Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Orientation highlights - day 2

The late after party did not prevent breakfast tables from filling up - swarms of newcomers in the blue shirts (except for the one guy who slept in it the previous night!!!)

Team building: The castle building was the event. Man, it gets competitive when you put them in groups. The castle and the eggs in them - but the creative part this time was that some of the groups hardboiled the eggs to face the challenges of the cannon balls. I can't believe they lost points for that - they must be getting bonusses for creativity.

Leadership keynote: Shantanu shared his insights and leadership philosophies with the newcomers and the other Haas students who still hadn't recovered from the corporate finance finals. Very insightful and inspiring. Shantanu is indeed a true symbol of the Haas spirit and values.

Group picture: Pretty in blue!!!

Evening festivities: Quite an evening of fun and socializing, with a few really feeling the stress of having to prepare for the case next day.

Day two just flew so fast (and so will year one)