All great parties eventually have to end. At breakfast, the bleary-eyed Class 2011 slowly showed up for breakfast (I think many even skipped it), and received the last few piece of information. At about noon, we sent everybody home to get ready for the official first day of class, which starts next day (ouch!).
Congratulations again Class 2011!!! Welcome to Haas!
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Class 2011 New Student Orientation Day 2
Today is the FUN day. Right after breakfast, the group migrated towards an open space to get a taste of their first Haas teamwork experience. Students were grouped into teams of 10. Each team was given less than one hour and very limited supply to come up with, in their collective mind, the most enduring and creative chateaus that would protect the five eggs assigned to them. The finished chateaus were then lined up in front of the crowd, to face fierce tennis ball air-fun attack, initiated by their classmates.
This was when all the superficial kindness quickly deteriorate, and everybody's true color came out. (my favorite part of the program)
After the very intense yet exciting team building exercise, the crowd was taken to the Haas campus for case study exercise and campus life panels. Sharianne did a great job leading the campus tour, while I managed the student club workshop. This year we had the following clubs and officers presenting their organization: EWMBAA (Jasmin Young), Consulting Club (Malik Kaman), Marketing Club (Chris Petersen), Finance Club (Max Chernikov), Real Estate Club (Sureentha Venigalla), Net Impact (Mike Lee), and General Management Club (Bhatha Muthiah).
At dinner time, the crowd went back to Double Tree for the peak of the day - the Dinner Festivity! The scene this year was "the 80's Rock". I was so well entertained by the superb creativity demonstrated at the party. Well, the pictures tell the story, more photos can be found on: http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AbOXDls4buGLoA&emid=sharshar&linkid=link3
Friday, August 8, 2008
Class 2011 New Student Orientation Day 1
Today is the opening day for 2008 Beijing Olympic, and the Haas EWMBA Class 2011 New Student Orientation.
The three-day-long Orientation is mandatory for all EWMBA students. It offers an opportunity for students to befriend one another quickly, and to received fastrack training (and mental preparation) for the upcoming years. In the past three years, the orientation has took place at the beautiful waterfront hotel - DoubleTree Berkeley Marina.
The evening started with students checking into the hotel, and the line quickly backed up just around dinner time (every year the senior students critique the suboptimal operation logic of the check-in process, but nobody ever took the initiative to conduct a free consulting session for Double Tree). The dinner hosted various speakers, including our new Dean - Professor Richard Lyons, the EWMBA Program Staffs, and an alum guest speaker Anarug Mairal, EWMBA05', from Orbees Medical.
The agenda varies every year, however is always the highlight event of the Admission Committee. This year we have the following committee members participate throughout the entire orientation - Sharianne Loui, Phil Liu, Chris Lin, Jasmin Young (on loan from the EWMBA Board), and myself. In my personal option, there is nothing more rewarding than to share my Haas experience with the new students and to witness them succeed in the program. It takes a lot of effort to help plan and actually participate in the events; however for someone who enjoys coaching and networking, Admission Committee is a top choice.
The agenda for the Class 2011 New Student Orientation is the following:
Friday, August 8, 2008
5:00pm Check-in at the Double Tree (Admission Committee Task: assist the program office staff in setup and process management)
7:30pm Introduction/Welcoming Remarks by the Dean of Haas School of Business
7:45pm Dinner (Admission Committee Task: situate one volunteer per table, offer current student perspective and facilitate networking)
8:30pm Speakers: Executive Director Evening & Weekend MBA Program; Alumni Speaker
Saturday, August 9, 2008
8:00am Breakfast (Admission Committee Task: mingle with new students, offer current student perspective and facilitate networking)
9:00am Student Services Panel
10:00am Team Building Activity (Admission Committee Task: make annoying comments and useless suggestions on people's designs; take pictures and look seasoned)
12:00pm Lunch (Admission Committee Task: mingle with new students, offer current student perspective and facilitate networking)
1:15pm Shuttles leave to the Haas School of Business
1:30pm Group Photo (Admission Committee does not take part in this)
2:00pm Case Study Exercises, Campus Tour, Q&A with Financial Aid, and Student Club Workshop (Admission Committee Task: lead the campus tour and student club workshop)
5:30pm Shuttle departs campus to the Double Tree
7:00pm Dinner Festivities: Human Bingo & Rock Band Competition (Admission Committee Task: mingle with new students, manage the Rock Band Competition)
Sunday, August 10, 2008
8:00am Check out of the Double Tree
9:00am Breakfast (Admission Committee Task: mingle with new students, offer current student perspective, facilitate networking, and notify new students that the good time is now over)
9:30am Career Center Workshop
10:30am Leading Through Innovation Presentation
11:35am Haas Alumni Network
11:40am Closing Remarks by the Program Director
The three-day-long Orientation is mandatory for all EWMBA students. It offers an opportunity for students to befriend one another quickly, and to received fastrack training (and mental preparation) for the upcoming years. In the past three years, the orientation has took place at the beautiful waterfront hotel - DoubleTree Berkeley Marina.
The evening started with students checking into the hotel, and the line quickly backed up just around dinner time (every year the senior students critique the suboptimal operation logic of the check-in process, but nobody ever took the initiative to conduct a free consulting session for Double Tree). The dinner hosted various speakers, including our new Dean - Professor Richard Lyons, the EWMBA Program Staffs, and an alum guest speaker Anarug Mairal, EWMBA05', from Orbees Medical.
The agenda varies every year, however is always the highlight event of the Admission Committee. This year we have the following committee members participate throughout the entire orientation - Sharianne Loui, Phil Liu, Chris Lin, Jasmin Young (on loan from the EWMBA Board), and myself. In my personal option, there is nothing more rewarding than to share my Haas experience with the new students and to witness them succeed in the program. It takes a lot of effort to help plan and actually participate in the events; however for someone who enjoys coaching and networking, Admission Committee is a top choice.
The agenda for the Class 2011 New Student Orientation is the following:
Friday, August 8, 2008
5:00pm Check-in at the Double Tree (Admission Committee Task: assist the program office staff in setup and process management)
7:30pm Introduction/Welcoming Remarks by the Dean of Haas School of Business
7:45pm Dinner (Admission Committee Task: situate one volunteer per table, offer current student perspective and facilitate networking)
8:30pm Speakers: Executive Director Evening & Weekend MBA Program; Alumni Speaker
Saturday, August 9, 2008
8:00am Breakfast (Admission Committee Task: mingle with new students, offer current student perspective and facilitate networking)
9:00am Student Services Panel
10:00am Team Building Activity (Admission Committee Task: make annoying comments and useless suggestions on people's designs; take pictures and look seasoned)
12:00pm Lunch (Admission Committee Task: mingle with new students, offer current student perspective and facilitate networking)
1:15pm Shuttles leave to the Haas School of Business
1:30pm Group Photo (Admission Committee does not take part in this)
2:00pm Case Study Exercises, Campus Tour, Q&A with Financial Aid, and Student Club Workshop (Admission Committee Task: lead the campus tour and student club workshop)
5:30pm Shuttle departs campus to the Double Tree
7:00pm Dinner Festivities: Human Bingo & Rock Band Competition (Admission Committee Task: mingle with new students, manage the Rock Band Competition)
Sunday, August 10, 2008
8:00am Check out of the Double Tree
9:00am Breakfast (Admission Committee Task: mingle with new students, offer current student perspective, facilitate networking, and notify new students that the good time is now over)
9:30am Career Center Workshop
10:30am Leading Through Innovation Presentation
11:35am Haas Alumni Network
11:40am Closing Remarks by the Program Director
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