Discuss this: How to improve the portfolio of elective courses at Haas?
Discuss this on the forums at http://haasewmbaa.freeforums.org!
Dear Fellows,
Do you want more high-quality courses for selection? Do you want more high-profile faculty teaching EWMBA? Do you want popular courses being offered every semester? Do you hate to see a popular instructor leaving EWMBA? Do you hate to see a poor instructor teaching a popular subject? Do you hate to see your first round bidding ends with nothing?
I am sure many of you, like me, have strong feelings on those questions, especially prior to the 3rd year. But after 2 years at Haas, very likely you are gradually becoming numb to those questions and getting used to the status-quo; the bottomline is you now have 3000 points to bid.
But sometimes you may still wonder who really cares about the course evaluation, who really listens to the students feedback on course bidding, and who I can count on to convey my voice on electives courses to the school or program office.
As EWMBAA Academic Affairs Committee, we want to be an effective bridge connecting the students and the program office as well as the school. We feel free forum is an ideal channel for our students to frankly share and exchange thoughts on anything related to the courses and teaching. We will then collect and report students concerns and suggestions to PO and school to improve academic performance at Haas.
Having said that, I encourage you to share whatever you like or dislike your learning experience at Haas, and if possible, provide suggestion on how to improve the portfolio of elective courses.
Best Regards,
SmokedFish
Representing EWMBAA Academic Affairs Committee
Reminder: EWMBAA Group Football Tickets
The EWMBAA Social Committee, together with the Berkeley/Columbia Executive MBA Program, has put together another opportunity for you to attend an upcoming Cal football game – Saturday, November 1, 2008. Purchase your tickets from a block of reserved seats and enjoy a Saturday with your fellow MBA students.
**The EWMBAA Social Committee is planning a pre-game mixer (more details to follow).
All seats are priced at $34.00 and can be ordered at the following link. Timing for these games has not yet been confirmed.
https://www.groupticketwindow.com/groupticket/college/cal/group
UserID: berkeleymba
Password: mba
Please contact Tim Gaherty (gaherty@haas.berkeley.edu) if you have any questions.
Reminder: EWMBA Annual Volunteer Day 2008
The EWMBA Program Office and EWMBAA Community Service Committees would like to invite you to our Annual Volunteer Day on Sunday, October 19th, from 9-12pm.
Our event for this year will be at the San Francisco Food Bank, 900 Pennsylvania Ave., San Francisco. This is a great event where all EWMBA students, as well as program staff members, come together for the day to spend some time out to volunteer for a worthy cause.
We will be helping to sort, pack and distribute healthy food to those in need. Lunch will be held for the volunteering group right after the event.
We have a few spots left, please RSVP as soon as possible via evite (you should have received an evite) or contact Tim Gaherty (gaherty@haas.berkeley.edu), Jenn Elliott (jenn_elliott@mba.berkeley.edu) or Ken So (kenneth_so@mba.berkeley).
Look forward to seeing you there!
Reminder: MPAR Roommates
If you are attending the MPAR (aka Mid Program Academic Retreat), don’t forget to submit your roommate preference(s) on time to Siu Yung.
If you want to save face or are too shy to approach people directly, Anlei has been “kindly volunteered” to coordinate an unofficial, strictly private "MPAR roommate wanted" list. This list will be shared only with those who are on it. So that you can make your own arrangements.
Ben
(Maintainer of the list for MPAR ’08)
UPCOMING EVENTS
Dean Lyons Meet Up
Date: Saturday, October 18
Time: 8:00am
Location: C230
Weekend students, come chat with Dean Lyons.
Want to be an Entrepreneur? Want to know what VC’s look for?
Date: Saturday, October 18
Time: 12:00 – 1:00pm
Location: F320
You are all invited to attend the Entrepreneurship Forum Saturday October 18th, where several successful entrepreneurs will share their experiences. Speakers will include Jon Gillespie-Brown, Mike Tzamaloukas, and Eiso Vaandrager, to be moderated by Professor Naeem Zafar from the Entrepreneur class.
Jon Gillespie-Brown – Jon is the founder of Nalpeiron, is a serial Entrepreneur and has been an Entrepreneur in residence/Mentor for the London Business School for 7 years and more recently for Stanford and UC Berkeley University. Jon’s book "So you want to be an entrepreneur" published by Wiley is available from Amazon now with all the proceeds going to Grameen foundation to help grow more entrepreneurs.
Mike Tzamaloukas – Mike is the founder of Dash Navigation. Dash Navigation connects people to the information that empowers them in their cars. The company is located in Sunnyvale, Calif. and is funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sequoia Capital, Skymoon Ventures, Crescendo Ventures, Artis Capital and ZenShin Capital Partners. With the launch of its first product, Dash Express, the company hopes to help bring revolutionary change to the automotive GPS category.
Eiso Vaandrager – Eiso is currently an associate at e2cleantech, a Dutch fund focused on clean technology start-up companies in the Netherlands. He founded Formula Zero, a company focused on fuel cell racing. He was part of a team that built the first Dutch solar car, which won the World Solar Challenge in 2001.
For more information, please contact Kelly Lu at kelly_lu@mba.berkeley.edu.
Walk for and Sponsor Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)
Date: Saturday, October 18
Time: 10 AM followed by Octoberfest
Location: Crissy Field, San Francisco
Raise funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for diabetes and the complications it can cause. How can I help?There is a few ways you can help. (1) You could join the Haas team as a walker. If you choose this option, you will raise funds and walk along with your fellow Haas mates or family members! (2) Sponsor a Haas walker by donating towards the cause (This is a tax deductible donation).
