Berkeley Evening & Weekend MBA Program Provides Flexibility

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The Berkeley MBA
Evening & Weekend MBA Program 2008
Evening & Weekend MBA
Program at a Glance
A three-year, part-time MBA program that
enables professionals to continue working
full time while advancing their careers.
· Two schedule options for increased
flexibility.
· Same cutting-edge curriculum and
same world-class UC Berkeley
faculty as in the full-time program.
· Same MBA degree as the full-time
program.
Evening Option
· Attend classes two nights each week,
from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
· Classes held at the Haas School
on the UC Berkeley campus.
· Regular shuttle bus service from South
Bay and Peninsula to Berkeley.
Weekend Option
· Attend classes Saturdays, from
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
· Classes alternate between UC Berkeley
campus and the program’s Silicon
Valley facility.
· A viable option for working professionals
from outside the Bay Area.
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Contents
2 Leading Through Innovation
4 Program Overview
6 Career Opportunities
The Berkeley MBA Curriculum
8 Curriculum Overview
10 The Core
12 Electives
14 Haas School Specialties
The Berkeley MBA Community
18 Faculty
20 Students
22 Activities
24 The Haas Alumni Network
Next Steps
26 Application and Financial Aid
The Evening & Weekend MBA Program at the Haas School
of Business offers working professionals access to one of
the finest management education degree programs in the
world. It advances your career by preparing you to be a leader in any
type of organization -- from a major multi-national company to a startup,
a nonprofit, or a business of your own.
The program emphasizes Leading Through Innovation, which is a mindset
you develop and perfect in the Berkeley MBA program. It is a way of
thinking and a set of skills that you will apply to the organizations in
your future. You will discover how to seize opportunities, and how to
create and foster innovative working environments. The Haas School
culture is all about fresh thinking and new ideas.
Your education is anchored in the fundamentals of management
and the latest theories and best practices in business. You will have
opportunities to further your career, or launch a new one, as the
program works with you to achieve your professional goals.
You are welcomed into an incredibly talented, diverse, collaborative
community -- one that will also become an invaluable, lifelong network.
Berkeley MBA students possess confidence without attitude, and are
distinguished by their strong desire to get involved and make the world
a better place.
In addition, the two part-time schedules and the two San Francisco
Bay Area locations of the Evening & Weekend MBA Program make
it especially convenient for you to continue working full time while
pursuing your education.
Preparing You for
Leadership and an
Unlimited Future

“I am already putting
my experiences to
work on the job.”
Vidya Chadaga, MBA 09
Peer Coaching Strengthens Leadership Skills
Despite having more than enough on her plate, Vidya Chadaga was determined to
participate in Peers@Haas, the school’s ground-breaking leadership coaching program.
“It is so well-structured that it brings new awareness to everyone who participates.
Having lived in six countries and worked with many different people, I thought I knew
how to adapt and collaborate. Peers@Haas has shown me what I didn’t know about
accepting people for who they are. This was a hard lesson, but an invaluable one.”
“For me,” she says, “Peers@Haas has been powerful. I am already putting my experi-
ences to work on the job, and those lessons will always be part of my future.”
Chadaga compares her Haas experience to an Indian dish called “bhel puri,” a combi-
nation of many ingredients and spices. “The blend of core classes and the platter of
electives offered are amazing. There is just so much to digest.” She is focusing on mar-
keting and cites her Haas experience as critical to her move into product management
at Oracle, just three months after starting the program. “Haas really changes the way
you approach things in the corporate world. It enriches you as a leader and evolves
you as an innovator,” she says.
Vidya Chadaga
MBA 09
Senior Product Manager
Oracle Corp.
Redwood Shores, California
Previous degrees:
BA, Computer Science
and English
Marathwada Institute
of Technology
The Berkeley MBA Program
is about developing leaders
who possess a distinct advan-
tage: the ability to lead using
the power of innovation. At the
Haas School, Leading Through Innovation
is defined as a mindset and an array of
capabilities that will enable you to pro-
mote and foster environments where
innovation flourishes. In acquiring this
way of thinking and acting, you can
become a leader of innovation. Because
leadership and innovation are central
to creating value in the global economy,
these abilities will offer you a distinctive
career advantage.
Leading Through Innovation is definitely
not just about technology – although
this is an important aspect of innovation.
It is also about thinking of innovation
from a strategic and organizational
perspective.
Foundation for Leadership
and Innovation
As a Berkeley MBA student, you will be
immersed in a rigorous, comprehensive
curriculum in which you master the
essential skills of management and lead-
ership, from accounting and finance to
marketing and strategy. You will build a
basic framework in qualitative, analytical,
strategic, and problem-solving skills.
A cutting-edge, required leadership
course will develop your capacity to
lead others by giving you an in-depth
understanding of your own capabilities,
based on 360-degree evaluations from
managers, peers, and clients. You will
also participate in experiential leadership
exercises, read the latest advances on
leadership, and discuss cases offered by
top leaders of organizations. By the end
of the course, you will develop a custom-
ized plan to elevate your own leadership
potential by improving such skills as fos-
tering creativity and mastering a flexible
set of leadership styles.
And when the Leadership course con-
cludes, you have the option of joining
a structured, peer-coaching program
designed to make you an even more
effective leader of innovation. Called
Peers@Haas and part of the Leading
Through Innovation initiative, it starts by
identifying one specific behavior that you
want to change, and then asks fellow stu-
dents and others to judge your progress
toward improvement over the next year.
“For me, Peers@Haas became a catalyst
for putting plans into practice.” says Tejas
Saraiya, MBA 08. “The program keeps
your motivation level high by creating
accountability and showing you that
you’re not alone.”
Enriching Your Skill Set
Leading Through Innovation is supported
by a series of experiential programs and
executive skills seminars. Key among
them is Haas@Work, a successful
applied innovation program that sends
teams of Berkeley MBA students to
work with top executives at local firms.
In the program, you research a compet-
itive challenge posed by the firm and
develop potential innovative solutions
during a one-day, on-site workshop.
Executives select the best solutions, and
a core student team is then chosen to
implement them. “It was eye-opening to
realize that our best ideas emerged not
from one individual, but out of the
combination of input from everyone on
the team,” says Luis Tong, MBA 08, who
participated in a project at a leading
online travel firm. “It was a very
rewarding teamwork experience.”
A series of optional executive skills
seminars also helps you to fine-tune your
leadership abilities. Recent speakers have
included Srikumar Rao of Columbia
University, who taught students how
to manage ambiguity and uncertainty
and to focus on challenging the status
quo in the pursuit of dreams. Marshall
Goldsmith, acclaimed author on effec-
tive leadership, prepared students to be
strong peer coaches in leadership.
Electives Support
Innovative Thinking
The Haas School has long been a leader
of innovation, and its culture of indepen-
dent thinking and fresh ideas actively
supports it. Haas faculty members play a
crucial role in creating this environment,
which is reflected in their leading-edge
elective courses. For example, Senior
Lecturer Sara Beckman was one of the
first business school faculty members in
the world to pioneer the cross-disci-
plinary study of product design in an
elective. Her courses and others here
prompted Businessweek to name Haas as
one of the top design schools in the
world in October 2006. In Professor
Jennifer Aaker’s course, Creativity and
Innovation in Marketing, the goal is to
enhance the students’ ability to generate
creative ideas, and not merely to evaluate
ideas of others. Students in the Managing
Innovation course draw from economic,
organizational, and engineering perspec-
tives to identify the sources of innovative
ideas inside corporations.
