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In this Issue • January 7, 2021

 
This Week
  • Class of 2021 & 2022: Add/Drop Reminders
  • Class of 2023: 200C Lead Comm Starts This Weekend
Announcements
  • Save the Date: Dean's Speaker Series Feb 11
  • Haas Financial Aid Financial Literacy Series with Merrill Lynch
Important Reminders
  • New Slack Profile Fields
  • Class of 2021 & 2022: Electives Reminders
Self Care Tips
  • We Love Music!
Events
  • EGAL Done with the Old Normal Feb 10
Program Office Tips & Tidbits
  • Sign Up for Direct Deposit

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This Week


Class of 2021 & 2022


Add/Drop Reminders
  • Round 1 ends tomorrow Friday Jan 8, 12 noon.
  • Round 2 begins Monday Jan 18, 12 noon and ends Friday Jan 22, 12 noon.
  • Full-Time Course Request Form is open and closes Friday Jan 22, 12 noon.
  • Please review the email "[EWMBA] Spring 2021 Add/Drop Round 1 Starts Today" for important details.


Class of 2023


200C Leadership Communication Starts This Weekend
 

Announcements


Save the Date: Dean’s Speaker Series with Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark, Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy
Thursday Feb 11, 12:30-1:15PM
  • Save the date for the first Dean’s Speaker Series of the Spring 2021 semester!
  • Appointed to his new position last fall, Lt. Gen. Clark is the first African American officer to lead the Air Force Academy.
  • Members of the Haas Veterans Club will interview Lt. Gen. Clark about the work of the Academy, his journey as a leader, and the diversity, equity and inclusion efforts he is spearheading within the Air Force Academy.
  • Watch your inbox for a registration link from Dean Harrison in early Feb.
Haas Financial Aid Financial Literacy Series with Merrill Lynch

Estate & Incapacity Planning

Tuesday Feb 23, 1PM PST, Zoom
  • Goals of estate planning – control, probate avoidance, estate tax
  • Trusts – revocable vs. irrevocable
  • Durable Powers of attorney & advanced health care directives

Tools to Help Build Your Wealth 
Tuesday Mar 16, 1PM PST, Zoom

  • Social Security
  • Employer sponsored plans
  • 401(k) and Defined Benefit
  • Personal savings (Traditional vs. Roth IRAs)

Advanced Topics in Executive Compensation 
Tuesday Mar 30, 1PM PST, Zoom

  • Employee stock options and restricted stock
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPP)
  • Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plans
  • Compliance considerations for insiders (Section 16, Rule 144, 10b5-1Trading Plans)
  • Concentrated stock risk management

Important Reminders


New Slack Profile Fields
  • There are two new fields available in your Slack profile: Preferred Pronouns and "Hear My Name" for your NameCoach link.
  • NameCoach is the tool which allows you to record your name so that we can maximize our ability to pronounce each others’ names correctly. If not already, record your name in bCourses! Instructional video here. Once you have recorded your name, right click on the "Play" icon and "copy link address" to paste into Slack!

Class of 2021 & 2022


First Day of Class for Electives
  • Evening: Week of Jan 19 (Monday electives will start the following Monday Jan 25)
  • Saturday: Jan 23
Add/Drop for Spring 2021 Courses
  • Please refer to the Registration Timeline as well for Add/Drop Round Dates
    • Add/Drop Round 2 Jan 18, 12 noon-Jan 22, 12 noon
    • Full-time Course Request Review 1 Jan 22, 12 noon (form will close at that time)
    • Add/Drop Round 3 Jan 22, 4PM-Jan 27, 12 noon
    • Drop Round 4 Jan 27, 4PM-Jan 30, 11:59PM
    • Full-time Course Request Review 2 Jan 29, 12 noon

Self Care Tips


We Love Music!

Events


Done with the Old Normal: Transforming Business Beyond COVID-19
Wednesday Feb 10, 9-10AM PST
  • COVID-19 continues to deeply and severely impact people in our communities, the business world, and society - with disproportionate impacts on Black and brown communities and women.
  • At this event, EGAL will share the strategy playbook for business leaders to integrate equity and inclusion in COVID-19 recovery and discuss what it takes to truly enable an equity fluent recovery.
  • The panel discussion will include:
    • Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Equity, Gender, and Leadership (EGAL), Kellie McElhaney
    • Esteemed Lieutenant Governor of California, Eleni Kounalakis
    • Director Emeritus of McKinsey & Company, and former Chief Economic and Business Advisor to Governor Gavin Newsom, Lenny Mendonca
  • Register here.

Program Office Tips & Tidbits


Sign Up for Direct Deposit
  • Direct Deposit is a fast, convenient, safe, and reliable way to have refunds for tuition payments deposited directly to your bank account. Otherwise, if you receive a refund, a paper check will be mailed to the Local Address listed in CalCentral.
  • To sign up for Direct Deposit, log into CalCentral > My Finances > Financial Resources.
  • Review other Student Billing COVID-19 updates here.
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