Walk details available at http://walk.jdrf.org or call 415-997-0360.
Contact Professor John O’Brien at obrien@haas.berkeley.edu for more information.
Saturday Social
Date: Saturday, October 18
Time: 4:00pm
Location: Bear’s Lair Brew Pub
We will be heading to Bears Lair around 4 pm for some mid-semester relaxing before the cold gets us. Join us for some socializing. The economy is out and cold, so the Social team will pay the bills on this one.
EWMBA Annual Volunteer Day
Date: Sunday, October 19
Time: 9AM to Noon
Location: San Francisco Food Bank, 900 Pennsylvania Ave, SF
Come Volunteer with your fellow EWMBAs and the Program Office Staff! Evite will follow shortly.
Wednesday Social
Date: Wednesday, October 22
Time: Evening class break time
Location: BOA Forum Area
We are trying to cover the maximum weekday population. Sadly beer is not an option for our weekday socials, and we have replaced it with ice cream. Trying to get you a last taste of summer.
Announcing the Third Annual Evening of Networking with Haas Alumni in San Francisco
Date: Thursday, October 23
Time: 6-9pm
Location: Hyatt Regency San Francisco (Embarcadero), Bayview Room
The Haas Alumni Network, San Francisco , invites you to join alumni, current students and faculty for the Third Annual Evening of Networking with Haas Alumni Network in San Francisco.
Last year's event was a great success, with over 400 Bay Area alumni and Haas graduate students coming together to make meaningful connections at this group networking event. Participants will have the opportunity to converse in groups based on their industry affiliation or interest. Alumni from various business sectors, class years and backgrounds will serve as industry experts, mingling and sharing insights with other alums as well as current Haas students.
This event is brought to you by The Haas Alumni Network, San Francisco, Walter A. Haas School Alumni Relations, Haas Career Services, the MBAA and the Evening Weekend MBA Program.
Registration and complete event details: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=167047
This event will sell out. Please register early!
For more information, please contact Charlene Son at charlene_son@alumni.haas.org.
Thursday Social
Date: Thursday, October 23
Time: Evening class break time
Location: Wells Fargo Room
We are trying to cover the maximum weekday population. Sadly beer is not an option for our weekday socials, and we have replaced it with ice cream. Trying to get you a last taste of summer.
Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum: The Current Economic Turmoil and the Entrepreneur: The Impact on New Venture Financing and Survival
Date: Thursday, October 23
Time: 6:30 - 8:45 pm
Location: Andersen Auditorium, Haas School of Business
Join us on Thursday, October 23 for a special edition of the Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum as we turn our attention to the immediate difficulties of our capital markets and how they impact economic opportunity for today's emerging entrepreneurs.
Jerry Engel, Executive Director of the Lester Center, will ask the tough questions and offer his own views. Our distinguished panel will address the financial crisis from their own unique points of view, based on their areas of expertise. There will also be an extended question and answer session to give you a chance to have your questions addressed. Our panel includes:
James Wilcox~ Kruttschnitt Family Professor of Financial Institutions, Haas School of Business
Mike Gridley~ Principal, Industry Ventures
Garrett Gruener~ Co-Founder, Alta Partners
Brian Atwood~ Co-Founder, Versant Ventures
This Event is FREE to students!
Student pre-registrations must be received by Tuesday, October 21st at 5pm by following the instructions below. All registrations after that time must be completed on site on the day of the event.
To pre-register, email lester@haas.berkeley.edu. In your email, please include:
• Your name
• Your major and year in school
• Your phone number
• All pre-registrants will receive one FREE drink! (Beer or wine for students over 21 only). Additional drinks are $5 each.
Leading Through Innovation Executive Seminar Series:
Steve W. Martin, Founder of Heavy Hitter Sales Training Program
Date: Sunday, October 26
Time: 9AM to 1:30PM
Location: Andersen Auditorium
Please join author Steve W. Martin as he explains what is truly at the heart of sales: how to build relationships and how to persuade skeptics to believe you. Steve will cover the following topics in this interactive half-day workshop:
· Determining Political Power
· Influencing an Organization at Various Levels
· Understanding How People Communicate
· Selling Strategic, Operational, Political, and Psychological Value
AND MUCH MORE….
Register by clicking this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Hsut1DU7h8dC6OPSxFUgwg_3d_3d
Please register by October 19, 2008.
Attendees will receive a copy of Steve’s leading book about sales, Heavy Hitter Selling: How Successful Salespeople Use Language and Intuition to Persuade Customers to Buy.
If you have questions, please e-mail pamela_riley@haas.berkeley.edu.
2nd Annual Berkeley Finance Conference
Date: Friday, November 21
Time: 8:30 am – 6:30 pm
Location: Haas School of Business
Registration: www.berkeleyfinanceconference.org
Contact: piyush_jamkhandi@mba.berkeley.edu
“Navigating Through Financial Turbulence”
With the current historic and turbulent times, the Berkeley Finance Conference offers a unique opportunity to listen to the leading experts in the industry outlining the effects and opportunities presented by the current financial turmoil. Please partake in the networking and the discussions held by the leaders of the finance industry.
Keynote Speaker:
• Rohit Bhagat, Chief Operating Officer, Barclays Global Investors
Featured Speakers
• Mark Zanoli, Managing Director, J P Morgan
• Aneta Marcheva Key, Associate Principal, McKinsey & Co.
Panels:
• Investment Management
• Venture Capital
• Corporate Finance
• Investment Banking
• Private Equity
• Real Estate
Free admission for volunteering on the day of the event. If interested, please contact: jenny_herbert@mba.berkeley.edu or felipe_gomez@mba.berkeley.edu
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