Preparing You for Leadership
and an Unlimited Future
Leading Through Innovation
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busy professionals. At the time of appli-
cation, you select your preference for
an evening or a weekend class schedule,
which the school is able to give you
in most cases. Both schedule options
include all required core courses and
a selection of pertinent and popular
electives. It is also possible to enroll in
electives in the other schedule option.
Classes are held in the fall and spring
semesters, with other activities occurring
year round.
Evening Schedule Option
Classes are held Monday through
Thursday, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.,
with a 45-minute break. As a first-
year student you attend classes two
nights each week, either Monday and
Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday.
Evening courses are held at the Haas
School in Berkeley.
Weekend Schedule Option
Classes are held Saturdays from 9:00
a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with two 15-minute
class breaks and one 60-minute lunch
break featuring a catered lunch.
Weekend classes alternate between
Berkeley and a Silicon Valley location.
Easy access from freeways and airports
makes the weekend option viable for
students who live outside the
San Francisco Bay Area.
Top-notch Student Facilities
As an Evening & Weekend MBA student,
you are able to take advantage of all
student facilities while on the Berkeley
campus, including the business and
economics library at the Haas School,
other campus libraries, the computer
center, and the career center. The
Program Office is open in the evenings
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Advance your career and
accelerate your professional
growth through the Evening
& Weekend MBA Program at
the Haas School of Business.
The three-year part-time schedule
makes it convenient to continue work
while pursuing your education and
expanding your network. The program
features the same comprehensive
management curriculum as the Full-
time MBA Program, draws from the
same Haas faculty pool, and offers
leading-edge electives. You study on
the UC Berkeley campus alongside
other business students and, if you are
a weekend student, also at a location in
nearby Silicon Valley. Upon completion
of the program, you’ll earn the
prestigious Berkeley MBA degree,
plus membership in the 30,000-strong
Haas Alumni Network.
Accelerate Your Career
Careers and job performance get a
real-time boost from the enriching
academic experiences of the Evening
& Weekend MBA Program. Learning
becomes especially powerful when
you can take the latest management
theories and insights gained in the
classroom and apply them directly to
your own workplace. As you proceed
through the program, you will be able
to use your new skills and knowledge to
advance in your career or even switch
to a new profession.
Convenient Scheduling for
Busy Professionals
The Evening & Weekend MBA Program
makes the academic experience as con-
venient and accessible as possible for
and on Saturdays to serve you. You are
also welcome to attend the many lec-
tures and conferences available at the
Haas School and to participate in any
academic, professional, and social events
sponsored by MBA student organiza-
tions, as your schedule allows.
Making Life Easier
has been designed to ease the pressures
experienced by fully-employed students
upon returning to school. The Haas
staff minimizes administrative details
and provides services that allow you to
focus on earning your MBA:
• All class registration is done through
the Evening & Weekend MBA
Program Office.
• Books and course materials are
given to students on the first day
of class. The cost of these materials is
included in the program’s tuition.
• For students who must miss a class
when away on business, most classes
can be videotaped and made available
in streaming media for online viewing.
• Students are provided with a
Haas e-mail account to facilitate
communication with faculty, staff,
and other students.
• Free parking is provided for students
who drive to campus or the program’s
Silicon Valley facility.
• Complimentary shuttle bus service
transports evening students from the
South Bay and Peninsula.
Laptop Required
To make the most of Haas services and
facilities, each student entering the MBA
program must have a laptop computer.
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Program Overview
The Bay Area’s Leading Management Program
for Working Professionals
Mastering the Fundamentals
Even with a solid background in finance, Paul Lee says that, after two years in the Haas
Evening & Weekend MBA Program, he understands concepts at a much deeper level. “My
knowledge base is so much broader. The core classes really rounded out and complemented
my skill set.”
Paul puts his newfound knowledge to work on the job. “I use the skills I learned in
Professor Anderson’s Negotiations class every day with clients and in my personal life.
And now that I’ve taken Behavioral Finance with Professor Odean, I recognize some of the
behavior I’ve seen among clients. Being able to understand these things is really amazing
and immediately relevant.”
Paul’s involvement with the Finance, Marketing, and Consulting Clubs, and his participa-
tion in case competitions, give him other opportunities to put his class work into practice.
“The competitions are fun and exciting. You have to adapt constantly to the team dynamic
and leverage everyone’s strengths and weaknesses.”
That collaborative environment is one of the things Paul likes best about Haas. “We all are
trying to take each other to the next level,” he says.
In his third year, Paul hopes to join the International Business Development program in
Brazil over winter break. “I did a project on Brazil in my first-year Macroeconomics class,”
he recalls. “Being able to go there and see how things work on the ground will really tie it
together. Having the opportunity to do that is a real advantage at Haas.”
A Top-ranked Program
U.S. News & World Report ranked the
Evening & Weekend MBA Program
at the Haas School of Business #5
nationally for 2008.
Paul Lee
MBA 08
Associate
Private Wealth Management
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
San Francisco, California
Previous degree:
BA, Economics and
East Asian Studies
New York University

While at Haas, Vikas Mathur found him-
self being drawn towards management
consulting, as it promised him exposure
to a wide range of industries and assign-
ments. “During my second year, I spent
countless hours using the resources
provided by the career center to analyze
my strengths and interests to find the
right field in which to build a career,”
says Mathur.
“Being able to make the transition
from engineering into management
consulting was like a dream come true
for me. Teaching and guidance from
distinguished faculty, constructive
feedback from my fellow students, and
strong support from the career center
was pivotal.”
Vikas Mathur
MBA 07
Associate
A.T. Kearney
San Francisco, California
Previous degrees:
BS, Engineering
Panjab University
MS, Engineering
University of Kentucky, Lexington Preparing for a Civilian Career
“Haas offers everything I need to prepare myself for a business career after the Navy,” says
Melissa Hiler. As a helicopter pilot in the Arabian Gulf, Hiler had to make quick decisions
under pressure for her crew. During the academic year, Hiler teaches future Naval officers
at UC Berkeley, and this summer, she worked as a summer associate in investment bank-
ing at Credit Suisse in New York City.
“It’s great that Evening & Weekend MBA students are able to do summer internships,” she
says. “It is an invaluable opportunity to put what I learned in my finance classes to work
when observing people in real-world trading situations. And I certainly am performing on
the same level as the interns who are in full-time MBA programs.”
She also expects that her internship will influence her choice of electives in her final year
of study. “I’m looking forward to digging into the theoretical side of work that I’ve already
experienced on the job.” Having come to business school with virtually no background
in finance, Hiler considers her success as a summer associate a real indication of how far
she’s come during her time at Haas.
