns).
Contact Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu), Ankur Agarwal (ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu), or Udit Shah (udit@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
BAY AREA ALUMNI – Q@Haas Alumni Networking Date: April 23
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: Eureka Restaurant in San Francisco
Current students are invited to the 1st Q@Haas Alumni Networking Event for 2008. For a chance to meet alumni, please join us for our 1st Alumni networking event in 2008 at Eureka Restaurant in San Francisco. RSVP to Ivan Ferko at ivan_ferko@mba.berkeley.edu.
Web2Open in San Francisco
Date: Wednesday and Thursday, April 23 and 24
Time: 9am – 6pm
Location: Moscone West, San Francisco
URL: http://www.socialtext.net/web2open/index.cgi?web2open
Web2Open is a free event where you can connect with other participants over your Web 2.0 successes, challenges and questions. The Web2Open lets attendees determine most of the session topics, and it emphasizes participation over presentations. This year, the Open also features a handful of pre-scheduled discussion sessions seeded with people who are passionate about the topics. The Open is a great way to network with other attendees, learn more about elements of Web 2.0, and share your experience.
Web2Open is a part of the Web 2.0 Expo. You need a badge to attend, but you can register for free using the the code websf08opw (this free badge will admit you to the Web2Open sessions, Expo Keynotes, Show Floor and Launch Pad). Register at
https://en.oreilly.com/webexsf2008/public/register.
For more information, please contact Sarah Milstein (sarah_milstein@mba.berkeley.edu) if you have any questions.
Dining Out for Life
Date: Thursday, April 24
Time: Lunch or Dinner
Location: Participating restaurants - click on the link below for a list http://www.diningoutforlife.com/eastbay/participating
URL: http://www.diningoutforlife.com/eastbay
Do you enjoy having a tasty meal with your friends, family and co-workers? Do you like dining out? Then consider volunteering on Thursday, April 24th for Dining Out for Life, an event that raises money for those living with HIV/AIDS! As a "Table Captain” you are responsible for bringing a table of 6 or more diners out to a participating restaurant during the traditionally slower times – 5:00pm – 6:30pm and 8:30pm – 10pm. We’ll help you choose a restaurant, you gather 6+ diners and make a reservation and enjoy a fabulous meal! 25% of your bill will be donated to Vital Life Services.
For more information, please contact Jenn Elliott at (jenn_elliott@haas.berkeley.edu) if you have any questions.
Haas Alumni Reunion Conference – Clean Tech Innovation ~ A Berkeley Tradition
Date: Saturday, April 26
Time: 8:30am – 4:00pm
URL: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/alumni/conference
Join fellow Haas alumni and faculty, as well as other Berkeley faculty and industry leaders, for panel discussions and presentations about the energy and environmental landscape at Haas, UC Berkeley, and beyond. The environmental challenges we face as a society compel us to find new energy solutions. The Conference will feature a special keynote presentation and several alumni panels discussing energy markets and investments and climate change. After lunch in the courtyard, alumni can view our Energy Expo or participate in a career workshop.
Register at www.haas.berkeley.edu/alumni/conference.
Registration is free for all current Haas students.
Dean’s End of Year Party
Date: Friday, May 9
Time: 4:00-6:00pm
Location: Haas Courtyard
Join Haas students, faculty and staff for the Dean’s end of Year party. Teaching Awards and student fundraising campaign results will be announced; food will be catered by Looney’s BBQ.
Excellence in teaching is recognized through the annual Earl F.Cheit Award. This award is named after Dean Emeritus Earl F. Cheit, who made teaching excellence one of his top priorities as Dean. Panels of students choose the recipients of the Cheit Award based on nominations submitted by their fellow students. The 2008 Award winners will be honored at this event.
Contact Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu), Ankur Agarwal (ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu), or Udit Shah (udit@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
Hiram Moy: Career Transition into Banking
Date: Saturday, May 10
Time: 12.15-1pm and 1.15-2pm
Location: Wells Fargo Room
Hiram Moy, Haas EWMBA Alum and VP at Wachovia, to talk about his transition into banking and how to make a head start there.
We will also have a guest in biotech.
15th Annual Business Forecast Luncheon
Date: Tuesday, May 13
Time: 11:30am – 1:30pm
Location: Palace Hotel at San Francisco
Save the date for the 15th Annual Haas School Business Forecast Luncheon at the Palace Hotel featuring Robert B. Reich, Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley. He has served in three national administrations, most recently as secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton. He has written eleven books, including “The Work of Nations”, which has been translated into 22 languages. In 2003, Reich was awarded the prestigious Vaclev Havel Foundation Prize, by the former Czech president, for his pioneering work in economic and social thought. Reich has been a member of the faculties of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and of Brandeis University.
Great networking, food, and speaker!
Contact Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu), Ankur Agarwal (ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu), or Udit Shah (udit@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Calls
Date: Wednesday, June 4
Time: Any
Location: Anywhere
Current student volunteers make phone calls to the 2nd round admitted students to congratulate them for their admission, welcome them to the program, and answer questions. Calls should be completed by June 10 and we typically make 8-12 calls per volunteer.
Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are available to volunteer.
2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Reception
Date: Thursday, June 12
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Haas Campus
Save the date. Come meet the newly admitted Class 2011 and share your Haas experience! We especially need 2nd and 3rd year students who can speak about their elective and career change stories.
Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are available to volunteer.
DID YOU KNOW?
If you are a weekend student and want to take an evening elective or an evening student wanting to take a weekend elective, you can use the add/drop period to do this. The advantage is that you don’t have to “declare” or “undeclared” yourself. However, be forewarned that popular classes will still be hard to get into.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
EWMBA eZine - Week of April 10, 2008
Nominations for the Earl F. Cheit Award
Each year, Haas recognizes outstanding educators and graduate student instructors (GSI).
Excellence in teaching is recognized through the annual Earl F. Cheit Award. This award is named after Dean Emeritus Earl F. Cheit, who made teaching excellence one of his top priorities as Dean. Panels of students choose the recipients of the Cheit Award based on nominations submitted by their fellow students. The 2008 Award winners will be honored at the Dean’s End of The Year Party on Friday, May 9, in the Haas School Courtyard.
