Haas Evening Weekend MBA Communications Committee

Haas Experienced Hire Resources!

2010-10-11T08:50:00.001-07:00

(Brought to you by the Career Development Center)

Did you know that the career services office recently started a eNews publication for experienced hires?

New Resource

Register online to be included in the Experienced Hire eNews. Immediate hire experienced-level job opportunities, and events for students actively job seeking. The Experienced Hire News email will be available 1-4 times per week depending on content. If you know of an open position at your firm, email it to careers@haas.berkeley.edu and it will be included in the newsletter.

Here are a few others items from the Career Services Center you should consider if you are job seeking:

Events:

· Wednesday, Oct. 13:
"Career Switching and Career Growth Panel" of Haas MBAs who have achieved your goals. Info on this EWMBAA-organized event is on CareerNet.

· Thursday, Oct. 21 - 5^th:Annual Alumni Evening of Networking in San Francisco. Hosted by Haas Alumni Relations, Career Services, the MBAA, and the EWMBA Program. Register online

· Sunday, Oct. 24:
"Excel Best Practices" presented by Training the Street.

Resources:

· EWMBA Peer Coaches are classmates who understand firsthand the multiple demands you face. However, they also successfully navigated their careers to accelerate or change and are happy to talk about their experiences. Examples: Cisco to BCG, Oracle to Deutsche Bank, Tech Marketing at Adobe...

· Workshops On Demand warehouse recorded webinars to watch and learn at your convenience

· See advisors by appointment until 8PM on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, and Saturdays either at Haas or in the South Bay. Register through CareerNet.

Haas @ Work - Now a For Credit Course!

2010-10-04T23:22:00.000-07:00

Did you know that Haas @ Work is now a For Credit Course?

Applications are due on October 11th, 2010. See below for more details!

Drop by the Haas at Work open house for snacks and an informal Q&A to learn more about the program:

Wednesday, October 6, noon - 2 pm, Room C335

Thursday, October 7, 5:30 - 8:15 pm Room C135

For those of you not familiar with Haas@Work, here's a brief overview provided by Adam Berman the Executive Director, Emerging Initiatives.

Haas@Work is an applied innovation program operated by the Institute for Business Innovation. Extremely popular with both MBA students and companies around the world, Haas@Work has been assigning teams of MBA students to paradigm-shifting, innovative projects for a number of years. Over 600 Haas MBAs have participated in Haas@Work since the program's inception, undertaking projects with prestigious international firms representing a variety of leading-edge industries.

I've had the pleasure of working with Adam and can honestly say he's one of the most enthusiastic and energetic staff member's I've come in contact with at Haas! Don't miss this opportunity to join in an amazing experience that allows you to apply innovation concepts in the business world for credit.

Dean's Speaker Series: John Chambers, Cisco CEO

2010-09-26T16:43:00.000-07:00

The Haas School of Business in honored to host Cisco CEO John Chambers, who will be on campus on Tuesday at 12:30pm in Andersen Auditorium. The event is currently sold out, but if you didn't get an advance ticket you have two options:

1. Email Meg Fellner to get on the weight list (meg_fellner@haas.berkeley.edu)

2. Watch the Video after the fact from Haas's video room: http://www2.haas.berkeley.edu/Videos.aspx

If you haven't used the video room before, I encourage you to take a look - you'll find an amazing array of inspiring speakers, including the inspiring talk by Micheal Lewis, author of "The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine", and Dean Lyon's call to action on Haas's long term vision.

Haas Leadership Development Series

2010-08-26T00:02:00.001-07:00

The Haas Leadership Development Series is a great opportunity for students to exercise their interpersonal skills. The Series consists of several not for credit workshops that focus on one of three areas: Self, Team or Organization.

The first workshop of the school year is coming up soon. Be sure to sign up online and be prepared for some light homework (look for the link included in the email from the "Leadership Development Series" entitled "Leadership Development Series Seminar: Building the Brand Called YOU")

What: Building the Brand Called YOU

When: Sunday, September 12, 2010, 9am-1pm

Bio: William Arruda, Reach Communications Consulting, Inc.

Description: William Arruda guides you through the proven, three-step personal branding process you can use to unearth and express your unique promise of value. Living your brand enables you to expand your success while increasing your personal fulfillment. Whether you are looking for a job or seeking to advance at your current employer, you will benefit from understanding the branding process and integrating it into your career strategy.

