Home Full-Time MBA Program Office Welcome to WeLaunch 2025

Day One - Context

Monday, August 11, 2025

Check-In, Registration, Breakfast

  • 8:00am - 9:00am
  • Haas Courtyard

Welcome

  • 9:00am - 9:10am
  • F295 - Andersen Auditorium

Community Warm Up

  • 9:10am - 9:15am
  • F295 - Andersen Auditorium

Dean's Welcome

  • 09:15am - 9:30am
  • F295 - Andersen Auditorium

Keynote Speaker

  • 09:30am - 10:00am
  • F295 - Andersen Auditorium

Who Are We?

  • 10:00am - 10:30am
  • F295 - Andersen Auditorium

BREAK - Music & Meditation Session

  • 10:30am - 10:55am
  • N340 Chou Hall

The MBA Lifecycle

  • 10:55am - 11:15am
  • F295 - Andersen Auditorium

Who Are We, Pt. 2

  • 11:15am - 11:45am
  • F295 - Andersen Auditorium

Zero Waste (Instructions for Fair & Afternoon)

  • 11:45am - 12:00am
  • F295 - Andersen Auditorium

LUNCH

  • 12:00pm - 1:20pm
  • Courtyard

Resource Fair

  • 12:30pm - 2:00pm
  • Spieker Forum

Program Office Overview

  • 2:05pm-2:30pm
  • F295 - Andersen Auditorium

Cohort Reveal

  • 2:30pm - 3:00pm
  • F295 - Andersen Auditorium

BREAK - Music & Meditation Session

  • 3:00pm - 3:25pm
  • N340 Chou Hall

Sustainability

  • 3:25pm - 4:05pm
  • F295 - Andersen Auditorium

Closing Remarks

  • 4:05pm - 4:15pm
  • F295 - Andersen Auditorium

Cohort BOTW

  • 4:15pm - Onwards
  • F295 - Andersen Auditorium

Day Two - Communications

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Check-In, Registration, Breakfast

  • 8:00 - 9:00am
  • Courtyard

Welcome, Session Introduction

  • 9:00am - 9:05am
  • Spieker Forum/Andersen Auditorium

Communicating in Business School Session 1

  • 9:05am - 10:15am
  • Spieker Forum/Andersen Auditorium

Class Picture

  • 10:15am - 10:30am
  • Stadium Stairs

BREAK - Music & Meditation Session

  • 10:30am - 10:55am
  • N340 Chou Hall

Communicating in Business School Session 2

  • 10:55am - 12:00pm
  • Spieker Forum/Andersen Auditorium

LUNCH

  • 12:00pm - 1:20pm
  • Haas Courtyard

Communicating in Business School Session 3

  • 1:20pm - 3:00pm
  • Spieker Forum/Andersen Auditorium

BREAK - Music & Meditation Session

  • 3:00pm - 3:25pm
  • N340 Chou Hall

Communicating in Business School Session 4

  • 3:25pm - 4:15pm
  • Spieker Forum/Andersen Auditorium

Closing Remarks

  • 4:15pm - 4:20pm
  • Spieker Forum/Andersen Auditorium

Choose your own Adventure: Sunset Hike, Raleighs, BAMPFA

  • 4:30pm - Onwards
  • TBD

Day Three - Classroom

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Check-In, Registration, Breakfast

  • 8:00am - 9:00am
  • Courtyard

Daily Introduction

  • 9:00am - 9:05am
  • F295 - Anderson Auditorium

Culture, Inclusion, and Belonging

  • 9:05am - 10:30am
  • F295 - Anderson Auditorium

BREAK - Music & Meditation Session

  • 10:30am - 10:55am
  • N340 Chou Hall

Intro to Academic Norms @ Haas

  • 10:55am - 11:30am
  • F295 - Andersen Auditorium

Faculty Showcase

  • 11:30am - 12:00pm
  • F295 - Andersen Auditorium

LUNCH with Faculty

  • 12:00pm - 1:20pm
  • Haas Courtyard

Teams@Haas Plenary

  • 1:20pm - 4:15pm
  • Blue:N300, Gold:N100, Oski:N500, Axe: N570 Chou Hall

Dogs & Dessert: Pet & Sugar Therapy

  • 4:15pm - 5:00pm
  • Haas Courtyard

Day Four - Community

Thursday, August 14, 2025

Check-In, Registration, Breakfast

  • 8:00am - 9:00am
  • Haas Courtyard

Daily Introduction

  • 9:00-9:05am
  • F295 - Anderson Auditorium

Career Management Group

  • 9:05am - 10:05am
  • F295 - Anderson Auditorium

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

  • 10:05am - 10:30am
  • F295 - Andersen Auditorium

BREAK - Music & Meditation Session

  • 10:30am - 10:55am
  • N340 Chou Hall

The HaasHunt

  • 10:55am - 12:00pm
  • Berkeley Campus

LUNCH: HaasHunt Picnic

  • 12:00pm - 1:20pm
  • Berkeley Campus

HaasHunt Winners

  • 1:20pm - 1:30pm
  • F295 - Andersen Auditorium

MBAA Welcome & Leadership Opportunities

  • 1:30pm - 2:00pm
  • F295 - Andersen Auditorium

Human Library

  • 2:00pm - 2:30pm
  • F295 - Andersen Auditorium

The Power of the Network: Alumni Panel

  • 2:30pm - 3:25pm
  • F295 - Andersen Auditorium

Closing Remarks

  • 3:25pm - 3:30pm
  • F295 - Andersen Auditorium

Closing Reception with Partners

  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm
  • Haas Courtyard

Bar Of The Week (BOTW)

  • 4:30pm - Onwards
  • Cornerstone Bar