A Few Last Minute Happenings…
One last minute announcement is that the Social, Community Service and Communications Committees have finally put the Bay to Breakers game plan together.
If you want to join the Haas team, please let Jenn Elliott know by May 8th. Yes, this IS last minute. More details are found below. There is also an Evite link to join the team without flooding Jenn’s mailbox…
The other last minute announcement is that of an End of Year Happy Hour at Blakes this Saturday. Check for more details below.
Reminder
Many thanks to folks who have participated in the Communications Committee survey. Siu Yung will be gratified to know that folks hold his “Catching-UP” in higher regard than the EWMBA eZine… sob…
If you have not already done so, please help us be better than Siu Yung by filling up the survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=XCgXpCQPXbPx53wCTo_2bVPA_3d_3d
Headlines and Events this Week
Friday, May 9
Dean’s End of Year Party
Saturday, May 10
"Must I Bank?” Industry Panelists discuss Careers in Banking and Finance
Saturday, May 10
End of Year Happy Hour
Tuesday, May 13
15th Annual Business Forecast Luncheon
Upcoming Events
Saturday, May 17
China, The World’s Hottest Market
Sunday, May 18
Bears Running Bay to Breakers 2008!!
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
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.
“Must I Bank?” Industry Panelists discuss Careers in Banking and Finance
Date: Saturday, May 10
Time: 12.15-1pm and 1.15-2pm
Location: Wells Fargo Room
Interested in learning more about careers in the banking and finance industry?
Our panelists - a guest, past and current Haas MBAs - will talk about their experiences and the strategies they used to successfully navigate the recruitment process and receive job offers.
Timothy Ome, Managing Director at Trenwith Securities’ Silicon Valley office. Timothy Ome was formerly a managing director for BancAmerica Securities, where he served as the head of the technology practice. Previously, Mr. Ome was a senior vice president of corporate development and investment banking with Genyous Biomed International, an early stage oncology company. He started his career at Lehman Brothers, where he became senior vice president and principal for Lehman Brothers Asia operations.
Hiram Moy (MBA ’05), VP at Wachovia
Michael Yee (MBA ’09), VP at Vice President, Biotechnology Equity Research at RBC Capital Markets
Come learn and network with our panelists in this last career session before school breaks!
Moderated by Kae Huang (MBA ’09) - Co-chair, EWMBAA Career Services
End of Year Happy Hour
Date: Saturday, May 10
Time: 4pm
Location:
Blakes On Telegraph
2367 Telegraph Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704
To celebrate the end of school year and the impending graduation of those who can't wait to get rid of the "candidate" from their email signatures, we have a Happy Hour at Blakes this Saturday.
Drinks are on the Social Committee. So all you need to do is to show up.
Think of it: it'll be the last time that some of us will be able to celebrate together as students! So please help spread the word!
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.
China, the World’s Hottest Market
Date: Saturday, May 17
Time: 10:00am – 2:30pm
Location: Sun Microsystems, Santa Clara
CalCPA's Peninsula Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley San Jose chapters in association with Ascend and the South Bay Chapter of the Haas Alumni Network present a Silicon Valley Forum event, the 2008 Asia Business Forum: China - Strategic Implications, Challenges of Doing Business in the World's Hottest Market.
More information can be found at:
http://www.calcpa.org/Public/Catalog/CourseDetails.aspx?courseID=08I1090508
Bears Running Bay to Breakers 2008!!
Date: Sunday, May 18
Time: 7:30am
Location: Intersection of Stuart and Mission in San Francisco
Want to stay healthy, be happy, and give something back to the community?
Walk/run with your fellow EWMBA classmates through the Bay to Breakers! Your registration fee will go to charity organizations for good causes. The EWMBA Association will give away each registered Bay-to-Breakers participant a stylish Haas team spirit T-shirt. For those who get to the finish line, we will buy you drinks!
We will celebrate the race at the beer booth closest to the stage in the Golden Gate Park.
Jenn Elliott will be registering a Haas team. To join, please let her know by May 8th via Evite.
If you have any questions, please contact Ting-Mao Chao: tingmao_chao@mba.berkeley.edu
More information, including the flyer is at the Haas EWMBAA website: www.haasewmbaa.com
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 Google for “haas mba yearbook”, you will get a link to the MBA Class of 2003 yearbook webpage. Since your Haas experience is once in a lifetime, you may want to think about doing a yearbook for your year. The ‘09ers will be doing one and will be looking for contributions from fellow ‘09ers.
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