Social Media at Haas

2010-08-21T22:35:00.000-07:00

The first week of classes has arrived for 2nd and 3rd years, and the first years appear to be settling.... here's a little trivia for the Haas Community. Do you know all the social media outlets for Haas? There are many different options to keep in contact with Haas faculty, staff, and alumni over the course of your education, and as an alum. Check out the Haas Social Media webpage to find links to Twitter, Blogs, LinkedIn and more!

Here's a link to Haas Faculty on Twitter, or you can tweet with the EWMBA Program Office. (Special bonus for those of you who may be interested in the baked goods competiton that the program office staff sometimes tweets about!)

Welcome (Back)!

2010-08-10T22:44:00.000-07:00

Hi fellow Haasers!

The communications team wants to extend a warm welcome to the incoming class of 2013 and a welcome back to all the 2nd and 3rd years! Orientation for our eager compatriots was this weekend, and I had at least one full timer who was on campus on Saturday remark to me that they are an enthusiastic bunch. Glad to see we're keeping up the tradition of bringing energy to the EWMBA program!

For those of you in the 2nd/3rd year: Don't forget that the add/drop period starts on Saturday, 8/14. There is also an academic conference call hosted on Wednesday to help the 2nd years through the process as well as talk about new initiatives. Don't miss this chance to hear from our stellar Academic Affairs Committee!

“Welcome Back” Conference Call Series

The EWMBAA Academic Committee will host a series of conference calls next week to talk more about the Fall and Spring course offerings, the BILD initiative, the Add/Drop process and any other academic related questions you might have. They will be held on the following days and times (all times Pacific Daylight Time):

Tuesday, August 10 from 12:00-1:00PM

Wednesday, August 11 from 6:00-7:00PM

Conference Dial-in Number: (218) 862-1000

Participant Access Code: 1034036#

Round	Start Date	End Date	Processing Date
1	9:00AM on Saturday, 8/14	9:00AM on Friday, 8/20	12 NOON on Friday, 8/20
2	9:00AM on Saturday, 8/21	9:00AM on Friday, 8/27	12 NOON on Friday, 8/27
3	9:00AM on Saturday, 8/28	9:00AM on Friday, 9/3	12 NOON on Friday, 9/3

Looking for a new job? South Bay Experienced Job Fair May 19th

2010-05-03T22:58:00.000-07:00

If you've been looking for a new opportunity, but have found that On Campus Recruiting hasn't been for you, we have great news! The Career Services organization will be hosting an Experienced Job Fair in the South Bay on May 19th, 2010. Classes will be over, so you have no excuse to not come and learn more about various industries, make a few connections, and enjoy hearing from Haas alums.

The event is tailored specifically towards students with 8 or more years of work experience (perfect for the EWMBA crowd), and will bring together both Haas students and MBA alumni. Experienced recruiters with strong ties will be looking to fill mid-to-senior career management positions. Looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday, May 19th -- be sure to sign up in CareerNet soon!

Start Date & Time	5/19/2010 5:30 PM
End Date & Time	5/19/2010 8:00 PM
Location	Network Meeting Center, Santa Clara
Registration	sign up in CareerNet

Bidding is here...

2010-04-25T19:02:00.000-07:00

In the interest of increasing awareness about the Fall 2010 bidding process, here is some information we are passing along from the Program Office. For those of you who will be participating in bidding for the first time this year, don't worry about getting into classes, there will be plenty of interesting opportunities to chose from!

ALL 2010 BIDIDNG AND ELECTIVE EVENTS

As announced earlier this week in our bidding memo, bidding will begin next week. We’ve got a slate of elective events coming up, starting this evening with our elective chat with faculty. As a reminder, here are the dates/times:

Elective Nights
1. Thursday, 4/22, 7:30 - 8:15PM in the Andersen Auditorium: Chat with faculty about electives.
2. Wednesday, 4/28, 7:30 - 8:15PM in the Wells Fargo Room: Chat with faculty about electives.

Elective Lunch
1. Saturday, 4/24, 1-2PM in the Silicon Valley room: Chat about electives with fellow students.

