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October 12, 2007

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N E W S	Careers	Learning
Record $25 M Gift Will Allow Haas to Increase Haas Faculty Size At least five new faculty positions will be created at the Haas School of Business with a $25 million gift from alumnus Gerson Bakar, BS 48, a prominent San Francisco real estate developer. Full Story BusinessWeek Selects Haas as a Top Design School For the second year in a row, the Haas School was one of only a handful of business schools noted on the list of top 40 schools around the world that stand out for teaching design. Full Story Haas Ranks #6 in the EIU "Which MBA" Survey The Haas School's Full-time MBA Program ranked #6 in the world, up from #10 last year in the 2007 EIU "Which MBA" ranking. Full Story Berkeley MBA Ranks in Princeton Review Survey The Berkeley MBA program ranked in the top ten in three areas of the Princeton Review survey of business schools released today. Full Story Lester Center Launches Best Practices Series Berkeley MBA students with entrepreneurial aspirations can hear successful entrepreneurs and industry experts share wisdom on opportunity recognition, business models, and incorporation at the Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series. Full Story McKinsey Partners with Nonprofit Center The Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership and McKinsey & Company will create ten consulting teams this spring to help nonprofit organizations succeed with entrepreneurial ventures. Full Story Students Organize Reaching Out Conference in SF Berkeley MBA students are among the organizers of this year's Reaching Out Conference for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) on October 11-14. Over 750 will hear from Margaret Cho, Chip Conley, and Lisa Sherman. Register / Story Innovation is Theme for Fall MOT Lecture Series The 2007 Management of Technology (MOT) Lecture Series will begin on October 24. Full Story Get Industry Update on Financial Reporting, Nov. 9 Professionals who set accounting standards and those who enforce them will join industry accounting professionals for the 18th Annual Conference on Financial Reporting in San Francisco on November 9. Full Story LGBT Group Seeks More Alumni Involvement The Q@Haas Steering Committee for LGBT alumni invites suggestions in a quick, 5-minute survey.about future events for students and alumni. Alumni who wish to sign up for their email list can email Melissa Ong or visit the Q@Haas website. Conference to Explore the Role of Diversity "Powering Innovation through Diversity" is the theme of the third annual Haas Diversity in Business Conference at Berkeley on November 16. Full Story Mortgage Crisis Among Topics on Nov. 19 Devulging the stories behind the headlines, the 30th Annual Real Estate & Economics Symposium in San Francisco will examine the real estate, housing, and finance markets. Full Story Visit the Haas School' s new website to read about Haas in the News
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The New Guy - by Keith Ferrazzi The way you manage the first weeks with a new employee can boost someone's entire career. And if you're the new guy, there's no better time to make new relationships and start your career off in the right direction. Full Story New Services: Saturday Career Advising Services for MBA Alumni To schedule an advising appointment for a one-hour Saturday coaching session, please email us. September 29, October 6 - 10 am to 12 pm Advisor: John Morel November 17, December 8 - 10 am to 12 pm Advisor: Ainka Fulani Undergrad alumni: please see the Cal alumni career advising services website
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Innovations in Networking - Homecoming, October 13 Heather Hollick EWMBA 04 At the Haas School "What distinguishes highly successful people from everyone else is the way they use the power of relationships - so that everyone wins." Inspired by the work of best-selling author, Keith Ferrazzi (Never Eat Alone), Haas alum Heather Hollick will lead an interactive seminar, share her considerable networking experience and advice, and provide tips on how to use the services of LinkedIn, Plaxo and Xing to supercharge your networking activities. This seminar is free. Register Pricing for Profitability in the Information Age UC Berkeley Center for Executive Development Four-Day Course: January 14, 15 and February 11, 12 Companies leave millions, sometimes billions, of dollars on the table every year through sub-optimal pricing practices. This pricing course will equip you with proven and new techniques for assessing, formulating, and monitoring pricing strategies in this new era. The course is led by Teck Ho, one of the Haas School's most charismatic professors and a well-known expert in the field of pricing. He won the Best Teacher of the Year Award three years in a row and consults for many of the Fortune 500. Fee: $5,445. $4,445 until October 15, 2007! Corporate Offer: 3 for the price of 2 from one firm. Location: The Haas School Details and Registration If you have any questions or would like to register a group, call (510) 642-9167 or (415) 637-4913.
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