Career Opportunities
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New Skills, New Network,
New Possibilities
To pursue a Berkeley MBA
degree is to acquire the
knowledge, network, and sup-
port system to move forward
in your career. Evening & Weekend
MBA graduates use their new skills
and connections in a variety of ways: to
advance to senior positions within their
current organizations, to transition to
a new specialty (from engineering to
marketing, for example), to move to a
new industry, and to launch their own
enterprises.
As soon as you begin study in the
Evening & Weekend MBA Program, you
lay the groundwork for career advance-
ment. You gain skills in strategy, analysis,
and leadership and engage in the daily
practice of these in your own workplace.
“The Haas program allowed me to
build a broad, business foundation
through the core classes, then to
customize the curriculum through
electives,” says Tom Ngo, MBA 06, and
vice president and program manager
at Wells Fargo Bank. “I tailored my
selection of courses to focus on mar-
keting and finance, both of which have
become increasingly critical to my
success in the workplace.”
Your Berkeley MBA studies also connect
you with the accomplished community
that will form a lifelong career network.
Some of your fellow students have
experience launching entrepreneurial
ventures. Some work in the industry to
which you aspire, and some may even be
well connected at your current company.
Career Services Support
MBA Career Services supports career
advancement and career change by
giving students in the Evening &
Weekend MBA Program access to the
same services as full-time MBA students,
such as unlimited advising, on-campus
recruiting, and hundreds of job post-
ings. The Evening & Weekend MBA
Career Services team also tailors services
specifically to meet the needs of working
professionals, with such offerings as
webinars and career fairs exclusively for
mid- to high-level professionals.
“Whether you are looking for career
advancement or a career switch, Haas
has programs to target both,” says
Abby Scott, executive director of MBA
Career Services.
Individual Consultation
Experienced and dedicated career
advisors are available to assist you
with defining career goals. Praised by
students for their astute expertise,
energy, and desire to help, Haas career
advisors are available by phone, as well
as in person.
Workshops & Webinars
Career planning tools are available when-
ever you need them, through webinars
and archived seminars.
Resumé Database
The Berkeley MBA Experienced Hire
Resumé Database provides you with a
convenient and confidential means to
introduce yourself to recruiters from top
firms in numerous industries.
Directed Job Search Teams
Career Services also offers six-week
directed job search teams facilitated
by an experienced job coach. Students
share leads and ideas and hold each
other accountable for progress through
weekly phone check-ins. One recent
participant said, “The team helped me
focus and drive my job search. At the
end of six weeks, I had a fully updated
and honed resumé and pitch -- and an
interview with a target company.”
Job Boards
You have access to hundreds of job
postings targeting Berkeley MBA
students and alumni.
Firm Nights & Career Fairs
Firm nights are club-sponsored net-
working events for MBA students inter-
ested in exploring particular industries.
Career fairs connect MBA students and
alumni directly with recruiters from
such companies as Hewlett-Packard,
Kaiser Permanente, Visa, and Apple.
You may also host a table to recruit
for your own company or invite your
employer to recruit at these events.
On-Campus Recruiting
Graduating Evening & Weekend MBA
students who have completed the
required training and deliverables may
participate in On-Campus Recruiting
(OCR) for full-time positions. Students
in their second year may participate in
OCR for summer internships if they are
unemployed.
Haas Alumni Career Services
Alumni may use career management
services throughout their careers. Haas
Career Services publishes exclusive job
postings targeting Haas alumni, offers
webinars, and provides individual career
advising for alumni worldwide.
“It’s great that Evening &
Weekend MBA students
are able to do summer
internships.”
Melissa Hiler, MBA 08
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Melissa Hiler
MBA 08
Previous degrees:
BS, Mechanical Engineering
U.S. Naval Academy
MS, Mechanical Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
Summer internship:
Summer Associate
Equity and Fixed Income
Sales and Trading
Credit Suisse
New York, New York

Spotting Legal Issues with a Business Eye
As an attorney for an international pharmaceutical firm, Joi True knows firsthand
that legal and business issues are becoming ever more intertwined. “To do my job as
a lawyer well, I need to understand the business – as well as the legal – issues that
arise in my work.” Her Haas experience is giving her a new set of skills and strategies
for resolving those issues. “When I go to a presentation on Roche’s financial perfor-
mance, I can understand it more deeply, so I’m better at anticipating issues and
asking the right questions.”
True enjoys the collaborative nature of her work with classmates and learns from
exposure to their diverse thinking styles, while she contributes her knowledge of
the law and a legal perspective. “The caliber of students at Haas is its biggest selling
point,” she says. “Their real-life experience helps bring classroom theory alive. They
offer examples of the subjects and problems we are studying and can give practical
advice, often beyond what is contained in the class materials.”
As for juggling life, law, and a new world of numbers, she says, “You just need to
manage your time a little. I ran a marathon during my first year in the program – so it
can be done. You can work, train and get your MBA! ”
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Top-ranked Specialties
In 2007, U.S. News & World Report
ranked the following Haas School
areas of study in the top ten nationally:
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• International Management
• Marketing
• Nonprofit
Second Year
Fall
Third Semester Elective Courses
• Elective (3 units)
Winter
Mid-Program Academic Retreat
(1 unit)
Spring
Fourth Semester Elective Courses
First Year
Pre-enrollment
Prerequisite Courses
• Statistics
• College-level Math
Fall
New Student Orientation (required)
August 8-10, 2008
First Semester Core “A” Courses
• Economic Analysis (Microeconomics)
(2 units)
• Organizational Behavior (2 units)
First Semester Core “B” Courses
• Financial Accounting (2 units)
• Marketing (2 units)
Spring
Second Semester Core “A” Courses
• Introduction to Finance (2 units)
• Operations Management (2 units)
Second Semester Core “B” Courses
• Macroeconomics (2 units)
• Leadership Communications (1 unit)
• Ethics and Responsibility in Business (1 unit)
• Leadership (1 unit)
Summer
Seminar in International Business
(optional; may also be taken at other times
but only once during program)
Shaping Leaders and
Innovative Thinkers
In the Berkeley MBA
Program, you will experience
a rigorous, comprehensive
curriculum in which you
master the essential skills of
management and leadership,
from accounting and finance
to marketing and strategy.
You build a basic framework in qualita-
tive, analytical, strategic, and problem
solving skills. A required experiential
leadership course builds your capacity
to lead others.
Moreover, the broad-based Berkeley
MBA curriculum emphasizes creative
problem solving and out-of-the-box
thinking. You gain the knowledge
and skills to bring new ideas, fresh
thinking, and positive change to any
kind of organization.
Pioneering Research
Enhances Your Learning
The Berkeley MBA program is for indi-
viduals who like to think deeply and
expand their understanding of the world.
All Haas School courses are rooted in
the scientific disciplines of the university
– economics, mathematics, social sciences
such as psychology and sociology, and
other areas. Faculty members who are
experts in these fields apply them toward
increasing knowledge of successful man-
agement, leadership, human behavior,
how organizations work, and how the
economy and markets function. As a
result, you not only gain knowledge about
best business practices, but also learn
about the fundamental principles behind
them – the “how” and the “why.”
