UC Regents Confirm Lyons as Haas School Dean
Richard K. Lyons |
Richard K. Lyons was confirmed last Friday by the UC Regents as the 14th dean of the Haas School of Business. As dean, Lyons will oversee the Haas School's efforts to expand its faculty to its largest size ever, enhance student services, continue curriculum improvements, build the endowment, and plan for a new building. Full Story
Haas@Cal Transition Begins This Summer
A new sign-on process for Haas@Cal will be implemented soon, and then a new alumni networking directory and other online tools will be launched during the next two months. Watch your email and postal boxes for more info about how to use our new online tools for connecting with other Haas alumni.
Join Haas on Facebook
Re-connect with classmates, find or start your own Haas affinity group, read the latest news, and interact with other Haas alumni. Visit Haas on Facebook
iHaas: Media Downloads Now on iTunes, YouTube
Haas faculty members debate the impact of the economic downturn and Starbucks co-founder Dave Olson defines "Leading from the Heart" on Haas School media downloads now available on iTunes U and YouTube. Full Story
"The College Credit-Card Hustle"
The July 28 issue of Business Week (full story) reports on universities & alumni associations selling alumni and student information to credit card companies and banks. The Haas School does not distribute your personal information and guards your privacy within the password-protected Haas@Cal. If you have any questions or concerns, contact alumni@haas.berkeley.edu
$4.5 Million Endowment Creates Garwood Center for the Management of Technology and Innovation
The Haas School is creating a center focused on developing new management strategies and technologies to promote innovation in American companies and help firms maintain a competitive edge in the global marketplace. Full Story
Lester Center Receives $1 M from W. Howard Lester
The Haas School's Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation recently received a $1 million donation from Williams-Sonoma Chairman and CEO W. Howard Lester to continue cultivating and promoting entrepreneurship and innovation in management at UC Berkeley. Full Story
Undergrad Class Welcomed with Career Conferences
The 342 students in the Haas School undergraduate class of 2010 began their studies this July with a new career conference launched as a result of an alumnus's gift. Full Story
76% of Faculty Make "Club 6" List in Spring
More than three-quarters of Haas School faculty during the spring 2008 semester landed on the "Club 6" list, a measure of teaching excellence based on student evaluations. Full Story
Berkeley MBAs Wrap Up Projects on Five Continents
Berkeley MBA students returned last month from 15 countries on five continents, where they completed projects ranging from a feasibility study for a world-class secondary school in Cambodia to a marketing strategy for a China-based wireless service provider. Full Story
Boot Camp Attracts Diverse Group of Undergrads
Georgetown student Laura Chalfin was studying psychology last year when she applied to the Haas School's Business for Arts, Sciences, and Engineering (BASE) program. Since applying, Chalfin has changed her major to economics and now hopes the classes that she is taking through BASE will help her decide her path after college. Full Story
Berkeley MBA Graduate Lands Fulbright Grant
Katie Lindgren, MBA 08, has been awarded a Fulbright grant to spend ten months in Sweden exploring the innovations that have made the country a global leader in sustainable energy development. Full Story
Research Spotlight: Prof. Morgan Finds Monetary Policy is no Game of Following the Leader
John Morgan |
In a new study, Haas Professor John Morgan questions the power structure of the Federal Reserve and determines that a single, powerful leader may not be the wisest way to create sound economic policy.
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