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February 20, 2009

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Feb 23 – UC Berkeley
Energy Symposium

Feb 25 – San Francisco
Presentation Skills Workshop

Feb 28 – Haas
MBA Asia Business Conference

Mar 3 – Boston
Cross Business School Happy Hour

Mar 10 – San Francisco
Celebration in San Francisco

Mar 10 – San Francisco
MBA 2001 Class Lunch

Mar 16 – Los Angeles
Wine Tasting & Dinner

Mar 17 – Redwood City
DiscoverCal: The Obama White House

Mar 25 – Lafayette
DiscoverCal: Altruism Discussion

Mar 26 – New York
Gala & Global Campaign Celebration

Apr 7 – Boston
Cross Business School Happy Hour

Apr 14 – San Francisco
Real Estate Conference

Apr 24-26 – Bay Area
MBA Reunion Weekend



Save the Date:

Apr 15 – UC Berkeley
Non-Profit Management Dinner

Apr 25 – Haas
All Alumni Reunion Conference




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N E W S


Rick and Janet Cronk
Rick and Janet Cronk
Cronks Give $1 Million for Endowed Chair
Longtime Haas School supporters William F. "Rick" Cronk, BS 65, and his wife, Janet, BA 69, have pledged $1 million to establish a faculty endowed chair at Haas. Read More

 

Kingsford Establishes Endowed Chair in Finance
Kingsford Capital Management, a hedge fund in Point Richmond, Calif., has given $1 million to create an endowed chair in finance at the Haas School. Read more

Janet Yellen
Janet Yellen

Spring Speakers to Feature Fed CEO, Former Transportation Secretary, Top Execs
Janet Yellen, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, will be among an influential group of leaders speaking at Haas this semester. Read more

Haas@Work Adds New Clients, New Components
Berkeley MBA students are engaging in applied innovation in record numbers this spring as they tackle key business challenges for four new Haas@Work clients: Clorox, Panasonic, Visa, and Wells Fargo. Read more

Leaders in Tech, Health Care, Wine Headline Women in Leadership Conference
The 13th annual Women in Leadership Conference will bring high-level executives in technology, health care, and wine to the school on March 14. Read more

New Case Competition Focuses on Latin America
The newest Haas case competition will give students from top MBA programs the chance to win $4,000 by cracking a business problem facing Manpower Mexico. Read more

Professors Find Gamblers Bet More After Losing
Haas Marketing Professors Eduardo Andrade and Ganesh Iyer find that individuals open their pocketbooks wider than planned after experiencing an actual loss while gambling. Read more

Tech Veteran and Haas Supporter Passes Away
Silicon Valley technology veteran Mike Homer, BS 81, a dedicated supporter of the Haas School's Center for Responsible Business, died Feb. 1 after a long battle with a rare brain disease. Read more

Stay Up-to-Date About Entrepreneurship At Haas
Do you want to stay updated about the latest entrepreneurial events at Haas? Visit the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation's website. The Lester Center provides an array of entrepreneurial activities year round. Join the Center's mailing list

Haas@Cal Transition Enters Final Phase
In March you will receive an email invitation to log on to the new, upgraded Haas@Cal.  Please take a moment to tap into it and update your profile.  A new networking directory and job database are among several of the new features. Our new Haas@Cal will be exclusively for the Haas community.






Haas Connections
Reconnect with classmates, find or start your own Haas affinity or class group, career network, download lectures and guest speakers, read the latest news, share photos and videos, and interact with other Haas alumni.

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CAREERS


Haas Career Center Staff are Available to Help Today!
MBA alumni in transition and/or affected by the economic turmoil — please contact the Haas MBA Alumni Career Center for assistance with career coaching, interviewing tips, and resume review.  There are also many events, webinars, directed job search teams, and other resources available to you today.  To learn more about these offerings, please contact us at alumnicareers@haas.berkeley.edu or 510-643-3108.

Save the Date: March 18th Haas MBA Job Fair!
Employers interested in Hiring Haas – contact Rich Wong.
Job seekers – more details will be provided prior to the job fair.

Webinar:  Executive Resumes
Learn how to write a powerful resume.
12 - 1 pm, Thursday, April 2
Register/More info

New! Evening Career Forum
for current MBA students and all Haas alumni
Join a group of your Haas peers and a professional Career Advisor for an open Career Forum. Each first and third Tuesday and Wednesday night of the month the MBA Career Center room S-430 will be open from 5 – 7 PM to answer your career questions in a collaborative group setting. Forum dates are March 3 & 4, 17 & 18, April 7 & 8, 21 & 22. No registration required.

EmployOn
Haas alumni now have access to EmployOn, the largest jobs database in the world. Spend less time searching online by setting up email agents to receive new jobs matching your criteria every week. More info

Article: Stop Looking for a Job
The best way to get a job is to connect with people outside of your need for a job.“The best way to get a job is to not look for one.” Does that idea sound crazy? It’s true, and I’ve shared it with my clients for years. Read more

Article: Employers Avoid Axing Oldies but Goodies
Hard-pressed companies forced to make layoffs tend to cut younger workers while retaining those over 55. Read more

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LIFELONG LEARNING


UC Berkeley's Executive Education Center presents

The Leader as Coach - March 9 - at the Haas School
Leaders succeed when they can foster employee commitment towards achieving their business goals. Employee commitment is the key to superior performance. The Leader as Coach is an intensive training workshop that prepares leaders to engage dynamic coaching strategies for building commitment and sustaining and fostering growth in their people. Participants will learn new ways of motivating and inspiring teams as well as providing one-on-one coaching to both emerging and current leaders within their organizations. Fee = $995  More Info

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