Please take a few minutes to reflect upon your classroom experiences this past academic year and consider submitting a nomination. The individual you nominate is not only proficient in his/her subject matter, but also has a strong commitment to the learning and mentoring process. The EWMBA student body intends to select one teacher from the Evening courses and one teacher from the Weekend courses. In addition we will select one GSI for this academic year. Teachers and GSIs from Summer 2007 through Spring 2008 courses are eligible for nomination.
The survey can be accessed from the following link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=X4UslAwXcQdfINV4vUmAFQ_3d_3d
The deadline for submitting your nominations is Monday, April 21 at 11:59pm. If you have questions regarding the nomination process, please contact:
Kiran Prabhakara (kiranprabhakara@mba.berkeley.edu) or
Josh Han (josh_han@mba.berkeley.edu)
Thanks,
The Academics Affairs Committee
Talks on Consulting Opportunities and Career Transitions
On Saturday, April 19, Saturday, Richard Chen of BearingPoint will be speaking over lunch at Haas on opportunities in consulting. Richard, who is a Haas EWMBA alum, will talk about his career transition from engineering, share advice about how to engineer a career change into consulting and what life as a consultant has been like so far. Come, listen to his story! BearingPoint is still considering resumes for full-time and summer positions.
Please check www.haasewmbaa.com or look out for next week’s eZine for updates on the location of the talk.
On Saturday May 10, we will also have Hiram Moy, Haas EWMBA Alum and VP at Wachovia, to talk about his transition into banking and how to make a head start there. More details will be available later.
UPCOMING EVENTS
To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/
Haas MBA Experienced Hire Career Fair
Date: Friday, April 18
Time: 5:30pm – 8pm
Location: Hyatt Regency, 5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA
URL: Sign up on CareerNet.
Be sure to sign up on CareerNet by Noon, April 16. Please bring multiple copies of your resume to provide to recruiters when asked. Business casual attire is appropriate.
Consulting Opportunities with BearingPoint
Time: 12pm – 2pm
Location: TBD
Richard Chen of BearingPoint will be speaking over lunch at Haas on opportunities in consulting. Richard, who is a Haas EWMBA alum, will talk about his career transition from engineering, share advice about how to engineer a career change into consulting and what life as a consultant has been like so far. Come, listen to his story!
BearingPoint is still considering resumes for full-time and summer positions.
2nd Round Applicants Interview Day
Date: Saturday, April 19
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: Haas Campus
On this day, those 2nd round applicants who are from out of town have their official interviews and the opportunity to take tours and sit-in on classes. We need current students working in shifts to interact with the applicants, conduct the tours, and guide them to classes.
Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are available to volunteer.
Steve Wozniak at UC Berkeley
Date: Tuesday, April 22
Time: 8pm – 9pm
Location: Andersen Auditorium, F295 Haas
URL: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=23987200284&ref=nf
This free event is provisionally scheduled for Tuesday, April 22, 8:00 PM at Andersen Auditorium, F295.
Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple and a Berkeley alumnus, is coming to Cal! This is a wonderful opportunity to meet the guy who helped launch personal computing and an iconic company and was inducted into the Inventor's Hall of Fame. Don't miss out! And please tell all of your friends so they have the opportunity to see him as well.
Top Dog in the Courtyard
Date: April 22 and 23
Time: TBD
Location: HAAS Courtyard
Top Dog in the courtyard for all students with class on that day (a fun event).
More details coming soon. Contact Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu), Ankur Agarwal (ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu), or Udit Shah (udit@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
Web2Open in San Francisco
Date: Wednesday and Thursday, April 23 and 24
Time: 9am – 6pm
Location: Moscone West, San Francisco
URL: http://www.socialtext.net/web2open/index.cgi?web2open
Web2Open is a free event where you can connect with other participants over your Web 2.0 successes, challenges and questions. The Web2Open lets attendees determine most of the session topics, and it emphasizes participation over presentations. This year, the Open also features a handful of pre-scheduled discussion sessions seeded with people who are passionate about the topics. The Open is a great way to network with other attendees, learn more about elements of Web 2.0, and share your experience. Web2Open is a part of the Web 2.0 Expo. You need a badge to attend, but you can register for free using the the code websf08opw (this free badge will admit you to the Web2Open sessions, Expo Keynotes, Show Floor and Launch Pad). Register at https://en.oreilly.com/webexsf2008/public/register. For more information, please contact Sarah Milstein (sarah_milstein@mba.berkeley.edu) if you have any questions.
Dining Out for Life
Date: Thursday, April 24
Time: Lunch or Dinner
Location: Participating restaurants - click on the link below for a list http://www.diningoutforlife.com/eastbay/participating
URL: http://www.diningoutforlife.com/eastbay
Do you enjoy having a tasty meal with your friends, family and co-workers? Do you like dining out? Then consider volunteering on Thursday, April 24th for Dining Out for Life, an event that raises money for those living with HIV/AIDS! As a "Table Captain” you are responsible for bringing a table of 6 or more diners out to a participating restaurant during the traditionally slower times – 5:00pm – 6:30pm and 8:30pm – 10pm. We’ll help you choose a restaurant, you gather 6+ diners and make a reservation and enjoy a fabulous meal! 25% of your bill will be donated to Vital Life Services.
For more information, please contact Jenn Elliott at (jenn_elliott@haas.berkeley.edu) if you have any questions.
Dean’s End of Year Party
Date: Friday, May 9
Time: TBD
Location: HAAS Courtyard
Fun event for Haas students, staff and faculty.
Contact Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu), Ankur Agarwal (ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu), or Udit Shah (udit@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
Hiriam Moy: Career Transition into Banking
Date: Saturday, May 10
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Hiram Moy, Haas EWMBA Alum and VP at Wachovia, will talk about his transition into banking and how to make a head start there. More details will be available later.
Business Forecast Luncheon in SF
Date: Tuesday, May 13
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Great networking, food, and speaker!
Contact Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu), Ankur Agarwal (ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu), or Udit Shah (udit@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Calls
Date: Wednesday, June 4
Time: Any
Location: Anywhere
Current student volunteers make phone calls to the 2nd round admitted students to congratulate them for their admission, welcome them to the program, and answer questions. Calls should be completed by June 10 and we typically make 8-12 calls per volunteer.
Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are available to volunteer.
2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Reception
Date: Thursday, June 12
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Haas Campus
Save the date. Come meet the newly admitted Class 2011 and share your Haas experience! We especially need 2nd and 3rd year students who can speak about their elective and career change stories.
Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are available to volunteer.
DID YOU KNOW?
As a student, you qualify for very attractive student discounts on computer hardware and software. For example, you can get a copy of Adobe Photoshop CS3 for just $209. Very nice for us marketing types (or wannabes) who need to do rapid prototyping for collateral purposes or to communicate with those pesky engineers!
Check out the Scholar’s Workstation. It is an on-campus store and you can also order online at:
Each year, Haas recognizes outstanding educators and graduate student instructors (GSI).
Excellence in teaching is recognized through the annual Earl F. Cheit Award. This award is named after Dean Emeritus Earl F. Cheit, who made teaching excellence one of his top priorities as Dean. Panels of students choose the recipients of the Cheit Award based on nominations submitted by their fellow students. The 2008 Award winners will be honored at the Dean’s End of The Year Party on Friday, May 9, in the Haas School Courtyard.
Please take a few minutes to reflect upon your classroom experiences this past academic year and consider submitting a nomination. The individual you nominate is not only proficient in his/her subject matter, but also has a strong commitment to the learning and mentoring process. The EWMBA student body intends to select one teacher from the Evening courses and one teacher from the Weekend courses. In addition we will select one GSI for this academic year. Teachers and GSIs from Summer 2007 through Spring 2008 courses are eligible for nomination.
The survey can be accessed from the following link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=X4UslAwXcQdfINV4vUmAFQ_3d_3d
The deadline for submitting your nominations is Monday, April 21 at 11:59pm. If you have questions regarding the nomination process, please contact:
Kiran Prabhakara (kiranprabhakara@mba.berkeley.edu) or
Josh Han (josh_han@mba.berkeley.edu)
Thanks,
The Academics Affairs Committee
Talks on Consulting Opportunities and Career Transitions
On Saturday, April 19, Saturday, Richard Chen of BearingPoint will be speaking over lunch at Haas on opportunities in consulting. Richard, who is a Haas EWMBA alum, will talk about his career transition from engineering, share advice about how to engineer a career change into consulting and what life as a consultant has been like so far. Come, listen to his story! BearingPoint is still considering resumes for full-time and summer positions.
Please check www.haasewmbaa.com or look out for next week’s eZine for updates on the location of the talk.
On Saturday May 10, we will also have Hiram Moy, Haas EWMBA Alum and VP at Wachovia, to talk about his transition into banking and how to make a head start there. More details will be available later.
UPCOMING EVENTS
To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/
Haas MBA Experienced Hire Career Fair
Date: Friday, April 18
Time: 5:30pm – 8pm
Location: Hyatt Regency, 5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA
URL: Sign up on CareerNet.
Be sure to sign up on CareerNet by Noon, April 16. Please bring multiple copies of your resume to provide to recruiters when asked. Business casual attire is appropriate.
Consulting Opportunities with BearingPoint
Time: 12pm – 2pm
Location: TBD
Richard Chen of BearingPoint will be speaking over lunch at Haas on opportunities in consulting. Richard, who is a Haas EWMBA alum, will talk about his career transition from engineering, share advice about how to engineer a career change into consulting and what life as a consultant has been like so far. Come, listen to his story!
BearingPoint is still considering resumes for full-time and summer positions.
2nd Round Applicants Interview Day
Date: Saturday, April 19
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: Haas Campus
On this day, those 2nd round applicants who are from out of town have their official interviews and the opportunity to take tours and sit-in on classes. We need current students working in shifts to interact with the applicants, conduct the tours, and guide them to classes.
Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are available to volunteer.
Steve Wozniak at UC Berkeley
Date: Tuesday, April 22
Time: 8pm – 9pm
Location: Andersen Auditorium, F295 Haas
URL: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=23987200284&ref=nf
This free event is provisionally scheduled for Tuesday, April 22, 8:00 PM at Andersen Auditorium, F295.
Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple and a Berkeley alumnus, is coming to Cal! This is a wonderful opportunity to meet the guy who helped launch personal computing and an iconic company and was inducted into the Inventor's Hall of Fame. Don't miss out! And please tell all of your friends so they have the opportunity to see him as well.
Top Dog in the Courtyard
Date: April 22 and 23
Time: TBD
Location: HAAS Courtyard
Top Dog in the courtyard for all students with class on that day (a fun event).
More details coming soon. Contact Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu), Ankur Agarwal (ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu), or Udit Shah (udit@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
Web2Open in San Francisco
Date: Wednesday and Thursday, April 23 and 24
Time: 9am – 6pm
Location: Moscone West, San Francisco
URL: http://www.socialtext.net/web2open/index.cgi?web2open
Web2Open is a free event where you can connect with other participants over your Web 2.0 successes, challenges and questions. The Web2Open lets attendees determine most of the session topics, and it emphasizes participation over presentations. This year, the Open also features a handful of pre-scheduled discussion sessions seeded with people who are passionate about the topics. The Open is a great way to network with other attendees, learn more about elements of Web 2.0, and share your experience. Web2Open is a part of the Web 2.0 Expo. You need a badge to attend, but you can register for free using the the code websf08opw (this free badge will admit you to the Web2Open sessions, Expo Keynotes, Show Floor and Launch Pad). Register at https://en.oreilly.com/webexsf2008/public/register. For more information, please contact Sarah Milstein (sarah_milstein@mba.berkeley.edu) if you have any questions.
Dining Out for Life
Date: Thursday, April 24
Time: Lunch or Dinner
Location: Participating restaurants - click on the link below for a list http://www.diningoutforlife.com/eastbay/participating
URL: http://www.diningoutforlife.com/eastbay
Do you enjoy having a tasty meal with your friends, family and co-workers? Do you like dining out? Then consider volunteering on Thursday, April 24th for Dining Out for Life, an event that raises money for those living with HIV/AIDS! As a "Table Captain” you are responsible for bringing a table of 6 or more diners out to a participating restaurant during the traditionally slower times – 5:00pm – 6:30pm and 8:30pm – 10pm. We’ll help you choose a restaurant, you gather 6+ diners and make a reservation and enjoy a fabulous meal! 25% of your bill will be donated to Vital Life Services.