For further details and instructions about bidding, please visit our website: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/EWMBA

BIDDING CONFERENCE CALLS

In addition, we have two bidding conference calls set up for next week. If you have questions about the bidding process, bidding strategy, course selection, etc, we encourage you to join the program office and members of the EWMBA Association Academic Affairs committee to discuss the fall 2010 schedule and bidding. Here are the details:

Monday, April 26th 12:00-1:00pm and Tuesday, April 27th 7:30-8:15pm.

To connect: Conference Dial-in Number: (218) 862-1000, Participant Access Code: 1034036#. We look forward to hearing from you!

Introducing the New Communications Committee!

2010-04-11T21:53:00.000-07:00

I'm proud to announce the new members of the Haas EWMBA Communications Committee! We have a great group of folks joining the committee, and already they have interesting and unusual ideas to bring to our discussions. I think you can expect great things from your peers this year.

I'm beginning to feel a little nostalgic for my first year, so I'm glad to be working with all first year students, including my new co-chair Shadab Nazar. In addition, Kevin Krause has enthusiastically volunteered to share blogging duties with me, which means you'll have his unique perspective on the committee and the program as well. We're still working on getting team members photos together, so we'll let you know when the main page is updated with photos so you can recognize us when we are on campus.

Without further ado, the new Committee Members are:

Shadab Nazar 1st year, and Co-Chair of the Communications Committee, Technology Committee Liaison
Anand Pandey 1st year, BLUE - Alumni Committee Liaison
Jeffrey Chen 1st year, BLUE - Admissions Committee Liaison
Monish Sharma 1st year, AXE - Career Services Committee Liaison
Kevin Krause 1st year, Co-Blogger, Community Service and Academics Committees Liaison

Please feel free to send comments and suggestions to any one of the team members!

Happy 2010 - New Year Activities

2010-01-11T20:02:00.000-08:00

Happy 2010 Everyone!

The Haas campus is starting to come alive over the next few weeks, and there are many activities to attend before school starts up in full swing. The first year evening students are beginning classes this week, and many of us attended the career services Winter Conference on Sunday. Hans Morris, president of Visa Inc. from 2007-2009, gave a strong presentation on managing and excelling in your career focused on eight distinct points. Ranging from advice on how to perform quality work (always challenge the status quo for continuous improvement) to managing a P&L, Mr. Morris provided a well organized presentation. More information about the speaker series can be found at the link below.

The second years will be attending the MPAR seminar this upcoming weekend, and I, for one, am looking forward to the opportunity to bond with my classmates across all co-horts in a simulation program. I've heard it can get pretty competitive, so watch out everyone!

For those of you that like to plan ahead, the first of the Spring Leadership development series is coming up at the end of the month, and on February 3rd Dean Lyon's will be hosting Steve Ellis, Worldwide Managing Director from Bain for the Dean's Speaker Series.

More about Mr. Morris from Visa:
http://www2.haas.berkeley.edu/Haas/Home/News/Newsroom/091221careerfest.aspx

More about the Dean's Speaker Series:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/haas/about/deansspeakers.html

49 Ways to get involved at Haas!

2009-12-10T08:35:00.000-08:00

Do you know that there are

18 Clubs by Industry (Finance Club, Consulting Club...)
5 Social Clubs (Wine Club, Culinary Club...)
8 Student Run Conferences
9 Competitions & Associations
9 Student Affinity Clubs

at Haas?

Now that finals are wrapping up, it's a good time to think about what you'll be doing next semester. Participating in events outside of the classroom can be one of the most rewarding experiences at Haas, and we're encouraging EWMBA students to learn more about your options. Many of the clubs will be transitioning to new leadership in the winter and the EWMBAA will be looking for volunteers for various committees, so now is a great time to think about getting involved.

To learn more visit:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/MBA/student/

Careernet Feedback Sessions - Want to influence your Haas Careernet Experience?

2009-12-08T14:18:00.000-08:00

The Career Management Center is looking for your feedback! This is a great opportunity to meet with the CMC team and provide feedback on the main tool that students rely on for job and career support.

How to sign up: Visit Careernet and look for the upcoming sessions -- there is one on 12/10 with spots still open!

Here's a description from the team:
Join us for a meeting with the web designers who are redoing the architecture and user interface, and give us some feedback on the layouts and designs they have mocked up.

