Save the Date for these commencement events!
Commencement Ceremony
Friday, May 23 from 2:00pm-4:00pm, at the Greek Theatre.
Haas has pledged to host a more environmentally conscious graduation ceremony by eliminating plastic water bottles, endorsing the use of reusable graduation gowns, and halving the printing of promotional materials. Each family will get two printed programs as mementos and guests are then encouraged to take a look at the website.
Commencement Reception
Friday, May 23 from 4:00pm-6:00pm, in the Haas Courtyard (opens in a new tab).
This will include all Full-Time and Evening Weekend graduates and friends and families.
Tickets
Your regalia (cap and gown) give you access to the Greek Theater. That being said, all of your guests will need a ticket to enter the venue. Use this Commencement Ticket form to request tickets. There is no limit on how many tickets you can request.
Deadline to request tickets is April 21st at 11:59pm.
This Year's Keynote Speaker
The Haas School of Business is pleased to announce that Manish Chandra, EWMBA 95, pioneering CEO of the online retail platform Poshmark, will serve as the Berkeley Haas commencement speaker for the Full-Time MBA and Evening & Weekend MBA Class of 2025. The joint commencement ceremony will be held at the Greek Theatre on Friday, May 23 at 2pm.
Chandra applied more than 20 years of experience building and scaling companies to create Poshmark, a social marketplace that combines the human connection of physical shopping with the scale, reach, ease, and selection benefits of ecommerce.
Prior to founding Poshmark in 2011, Chandra co-founded and served as CEO of Kaboodle, an online shopping website. Kaboodle was acquired by Hearst Communications in August 2007. Before Kaboodle, Chandra held executive positions at Versant, Versata (IPO 2000, acquired by Trilogy), and Sybase (IPO 1991, acquired by SAP).
In addition to his MBA from Haas, Chandra holds an MS in computer science from the University of Texas at Austin, and a B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.
Commencement Student Speaker
One graduating student will represent the FTMBA Class of 2025 as the student speaker for Commencement. This is a unique opportunity to address all MBA graduates and their friends and family. Self-nominations can be done through the Student Speaker Nomination form.
Important Commencement Details...
Commencement Ceremony
Arrival on Friday
Graduates will need to be at the Greek Theater approximately 90 minutes before the start of the ceremony already dressed in full regalia (cap, gown, hood). Please plan to enter on the South side of the Greek theater (closer to Haas and Memorial Stadium). Staff will be there to help with your regalia if you have any questions. Please do not bring any personal belongings as there is nowhere to store those items during the ceremony and staff will not hold your items.
Commencement Reception
Immediately following the ceremony there will be a Commencement Reception in the Haas Courtyard for family and friends. This will include all Full-Time and Evening Weekend graduates.
Questions
Visit our FAQ page and Program Checklist for more information. For unanswered questions, email ftmbalife@haas.berkeley.edu.
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