Cohort System Builds
Your Network
Each fall, the program admits four
cohorts of approximately 60 students
each into the Evening & Weekend MBA
Program: two cohorts are made up of eve-
ning students and two consist of weekend
students. The personal and professional
contacts developed within these cohorts
become strong networks for your profes-
sional life after graduation.
Degree Requirements
The Berkeley MBA degree is awarded
to Evening & Weekend students who
have maintained a minimum cumula-
tive grade point average of 3.0 (B) and
completed:
• New Student Orientation (required)
• The Mid-Program Academic Retreat
(1 unit)
• Ten required core courses (17 units)
• 24 units of elective coursework
• A total of 42 semester units of
coursework
• The writing requirement (demon-
strated ability to write effectively in
a business setting)
The program is designed to be com-
pleted in six semesters (or about 3 years).
However, you may complete the program
in as few as five semesters, or extend
your program beyond six semesters,
with approval from the Program Office.
Students typically enroll in two courses in
each semester.
Kent Kelley, MBA 07, and his son,
Christian, enjoy the fun at the annual
Evening & Weekend MBA Program
family picnic.
Evening & Weekend MBA students
celebrate commencement in May.
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Third Year
Fall
Fifth Semester Elective Courses
Spring
Sixth Semester Elective Courses
Commencement
Joi True
MBA 08
Assistant General Counsel
Roche LLC
Palo Alto, California
Previous degrees:
BA, Economics and Rhetoric
University of California,
Berkeley
JD, Boalt Hall School of Law
Berkeley
“The caliber of students
at Haas is its biggest
selling point.”
Joi True, MBA 08

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last a lifetime. “The spirited debates
over case studies whetted everyone’s
appetite for future class discussions,”
says Melissa Selcher, MBA 07. “As I left
orientation, I was convinced my mind
would be stretched in new ways – and I
found that notion exhilarating.”
The Mid-Program Academic Retreat
(MPAR)
The core curriculum culminates with
an academic retreat where you demon-
strate the knowledge acquired in your
first year of study and prepare for more
in-depth learning in elective courses.
The retreat takes place at the midpoint
of the second year and is an intense
weekend of off-campus team competi-
tion and camaraderie.
“I returned charged up for the new
classes that would wrap up my second
year,” says Gareth Hancock, MBA 06.
The weekend is built around a major
case study and computer simulation
that integrates all of the material from
the core courses. Hancock notes, “Two
years earlier I wouldn’t have under-
stood much from the lectures or how
to approach the simulation decisions,
but I now had a new way of thinking
about business and economics.”
The session is also an opportunity to
spend leisure time with classmates in a
recreational setting. “With good food,
engaging activities, and even a bonfire
beach party, we quickly forgot about debt
ratios and market shares and just relaxed
with great friends,” says Hancock.
“There’s no doubt MPAR will remain a
highlight in the midst of a challenging
and worthwhile Haas education.”
The Evening & Weekend MBA core
courses are:
• Microeconomics
• Organizational Behavior
• Financial Accounting
• Marketing
• Finance
• Operations Management
• Macroeconomics
• Leadership Communications
• Ethics and Responsibility in
Business
• Leadership
Preparing to Learn: Case Study
and Camaraderie
The core curriculum at Haas begins with
a new student orientation and concludes
with an academic retreat. These required
off-campus events use a format that is
lively and intense to introduce you to
Haas and to prepare you for the next
phase of your MBA education.
New Student Orientation
You’ll get to know other new students
and gain a sense of what the classroom
experience will hold – as well as have fun
– at the mandatory weekend orientation
for incoming Evening & Weekend MBA
students. Held every August near
the Berkeley campus, the orientation
features team-building exercises and
lectures and workshops on special topics.
As an introduction to the case study
method that will feature prominently
in your coursework at Haas, you will
tackle real-life and hypothetical business
challenges from various companies. You
will also begin to build relationships
with your fellow classmates that will
The Core: A Foundation
for Leadership
The Berkeley MBA cur-
riculum is anchored by ten
required core courses that
build upon one another and provide
the analytical tools and essential
knowledge to lead effectively. “The
core curriculum has provided me
with a whole new lens through
which I can view the world,” says
Preston Smalley, MBA 08. “As I hear
financial news, discuss business
strategy, or view team dynamics, I
have a whole new set of tools and
perspectives which I can use.”
Dion Harris, MBA 07, agrees. “I’ve
gained a well-rounded under-
standing of key business challenges
and solutions that I can apply in my
day-to-day course of business.”
As you progress through the core
curriculum, you begin to understand
how markets work and how to
increase organizational effectiveness
and motivate a diverse workforce.
You gain experience in planning
market strategies based on your own
analyses of market structure and
consumer behavior. You learn to
prepare balance sheets and income
and cash flow statements and to
apply these tools to key financial
decisions. And you begin to
strengthen your leadership skills.
All ten core courses are taken in the
first year. The first two semesters are
each divided into half-semesters.
Core courses are 1 or 2 units.
Students team up on case studies
and enjoy camaraderie at the Mid-
Program Academic Retreat (MPAR).
Held near Santa Cruz, California,
the MPAR weekend is the culmina-
tion of core learning and a launch
into deeper study through elective
coursework.
Path to Leadership
What will eBay users need next? Preston Smalley and his design team ask that question to
help eBay move into new markets and improve customers’ experiences.
And when Smalley asked himself what he would need next in his career, he decided on the
Berkeley MBA. “I wanted to learn the skills and strategies I would need to lead a successful
customer-facing technology company or even to found a company of my own someday,”
he says.
Studying at Haas has already helped Smalley’s career by signaling that he is ready and will-
ing to take on more responsibility in his company. “During a recent reorganization, I was
considered for several leadership positions—and, when I got one of those roles, I was well
prepared to take it on,” he says.
“The Haas core curriculum has provided me with a whole new lens through which I can
view the world and is helping me sharpen my focus on innovation and business strategy
so that I can influence those parts of the business that eBay is seeking to grow.” For exam-
ple, in Assistant Professor Waverly Ding’s class on Organizational Behavior, Smalley and
fellow students examined how well eBay’s San Jose and Shanghai offices were working
together. eBay has already implemented the recommendations that emerged from this
class project.
Preston Smalley
MBA 08
Product Design Manager
eBay, Inc.
San Jose, California
Previous degree:
BS, Computer Engineering
California Polytechnic State
University
“The Haas core curriculum
has provided me with a whole
new lens through which
I can view the world.”
Preston Smalley, MBA 08
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In the past year, electives offered to
students in the weekend option have
included:
Brand Management and Strategy
Business Law
Competitive Strategy
Corporate Financial Management
Design Thinking – A Hands-On
Introduction
Entrepreneurship
Game Theory
International Marketing
Introduction to Financial Modeling
Investments
Managerial Communications
Marketing Research
Money Markets and Financial
Institutions
Negotiations and Conflict Resolution
New Venture Finance
Pricing
Real Estate Investment and
Market Analysis
Sales Force Management
Strategic Marketing Planning
Visual Analysis and Presentation of
Quantitative Business Data
One-Unit Access to New Skills
and Special Topics
In addition to regular three-unit
courses, you have the option of taking
a limited number of popular one-unit
elective courses that focus on building
professional skills (e.g., Managerial
Communications) and on fields of
special interest (Sales, Nonprofit
Boards). To make them available to
students in both schedule options,
these courses are scheduled on
Sundays whenever possible, but may at
times be scheduled on Saturdays.