For more information, please contact Jenn Elliott at (jenn_elliott@haas.berkeley.edu) if you have any questions.
Dean’s End of Year Party
Date: Friday, May 9
Time: TBD
Location: HAAS Courtyard
Fun event for Haas students, staff and faculty.
Contact Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu), Ankur Agarwal (ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu), or Udit Shah (udit@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
Hiriam Moy: Career Transition into Banking
Date: Saturday, May 10
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Hiram Moy, Haas EWMBA Alum and VP at Wachovia, will talk about his transition into banking and how to make a head start there. More details will be available later.
Business Forecast Luncheon in SF
Date: Tuesday, May 13
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Great networking, food, and speaker!
Contact Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu), Ankur Agarwal (ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu), or Udit Shah (udit@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Calls
Date: Wednesday, June 4
Time: Any
Location: Anywhere
Current student volunteers make phone calls to the 2nd round admitted students to congratulate them for their admission, welcome them to the program, and answer questions. Calls should be completed by June 10 and we typically make 8-12 calls per volunteer.
Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are available to volunteer.
2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Reception
Date: Thursday, June 12
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Haas Campus
Save the date. Come meet the newly admitted Class 2011 and share your Haas experience! We especially need 2nd and 3rd year students who can speak about their elective and career change stories.
Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are available to volunteer.
DID YOU KNOW?
As a student, you qualify for very attractive student discounts on computer hardware and software. For example, you can get a copy of Adobe Photoshop CS3 for just $209. Very nice for us marketing types (or wannabes) who need to do rapid prototyping for collateral purposes or to communicate with those pesky engineers!
Check out the Scholar’s Workstation. It is an on-campus store and you can also order online at:
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
ENGINEERS EXPLAINED
An Article that goes with the eZine for the Week of April 3, 2008
People who work in the fields of science and technology are not like other people. This can be frustrating to the non-technical people who have to deal with them. The secret to coping with technology-oriented people is to understand their motivations. This chapter will teach you everything you need to know. I learned their customs and mannerisms by observing them, much the way Jane Goodall learned about the great apes, but without the hassle of grooming.
Engineering is so trendy these days that everybody wants to be one. The word “engineer” is greatly overused. If there’s somebody in your life who you think is trying to pass as an engineer, give him or her this test to discern the truth.
ENGINEER IDENTIFICATION TEST:
You walk into a room and notice that a picture is hanging crooked. You . . .
A. Straighten it
B. Ignore it
C. Buy a CAD system and spend the next six months designing a solar-powered, self-adjusting picture frame while often stating aloud your belief that the inventor of the nail was a total moron.
The correct answer is C, but partial credit can be given to anybody who writes “it depends” in the margin of the test or simply blames the whole stupid thing on Marketing.
SOCIAL SKILLS
Engineers have different objectives when it comes to social interaction.
Normal people expect to accomplish several unrealistic things from social interaction:
· Stimulating and thought-provoking conversation
· Important social contacts
· A feeling of connectedness with other humans
In contrast to normal people, engineers have rational objectives for social interactions:
o Get it over with as soon as possible
o Avoid getting invited to something unpleasant
o Demonstrate mental superiority and mastery of all subjects
FASCINATION WITH GADGETS
To the engineer, all matter in the universe can be placed into one of two categories:
1. Things that need to be fixed
2. Things that will need to be fixed after you’ve had a few minutes to play with them
Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems. Normal people don’t understand this concept; they believe that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain’t broke, it doesn’t have enough features yet.
No engineer looks at a television remote control without wondering what it would take to turn it into a stun gun. No engineer can take a shower without wondering if some sort of Teflon coating would make showering unnecessary. To the engineer, the world is a toy box full of sub-optimized and feature-poor toys.
FASHION AND APPEARANCE
Clothes are the lowest priority for an engineer, assuming the basic thresholds for temperature and decency have been satisfied. If no appendages are freezing or sticking together, and if no genitalia or mammary glands are swinging around in plain view, then the objective of clothing has been met. Anything else is a waste.
LOVE OF STAR TREK
Engineers love all of the Star Trek television shows and movies. It’s a small wonder, since the engineers on the Starship Enterprise are portrayed as heroes, occasionally even having sex with aliens. This is much more glamorous than the real life of an engineer, which consists of hiding from the universe and having sex without the participation of other life forms.
DATING AND SOCIAL LIFE
Dating is never easy for engineers. A normal person will employ various indirect and duplicitous methods to create a false impression of attractiveness. Engineers are incapable of placing appearance above function.
Fortunately, engineers have an ace in the hole. They are widely recognized as superior marriage material: intelligent, dependable, employed, honest, and handy around the house. While it’s true that many normal people would prefer not to date an engineer, most normal people harbor an intense desire to mate with them, thus producing engineer-like children who will have high-paying jobs long before losing their virginity.
Male engineers reach their peak of sexual attractiveness later than normal men, becoming irresistible erotic dynamos in their mid-thirties to late forties. Just look at these examples of sexually irresistible men in technical professions:
o Bill Gates
o McGyver
o Etcetera
Female engineers become irresistible at the age of consent and remain that way until about thirty minutes after their clinical death. Longer, if it’s a warm day.
HONESTY
Engineers are always honest in matters of technology and human relationships. That’s why it’s a good idea to keep engineers away from customers, romantic interests, and other people who can’t handle the truth.
Engineers sometimes bend the truth to avoid work. They say things that sound like lies but technically are not because nobody could be expected to believe them. The complete list of engineer lies is listed below.
o I won’t change anything without asking you first
o I’ll return your hard-to-find cable tomorrow
o I have to have new equipment to do my job
o I’m not jealous of your new computer
FRUGALITY
Engineers are notoriously frugal. This is not because of cheapness or mean spirited-ness, it is simply because every spending situation is simply a problem in optimization, that is, “How can I escape this situation while retaining the greatest amount of cash?”
