From: EWMBAA (Evening & Weekend MBA Association)
Date: October 14, 2024
Subject: The EW Wire: Haas App, Breathe, Party, Academics, Club Elections, Alumni


Monday, October 14, 2024 Issue

Dear First_Name,

If you're taking core classes, we hope you're enjoying your fall break. While you were relaxing, we chose a name for our newsletter: The Evening & Weekend Wire (or The EW Wire)! Thanks to all of the Committee VPs who submitted suggestions!

Just a couple notes from us. If you don't already know about the Haas School of Business app, please download it to your phone! There's an iOS version and a Google Android version. In the UC Berkeley Haas Hub, you can find all of the events at Haas, as well as news and newsletters from us. Register for events or express interest. You'll receive a mobile ticket (with QR code) for any events you register for. It's a great way to find out about everything happening around campus and online, and stay connected with your fellow Haasies!

As the student association of the EWMBAA we are here to serve you and improve the student experience. Please take a moment to complete our EWMBAA survey (at the end of this newsletter). Also, as a reminder please send any feedback you may have for the Program Office.

- Vance, Michele, Rachael, Lawrence, Mihir
   2024-2025 E-Board
DEIJB & Mental Health

:blue_heart: FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING: How to Master Stress and Achieve Peak Performance :blue_heart:

Take some time for yourself and join the DEIJB and Mental Health Committee on Friday, Oct 18th at 12:00 PT to learn more about how you can build resilience and take control of your stress through personalized breathing exercises. Sebastian Rinnebach, the founder and CEO of 59 Breaths, will spend an hour teaching us about our nervous system and walking us through how we can use breathing to reduce our stress levels in the long run but also before a big meeting, presentation, or final exam. We hope to see you there!  SIGN UP HERE - SPOTS LIMITED (50)


VPs: Sumaia Masoom, Lucia Casella, Andrea Salas
 
Social Events Committee

Announcement: Haas Winter Gala is Moving to Spring!

This year, we’re challenging the status quo by moving the annual Haas Winter Gala to the spring. With so many events competing for winter weekends, we’ve decided to embrace a new timeframe with fewer scheduling conflicts, giving everyone a chance to enjoy the festivities without the rush.

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be hosting a Haas Prom in the spring! Inspired by iconic proms from popular culture – think 10 Things I Hate About You, Mean Girls, or Back to the Future – we want to give everyone, especially our international students, a chance to experience the classic American prom night.

Keep an eye out for more details coming your way. It’s going to be great!

- Social Events VPs: Katelyn Jackson, Ilya Rozenblat, Julie Burlington, Lydia Aman, and Felix To

📚Academic Affairs Announcement:

We are excited to announce that the Spring 25 Elective Course Schedule will be released on Wednesday, October 16! 

Here is a sneak peek of some of the new courses and professors being offered: 
Sustainability Climate Change and Consumption - Ganesh Iyer

AI EWMBA Course - (official name TBD) - Abhishek Nagaraj.

Note: This will be a week-long course (M-Thurs) in mid Jan right before MPAR.

Social Influence and Word of Mouth -  Rachel Gershon

Impactful Leadership - Maura O'Neill (online)

Leading High Impact Teams - Brandi Pearce (online)

Managing People in the Global Context - Aruna Ranganathan (online)

Timelines for registration (Bidding and Add/Drop dates) can be found here: 

Registration Timeline

If you have any questions regarding specific electives or course experiences/ recommendations you’d like to share with our fellow EWMBA students, please post them to the #electives slack channel. 

Upcoming Elective Webinar Dates: 

The program office will hold an elective webinar introducing elective offerings, Spring 2024 schedule, and  course planning tips.

In addition, for Class of 2026, the academic advisors will host sessions covering electives and course planning. Each session will cover the same content. If you cannot make either date, a recording of the sessions will be made available after the fact.

International Course Offerings:

Looking to study abroad internationally? 

Next spring these international courses will be available: 

Seminars in International Business-  South Africa 

Sustainable Capitalism in the Nordics 

Design Sprint for Corporate Innovation

Note: SIB Brazil will not be available next spring but a new SIB course offering will be provided in the Summer. If you’re interested in these international offerings, please look out for information regarding an upcoming informational webinar near the end of month.

- VPs of Academic Affairs: Jennifer Woo and Vivien Tsao
Club Spotlight of the Week

***  Haas Healthcare Association (HHA)  ***


Election season is coming, explore different clubs available. Use campus groups to find your favorite events and interested clubs! 

Want to explore CampusGroups - (Login to Campus Groups)

Want to get started with Campus Groups!
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- VPs of Club Relations: Nick Carrasco, Supreeth Sreekanth, Uthira Mohan
Alumni Resources

📅 If you weren’t able to join Angie Coleman-Levy, Director of Alumni Engagement and Leadership Development virtual conversation about Alumni Networking Tools, view this deck for resources that were shared.

🤝Want to learn how to best connect with alumni and learn more about available resources?

Connect with Angie Coleman-Levy 

☕Sign up for office hours here 

💬Connect with Angie on Slack here

- VPs of Alumni Relations: Colin Clark, Gamini Garg, and Kerstin Huang

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