This Week

• Thank you to our EWs and their families who have served in uniform!
• Program Office will be closed on Friday Nov 11.

Class of 2023 & 2024

• Students who will be completing the CBA requirements and graduating Dec 2022 should complete the CBA completion form by Monday Nov 15.
• Students may submit a completion form even if they hadn't submitted the CBA Statement of Intent form. Students who complete the certificate will have this noted on their transcript and will receive an electronic certificate signed by Dean Harrison and Assistant Dean Jamie Breen.

Announcements

• The EWMBAA and Alumni Relations office are excited to roll out the second annual EWMBA alumni-student mentor program.
• The goal of this program is to increase connections within our Haas community and provide current students and alumni more opportunities to engage with and learn from each other. 
• To participate please fill out the Alumni Mentor Program application by Wednesday Nov 16. 

• Monday Nov 21: Class of 2025 Blue & Gold Combined Cohort Day (Marketing, N100)
• Tuesday Nov 22: Class of 2025 Blue & Gold Combined Cohort Day (Data & Decisions, N100)
• Wednesday Nov 23-Sunday Nov 27: Thanksgiving Holiday, Program Office Closed

• Cal Basketball season has started! If you normally park in Underhill, NW MBA Semester Permits will only be valid on Underhill Levels 3 & 4 on game days. Most games are generally in the evening (6 or 7PM).
• The area immediately around Haas is not affected, please expect traffic along Bancroft Ave to Downtown Berkeley on game days.
• Full game day parking rules here.

Class of 2023 & 2024

• Spring 2023 tuition and fees will be calculated based on enrollment as of bidding and adjust if you make changes during Add/Drop. For your reference, Spring 2023 tuition will be due mid Jan 2023.

Class of 2025

• The testing window will be Tuesday Nov 29 at 12 noon PT until Sunday Dec 4 at 11:59PM PT.
• Review the Waiver Exam Guidelines > Spring for details.
• Automatic waivers are available for 202 Financial Reporting and 203 Intro to Finance. Submit documentation to Hannah Fischer by Dec 4 at 11:59PM PT.

• The Spring 2023 Core Schedule is now available.
• Blue & Gold, please note the Combined Cohort dates for EW202 Financial Reporting and EW203 Introduction to Finance. To account for various holidays in the Spring, both of your cohorts will meet together (in rooms to be announced closer to the Combined Cohort dates).

Important Reminders

Class of 2023

• Historically, the MBA Commencement ceremony will be during the week following the main University commencement (somewhere between May 15-May 21). It normally does not push into Memorial Day weekend. 
• The University has shifted its timeline for determining Commencement Ceremony dates.
  • Departments have submitted requests and we expect to be notified in Jan 2023.
  • Dates always subject to change pending University decisions.

Saturday Scoop

• This week's Program Office staff are Avni Kansara and Jaquelin Cane, our Student Assistant. Drop by S440 and say hello!

• Berkeley Law Lot, Bowles and Underhill, etc should be available. Please take note of any posted signs at lot entrances or specific spots.

• No Class Nov 26 - Thanksgiving Holiday
• The remaining Fall semester Saturdays are Dec 3 and Dec 10.
• Please be sure to review the Spring 2023 Academic Calendar for start dates.

Student Groups

• Did you know UC Berkeley has 100+ entrepreneurship resources. Find the correct resource in your entrepreneurship journey! 
• Checkout this space for a new resource spotlight every week!
• Your One-Stop-Shop for all entrepreneurship resource information - Berkeley BEGIN.
• This section is sponsored by the EWMBAA VPs of Entrepreneurship Shruti, Saumya, Janani, and Kadidia. Questions? Contact Saumya at saumya.vij@berkeley.edu. 

News About You

Career Corner

• Our Leadership Presence & Your Real Story Workshop will give you tools and ways of being that will support you in showing up as the real deal.
• What we are finding is that as you go out into the market and have conversations with people, your ability to communicate your confidence, your curiosity, and your clarity of intention is priceless in cultivating relationships and creating job/career opportunities.

• Hands-on demonstration of how to navigate and utilize the CMG website and CMG Bears site by Taylor Stern and Zhilian Liu, VPs of CMG. They will walk you through the tips and tricks on where to find and effectively use CMG resources. There will also be time for Q&A so bring your questions!

•  In this workshop, we will: 
  • Take those understandable stories and add in elements that make them more engaging and memorable - stand out in a good way.
  • Learn, apply and practice good structure to translate your experiences into understandable stories : less noise, more signal!
  • Learn how to shape your stories to make them more relevant and appealing to influencers and hiring managers - be interesting to them, not everyone.

• Come join us as we chat with Haas Alumni who have been in the sustainability space, and will give you a sense of what it is like, and what it takes to move into this exciting area. All are welcome, from those who are just wanting to explore to those who are starting to get clarity on which roles and industries in sustainability they are interested in. 

Events

• Join Haas alumni and authors Laila Tarraf, MBA 98, and Mike Trigg, MBA 98, for a conversation on the growing sense of burnout among many Bay Area professionals. The authors will share their own professional and personal journeys and their views of leadership and life, including audience questions and discussion. Register for Bay Area Burnout here.

Program Office Tips

• The all inclusive per unit fee for 2022-2023 is $3600. Multiply that by the number of units you will be taking.
• Spring 2023 tuition will be due in Jan. Enrollment in the Fee Payment Plan is per semester, not per year. Students must enroll in the plan again for Spring 2023.

• A Direct Deposit Electronic Funds Transfer Account is the easiest way to get refunds or other payments.
• Go to CalCentral > My Finances > Financial Resources > Billing & Payments > Direct Deposit. Complete the steps to set up your account.

• Students will receive notification that their 1098-T form is read by the end of Jan 2023. More information here on the Student Billing website.

• Official grade letters for the Fall 2022 semester will be available on a rolling basis after Monday Nov 14. The final deadline for professors to submit grades is Wednesday Dec 21.
• Please review your employers documentation requirements carefully. If your employer's year end deadline for reimbursement is before Dec 22 but your grades have not posted to CalCentral, unofficial grade letters stating you "received a grade of B- or better" can be requested via the EWMBA Letter Request Form.
• Per University guidelines, students may not ask for specific letter grades, only "confirmation that you will pass the course with B or better."