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Program Office Emails
Hello Class of 2024,
Voting has now resumed for the Class of 2024 Student Speaker and Defining Leadership Principal Award Winners. The deadline to submit votes is Sunday, March 31st at 11:59PM PST.
To learn more about why the individuals were nominated, check out the Award Nominees info sheet. To learn more about the Student Speaker nominees, check out the Student Speaker info sheet.
If you have already cast a vote on the outdated form and would like to make changes to your vote after reading the updates, please email [email protected] so that the Program Office can update your vote accordingly.
Thank you again for your patience, and we apologize for any confusion.
Sincerely,
Mika & The EWMBA Program Office
Hello Class of 2024,
Currently, we have paused voting for Commencement Award Winners & Student Speakers for Commencement 2024 due to some errors in the form. The Program Office is currently making corrections and will have the updated version ready as soon as possible.. We will send a follow up email when voting resumes.
If you have already cast a vote on the outdated form and would like to make changes to your vote, please email [email protected] so that the Program Office can update your vote accordingly. Voting will still fall within the same deadline of Sunday, March 31st at 11:59PM PST.
Thank you for your patience, and we apologize for any confusion.
Sincerely,
Mika & The EWMBA Program Office
Hello,
We have several updates for you on Commencement Activities!
Defining Leadership Principle Awards and Student Speaker Voting
Commencement Speaker: Monica Stevens
Reminders
Defining Leadership Principle Awards and Student Speaker Voting
Voting is now open for our four Defining Leadership Principal Awards and for the Commencement Student Speaker. Please complete the Commencement 2024 Voting survey by Sunday, March 31 at 11:59PM PST.
You will be voting on the following:
1. Rank your top 2 candidates for your Class of 2024 Commencement Speaker (click the link to see the list of names and to read their statements)
2. Vote for the Class of 2024 Commencement Awards (click the link to see the list of names and to read their statements)
The class speaker will be announced at a later date and the Commencement Award winners will be announced at WE Lead in May. Please note you may only vote once on this survey, and you may not forward this link to anyone else to take.
Commencement Speaker: Monica Stevens
This year’s Commencement speaker is Monica Stevens, MBA 96. Monica is a member of Spencer Stuart’s Financial Services and Boards practices, as well as a member of the Haas School Board, and she was awarded the school’s Raymond A. Miles Service Award in 2017 for her contributions in supporting and enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. She was also previously a trustee for the Redwood Day School in Oakland, where she led the Diversity Committee. Please read the Commencement website to learn more about Monica.
Reminders
- Check the Commencement Website and Checklist for information about the Commencement Ceremony and stay up to date with any to-do items!
- Please confirm your name for the Commencement Program. The deadline to confirm your name is Sunday, March 24 at 11:59PM PST.
- Please note that name confirmations will not necessarily reflect the name printed on your diploma. For policies regarding names printed on diplomas, please visit the Office of the Registrar’s website.
- Beyond Yourself Fellows – If you are interested in being recognized as a Beyond Yourself Fellow, don’t forget to submit your volunteer hours in the Service Hours Directory by Sunday, March 31 at 11:59PM PST. Click here for more information.
- If you require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) in order to fully participate in this event, please contact Luisa Guzman Gomez with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7 days in advance of the event
Thank you!
Evening & Weekend MBA Program Office
Haas School of Business
University of California, Berkeley
Hello!
There has been some confusion about an email that was sent yesterday March 12, 24 from UC Berkeley ([email protected]) with the subject line “Commencement registration and tickets now live!”. That email was sent to all UC Berkeley students (undergraduate and graduate) who are expected to graduate in Spring 2024, inviting them to the large campus wide commencement that will be happening on May 11th.
This is separate from the MBA only commencement ceremony that will take place on Friday May 17th at 2PM. As a reminder, there will be no cost for tickets for the MBA ceremony. We will, however, be requesting you to indicate the number of tickets you need in an upcoming survey (early April).
Most students choose to participate in the MBA only ceremony given you will be celebrating with your classmates, but if you want to, you are more than welcome to attend the campus wide commencement ceremony as well.
We recommend you bookmark the MBA commencement webpage, which will be updated as we get more information.
Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you!
Avni
We have several updates for you on Commencement Activities!
Defining Leadership Principle Awards and Student Speaker Nominations
Ticket Info & Name Confirmation
Name Check
Reminders
Defining Leadership Principle Awards, and Student Speaker Nominations
Due Sunday, March 17 at 11:59PM PST.
- Defining Leadership Principle Awards:
- During the Commencement Ceremony, we will recognize exceptional students for their contributions to the program through Commencement Awards.
- Nominations are now open for the Defining Leadership Principle Award. You will be able to submit multiple nominations by filling out the survey more than once
- Commencement Student Speaker:
- This is a unique opportunity to represent the Class of 2024 and address all MBA graduates and their friends and families with a 5-minute speech
- If you are interested in serving as a student speaker, please complete the self-nomination Commencement Student Speaker form and submit the following:
- 1 to 2 paragraphs explaining why you would like to be a commencement speaker and the content of your speech
- OPTIONAL: link to YouTube videos (under 3 minutes) will also be accepted with your statement as a sample of your speaking.
- Voting will take place the week of March 18th.
Ticket Info & Name Confirmation
You will receive a Class of 2024 Graduation Survey in early April. You will be asked to:
- Answer questions designed to help the Career Management Group (CMG) and Admissions collect accurate statistics on the accomplishments of your class.
- Request the number of free guest tickets you need for the Commencement Ceremony. Graduates do not need a ticket but all guests, including infants, will need a ticket.
- Indicate the number of guests you expect to have attending the Commencement Reception, which takes place at Haas after the ceremony.
There is no cost for either the Commencement Ceremony or the Commencement Reception, but accurate counts are needed. To make sure your name is read correctly when you walk across the stage, the ticket request survey will also ask you to write the phonetic pronunciation of your name.
Name Check
The spreadsheet linked here is a preview of how names will be printed in the Commencement 2024 Program. Search for your name in the spreadsheet and use the comment feature in Google Sheets to indicate your desired name change. The deadline to submit your name change in the Commencement Program is Sunday, March 24 at 11:59PM PST.
Reminders
- Check the Commencement Website and Checklist for information about the Commencement Ceremony and stay up to date with any to-do items!
- Beyond Yourself Fellows – If you are interested in being recognized as a Beyond Yourself Fellow, don’t forget to submit your volunteer hours in the Service Hours Directory by Sunday, March 31, at 11:59PM PST. Click here for more information.
We look forward to celebrating with you soon!
Sincerely,
Evening & Weekend MBA Program Office
Haas School of Business
University of California, Berkeley