EWMBA eZine - Week of April 2, 2009

EVENTS

Social Committee Kickoff Happy Hour

Date: Friday, April 3, 2009
Time: 5:30 - 8 PM
Location: Hotel Vitale-Americano, 8 Mission Street San Francisco 94105
The Social Committee is hosting the kickoff event for the upcoming year! This event is open to all part time MBA students and we are including the new admission students for Fall 2009. The first hour of the social event will be open bar. Please join us for a Happy Hour Americano at Hotel Vitale in San Francisco on Embarcadero and Mission this Friday, April 3, 2009 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM.

Eggster Hunt and Learning Festival on the Cal Campus

Date: Saturday, April 11
Time: 10AM - 3PM
Location: Campanile Esplanade
Cost: Free

Eggster is a non-profit student run organization located in Berkeley. Every year we organize and run the largest free egghunt in Northern California. Not only is it free for all kids, it is also a learning festival with booths filled with educational activities! In addition, we partner with local charities to support youth education. There will be egg hunts throughout the day.

For More Information and Directions:
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~eggster/index.php?x=eventday


Graduating Students: EWMBA Community Fellows at Commencement
Date: Due on Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2009

To the graduating EWMBA students,

First off, congrats to those graduating this May! Before you get too comfortable, we need you to submit your volunteer hours log sheet to be considered for Haas Community Fellows. As a reminder, the Haas Community Fellow program is to formally acknowledge Haas students who actively volunteer in the community. Any EWMBA students who completes at least 50 hours of community service over the time at Haas will qualify. At the Commencement ceremony, the fellows will be recognized by the Dean during the program. Please complete the volunteer log sheet and return to Monika Matthews (https://mail.haas.berkeley.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=4f8031da0e5a4b0b87648cb42f9d3e5e&URL=mailto%3amonika_matthews%40mba.berkeley.edu) by April 15th. Email Monika if you don’t have the log sheet. We've already received log sheets from a number of you; but please send us the latest version if you have new updates.

Thanks.
The Community Service Committee


Haas MBA Experienced Hire Career Fair

Date: Friday, April 17th
Time: 5:30-8pm
Location: Network Meeting Center, Santa Clara, CA
Registration: Sign up in CareerNet now!

We are pleased to announce a South Bay Experienced Hire Career Fair for Haas MBA students and MBA alumni. This event will be attended by experienced hire recruiters (rather than university/new graduate recruiters) that are interested in discussing mid-to-senior career management positions with the Haas MBA students and alumni population that have 8+ years of work experience.
Participating companies TBA.

To prepare for the Career Fair:
· Attend the Executive Resumes webinar on Thursday, April 2nd, to assist you in updating your resume for the Career Fair
· Add your resume to the Haas Experienced Hire Resume Database:
http://www7.mbafocus.com/alumni/homepage.asp?product=7613
Companies participating in the Career Fair will be reviewing the database. In addition, the MBA Experienced Hire Resume Database will connect you with the world’s leading firms, who seek out experienced Haas MBAs and alumni for their top leadership positions. When you add your profile, you market your skills and industry knowledge to the hiring managers who value the experienced Haas MBA.


Dean's Speaker Series on Financial Turmoil : Janet Yellen, CEO, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank
Date: Tuesday, May 5th
Time: From 7:30pm
Location: Arthur Anderson Auditorium
Registration: First Come First Served

San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank CEO Janet Yellen, a Haas School professor emeritus, will speak at the school at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, in the Arthur Andersen Auditorium.

The event is part of the Dean's Speaker Series focused on the recent financial crisis. Yellen's speech will be open to the Haas community, with seats available on a first-come, first-served basis.

More details here: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/groups/newspubs/haasnews/archives/hn033009.html#story1


Haas Talent Show

Date: Thursday, May 7th
Time: From 8:00pm
Location: I-house Chevron Auditorium
Registration: $5 (Talents and volunteers are free). Ticket starts selling in mid Apr
If you would like to participate as a performer or a volunteer, please register on the Google doc (there is one tab for volunteering and one for performing):
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pKPT3gS3HlhLVyVSsiFGoJg&hl=en


Ever want to see Emily Lin dance? Hear Bernie sing? Watch Will and his Chinese friend’s do Gong Fu? Do a sing-along with Arnold “guitar” Kim? Be part of a Disturbing the Peace incident? You can experience all of this and more at the inaugural Haas Talent Show!

Need to find your focus after spring break? Try rehearsing for your performance. And for those who just like to be spectators, come see the amazing diversity of talent that your colleagues bring to Haas.

If you have any queries, please contact Emily (Wan-Chien) Lin (emily_lin@mba.berkeley.edu) or Laurie Reemeyer (laurie_reemeyer@mba.berkeley.edu)

End of the Year Vegas Trip

Date: May 22 through May 24, 2009
Location: Las Vegas

After a full year of classes, exams and group projects, it would be nice to sit back and relax, IN Las Vegas! Come and join a few of us who are already planning to spend the weekend with your fellow part time MBAers and your choice of vice in Las Vegas to celebrate the start of summer.

If you're interested, please contact Carmen Chan: carmen_chan@haas.berkeley.edu