After core course require-
ments are fulfilled, you will
take electives that equip you
with more in-depth under-
standing of a broad range of
functional areas. At Haas, innova-
tive theory and real-world experience
combine to provide elective courses
that reflect the newest ideas, trends,
and thinking in business. In class,
for example, students have met chal-
lenges such as creating Intel’s site
selection strategy for expansion into
China, as part of the International
Business elective.
In addition to deepening your knowl-
edge in traditional fields such as
accounting, finance, and marketing,
electives keep you current in such pop-
ular subjects as entrepreneurship, real
estate, the management of technology,
and biotechnology.
Electives: A World of Possibilities
In the past year, electives offered to
students in the evening option have
included:
Behavioral Finance
Biotechnology (Industry Perspectives
and Business Development)
Business Law
Competitive Strategy
Corporate Financial Management
Creativity and Innovation in Marketing
Customer (and Business) Development
in High-Tech Enterprise
Design Thinking – A Hands-On
Introduction
Energy and Environmental Markets
Entrepreneurial Investing in Later
Stage Tech Companies
Global Strategy and Multinational
Enterprise
High Technology Marketing
Management
Human Resources Management
International Business
Introduction to Financial Modeling
Investments
Managing Innovation and Change
Mergers and Acquisitions
Negotiations and Conflict Resolution
New Business Development from a
Corporate Perspective
Real Estate Investment Strategy
Service Strategy
Strategic Corporate Social
Responsibility
Supply Chain Management
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Electives in the Weekend Option
Weekend option students select from
eight electives each semester. Four
electives are offered in the morning ses-
sion, and another four in the afternoon
session. Weekend students may poten-
tially expand course selection by bidding
on electives in the evening option.
Life in the MBA Program
by Kim Anderson, MBA 07
Monday: I’m in the office by 6:00 a.m.
to check the news before the market
opens. I spend the morning talking
through favorite stock picks and walking
through earnings models with clients.
After the market closes, I exchange
e-mails with my International Finance
study group and take one last read
through our case study on international
joint ventures. After dinner with my fian-
cé, I sit down to work on homework for
Taxes & Firm Strategy before heading to
bed by 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday: I get
into the office by
4:00 a.m. to talk
with our sales force
in New York. After
spending the day
talking to clients, I
finish reading about
foreign exchange
hedging and hit the
road by 4:30 p.m. to
head to Berkeley for
International
Finance, one of my
favorite classes. We
have two guest
speakers in class
tonight, both invest-
ment bankers
focused on interna-
tional transactions, who engage my
classmates and me in a fascinating and
interactive discussion. After class, I head
home to San Francisco.
Wednesday: I spend the morning
talking with clients and finishing up
a report, then take one final glance
through my Taxes & Firm Strategy
homework before heading over the Bay
Bridge in the late afternoon. I catch a
bite for dinner on campus with some
classmates and head to my tax class,
where we talk about the requirements
for a tax-free merger and apply it to a
case study.
Thursday: I head down to Silicon
Valley with my manager and several
buy-side clients to meet with senior
management at one of the companies
we cover. I write up a summary of the
meeting and then head home by 6:00
p.m. After walking the dog and cooking
dinner with my fiancé, I sit down to read
my International Finance case, ponder-
ing the project finance challenges of the
Three Gorges Dam in China.
Friday: After a work day spent analyz-
ing market share trends and catching
up on industry news, I dial into my
International Finance group’s weekly
call to discuss the Three Gorges Dam
case. We come to a consensus, then
divide the questions between the three
of us, and agree to another call Saturday
afternoon. I head home by 7:00 p.m. to
eat dinner and relax.
The Weekend: In between writing
up my case for International Finance,
participating in a class conference call,
and reading for my tax class, I make the
most of my free time by taking a walk in
Golden Gate Park and sailing on the Bay.
Kim Anderson
MBA 07
Vice President
Equity Research,
Data Networking and
Telecom Equipment
JPMorgan
Treasurer, Evening
& Weekend MBA
Association
Kathleen Connell,
former California
State Controller and
president of Connell
Group, an investment
advisory firm, teaches
International Business.
Richard George,
former VP with Citibank,
and banking consultant,
teaches Global Financial
Services.
Peter Goodson,
retired partner of private
equity firm Clayton,
Dubilier & Rice, founded
the Mergers and
Acquisitions practice
at Kidder, Peabody and
teaches M & A.
Steven Green,
a deputy attorney gen-
eral for the California
Department of Justice,
teaches Business Law.
Nora Silver, executive
director of the Center for
Nonprofit Management
and board member
in the nonprofit sec-
tor, is founder of The
Volunteerism Project
and teaches Strategic
Management of
Nonprofit Organizations.
Business Leaders Enrich
Haas Teaching
Successful business leaders bring their
expertise to the classroom as lecturers
and adjunct professors. Some of the
Haas School’s popular instructors include:
You select electives through a bidding
process, with the best chance of being
enrolled in those courses offered within
your chosen schedule option: evening
or weekend. You may also bid on elec-
tives in the other schedule option.
Student input contributes to the devel-
opment and scheduling of these classes.
Electives in the Evening Option
Students enrolled in the evening option
choose from approximately 20 electives
in a given semester. Electives are sched-
uled on weeknights, Monday through
Thursday. Typically four or more elec-
tives are offered each evening, some of
which are cross-listed with the Full-time
MBA Program.
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Professor Laura Tyson (above), former national
economic advisor to President Clinton, teaches
a course on international business.
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The World is the Classroom
The need to think and compete glob-
ally has become an imperative. The
Haas School prepares you to take an
international approach to business
through courses, special programs,
international travel experiences, club
activities, and a research center that
focuses on the international business
environment.
Travel opportunities include the
Seminar in International Business
taught by Sebastian Teunissen, execu-
tive director of the Haas School’s
Clausen Center for International
Business and Policy. Seminar students
spend one to two weeks delving into
contrasting economies overseas and
taking in the culture, history, and busi-
ness environments of the places they visit.
In 2007, different groups of Evening
& Weekend students visited Brazil,
Chile, India, China, and South Africa.
One group went to Beijing and
Shanghai and met with executives
from Haidian Science Park (China’s
Silicon Valley), the Olympic Games
Organizing Committee, various
manufacturing companies, and the
celebrated Chinese-American restau-
rateur George Chen. Another group
went to Chile and visited wineries in
Santiago, the Banco Central de Chile,
Agrosuper Alimenta Rancagua (a major
food producer), Codelco El Teniente
(the largest underground mine in
the world), and went on a side trip to
Easter Island.
If you desire a more in-depth inter-
national experience, you may spend
a semester abroad as an exchange
student, choosing from a select list of
leading business schools in Europe
and Asia.
In addition, the Clausen Center
awards fellowships every year for stu-
dents to attend the summer Interstate
Programme in Brussels, a nonprofit
venture that brings together future busi-
ness leaders to analyze developments in
the European Union and its relations
with the United States.
