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May 1, 2009

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May 5 – Boston
Cross B-School Networking Evening

May 5 – I-House/ UC Berkeley
Classical Music Concert

May 6 – San Diego
Career Management Workshop

May 6 – San Francisco
Net Impact Networking Event

May 7 – Los Angeles
Joint Happy Hour with Boalt Alumni

May 11 – Oakland
Haaski Golf Tourney

May 12 – San Francisco
MBA 2001 Class Lunch

May 13 – San Francisco
Real Estate Event with Nancy Wallace

May 14 – Lafayette
Career Development Event

May 14-15 – Haas School
Corporate Responsibility Leadership Program

May 19 – Petaluma
Career Strategy Workshop

May 21 – San Francisco
BCEMBA Happy Hour

May 26 – San Francisco
Economic Talk with Tom Campbell

May 28 – Palo Alto
BCEMBA Happy Hour

May 30 – Los Angeles
Gala & Global Campaign Celebration

June 1 – Haas School
CEE Negotiations Workshop

June 2 – San Francisco
Business Forecast Luncheon

June 2 – Boston
Cross B-School Networking Evening

June 17-20 – Mumbai
Cross Border M&A Executive Program





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eHAN - Haas Alumni Network newsletter
N E W S

 

Berkeley MBA Programs Shine in US News Survey
The Berkeley Full-time MBA Program ranked #7 in the 2009 US News & World Report survey published last week. Both the Berkeley-Columbia Executive MBA and Evening & Weekend MBA programs ranked #6. Read more

Twitter Co-founder Keynotes Reunion Conference
Watch Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, tell the Twitter story, and hear his take on communications and modern culture. Also, follow the Haas Alumni Network on Twitter @haasalumni.
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Michael Katz

Prof. Michael Katz to Lead Haas Innovation Institute
Professor Michael Katz will become the second director in the history of the Institute of Management, Innovation, and Organization (IMIO) at the Haas School starting in July. One of his top priorities will be to expand the Haas School's connections to the outside business community. Read more

Prof. Carl Shapiro Joins Obama's "Brain Trust"
Haas School Professor Carl Shapiro, an expert in the economics of antitrust and innovation, has been named chief economist of the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust division. Read more

Prof. Becomes Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow
Haas School Professor Philip Tetlock is one of four UC Berkeley faculty members to be named to the 2009 class of fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Read more

Alumni from Goldman Sachs, BrightSource, Barclays to Give Commencement Speeches
Haas School alumni from Goldman Sachs, BrightSource Energy, and Barclays Global Investors will speak at the undergraduate, Berkeley MBA, and PhD commencement ceremonies in May. Read more

Berkeley MBA Student Wins LGBT Competition
Khuram Hussain, MBA 10, had layoffs in mind when he wrote "The L-Word," the winning case in this year's Reaching Out Case Writing Competition. Read more

Alumnus Richard Blum Earns Berkeley Medal
Haas alumnus Richard C. Blum, BS 58, MBA 59, was given the Berkeley Medal, the university's highest honor, by UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau on Saturday. Read more

Haas Undergrad Reveals Cal's Style in Bare Magazine
On a campus where flip-flops and pajama bottoms suffice as fashion statements, Doreen Bloch, BS 10, has proven that high style does coexist with Berkeley's famous political consciousness. Read more

Haas Athletes Score in C4C
A team of 114 Berkeley MBA students and their significant others proved their prowess beyond the classroom as they took fourth place in a frenzy of activities at the Challenge for Charity Weekend at Stanford. Read more

Social Venture Winner Builds Bricks from Cow Dung
Making high-quality bricks from abundantly available cow dung - instead of depleting scarce firewood and clay - earned EcoFaeBrick from Prasetiya Mulya Business School in Indonesia the $25,000 top prize at the tenth annual Global Social Venture Competition at the Haas School this weekend. Read more

Haas Transportation Expert Passes Away
Professor Emeritus Ernest Koenigsberg died of heart failure at his San Francisco home on April 20, four days after his 86th birthday. Read more

Berkeley-Stanford Clean Tech Conference, May 6
This installment of the Berkeley-Stanford Cleantech Conference Series – “Energy Storage: Enhancing the Value of Renewables” is the third in a continuing series of focused conferences highlighting clean technology solutions to address the planet’s multifaceted energy challenges. Read more or Register

Haas Annual Fund Progress:
The goal for the 2009 Haas Annual Fund is $3,000,000 from 4,750 donors. To date we have raised $1,690,658 (56% of goal) from 3,090 donors (65% of goal). Go Bears, support and hire Haas! GIVE NOW







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.

Haas in the News
Local and national media have covered the Haas School extensively during the past few weeks. Our list of publications includes links to those articles. Read Haas News

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CAREERS

 

Tackling Tough Issues:
A Leader’s Guide to Influence with Credibility

Problems in the workplace are inevitable in business.  Effective leaders address issues sooner rather than later to improve organizational performance, interpersonal dynamics and employee morale. Learn concrete tactics in this highly interactive session that will enhance your credibility as a leader and help you influence others to improve the way they work together in the future.  A premium program taught by Roberta Streimer of Organizational Diplomacy.
9:30 am – Noon, Sunday, May 3 (THIS SUNDAY!)
Offered to all Haas MBA Alumni
Please rsvp to alumnicareers@haas.berkeley.edu with your name, class year, and email address.

Green Career Connections
Hosted by SF Green Drinks @ 111 Minna Street in San Francisco
Tuesday, May 19, 5 - 8 pm
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Elevator Pitch Webinar
An "elevator pitch" is a quick and concise way to communicate who you are, what you do, and why you do it better.  It is an overview statement about yourself, your strengths, and your career direction.http://www.acteva.com/fckEditor/editor/images/spacer.gif
Wednesday May 21, 12 pm to 1pm PST
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Come Experience "The Sport of Kings"
Lunch and cocktails at the Menlo Circus Polo Club with alumni from the top business schools: Haas, Kellogg, and Stanford
Sunday, May 31, 11:30 am - 3:30 pm
Cost: $35
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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.

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 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

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LIFELONG LEARNING


Corporate Responsibility Leadership: Strategic Innovation for Competitive Advantage
May 14-15

Presented by The Center for Responsible Business at the Haas School and UC Berkeley's Center for Executive Education

With today’s global economic challenges, being socially and environmentally responsible is about creating competitive advantage—a critical strategy for leading companies. This program is designed to strengthen senior executives’ efforts to integrate corporate responsibility into their business strategy.

Participants in this highly interactive two-day program will develop the insight to: Analyze, build, and refine an effective CSR business strategy; Develop and manage metrics to measure and maximize impact; Target CSR-ready audiences; Enhance capacity to innovate and communicate, winning over coverts; Capture the power of branding, connecting brand with CSR strategy; Develop frameworks for decision-making; and Measure trends and report what matters.
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The Venture Capital Executive Program
May 18-22, 2009 and Nov. 30 - Dec. 4, 2009
This one-week cmp program designed for investment professionals, economic policy advisors, and entrepreneurs striving to gain advanced, results-oriented training in the venture capital process. Use discount code ceehan_09 for a 25% alumni discount.
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