Schedule

Pre WE Launch Cohort Social

Welcome to Haas! The student leaders are excited to meet you and introduce you to our amazing program. This kick-off event is for you to meet and get to know your new cohort mates, as well as your WE Launch cohort representatives who are student volunteers from previous years, ready to guide you through WE Launch.  During this event you will also learn about the WE Launch Cohort Competition that spans the entire WE Launch festivities and how you can help your cohort become the ultimate champions.

Find Your Community hosted by VP’s of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Getting an MBA at Haas is not just about the classes and networking. It’s a perfect opportunity to find a new community and make meaningful connections. Affinity clubs are a perfect way to build that sense of community and make new connections. Join ‘Find your community’ night for an opportunity to learn more about these Haas clubs and chat with your new community.

We will have breakout rooms for each community to allow for quality conversations. The affinity clubs that will be at this event include:

Professional Clubs Student Panel & Networking:

If you are wondering what MBA clubs do and how you can join them to further your career aspirations, then this event is for you. This is a great opportunity to hear from EW student leaders from a variety of professional clubs at Haas and learn about their personal experiences. The event will begin by a student panel Q&A, followed by time to network and chat with the student leaders directly.

Class of 2024 Happy Hour - Trivia!

Join your classmates for a virtual trivia night to test your knowledge on various topics, learn a little bit about Haas and UC Berkeley, and possibly win a prize! You will be randomly assigned into teams with other students from class of 2024 so you get to meet students from all cohorts. Lay back, let loose and let’s have some fun!

Strawberry Canyon Hike

**IN PERSON**
Brought to you by VP’s of Health and Wellness, this is a great opportunity to explore the city of Berkeley and meet classmates in person.

Awareness & Skills for Inclusive Leadership

This interactive workshop will give participants the opportunity to increase their awareness of social identities and privilege. Participants will delve into the concept of unconscious bias, and practice tools to address microaggressions.

Prior to the session, we will give you access to a bcourse site. Please review these modules on Implicit Bias, Social Identities and Microaggression.

Your Career Journey and Partnering with Career Management Group (CMG)

Meet Your Academic Advisor!

Come meet your academic advisor, who will be your partner through your MBA Journey.

Academic advisors are assigned based on student’s last names. Join the session with your advisor!

Please sign in to http://berkeley.zoom.us/ with your CalNet ID first, then RSVP for the sessions. (It may also help to clear your cache/browsing history before logging on to Zoom.)

** UPDATE 7/21/21 ** If you have not yet registered, or have been having issues, please click on the appropriate link below at the start of the session to join directly. As with all sessions, make sure you are logged in to your @berkeley zoom account prior to joining.

Justine Roades (Last Names A-G)

Amanda Gill (Last Names H-O)

Leah Rozeboom (Last Names P-Z)

Meet Your BearPal

The BearPals are so excited to embark on your first year with you, Class of 2024. What is a BearPal? BearPals (Peer Allyship Liaisons) are either your fellow cohort classmate or an EW 22/23 that has been specially trained to help direct you to Haas, campus, and external resources that can help you find your community at Haas, manage stress and mental health challenges, discuss DEI challenges in life.

Please join us in a “coffee-chat” format to drop in and say “hi” to your cohort’s dedicated BearPal. The format is conversational so feel free to join for as long (or short) as you can.

Leadership Communications

Today’s organizations demand managers who communicate well. Managers who communicate well are far more effective leaders in their organizations and in their communities.  Successful leadership and effective speaking both demand authentic communication. Managers need not only to communicate well, but also to communicate persuasively. They must be able to inspire others, create cooperation among those who work with them, advocate ideas within their organizations, and deliver the organizational message to those outside of the organization.

Students will explore the vital link between leadership and communication.  They will increase self-confidence when speaking, learn how to think fast and clear under pressure, use voice and body effectively, and learn to be deep and brief with their content.

Students will also learn to:

1. To enhance professional and leadership skills through authentic communication.

2. To develop leadership presence — the skill set that enables an individual to motivate, inspire and connect to his or her audience.

3. To improve individual presentation style and storytelling ability, including the use of voice, body, focus, spontaneity, and energy.

Teams@Haas

** VIRTUAL **

In today’s workshop lead by Dr. Brandi Pearce, you and your study team will be introduced to Teams@Haas a co-curricular program designed to support you and you study team in making the most of your experience working together during your core courses.

We will launch your teams by introducing you to the first of several Teams@Haas tools, the Collaborative Plan. The Teams@Haas Collaborative Plan will support your team in a conversation to aid you in better understanding who is on your team, the development goals of your teammates, your joint performance objectives, how the team will best coordinate its work, and how and what type of team climate you want to develop to support you in meeting your collective aims?

Today, we will spend most of our time providing you with an opportunity to begin this conversation so that you can develop a better understanding of who is on your team and what is important them as you launch your work together. As we bring the workshop to a close, we will discuss some best practices and consider a strategy for how to finalize the Collaborative Plan once classes have begun and you have more information on what you will be working on collaboratively for this initial term.

Friday July 23rd

Join us for the first day of WE Launch weekend! All sessions on Friday July 23rd will take place at the Double Tree Berkeley Marina Hotel

(**) Session will be available for livestream participation for students attending remotely.

Saturday July 24th

All sessions on Saturday July 24th will take place at the Haas School of Business.

(**) Session will be available for livestream participation for students attending remotely.

Sunday July 25th

All sessions on Sunday July 25th will take place at the Haas School of Business.

You will receive a Class of 2024 Haas branded t-shirt during the weekend! Please make sure to wear that on Sunday.

(**) Session will be available for livestream participation for students attending remotely.