Several student-run clubs focus on
international business issues, such as
the European Business Club, Latin
American and Hispanic Business
Association, and the South Asian
Business Association. The Berkeley Asia
Business Conference looks at business
trends affecting technology and trade
in the Pacific Rim.
Expertise in Entrepreneurship
and Global Management
Taking Entrepreneurship to the Next Level
The sometimes precarious balance of risk and reward inherent in entrepreneurial settings
appeals to Raghu Belur. With two startups to his credit, and extensive academic and pro-
fessional experience in engineering, he knew he needed business management skills to
take his current company to the next level. “Haas is giving me the skills and insights I need
to make the right decisions regarding risks. I use what I learn in class every day on the job,”
he says. “Haas is teaching me to look beyond product development to the broader idea of
business development, and all of the factors necessary for success.”
Calling his first year of core classes “a total immersion experience,” Belur nonetheless
believes it brought out the best in him and his classmates. “Everyone here has a sense of
purpose. We all are here for a reason and we are pursuing it with dedication. Haas students
seem to be a notch above those at other business schools in many ways.” He includes his
wife, who is also his classmate, in that description.
Belur credits the Entrepreneurship Club for giving him ready access to venture capitalists,
successful entrepreneurs and others for advice and mentoring. “It’s easy,” he says, “to get
20 minutes with them to present an idea and get valuable insights and critiques. The Haas
connections in Silicon Valley are deep and very important.”
Raghu Belur
MBA 09
Founder
PVI Solutions
Petaluma, California
Previous degrees:
BS, Electrical Engineering
Bangalore University
MS, Electrical Engineering
Texas A&M University
Where Entrepreneurship
is a Team Sport
As an ever-changing business
climate reveals new opportuni-
ties for savvy entrepreneurs,
the Evening & Weekend MBA
Program offers you the skills
and knowledge to launch your
own high-potential enterprises.
Haas was one of the first busi-
ness schools in the nation to
offer courses in entrepreneur-
ship and business creation.
Among the faculty are real-world
authorities such as lecturer David
Charron, a serial entrepreneur
and founder of several companies,
including publicly-traded Scientific
Learning Corporation.
The locus of entrepreneurial activities
at the Haas School is the Lester Center
for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Among the center’s activities are two
nationally prominent business plan
competitions, both founded by Berkeley
MBA students: The UC Berkeley
Business Plan Competition, which is
among the top university competitions
in the nation for quantity of prize
money and participation by Silicon
Valley venture capitalists; and the
Global Social Venture Competition
for aspiring entrepreneurs who offer
solutions to social and environmental
problems while demonstrating a
healthy business model. The center
also offers the Berkeley Entrepreneurs
Forum, an evening lecture series with
venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and
business leaders.
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Evening & Weekend MBA students can
participate in the Haas School’s Seminar in
International Business during semester breaks.
In 2007, students who visited China (pictured
above on the Great Wall) met with government
and business leaders in Beijing and Shanghai.
In 2006, one group of students
traveled to Chile, visiting major
banks and corporations, includ-
ing copper producer Codelco
El Teniente, the world’s largest
underground mine.
“The Haas connections
in Silicon Valley are
deep and very
important.”
Raghu Belur, MBA 09

Tops in Technology
In recognition of the pervasive
impact of technology on business, the
Berkeley MBA program emphasizes
the study of technology through its
curriculum and through a variety of
special programs. Popular electives
explore technology and its effects,
including High Technology Marketing
Management, Customer (and Business)
Development in High-Tech Enterprise,
Biotechnology, and Managing
Innovation and Change. Faculty
members, such as Professor Henry
Chesbrough, who authored two leading
books on innovation, are influential
researchers in the area of technology
and business.
At Haas, much of this scholarly effort
takes place within the Fisher Center
for the Strategic Use of Information
Technology, which supports inquiry into
areas such as marketing, supply chain
management, and e-commerce. Many of
the research efforts of faculty are spun off
regularly into new courses – a key benefit
of a research-oriented business school.
Strength in Technology
and Real Estate
The Haas School’s proximity to Silicon
Valley strengthens connections to the
high-tech community. Faculty members
frequently invite local executives to be
guest lecturers in their courses and to
partner with them in research projects.
Numerous student groups with a focus
on technology thrive on campus: the
Haas Healthcare and BioBusiness Club,
Berkeley Nanotechnology Club, Digital
Media & Entertainment Club, and the
Haas Technology Club. These groups
organize career-oriented activities with
local firms and host special events, such
as the Digital Media Conference and
the Berkeley Nanotechnology Forum.
Both conferences feature leading
scientists, executives, entrepreneurs,
and academics, as well as provide
forums to showcase potential startups
and new technologies.
Many Evening & Weekend MBA stu-
dents at the Haas School of Business
already work in the heart of the
biotech and high-tech industries. As
Berkeley MBA students, they are able
to broaden their understanding of
how technology companies work, while
students from other sectors learn how
technology redefines traditional roles
in any type of organization.
Top-Ranked
Real Estate Program
Consistently ranked among the
nation’s top three programs, the Real
Estate Program at the Haas School
combines a strong analytical focus
with hands-on field experience. A
nationally recognized real estate
research program at the Haas School
ensures that the latest ideas and
knowledge infuse the MBA courses.
The Introduction to Real Estate
course includes study of the financial
and economic theory of residential
and nonresidential real estate mar-
kets, mortgage creating institutions,
alternative mortgage instruments,
and REITS. Additional courses have
included Real Estate Financing,
which explores the operation of the
US mortgage and structured finance
markets, and Real Estate Investment, a
case-based course developing real estate
management decision-making skills.
Berkeley MBA students con-
nected with key players in digi-
tal media at the school’s annual
>play conference. The fall
2006 digital media event was
organized by Berkeley MBA
students and featured Yahoo!
Senior Vice President Marco
Borries as its keynote speaker.
Associate Professor Florian Zettelmeyer
teaches the popular elective High Technology
Marketing Management.
Mitchell Baker
CEO
Mozilla Corporation
Marco Borries
Sr. Vice President
Yahoo!’s
Connected Life
Keith Grossman
CEO
Thoratec
Reed Hastings
Founder and CEO
Netflix
Scott Hubbard
Director
NASA Ames
Research Center
Jean Paul Jacob
Technology Evangelist
IBM
Don Jones
Vice President
Qualcomm
James Kahan
Sr. Executive
Vice President
AT&T
Max Levchin
Co-founder and
former CTO
PayPal
Paul Otellini
President and CEO
Intel Corporation
Don Paul
CTO
Chevron
John Thompson
Chairman and CEO
Symantec
Stan Williams
Director of
Quantum Research
Hewlett Packard Labs
Tech Leaders Visit Haas
Technology experts who have recently spoken at Haas include:
Professor Nancy Wallace is
Chair of Haas’ Real Estate
Group and Co-Chair of
the Fisher Center for
Real Estate and Urban
Economics.
