This Week

• From admissions to mental health and incoming student experience, we have VP positions across a number of portfolios waiting for EWMBA students to step up and make a difference. 
• You can find details on all the positions in this doc.
• Apply here.

Announcements

• Gerson Bakar Scholarship - Up to $10,000
  • Candidates must demonstrate a significant passion for real estate as a career objective, exhibit an entrepreneurial drive and be pursuing completion of the IGCRE Certificate in Real Estate.
• Jon Q. Reynolds Scholarship - Up to $10,000
  • Candidates must be pursuing a career in real estate and demonstrate a high level of academic distinction and participation in the real estate program.
• Falik Family Fellowship - Up to $10,000
  • Candidates must demonstrate a passion for real estate and exhibit significant leadership and entrepreneurial qualities during their graduate studies. Open to both graduating and continuing students.
• The application is open and will close on Friday Feb 5. Decisions will be released by close of business on Monday Mar 1.

• No class on Monday Feb 15. The Program Office will be closed on Monday Feb 15 in observance of Presidents' Day. We will reopen the office on Tuesday Feb 16.

• Mar: Summer 2021 Electives Schedule released, Summer Bidding and Add/Drop Round 1
• Apr: Fall 2021 Electives Schedule released
• Mid Apr: Fall Bidding
• Late Apr: Summer Add/Drop Round 2 and Drop Only
• The goal is to have both Summer and Fall schedules available for review, and students will know what Summer courses they are enrolled before bidding begins. There will be a Summer Drop Round in Apr for students to adjust schedules accordingly. 

Class of 2021 & 2022

• If you plan on graduating earlier or later than your expected graduation date (i.e. 3 years from your date of entry into the program), please complete the Graduation Date Modification Form.
• Failure to update your graduation date may affect access to future enrollment processes.
• For all other general inquiries, contact your advisor.

Class of 2023

• Your Financial Reporting course will be a combined lecture on Tuesday Feb 16.
• Future Combined Cohort Day: Introduction to Finance Monday Mar 22
• Review the Core Schedule here.

• We'll cover more about elective registration in due time!
• For now, yes, Class of 2023 students are eligible to take certain Summer elective courses.
• Please pay special attention to the course pre-reqs as noted in the course description, e.g. Intro to Finance is the pre-req for New Venture Finance.
• If you are considering taking summer courses, check the Registration Timeline later and take note of important sign-up dates.
• Save the Date for First Year Advising Sessions on:
  • Thursday, Mar 4 12 noon
  • Thursday, Mar 4, 5PM

Important Reminders

• Please note that all current students are required to complete an annual refresher training in alignment with requirements from the 2014 CA State Auditor's Report, the Clery Act, and UC SVSH Policy. This also reflects Berkeley’s continued commitment to effectively prevent and respond to sexual violence and sexual harassment (SVSH).
• Be on the lookout for a task in CalCentral for the refresher training module. The module is expected to take 5-20 minutes to complete.

• The Haas Financial Aid Office is proud to host a series of workshops conducted by The Barry & Milligan Group Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. All sessions will be held via Zoom links below.
  • International Tax: Sue Mazzetti & Drew Porter Tuesday Feb 9, 1-2PM, Zoom
  • Estate & Incapacity Planning: Sarah Nix Tuesday Feb 23, 1-2PM, Zoom
  • Tools to Build Your Wealth - Sue Mazzetti & Kelly Milligan Tuseday Mar 16, 1-2PM, Zoom
  • Advanced Topics in Executive Compensation: Sue Mazzetti & Kelly Milligan Tuesday Mar 30, 1-2PM, Zoom

Class of 2023

• A reminder that Workshop #3: Team Check-Ins are next week.
• Teams continue to work on team reflexivity and will take a deeper dive into giving and receiving feedback.
  • Axe & Oski: Saturday Feb 6 (during long lunch break)
• See Teams@Haas bCourses site and/or entry on your cohort's Google calendar for more details.

Student Groups

• The General Management (GML) Club is partnering with Optness Institute to bring an opportunity for HAAS Students to learn Lean Six Sigma for managers and MBAs. The GML Club is running a short survey to be better prepared for the course planning.
• This is a 2-day crash course in "Six Sigma for Management and Decision-Making" and is a highly subsidized program (90% off) offered by Optness for partner schools and includes a Six Sigma - Green Belt certification at the end of the course. 

Self Care Tips

Career Corner

• Join us for this interactive lab where you will learn strategies for updating and strengthening your LinkedIn Profile.

• This workshop is going to walk you through how a recruiter or hiring manager might evaluate a resume, and along the way highlight how you might alter your resume to help them help you.
• We will look at resumes together and evaluate them through this process and understand how to stack the odds in your favor - just to be clear, there is no magic bullet.

Story 2: Your Story: Tell Me About Yourself
Thursday Feb 18, 5-6PM PDT
Register in BEARS!

• Did you know that within the first 7 seconds of an interview your interviewer has already formed an impression of you? Come learn how to get your interview off to a great start by learning to craft and structure your response to the infamous "Tell Me About Yourself" question. In this highly interactive workshop, you will:
  • Learn the important elements to include in your story
  • Have opportunities to practice
  • Get feedback and refine
  • Work on the non-verbals, (body language, tone, pace, etc.)
• You will leave feeling more confident and able to effectively convey your unique story and how it aligns with the next step in your career.

Small Group TMAY Practice
Multiple dates and times available

• Join two to four of your peers and a CMG coach to practice and get feedback on your “Tell me about yourself - TMAY." We encourage you to sign up for a TMAY workshop prior to this practice session and to have a draft TMAY to test out during the session.
• Get started early because finding the right stories to tell and being able to tell them well takes time. Waiting until you get an interview to prep will be too late.
• To sign up for a practice session, please log in to CMG BEARS, navigate to the Events module, and type Small Group TMAY Practice in the search bar.

Events

Program Office Tips & Tidbits

• Attendance policies are established at the discretion of the professor and are often tied to participation. We encourage you to check out the syllabi for each of your classes to make sure you know what the policies are. 
• We know this is an incredibly busy and stressful time for everyone and there may be times when you won't be able to attend class. We ask that you communicate with your professors if those situations arise.