Haas Holiday Party

2009-11-29T20:54:00.000-08:00

Come join all current Haas students at the Holiday Party in San Francisco! We've already heard from a number of EWMBA Students that they will be there. It's a great opportunity to socialize with your classmates and meet a few new ones as well. Details below:

EWMBA, BCEMBA & FTMBA Holiday Party 2009

Date: Saturday, December 5, 2009
Time: 8:00PM-11:55PM
Location: The Galleria in the San Francisco Design Center; 101 Henry Adams Street, San Francisco
Registration: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=193419
Cost: $45/person through 11/22; $55 thereafter

Be Social: Haas Tailgating with Full Time Students & Early Halloween Party

2009-10-21T23:23:00.000-07:00

There are two more Haas events this weekend - and one of them works for students with Saturday classes!

The first event is a Haas TailGate in the courtyard. The tailgate is being hosted by the 1st Year FT Students and will raise money to help the first year students who take internships in the non-profit sector over the summer. If you want to have fun, meet some full time students, and support a good cause please review the sign up information below.

The second is an Early Halloween Party in the city hosted by our Social Committee! Come out and have a good time at the Gallery Lounge in SF. You can check out details at the Social Committee's blog:

http://haasewmbaa-social.blogspot.com/2009/10/halloween-party-on-october-24-2009.html

Haas TailGate Information:

CAL vs. Washington State
Saturday October 24
TAILGATE from 11:30-1:30 PM in the Haas Courtyard – REGISTER BELOW
Tailgate will be jointly run by First Year Full-time MBA Cohorts AXE and Blue!!
Game Time at 1:30 PM
$15 Registration Fee Covers Food, Beer and Complimentary Good Times!
Register by 8 PM on Friday.

Check your email for details from Meg Roundy on how to sign up (Because both Paypal and Google Spreadsheets are required to sign up for the tailgate, we've decided not to publish the full sign up details on the web. But don't let that deter you from attending!)

Multi Firm Night - Wednesday, October 21st

2009-10-19T22:26:00.000-07:00

This Wednesday a number of Haas Clubs will be sponsoring the Multi-Club Firm night. Not only is this a great chance to meet with your fellow students, it's also a chance to network with companies from the CPG, Technology and Digital Media industries. This event is hosted by the Haas Marketing Club, General Management & Strategy Club, the Digital Media & Entertainment Club, and the Technology and Sales Club. Try saying that three times fast -- and then come join us for fun and networking.

Note: The event is less formal than many of the OCR events but is still an extremely visible career event for both full time and part-time students. Don't forget to bring your Haas business cards.

MUTLI-Club FIRM NIGHT

When: October 21st 2009, 6:30-9:00pm
Where: International House, Chevron Auditorium, 2299 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94720-2320
Attire: Business casual

Firms that will be attending include:

Adobe Systems
Apple
Chevron Corporation
Cisco
Clorox
Del Monte Foods
E. & J. Gallo Winery
Johnson & Johnson - Neutrogena
Leapfrog Enterprises
NetApp
Salesforce.com
Sony & SECM
Symantec
Yahoo!

Interested in Practicing your Public Speaking Skills?

2009-10-11T19:11:00.000-07:00

The communications committee is always thinking about ways to communicate with you... but here's one that many of you can communicate with future students. The admissions office is looking for students to speak at various information sessions over the next two months. This is a great way to meet prospective students as well as get to know the back stories for some of your fellow classmates. I attended the HP event when I was thinking about applying to Haas, and I remember being incredibly inspired by the various speakers. It's our time to shine!

Several dates are available in Berkeley, and for those of you who would prefer to experience a change of scenery, there are two other opportunities.

Please contact Molly Kihanya to volunteer for any of these events:

mkihanya@haas.berkeley.edu

Haas School of Business

Thursday, October 29 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Thursday, November 9 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Tuesday, November 17 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Thursday, December 3 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm

Other Locations:

Cupertino -- HP Location

Wednesday, October 21 from 6:30 - 8:00 p

San Francisco -- The Palace Hotel

Thursday, November 5 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Haas Clubbing

2009-09-27T14:30:00.000-07:00

The communications committee is reaching out to clubs! We are looking to use the Communications Blog to bring information to the student body in more depth than what we cover in the EZine.