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UC Berkeley
Founded in 1868
Flagship campus of the
University of California
33,933 students from 101 countries
23,863 undergraduates
10,070 graduate students
1,953 faculty
Nearly 340 degree programs
Over 436,000 alumni worldwide
1,232 acre campus
Teachers, Explorers,
and Discovers
Haas School faculty members seek new
ideas and insight at the frontiers of
knowledge. They are internationally
recognized leaders in the study of the
economic, social, political, and techno-
logical forces shaping global markets
today. They play an active role in the
national and international business
communities, serving as consultants,
board members, and speakers at major
business conferences and seminars.
They are in demand for key govern-
ment positions, and they perform
important interdisciplinary research
with colleagues at the University of
California, Berkeley and at other top
universities around the world.
Faculty regularly incorporate their
findings into new course offerings
and reassess the curriculum to ensure
its relevance to current management
issues. You benefit by being among the
first to learn of faculty discoveries in
their courses, and to study first-hand
with the inventors of new theories and
principles. In addition to the regular
faculty in residence, the Haas School
hosts approximately 50 visiting faculty
members each year and also leverages
the talent and experience of some 30
practicing professionals by bringing
them to campus as adjunct professors
and lecturers.
A Premier Academic Institution
with an Outstanding Faculty
Evening & Weekend MBA Program faculty
members include: Professor Laura Tyson,
former chief economic advisor to President
Clinton; Associate Professor Florian
Zettelmeyer, a pioneer in exploring the
impact of Internet technology and increased
consumer data on corporate marketing;
and Assistant Professor Kellie McElhaney, a
renowned educator in the area of corporate
social responsibility.
A Study in Peak Performance:
UC Berkeley
Only a handful of universities in the world
can match the reputation of UC Berkeley,
earned through a distinguished record of
Nobel-level scholarship, innovation, and
concern for the betterment of our world.
draws upon this tremendous scope and
depth of knowledge to provide you with
interdisciplinary learning opportunities
with top experts in almost every field. With
the Berkeley MBA Program, you earn a
degree from a university whose consis-
tently high rankings of its departments and
schools – Haas among them – open doors
around the globe.
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University of
California, Berkeley:
A Stellar Academic
Institution
• Ranks first nationally in
the number of graduate
programs in the top 10 in
their fields (National
Research Council)
• The only university with
Ph.D. programs ranked in
the top five across all15
categories in the 2006
edition of U.S. News &
World Report’s listing of
top graduate schools
• The leading institution
in awarding doctoral
degrees to minorities
and women
• 20 Nobel Prize laureates
(including the late Haas
professor John Harsanyi)
• 201 American Association
for the Advancement of
Science Awards
• 229 American Academy
of Arts and Sciences
Awards
• 76 current faculty
Fulbright Scholars
• 383 Guggenheim Fellows
• 28 MacArthur Fellows
• 85 National Academy of
Engineering Awards
• 131 National Academy of
Sciences Awards
• 14 National Medal of
Science Awards
• 92 Sloan Fellows
• 5 Wolf Prizes
• 3 Pulitzer Prizes
• 1 National Poet Laureate
A Top-Ranked University
The Times of London’s Higher Education
Supplement consistently ranks Berkeley
among the most esteemed universities in
the world—as high as #2—based on the peer
review of 1,300 academics.
Game Theory Expert Helps
Students Hone Strategy Skills
Haas School Professor John Morgan’s course on game
theory offers students a puzzling experience. The
course challenges students to formulate strategy by
learning to forecast the reactions of rivals.
“My teaching style is conversational, exploratory, and
interactive,” says Morgan, whose in-class experiments
call upon students to develop strategies for everyone
from OPEC nations to NBA teams. He has found that
students respond to the interactivity of his classes, as
well as the accountability: Answer a question in class
and a follow-up “Why?” from Morgan is sure to follow.
This enthusiasm for inquiry has led to Morgan’s role as
a founding director of Xlab, UC Berkeley’s laboratory for
economic experiments, and to such noteworthy research
as his work on eBay auction pricing, which showed online sellers how to boost profits. Game
Theory students got an early look at Morgan’s research through a lecture on auctions and an
in-class experiment on online pricing.
John Morgan
Gary and Sharron Kalbach
Professor in Entrepreneurship
Executive Committee
Member and Founding
Director, Experimental Social
Science Laboratory (Xlab)
Faculty Director and
Co-director, Fisher Center
for the Strategic Use of
Information Technology
Course taught:
Game Theory Approaches
to Bargaining, Conflict, and
Negotiations
Current research interests:
E-commerce
Organizational Design
Experimental Economics
Degrees:
BS, Economics
University of Pennsylvania
MA, Economics
Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., Economics
Pennsylvania State University
Assistant Professor Ernesto Dal Bo teaches the
popular core course Ethics and Responsibility
in Business.
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Abbott Laboratories
Adobe Systems
Agilent Technologies
Akamai Technologies
American Cancer Society,
California Division, Inc.
Amy’s Kitchen
Amgen
Apple Computer
Applied Materials
Bank of America
Barclays Global Investors
Bayer Health Care
Bay Area Rapid Transit
BDO Seidman, LLP
Bechtel
Bio-Rad Laboratories
Blue Shield of California
BMW of North America
Brocade Communications
Business for Social
Responsibility
California Pacific Medical
Center
Centrex Homes
Charles Schwab & Co.
Chevron Corporation
Cisco Systems
Clif Bar Inc.
The Clorox Company
CV Therapeutics
Cypress Semiconductor
Deloitte & Touche
Dolby Laboratories
E&J Gallo Winery
eBay
Federal Reserve Bank of
San Francisco
France Telecom Research &
Development
Franklin Templeton Portfolio
Advisors
Gap
GE Capital
Genentech
Gilead Sciences Inc.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Google
Guidant
Hewlett-Packard
Hitachi
Hotwire.com
i2 Technologies
IBM
IDEO
Intel
Intuit
Johnson & Johnson
JPMorganChase
Juniper Networks
Kaiser Permanente
KB Home
Kleinfelder
Lam Research Corporation
Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory
Levi Strauss & Co.
LSI Logic
McKinsey & Co
Merck
Mellon Capital Management
Merrill Lynch
Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company
Microsoft
Monogram Biosciences
Morgan Stanley
Motorola
Mozilla Corporation
National Semiconductor
NBC Universal/General Electric
Netflix
NOKIA
Nortel
Novartis Vaccines &
Diagnostics, Inc.
Oracle
Pacific Gas and Electric
Company
PayPal, an eBay Company
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
Pixar Animation Studios
PowerBar
PricewaterhouseCoopers
RBC Capital Markets
RCM Capital Management LLC
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc
Roche Palo Alto LLC
Salesforce.com, Inc.
San Francisco Food Bank
Sequoia Capital
Silicon Valley Bank
(SVB India Advisors)
Sprint Nextel
Stryker Endoscopy
SugarCRM Inc
Sun Microsystems
SunPower Corporation
The NASDAQ Stock Market,
Inc.
The Staubach Company
The Wilderness Society
Toshiba America Electronic
Components, Inc.
Trammell Crow Company
U.S. Navy
San Francisco
University of Southern
California
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Marine Corp
Visa
Wal-Mart
WebEx Communications
Wells Fargo
Williams Sonoma Inc
Yahoo!