POWERS OF CONCENTRATION
If there is one trait that best defines an engineer it is the ability to concentrate on one subject to the complete exclusion of everything else in the environment. This sometimes causes engineers to be pronounced dead prematurely. Some funeral homes in high-tech areas have started checking resumes before processing the bodies. Anybody with a degree in electrical engineering or experience in computer programming is propped up in the lounge for a few days just to see if he or she snaps out of it.
RISK
Engineers hate risk. They try to eliminate it whenever they can. This is understandable, given that when an engineer makes one little mistake, the media will treat it like it’s a big deal or something.
EXAMPLES OF BAD PRESS FOR ENGINEERS
o Hindenberg
o Space Shuttle Challenger
o SPANet (TM)
o Hubbell space telescope
o Apollo 13
o Titanic
o Ford Pinto
o Corvair
The risk/reward calculation for engineers looks something like this:
RISK: Public humiliation and the death of thousands of innocent people
REWARD: A certificate of appreciation in a handsome plastic frame.
Being practical people, engineers evaluate this balance of risks and rewards and decide that risk is not a good thing. The best way to avoid risk is by advising that any activity is technically impossible for reasons that are far too complicated to explain. If that approach is not sufficient to halt a project, then the engineer will fall back to a second line of defense: “It’s technically possible but it will cost too much.
EGO
Ego-wise, two things are important to engineers:
1. How smart they are
2. How many cool devices they own
The fastest way to get an engineer to solve a problem is to declare that the problem is unsolvable. No engineer can walk away from an unsolvable problem until it’s solved. No illness or distraction is sufficient to get the engineer off the case. These types of challenges quickly become a personal battle between the engineer and the laws of nature. Engineers will go without food and hygiene for days to solve a problem. (Other times just because they forgot.) And when they succeed in solving the problem, they will experience an ego rush that is better than sex; and I’m including the kind of sex where other people are involved.
Nothing is more threatening to the engineer than the suggestion that somebody has more technical skill. Normal people sometimes use that knowledge as a lever to extract more work from the engineer. When an engineer says that something can’t be done (a code phrase that means it’s not fun to do), some clever normal people have learned to glance at the engineer with a look of compassion and pity and say something along these lines: I’ll ask Bob to figure it out. He knows how to solve difficult technical problems.
At that point it is a good idea for the normal person to not stand between the engineer and the problem. The engineer will set upon the problem like a starved Chihuahua on a pork chop.
ESCAPE
Once in a while, an engineer will wake up and realize that he is not going to get very far in life as an engineer. Perhaps he has run out of problems to solve and therefore needs to find another way to get a rush. Otherwise, he might have to resort to sex where other people are involved.
When this happens, the usual escape route is an MBA (usually accompanied by an amazing GMAT score in the quantitative section), followed by a second career in Marketing. Whereupon the (former) engineer can sprout lines from Star Wars regarding the “Dark Side”.
Who knows? He might get laid too.
People who work in the fields of science and technology are not like other people. This can be frustrating to the non-technical people who have to deal with them. The secret to coping with technology-oriented people is to understand their motivations. This chapter will teach you everything you need to know. I learned their customs and mannerisms by observing them, much the way Jane Goodall learned about the great apes, but without the hassle of grooming.
Engineering is so trendy these days that everybody wants to be one. The word “engineer” is greatly overused. If there’s somebody in your life who you think is trying to pass as an engineer, give him or her this test to discern the truth.
ENGINEER IDENTIFICATION TEST:
You walk into a room and notice that a picture is hanging crooked. You . . .
A. Straighten it
B. Ignore it
C. Buy a CAD system and spend the next six months designing a solar-powered, self-adjusting picture frame while often stating aloud your belief that the inventor of the nail was a total moron.
The correct answer is C, but partial credit can be given to anybody who writes “it depends” in the margin of the test or simply blames the whole stupid thing on Marketing.
SOCIAL SKILLS
Engineers have different objectives when it comes to social interaction.
Normal people expect to accomplish several unrealistic things from social interaction:
· Stimulating and thought-provoking conversation
· Important social contacts
· A feeling of connectedness with other humans
In contrast to normal people, engineers have rational objectives for social interactions:
o Get it over with as soon as possible
o Avoid getting invited to something unpleasant
o Demonstrate mental superiority and mastery of all subjects
FASCINATION WITH GADGETS
To the engineer, all matter in the universe can be placed into one of two categories:
1. Things that need to be fixed
2. Things that will need to be fixed after you’ve had a few minutes to play with them
Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems. Normal people don’t understand this concept; they believe that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain’t broke, it doesn’t have enough features yet.
No engineer looks at a television remote control without wondering what it would take to turn it into a stun gun. No engineer can take a shower without wondering if some sort of Teflon coating would make showering unnecessary. To the engineer, the world is a toy box full of sub-optimized and feature-poor toys.
FASHION AND APPEARANCE
Clothes are the lowest priority for an engineer, assuming the basic thresholds for temperature and decency have been satisfied. If no appendages are freezing or sticking together, and if no genitalia or mammary glands are swinging around in plain view, then the objective of clothing has been met. Anything else is a waste.
LOVE OF STAR TREK
Engineers love all of the Star Trek television shows and movies. It’s a small wonder, since the engineers on the Starship Enterprise are portrayed as heroes, occasionally even having sex with aliens. This is much more glamorous than the real life of an engineer, which consists of hiding from the universe and having sex without the participation of other life forms.
DATING AND SOCIAL LIFE
Dating is never easy for engineers. A normal person will employ various indirect and duplicitous methods to create a false impression of attractiveness. Engineers are incapable of placing appearance above function.
Fortunately, engineers have an ace in the hole. They are widely recognized as superior marriage material: intelligent, dependable, employed, honest, and handy around the house. While it’s true that many normal people would prefer not to date an engineer, most normal people harbor an intense desire to mate with them, thus producing engineer-like children who will have high-paying jobs long before losing their virginity.