This week I'm highlighting the Women in Leadership Club. They have quite a few events through out the year, which you can check out at their website:

http://groups.haas.berkeley.edu/wil

In October WIL is hosting The Berkeley MBA's Women's Workshop with the admissions team on October 31st at Haas. WIL is looking for women to volunteer at the event. I know there are many talented EWMBA student's who would be wonderful representatives of our program. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Monica Khan or Valeria Guirola, WIL VPs of Diversity.

More information about the conference, which is targeted towards prospective students, is available here

https://ssl.haas.berkeley.edu/Admissions/Eventsew/index.cfm?forum=4797

The gang's getting back together

2009-09-18T18:42:00.001-07:00

The EWMBA Association Leadership (all committee members + officers) are meeting tomorrow for a mid-year meeting at Haas. Typically we meet twice a year, once after the annual elections and once for this sync up. This is the time to checkpoint our work during the past 6 months. We're meeting to highlight our accomplishments as well as areas where there's still much to be done (we're Haas students after all!).

Each committee is expected to make a presentation and we'll even get updates from the Program Office and Alumni Relations.

And, afterwards, the communications committee will adjourn to the local watering hole to continue our discussions on the best ways to streamline information! The debate may rage on until the wee hrs, we may not be as coherent, but we will still be focused with our communications.

Portals and Communication

2009-09-17T17:07:00.000-07:00

We in the communications committee are the first to agree that portals could improve communication. This week, we launched a SharePoint eZine portal to submit eZine event and announcement requests.

https://calshare.berkeley.edu/sites/haasstudents/ezine/default.aspx

This will help our group easily compile all relevant events and announcements for the weekly eZine. It also provides you a quick and easy way to submit your request. Check it out and send us any feedback! You could log in using your Haas user name and password (haas\{user name}).

On another note, we are continuing to work with Haas IT and the EWMBA technology committee on our EWMBA portal. A BETA site for the full time MBA portal has launched, http://portal.haas.berkeley.edu, and we plan on creating a similar one but specific to EWMBA students.

We will be sending out an announcement as we get closer to launching the EWMBA portal so watch out for it!

Kicking off the New School Year

2009-09-14T13:02:00.000-07:00

We are a few weeks into the new school year and the communications committee has seen some changes. Rohan Thompson has transferred to the full time program, and as such leadership of the committee has passed to Div Agrawal along with ongoing co-chair Ramon Lim. We'll miss you Rohan, but we know Div is capable of carrying on the communications torch. Other team members include Naveen Prasanna, Rahul Awasthy and myself.

We're all getting back of the swing of things and one of the initiatives we've decided upon is to start to use the blog more frequently, so expect to see updates from us here. If you'd like to get in touch with any of us in the communications committee, please feel free to look us up in class or via email. We'll all be around on campus on Saturday for the Fall EWMBA executive meeting, and we'd love to hear from you!

Keeping Busy Over the Summer

2009-05-20T09:01:00.000-07:00

School is done—summer classes aside—until August, but that doesn't mean that the various committees will be taking a rest. The Communications Committee will continue to work on refining and streamlining the manner in which EWMBA students receive information. Top of the priority list remains creating a "central portal" for information. The purpose behind the portal is to create a single, well-known repository for all information relevant to EWMBA students. No longer will you have to scratch your head in perplexity as you try to recall in which email the particulars about the upcoming social event appeared, they'll all lodge in the same place.

The process to put together such a central portal is ongoing and at this point we're still in the requirements gathering phase. As the summer drags on we hope to be able to shed more light on the goings-on. Stay tuned.

Changing of the Guard

2009-04-10T11:21:00.000-07:00

There's been some turnover at the EWBMAA, as I'm sure you're no doubt aware. The old team of Anlei Lee, Ben Chong, Evonne Chiu, Min-Hank Ho, Sriram Kumar, Badri Raghunathan and Christina Stewart has departed and at the helm is now Ramon Lim, Divyang Agrawal, Rahul Awasthy, Amber Ulrich, Naveen Prasana, Rohan Thompson and Sunil Kumar.

The committee is charged with ensuring that EWMBA students receive information in a timely and intelligible manner. For most of us that means avoiding being overwhelmed by the volume of emails and communication that so routinely lodges in our inboxes. Over the next few months the team will be focused on streamlining the channels of communication. We're going to do our utmost to simplify the influx of data as much as possible while maintaining a high signal to noise ration.

Let's see how successful we are.

