Symposium to Appraise Challenging Real Estate Market, Nov. 22
Is a double-dip recession still lurking on the horizon? Has the housing market really stabilized? Those are among the burning questions that Ken Rosen of the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics will address in his annual forecast at the 33rd Annual Real Estate and Economics Symposium. Read more

Haas Creates New Faculty Group Positions
The Haas School has created new positions to direct strategy, outreach, and marketing for two faculty groups: Finance and Marketing. The new positions will serve as contact points between the Haas campus and the business world. Read more

Finance Conference to Focus on Mergers and Acquisitions, Nov. 19
The strategic value of mergers and acquisitions will be the focus of the fourth annual Berkeley Finance Conference at the Haas School. Read more

More Hands-On Learning Classes for Undergrads
Haas undergraduates can take advantage of an additional experiential learning class this fall led by a Wall Street consulting firm that teaches about valuing companies, financial modeling, and leveraged buyouts. Read more

Will Coleman

BERC to Celebrate 5th Anniversary at Fall Gala, Oct. 28
The Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative–a multidisciplinary group connecting students from many units on campus–will celebrate its fifth anniversary and honor alumnus Will Coleman, MBA 06, at its first-ever Fall Gala in Berkeley. Alumni can buy tickets until Oct. 27. Read more

MBAA Speaker Series Highlights Diversity, Oct. 28
Brian Richardson, MBA 08, Communications Manager, Policy, at Internet giant Google, will be the second speaker in the new Diversity Speaker Series at Berkeley-Haas. Read more

Golf with Haas Alums, Help At-Risk Youth, Nov. 15
Help make a difference in the lives of at-risk youth by joining Haas alumni for a day of golf at the Sequoyah Country Club in Oakland. The Center for Young Entrepreneurs at Haas makes pursuit of a college education a reality for under-resourced youth. 100% of the students who complete YEAH’s four-year program at Haas graduate from high school and attend college. They are almost always first in their family to do so. Info / Register

New Alumni Challenge – Rocked & Rocking!
Haas School students and new alumni rocked UC Berkeley Foundation Board’s 'New Alumni Challenge' in FY10, which matched 3:1 all gifts made from students and recent grads, resulting in $496,037 for the Haas Fund. The matching funds helped the Haas Fund top $3 Million in FY10, for only the second time in the Haas School’s history! This fiscal year, the Board will match 1:1 gifts from students and alumni who graduated in the past five years. So, keep rocking the New Alumni Challenge, starting today! Give Now!

Undegrads Win Tesla Test Drive
Four Berkeley undergraduates, including three Haas students, won the prestigious first prize in the 13th annual Investment Banking Competition hosted by the Haas Undergraduate Program and Goldman Sachs. Read more

MBA Alumni Needed to Take Survey About Careers
Haas research faculty member Laura Kray seeks MBA alumni participation in a 20-minute survey that asks you to reflect on both your time at Haas and the unfolding of your career since graduation. Once the survey is analyzed, she will send out a summary of findings to respondents. Take the survey

2010 Haas Alumni MBA Salary Survey
Results are now available from the Berkeley MBA Alumni Compensation Survey for the MBA classes of 1995-2007. This is a new bi-annual service for alumni provided to you by the MBA Career Center and the Alumni Relations Office.  We hope this helps you with career benchmarking and negotiations. Please send any questions to careers@haas.berkeley.edu. The survey can be found under Salary Negotiations in the “Resources” section of MBA CareerNet. Or, View the Survey Now (username = alumni  p/w = salarysurvey)

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