Male engineers reach their peak of sexual attractiveness later than normal men, becoming irresistible erotic dynamos in their mid-thirties to late forties. Just look at these examples of sexually irresistible men in technical professions:
o Bill Gates
o McGyver
o Etcetera
Female engineers become irresistible at the age of consent and remain that way until about thirty minutes after their clinical death. Longer, if it’s a warm day.
HONESTY
Engineers are always honest in matters of technology and human relationships. That’s why it’s a good idea to keep engineers away from customers, romantic interests, and other people who can’t handle the truth.
Engineers sometimes bend the truth to avoid work. They say things that sound like lies but technically are not because nobody could be expected to believe them. The complete list of engineer lies is listed below.
o I won’t change anything without asking you first
o I’ll return your hard-to-find cable tomorrow
o I have to have new equipment to do my job
o I’m not jealous of your new computer
FRUGALITY
Engineers are notoriously frugal. This is not because of cheapness or mean spirited-ness, it is simply because every spending situation is simply a problem in optimization, that is, “How can I escape this situation while retaining the greatest amount of cash?”
POWERS OF CONCENTRATION
If there is one trait that best defines an engineer it is the ability to concentrate on one subject to the complete exclusion of everything else in the environment. This sometimes causes engineers to be pronounced dead prematurely. Some funeral homes in high-tech areas have started checking resumes before processing the bodies. Anybody with a degree in electrical engineering or experience in computer programming is propped up in the lounge for a few days just to see if he or she snaps out of it.
RISK
Engineers hate risk. They try to eliminate it whenever they can. This is understandable, given that when an engineer makes one little mistake, the media will treat it like it’s a big deal or something.
EXAMPLES OF BAD PRESS FOR ENGINEERS
o Hindenberg
o Space Shuttle Challenger
o SPANet (TM)
o Hubbell space telescope
o Apollo 13
o Titanic
o Ford Pinto
o Corvair
The risk/reward calculation for engineers looks something like this:
RISK: Public humiliation and the death of thousands of innocent people
REWARD: A certificate of appreciation in a handsome plastic frame.
Being practical people, engineers evaluate this balance of risks and rewards and decide that risk is not a good thing. The best way to avoid risk is by advising that any activity is technically impossible for reasons that are far too complicated to explain. If that approach is not sufficient to halt a project, then the engineer will fall back to a second line of defense: “It’s technically possible but it will cost too much.
EGO
Ego-wise, two things are important to engineers:
1. How smart they are
2. How many cool devices they own
The fastest way to get an engineer to solve a problem is to declare that the problem is unsolvable. No engineer can walk away from an unsolvable problem until it’s solved. No illness or distraction is sufficient to get the engineer off the case. These types of challenges quickly become a personal battle between the engineer and the laws of nature. Engineers will go without food and hygiene for days to solve a problem. (Other times just because they forgot.) And when they succeed in solving the problem, they will experience an ego rush that is better than sex; and I’m including the kind of sex where other people are involved.
Nothing is more threatening to the engineer than the suggestion that somebody has more technical skill. Normal people sometimes use that knowledge as a lever to extract more work from the engineer. When an engineer says that something can’t be done (a code phrase that means it’s not fun to do), some clever normal people have learned to glance at the engineer with a look of compassion and pity and say something along these lines: I’ll ask Bob to figure it out. He knows how to solve difficult technical problems.
At that point it is a good idea for the normal person to not stand between the engineer and the problem. The engineer will set upon the problem like a starved Chihuahua on a pork chop.
ESCAPE
Once in a while, an engineer will wake up and realize that he is not going to get very far in life as an engineer. Perhaps he has run out of problems to solve and therefore needs to find another way to get a rush. Otherwise, he might have to resort to sex where other people are involved.
When this happens, the usual escape route is an MBA (usually accompanied by an amazing GMAT score in the quantitative section), followed by a second career in Marketing. Whereupon the (former) engineer can sprout lines from Star Wars regarding the “Dark Side”.
Who knows? He might get laid too.
EWMBA eZine - Week of April 3, 2008
Greetings from the EWMBAA Alumni Affairs Committee
The Alumni Affairs Committee is striving to create a new charter for the Haas EWMBA student and the Alumni that will encourage greater participation by all of its members. Our goal is to better connect the HAAS Alumni with the current students by organizing targeted events designed to widen the HAAS network.
Programs we are working on:
- Analyzing the feasibility of organizing a fundraising event with the HAAS Alumni
- Assessing the interest of creating industry specific Alumni panels to help fellow students connect with other Alumni.
- Participating in the various Alumni events that are being conducted throughout the year and update the Alumni blog with information on the event.
Upcoming HAAS Alumni Events:
Mark your calendar for the following HAAS Alumni events below and stay tuned for more details to come.
You can find a complete list of events for the entire year at:
http://haasewmbaa-alumniaffairs.blogspot.com/2008/03/upcomming-alumni-events.html
You can find more information on the Alumni Affairs Committee at http://haasewmbaa-alumniaffairs.blogspot.com/. We will be updating this blog periodically so be sure to bookmark it.
Esteemed Alumni Affairs Committee Members:
Amy Daily, Vijay Krishnamurthy, Pinaki Mukherjee, Mary Cheryl Nacionales, Amit Parker, Maheswaran Rajasekharan, Udit Shah
Alumni Affairs Co-Chairs:
Ankur Agrawal and Satadip Dutta
Alumni Affairs Communications:
Udit Shah
Engineers and Non-Engineers
Have questions about working with fellow MBA students with a technical or engineering background? Are you an engineer that wants to better understand yourself? The eZine reveals the shocking and sexy glamour behind life as an engineer.
UPCOMING EVENTS
To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/
Welcome Reception Round 1 Admitted Students - Class of 2011
Date: Tuesday, April 8
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Wells Fargo Room
Come meet the newly admitted Class 2011 and share your Haas experience! We especially need 2nd and 3rd year students who can speak about their elective and career change stories. Due to limited space, we are calling for volunteers who can participate for the entire session from 6:30pm to 8pm.
Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are if you are free to serve as a Haas ambassador to the new students.
Haas MBA Experienced Hire Career Fair
Date: Friday, April 18
Time: 5:30pm – 8pm
Location: Hyatt Regency, 5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA
URL: Sign up on CareerNet.