What Have We Been Up To This Year?

2008-11-23T20:25:00.000-08:00

We've brought you three new channels this year:

1. EWMBA eZine – What you are reading now: a newsletter catered to our every EW need and emailed weekly (and archived at http://haasewmbaa-ezine.blogspot.com/)
2. Cohort Reps - Helping first years know what's important at just the right time
3. Discussion Forum - Just for the EW crowd - Socials, Academics, Careers, and more http://haasewmbaa.freeforums.org/

In addition, the EWMBAA blog (http://www.haasewmbaa.com/) is a great resource.

Special thanks to our team members - Badri Raghunathan, Christina Stewart, Evonne Chiu, Min-Hank Ho, and Sriram Kumar, to our Cohort Reps, and especially the current EWMBAA President Jasmin Young for providing encouragement and support.

- Anlei Lee & Ben Chong (Communications Committee Co-Chairs)

EWMBA Discussion Forum

2008-10-27T09:23:00.001-07:00

The forum will serve as a single repository to maintain discussions pertinent to the b-school life of the Haas EWMBA community.Currently, there's no single system that stores various topics of interest to the EWMBA students. While individual years maintain their own YahooGroups, there's no sharing of information across the spectrum. Moreover, none of the existing solutions (including the YahooGroups) maintain threads of conversation by interest areas. This forum will enable faster access to relevant information. For example, individuals interested in career related topics can directly jump to that folder and search for specific threads. The forum will also serve as a living repository of events and experiences (with courses, professors, school life etc).Anybody with a '@mba.berkeley.edu' e-mail address can get access to this forum. Others can neither browse nor post topics. All posts will be moderated by the EWMBAA communications committee.

Go to http://haasewmbaa.freeforums.org/profile.php?mode=register Enter the basic profile information. Please ensure that you enter your Haas e-mail address. Once, you get a confirmation e-mail (within 48 hours), you are ready to contribute.The 48 hour delay is due to having a human being (Ben) at the other end to approve sign-ups. If you have discussion forum experience and would like to help out, please contact Ben (benchong@mba.berkeley.edu).

Remember that the quality of a Haas MBA comes from the folks who participate in the program. Similarly, what you can get out of the forums will come from the number of participants. So please sign up!

First Year Cohort Reps

2008-10-27T09:20:00.000-07:00

Do you have a program issue that you would like to address but don't know who to talk to? Your cohort rep can help facilitate communication between first year EWMBA students and the EWMBA Association. Cohort reps communicate important information and announcements to you, and they are available to receive feedback regarding the program and transmit it to the appropriate committees. Don't be shy. Talk to your reps and let them know what is on your mind so the EWMBA Association can take action to improve your experience at Haas.

Axe Cohort Reps
Tim Lee - tim_lee@mba.berkeley.edu
Naveen Prasanna - naveen_prasanna@mba.berkeley.edu

Oski Cohort Reps
Amber Ulrich amber_ulrich@mba.berkeley.edu
Kishore Konakanchi kishore_konakanchi@mba.berkeley.edu
Dharini Ramakrishnan dharini_ramakrishnan@mba.berkeley.edu

Blue Cohort Reps
Rahul Awasthy - rahul_awasthy@mba.berkeley.edu
Thomas Fitzpatrick - thomas_fitzpatrick@mba.berkeley.edu
Vikas Meka - vikas_meka@mba.berkeley.edu

Gold Cohort Reps
Divyang Agrawal - divyang_agrawal@mba.berkeley.edu
Shourya Basu - shourya.basu@mba.berkeley.edu

Greetings from the Communications Committee

2008-10-27T08:53:00.000-07:00

Let's introduce our committee - Our awesome members are Sriram Kumar and Christina Stewart, Evonne Chiu, Badri Raghunathan, Min-Hank Ho, and our Co-Chairs are Ben Chong and Anlei Lee.

For the last year, we've been keeping students in the Evening-Weekend MBA program (EWs) informed through a number of channels:

1. EWMBA eZine - A weekly newsletter that is emailed to all EW students sharing news, announcements, happy hours, and more. You might ask how this differs from the MBA Alert - well, our newsletter caters specifically to the EW crowd whereas the MBA Alert is ublished by the full-time MBA folks. We also have a no-duplication policy which means if it's in the MBA alert, it isn't printed in our newsletter.

