EWMBA eZine - Week of December 08, 2009

Announcements:

Wanted: Editors for the eZine for 2010!

As another remarkable year in the history of eZine comes to an end, we’re looking for new champions to lead this awesome publication in the new year. As a co-editor you will be driving the weekly publication of eZine and will always be in the thick of “news” happening at Haas!

If you’re interested, please send a brief note to the current editors including:
a) Why you want to an editor?
b) A sample of your writing (a paragraph, pointer to a blog) not exceeding 300 words

Please send your responses to Ramon Lim (ramon_lim@mba.berkeley.edu) and Divyang Agrawal (divyang_agrawal@mba.berkeley.edu)


Meet Your 2009-2010 EWMBAA Executive Team

We would like to congratulate all the candidates who ran in the election this year. Below are the new EWMBAA officers for 2010. We look forward to a very productive and fun year.

Hector Preciado - President

Asad Baheri - Vice President

Rahul Gupta - Treasurer

Divyang Agrawal - Secretary

Congratulations!

Financial Aid Deadline to Borrow Loans for this Fall Semester 2009

Did you know you may be able to borrow additional loan funds during the academic year, if you have not already borrowed up to the Cost of Attendance? The recommended deadline to process loan funds for this fall semester is Thursday December 10, 2009. If loan processing is not completed by the 10th, it is unlikely that additional funds will disburse before the winter shutdown. Loan disbursements are split evenly between the two semesters. The deadline to borrow additional funds for spring semester is April 15, 2010.

Please review your award summary in the Financial Aid section in BearFacts to ensure all anticipated fall semester Federal Loans or private loans are listed as paid. You may need to complete supplemental steps if the loan funds have not paid. Refer to the financial aid website for more details. (Please note, institutional loans, and some non-loan funds such as VA Benefits will only appear as accepted even if they have paid.)
For further information please contact us at finaid@haas.berkeley.edu or check out our website: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/EWMBA/finaid/index.html

EVENTS

Haas Career Services: Effective OCR Cover Letters webinar

Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM
Location: Webinar
Registration: Sign up on CareerNet

This webinar will review the basics of writing a targeted cover letter for On-Campus Recruiting. We will present information and review sample cover letter styles to demonstrate how to best get your experience across to contacts and potential employers.
A quote received from human resources states: "The cover letter is the very first thing we see. To stand out, use short, powerful evidence detailing past achievements, skills, experience and results you've achieved. Forget offering boring details and endless job descriptions -- results is what gets attention."

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Donate Blood with the American Red Cross

Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Time: 12:00PM-6:00PM
Location: Sproul Plaza, Berkeley

Hi Everyone! Guess what? The EWMBA Community Service Committee is co-sponsoring the last blood drive of the semester and we need your support! This event is during finals week, so take a break from studying or come to campus, EARLY before class to donate blood!!!

It's not too late to sign up. Remember every donation can save lives! You can make an appointment at BEADONOR.COM, drop by the American Red Cross table on Sproul during the week or just show up on December 8th!

As if giving isn't enough, any organization (that's us!) that brings in 75 or more donors will win a free pizza party! But of course, we're not doing it for the pizza. If you can't donate, but you know someone who can, please forward this message to them!!

Here's another way you can get the word out. Post this event to your Facebook wall and let everyone in your Berkeley network know about this important event! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=186350317803 If you have any questions, please contact me or Emily Ma. Thanks! See you there! Jeremy

Here are the vitals:
WHO: EVERYONE
WHAT: BLOOD DRIVE!
WHEN: DECEMBER 8, 12-6PM
WHERE: PAULEY BALLROOM, MLK
WHY: BECAUSE YOU CARE

Jeremy Fongjeremy_fong@mba.berkeley.edu (831) 261-7297Emily MaARC @ Cal Blood Services Co-Coordinatoremilyma.12@berkeley.edu (916) 802-4616

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Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series: Measuring Social Impact: Lessons From the Trenches

Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Time: 6:30PM-8:30PM
Location: Webinar
Registration: Wells Fargo Room

6:30-7:00pm- pizza and networking
7:00-8:30- presentation

Speakers:
Sara Olsen, Social Venture Technology Group;
Molly Christiansen, Living Goods

Sara Olsen of SVT Group will moderate a panel with three social enterprises focused on the topic of "ongoing social impact monitoring". The social enterprises will discuss some of the challenges of measuring social impact on an ongoing basis, and how their thinking around this may have evolved from the initial business plan development. This session will focus on the reality of tracking social impact in the field, rather than as a theoretical exercise.

For more information about this session visit: http://entrepreneurship.berkeley.edu/resources/bestpractices.html

The Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series is held in conjunction with the UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition and the Global Social Venture Competition. The Best Practices Series invites experts from Berkeley and the Silicon Valley to speak about practical aspects of entrepreneurship. Each session begins with pizza and networking at 6:30pm, followed by the session at 7:00pm. The event is free and no registration is required. For more information, visit the Best Practices website or contact the Lester Center at 510-642-4255 or lester@haas.berkeley.edu.

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Haas Career Services: Telling Your Best Story (Finding your career Identity and authentic brand) Webinar with Staci Collins

Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM
Location: Webinar
Registration: Sign up on CareerNet
Contact: careers@haas.berkeley.edu

“Everyone has a compelling story.” Oprah says. I say everyone has a compelling career tale, complete with passions, turning points, achievements, obstacles, and desires met. And this tale is our most authentic, memorable, and compelling—most likely to get us hired. But most of us don’t know ours.

In this one-hour webinar, I will walk as many of you as I can through your own, unique (and so differentiated) career narrative from undergrad to Berkeley, where we will identify the professional traits and roles that truly define what you do and how you do it. There will be a worksheet handout for all to complete during the session. You can reflect on (or define) your own identity while seeing others discover their own.

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HAN Poker Event: Poker, Good Fun, Great People and Help for Haas

Date: Friday, December 11, 2009
Time: 6:00PM-9:30PM
Location: Lucie Stern Community Center, Fireside Room – 1305 Middlefield Rd Palo Alto, CA 94301
Registration: http://acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=194366

Poker, Good Fun, Great People and Help for HaasSupport the Haas Annual Fund while enjoying an evening of networking, finger food, and drinks, 6-7 pm, followed by a No Limit Texas Hold Em Tournament, 7-9:30 pm.

No need to know how to play. We will explain the rules of the game before we get started.The first place winner will receive bragging rights as the Haas Poker Champion and will receive a Haas jacket embroidered with their name as the 2009 Champion.

Top finishers, including the first place finisher, will choose from the following prizes: Executive Education class, 2 free tickets to the annual Menlo Circus Club event, Haas gear, and more.Please register and make a recommended donation of $50 or higher to Haas.Please feel free to invite a friend--each player is asked to donate to Haas. Of course, you can donate more than the minimum if you like.

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Volunteers Needed: January/February Info Sessions

Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2009 to Thursday, February 4
Time: Multiple
Location: Multiple

2nd and 3rd years only: We need your help!

Please come out and meet prospective students at our upcoming information sessions. Please contact Molly Kihanya (mkihanya@haas.berkeley.edu) if you are interested.

Berkeley - Haas Tuesday January 5. 7-8:30 pm
Palo Alto - Stanford Park Hotel Tuesday January 12, 6:30-8:00 pm
Walnut Creek - Walnut Creek Marriott Tuesday January 19, 6:30-8:00 pm
San Francisco - Palace Wednesday January 20, 6:00-7:30 pm
Santa Clara - Hyatt Regency Thursday January 28, 6:30-8:00 pm
Fremont - Fremont Marriott Thursday February 4. 6:30-8:00 pm

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