Be sure to sign up on CareerNet by Noon, April 16. Please bring multiple copies of your resume to provide to recruiters when asked. Business casual attire is appropriate.
2nd Round Applicants Interview Day
Date: Saturday, April 19
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: Haas Campus
On this day, those 2nd round applicants who are from out of town have their official interviews and the opportunity to take tours and sit-in on classes. We need current students working in shifts to interact with the applicants, conduct the tours, and guide them to classes.
Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are available to volunteer.
Steve Wozniak at UC Berkeley
Date: Tuesday, April 22
Time: 8pm – 9pm
Location: Andersen Auditorium, F295 Haas
URL: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=23987200284&ref=nf
This free event is provisionally scheduled for Tuesday, April 22, 8:00 PM at Andersen Auditorium, F295.
Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple and a Berkeley alumnus, is coming to Cal! This is a wonderful opportunity to meet the guy who helped launch personal computing and an iconic company and was inducted into the Inventor's Hall of Fame. Don't miss out! And please tell all of your friends so they have the opportunity to see him as well.
Top Dog in the Courtyard
Date: April 22 and 23Time: TBDLocation: HAAS Courtyard
Top Dog in the courtyard for all students with class on that day (a fun event).
More details coming soon. Contact Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu), Ankur Agarwal (ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu), or Udit Shah (udit@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
Web2Open in San Francisco
Date: Wednesday and Thursday, April 23 and 24
Time: 9am – 6pm
Location: Moscone West, San Francisco
URL: http://www.socialtext.net/web2open/index.cgi?web2open
Web2Open is a free event where you can connect with other participants over your Web 2.0 successes, challenges and questions. The Web2Open lets attendees determine most of the session topics, and it emphasizes participation over presentations. This year, the Open also features a handful of pre-scheduled discussion sessions seeded with people who are passionate about the topics. The Open is a great way to network with other attendees, learn more about elements of Web 2.0, and share your experience.Web2Open is a part of the Web 2.0 Expo. You need a badge to attend, but you can register for free using the the code websf08opw (this free badge will admit you to the Web2Open sessions, Expo Keynotes, Show Floor and Launch Pad). Register athttps://en.oreilly.com/webexsf2008/public/register.For more information, please contact Sarah Milstein (sarah_milstein@mba.berkeley.edu) if you have any questions.
Dining Out for Life
Date: Thursday, April 24
Time: Lunch or Dinner Location: Participating restaurants - click on the link below for a list http://www.diningoutforlife.com/eastbay/participatingURL: http://www.diningoutforlife.com/eastbay
Do you enjoy having a tasty meal with your friends, family and co-workers? Do you like dining out? Then consider volunteering on Thursday, April 24th for Dining Out for Life, an event that raises money for those living with HIV/AIDS! As a "Table Captain” you are responsible for bringing a table of 6 or more diners out to a participating restaurant during the traditionally slower times – 5:00pm – 6:30pm and 8:30pm – 10pm. We’ll help you choose a restaurant, you gather 6+ diners and make a reservation and enjoy a fabulous meal! 25% of your bill will be donated to Vital Life Services.
For more information, please contact Jenn Elliott at (jenn_elliott@haas.berkeley.edu) if you have any questions.
Haas All Alumni Reunion
Date: April 26
Time: Day Long event
Location: TBD
More info to come on this, but it is a day long event focusing on green building- lots of opportunities to network with alums (free event for students).
Contact Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu), Ankur Agarwal (ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu), or Udit Shah (udit@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
Dean’s End of Year Party
Date: Friday, May 9
Time: TBD
Location: HAAS Courtyard
Fun event for Haas students, staff and faculty.
Contact Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu), Ankur Agarwal (ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu), or Udit Shah (udit@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
Business Forecast Luncheon in SF
Date: Tuesday, May 13
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Great networking, food, and speaker!
Contact Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu), Ankur Agarwal (ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu), or Udit Shah (udit@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Calls
Date: Wednesday, June 4
Time: Any
Location: Anywhere
Current student volunteers make phone calls to the 2nd round admitted students to congratulate them for their admission, welcome them to the program, and answer questions. Calls should be completed by June 10 and we typically make 8-12 calls per volunteer.
Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are available to volunteer.
2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Reception
Date: Thursday, June 12
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Haas Campus
Save the date. Come meet the newly admitted Class 2011 and share your Haas experience! We especially need 2nd and 3rd year students who can speak about their elective and career change stories.
Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are available to volunteer.
DID YOU KNOW?
Another EWMBA-only club is "Haas_Entrepreneurs".This club has a mailing list (Haas_Entrepreneurs Yahoo! group) and members gather after Saturday classes to listen to present, future and would-be entrepreneurs present ideas and talk about past experiences. You can sign up at http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Haas_Entrepreneurs/and be sure to mention that you are “part of the EWMBA Haas program" for membership approval.Again, no dues, mid-terms, bid points etc to join.
The Alumni Affairs Committee is striving to create a new charter for the Haas EWMBA student and the Alumni that will encourage greater participation by all of its members. Our goal is to better connect the HAAS Alumni with the current students by organizing targeted events designed to widen the HAAS network.
Programs we are working on:
- Analyzing the feasibility of organizing a fundraising event with the HAAS Alumni
- Assessing the interest of creating industry specific Alumni panels to help fellow students connect with other Alumni.
- Participating in the various Alumni events that are being conducted throughout the year and update the Alumni blog with information on the event.
Upcoming HAAS Alumni Events:
Mark your calendar for the following HAAS Alumni events below and stay tuned for more details to come.
You can find a complete list of events for the entire year at:
http://haasewmbaa-alumniaffairs.blogspot.com/2008/03/upcomming-alumni-events.html
You can find more information on the Alumni Affairs Committee at http://haasewmbaa-alumniaffairs.blogspot.com/. We will be updating this blog periodically so be sure to bookmark it.