2. Cohort Representatives - First year representatives updating each cohort on eZine news and first year specific items. These folks help first years wade through all of the information overload and point out what's really important. They also help make sure that event organizers take into account the unique academic schedules of the first year students.

3. Haas EWMBAA Blog - A blog that shares what's going on in each EWMBAA committee.

4. Discussion Forum (New)

Thanks Mimi and Alison for all of your hard work last year. We look forward to bringing you exciting information in the weeks ahead.

Look for Us...Your Cohort Reps

2008-05-19T22:12:00.000-07:00

Even though the semester might be almost over for the first years, we thought that we should share our photos so you know who to look for. We are the 2010 cohort reps should you need to share your thoughts with the EWMBA Association.

Mimi Frusha- Blue Cohort Rep, Patrick Fischer - Gold Cohort Rep

Dhiren Bhatia, Oksi Cohort Rep, George Kong, Axe Cohort Rep

Help Improve Communications

2008-05-02T12:41:00.000-07:00

Do you feel inundated with emails? Or perhaps you don't feel there is enough communication on important events and information.

The Communication Committee has put together a quick 5-minute survey to get your feedback on the quality and frequency of various EWMBA communications.

With your feedback, we will be able to make sound judgements to improve emails, websites and overall communication.

Please fill out the survey today:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=XCgXpCQPXbPx53wCTo_2bVPA_3d_3d

Who you gunna call? Cohort Reps!

2008-03-18T20:13:00.000-07:00

Do you have a program issue that you would like to address but don't know who to talk to? This year the Communications Committee established the cohort rep position to help facilitate communication between first year EWMBA students and the EWMBA Association. While the cohort reps will communicate important information and announcements to their cohort-mates, they are also available to receive feedback regarding the program and transmit it to the appropriate committees.

Don't be shy. Talk to your reps and let them know what is on you mind so the EWMBA Association can take action to improve your experience at Haas.

If you missed the announcements the first time, here are the reps for each first year cohort:

Blue - Mimi Frusha
Gold - Patrick Fischer
Axe - George Kong
Oski - Dhiren Bhatia

The EWMBAA eZine

2008-03-14T20:14:00.000-07:00

Want to know what's happening this week for EWMBAs at Haas?

Every EWMBA student should be receiving an eZine email from Ben or Anlei each week, but in case you missed it in your mailbox, just click on the EWMBAA eZine link to the right to access this week's eZine with the latest news, headlines, and updates from your fellow EWMBAA committees.

Welcome to the EWMBAA Communications Committee blog!

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The committee was formed in February this year as the marketing communications arm of the EWMBA Student Association (otherwise known as the EWMBAA).

Committee members are students like yourself but with too much time on their hands:

Co-chairs: Ben Chong and Anlei Lee
Members: Mimi Frusha, Alison Kubota, Sriram Kumar, Christina Stewart
Executive Officer: Krupa Singampalli

In addition, we have cohort reps to make sure that the needs of first year students are taken care of (finance past exam papers, anyone?). They are: Mimi, George Kong and Patrick Fischer.

See if you can identify us by sight when you are at the Haas or Santa Clara campuses. To help you, check out: https://facebook.haas.berkeley.edu/

The committee’s immediate goals are the following:
a. Outreach
b. Build a one-stop source of information
c. Build a community

The weekly EWMBAA eZine is part of our outreach program. If you are not reading it yet, please do so. It provides a summary of events and news for EWMBA students. With all due respect to Siu Yung and Charlene, if there’s one email in your mba.berkeley.edu mailbox you should read, it is this one .

We are also trying to make the EWMBAA website (http://www.haasewmbaa.com) the jumping off point to get information related to student life, whether it is one of Siu Yung’s Catching Up emails that you missed, CareerNet or the calendar of events at Haas.

Finally, we want to build an online community that will extend beyond the Yahoo! mailing lists and the various blue/gold/axe/oski cohorts. For this, we are working on a web-based discussion forum that will allow students of all years to mingle and talk. We want to break out of the ’08/’09/’10 silos and enable better networking. More information will be available shortly.

If you are reading this blog, the Communications Committee is doing its job. However, that job is never finished and we need your help. This is because all communications is two-way.

We are committed (no pun intended) to listen to your feedback and will keep you up to date with information that is relevant to your life here at Haas.