Esteemed Alumni Affairs Committee Members:
Amy Daily, Vijay Krishnamurthy, Pinaki Mukherjee, Mary Cheryl Nacionales, Amit Parker, Maheswaran Rajasekharan, Udit Shah
Alumni Affairs Co-Chairs:
Ankur Agrawal and Satadip Dutta
Alumni Affairs Communications:
Udit Shah
Engineers and Non-Engineers
Have questions about working with fellow MBA students with a technical or engineering background? Are you an engineer that wants to better understand yourself? The eZine reveals the shocking and sexy glamour behind life as an engineer.
UPCOMING EVENTS
To plan or check out new events, visit the Haas Calendar:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/
Welcome Reception Round 1 Admitted Students - Class of 2011
Date: Tuesday, April 8
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Wells Fargo Room
Come meet the newly admitted Class 2011 and share your Haas experience! We especially need 2nd and 3rd year students who can speak about their elective and career change stories. Due to limited space, we are calling for volunteers who can participate for the entire session from 6:30pm to 8pm.
Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are if you are free to serve as a Haas ambassador to the new students.
Haas MBA Experienced Hire Career Fair
Date: Friday, April 18
Time: 5:30pm – 8pm
Location: Hyatt Regency, 5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA
URL: Sign up on CareerNet.
Be sure to sign up on CareerNet by Noon, April 16. Please bring multiple copies of your resume to provide to recruiters when asked. Business casual attire is appropriate.
2nd Round Applicants Interview Day
Date: Saturday, April 19
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: Haas Campus
On this day, those 2nd round applicants who are from out of town have their official interviews and the opportunity to take tours and sit-in on classes. We need current students working in shifts to interact with the applicants, conduct the tours, and guide them to classes.
Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are available to volunteer.
Steve Wozniak at UC Berkeley
Date: Tuesday, April 22
Time: 8pm – 9pm
Location: Andersen Auditorium, F295 Haas
URL: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=23987200284&ref=nf
This free event is provisionally scheduled for Tuesday, April 22, 8:00 PM at Andersen Auditorium, F295.
Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple and a Berkeley alumnus, is coming to Cal! This is a wonderful opportunity to meet the guy who helped launch personal computing and an iconic company and was inducted into the Inventor's Hall of Fame. Don't miss out! And please tell all of your friends so they have the opportunity to see him as well.
Top Dog in the Courtyard
Date: April 22 and 23Time: TBDLocation: HAAS Courtyard
Top Dog in the courtyard for all students with class on that day (a fun event).
More details coming soon. Contact Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu), Ankur Agarwal (ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu), or Udit Shah (udit@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
Web2Open in San Francisco
Date: Wednesday and Thursday, April 23 and 24
Time: 9am – 6pm
Location: Moscone West, San Francisco
URL: http://www.socialtext.net/web2open/index.cgi?web2open
Web2Open is a free event where you can connect with other participants over your Web 2.0 successes, challenges and questions. The Web2Open lets attendees determine most of the session topics, and it emphasizes participation over presentations. This year, the Open also features a handful of pre-scheduled discussion sessions seeded with people who are passionate about the topics. The Open is a great way to network with other attendees, learn more about elements of Web 2.0, and share your experience.Web2Open is a part of the Web 2.0 Expo. You need a badge to attend, but you can register for free using the the code websf08opw (this free badge will admit you to the Web2Open sessions, Expo Keynotes, Show Floor and Launch Pad). Register athttps://en.oreilly.com/webexsf2008/public/register.For more information, please contact Sarah Milstein (sarah_milstein@mba.berkeley.edu) if you have any questions.
Dining Out for Life
Date: Thursday, April 24
Time: Lunch or Dinner Location: Participating restaurants - click on the link below for a list http://www.diningoutforlife.com/eastbay/participatingURL: http://www.diningoutforlife.com/eastbay
Do you enjoy having a tasty meal with your friends, family and co-workers? Do you like dining out? Then consider volunteering on Thursday, April 24th for Dining Out for Life, an event that raises money for those living with HIV/AIDS! As a "Table Captain” you are responsible for bringing a table of 6 or more diners out to a participating restaurant during the traditionally slower times – 5:00pm – 6:30pm and 8:30pm – 10pm. We’ll help you choose a restaurant, you gather 6+ diners and make a reservation and enjoy a fabulous meal! 25% of your bill will be donated to Vital Life Services.
For more information, please contact Jenn Elliott at (jenn_elliott@haas.berkeley.edu) if you have any questions.
Haas All Alumni Reunion
Date: April 26
Time: Day Long event
Location: TBD
More info to come on this, but it is a day long event focusing on green building- lots of opportunities to network with alums (free event for students).
Contact Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu), Ankur Agarwal (ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu), or Udit Shah (udit@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
Dean’s End of Year Party
Date: Friday, May 9
Time: TBD
Location: HAAS Courtyard
Fun event for Haas students, staff and faculty.
Contact Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu), Ankur Agarwal (ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu), or Udit Shah (udit@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
Business Forecast Luncheon in SF
Date: Tuesday, May 13
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Great networking, food, and speaker!
Contact Dutta Satadip (dutta@mba.berkeley.edu), Ankur Agarwal (ankur_agarwal@mba.berkeley.edu), or Udit Shah (udit@mba.berkeley.edu) for details.
2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Calls
Date: Wednesday, June 4
Time: Any
Location: Anywhere
Current student volunteers make phone calls to the 2nd round admitted students to congratulate them for their admission, welcome them to the program, and answer questions. Calls should be completed by June 10 and we typically make 8-12 calls per volunteer.
Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are available to volunteer.
2nd Round Admitted Students Welcome Reception
Date: Thursday, June 12
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Haas Campus
Save the date. Come meet the newly admitted Class 2011 and share your Haas experience! We especially need 2nd and 3rd year students who can speak about their elective and career change stories.
Please contact Stacey Fang (stacey_fang@mba.berkeley.edu) or Christopher Lin (christopher_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are available to volunteer.
DID YOU KNOW?
Another EWMBA-only club is "Haas_Entrepreneurs".This club has a mailing list (Haas_Entrepreneurs Yahoo! group) and members gather after Saturday classes to listen to present, future and would-be entrepreneurs present ideas and talk about past experiences. You can sign up at http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Haas_Entrepreneurs/and be sure to mention that you are “part of the EWMBA Haas program" for membership approval.Again, no dues, mid-terms, bid points etc to join.
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