ZipRealty
ZS Associates
Vibrant, Diverse, and Collaborative
Profile of Evening
& Weekend MBA
Class of 2009
(entered in fall 2006)
Applications Received: 697
Enrolled Students: 243
Median GMAT Score: 700
GMAT Range of
Middle 80%: 620 - 750
Median
Undergraduate GPA: 3.3
Women: 24%
International Students: 16%
Countries Represented: 33
Multilingual Students: 76%
Average Age at
Enrollment: 32
Average Years of Post-
Baccalaureate Work
Experience: 8
Previous Degrees
Bachelor’s only: 56%
Master’s: 37%
Ph.D.: 6%
J.D.: 1%
Professional Fields
Engineering: 21%
Marketing/Sales: 17%
Research & Development: 16%
Information Systems: 11%
Project Management: 7%
Consulting: 6%
Finance: 6%
General Management: 6%
Operations: 2%
Planning/Corporate Strategy: 2%
Students in the Evening & Weekend MBA Program represent
over 430 different employers, including public and not-for-
profit institutions. A key benefit of the program is meeting and
learning from other students with diverse professional back-
grounds. For the complete list, visit ewmba.haas.berkeley.
edu/program_6.html
Company Representation
Creative, resourceful,
intelligent, energetic,
entrepreneurial, and, above
all, highly motivated to make
things happen: all of these
are hallmarks of Berkeley
MBA students. With an average of
over eight years of post-baccalaureate
work experience, Evening & Weekend
MBA students have already achieved
significant success in their careers. Some
have founded companies, while others
are on the corporate fast track. And
Evening & Weekend MBA students are
very adept at juggling busy schedules
and balancing work, school, and family
responsibilities.
You will quickly discover that among
the school’s greatest assets are fellow
students, who form a network of friends
and professional contacts for a lifetime.
Because they are diverse and unique as
individuals, Berkeley MBA students as a
group contribute to the wealth of their
classmates’ experience while in school,
and add great value to one another
as fellow alumni in future endeavors
around the world. The relatively small
size of the Evening & Weekend MBA
Program permits students to get to know
most members of their class – strong
connections develop between faculty
and students, and among students.
While different from one another in
many ways, Berkeley MBA students are
similar in outlook. They share a deep
commitment to learning, high aspira-
tions for success in their careers, and
the desire to make a real difference in
the business and world communities.
The cooperative, team-oriented culture
teaches the lessons of working success-
fully with others to achieve objectives – a
powerful and necessary skill in today’s
complex, fast-paced business environment.
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Putting Haas Skills
to Work at Chevron
“I just love the Berkeley atmosphere and the camaraderie
among the students. In some ways, it reminds me of the Chevron
culture, which is very open and sharing too,” says Ritu Pathak,
who used her Berkeley MBA experience to make a career move
within Chevron from technology into global marketing.
She is one of several Chevron staff members enrolled in the Haas
School’s Evening & Weekend MBA Program. They credit their
studies with broadening their career horizons and adding depth
to their approach to business.
“Thanks to my classes, when I am drafting an agreement—say
for the launch of a new service—I have much more insight into
the business drivers and the issues that will be important to the
company,” says Eliane Setton.
Anita Balaraman, a toxicologist with a public health background,
says she is “impressed by the caliber of Berkeley MBA students.
Having classmates who have worked in ad agencies or nonprof-
its is part of the education experience. Everyone shares knowl-
edge so freely.”
Onyinye Ebo finds herself more confident in seeking out new
connections at Chevron after completing her core classes.
“People’s ears perk up when they hear that I’m in the Berkeley
MBA program. It has great credibility.”
Says Ed Lai, “The emphasis on leadership and innovation at Haas
is the perfect preparation for working in companies in transition
like Chevron. We have to learn to execute change quickly and to
be receptive to new ideas. My MBA studies have helped me bet-
ter understand how to do those things on the job.”
Chevron
Richmond and San Ramon,
California
Left to right:
Anita Balaraman
MBA 08
Toxicologist
Previous degrees:
BS, Zoology
University of Madras
MS, Environmental Toxicology
University of Madras
MPH, School of Public Health
Berkeley
Ed Lai
MBA 08
Legal Counsel
Previous degrees:
BA, Psychology and Economics
Los Angeles
JD, Georgetown University
Onyinye Ebo
MBA 09
Application Analyst
Previous degree:
BA, Computer Science
Lincoln University
Eliane Setton
MBA 08
Senior Counsel
Previous degrees:
BA, Law
Université de Paris XIII
JD, Université de Paris XIII
JD, University of California,
Hastings College of the Law
Ritu Pathak
MBA 07
Retail Business Consultant,
Global Marketing
Previous degrees:
BS, Electrical Engineering
Thapar Institute of
Engineering & Technology
MS, Environmental
Engineering
University of Missouri
“I am already being offered
new opportunities on
the job that might not
otherwise have come
my way.”
Anita Balaraman, MBA 08
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Learning in a Supportive Environment
“As an undergraduate at UC Berkeley, I had the opportunity to take a number of courses
at the Haas School of Business, so I knew that Haas faculty would provide a challenging
yet supportive environment to further my personal and professional growth,” says Dion
Harris. That support has come from all sides, according to Harris. “At Haas, everyone from
professors and program staff to fellow students and family wants to see you succeed.”
Inspired by the encouragement he received as a student, Harris has reached out to help
others achieve their goals. Through the Young Entrepreneurs at Haas (YEAH) program,
Harris mentored high school students in business skills. “It’s extremely gratifying to
see young people invest in their futures and to know that the Haas community extends
beyond the UC Berkeley campus,” he says.
Dion Harris
MBA 07
Sr. Product Manager
Data Center Management
Group
Symantec Corporation
Mountain View, California
Previous degree:
BS, Economics
Berkeley
Just for Evening &
Weekend Students
The Haas School plans a number of
activities exclusively for Evening &
Weekend MBA students:
Catered Meals
Meet fellow Evening & Weekend
students, faculty, and staff at a series
of meals hosted by the Evening &
Weekend MBA Program.
Dean’s Dinner
Spend quality time with the Dean in a
small-group setting. Held once or twice
each semester.
Town Hall Meetings
Receive updates on the program and
the school, including strategic plan-
ning, from the Associate Dean for
Instruction. Held once each semester.
Student Happy Hours
Network with your fellow students at
happy hours hosted by the EWMBAA.
Held several times each semester, these
informal get-togethers include an end-
of-year party held at a private venue.
Community Service
Give back to your community through
fund-raising and other public service
activities. Past events include meal
preparation for the homeless at Glide
Memorial Church in San Francisco, sup-
port of the Environmental Youth Quest
conference for teens in Marin County,
and running in the Multiple Myeloma
Race for Research.
Active, Engaged, and Involved
A business school is funda-
mentally about people and
the community they form.
The Berkeley MBA Program offers a
wide array of activities to bring students
together and forge lasting relation-
ships. To accommodate the schedules
of Evening & Weekend MBA students,
many activities take place during the eve-
ning dinner break or the weekend lunch
break so that all students can participate.
MBA Student Groups
The student-run Evening & Weekend
MBA Association (EWMBAA) coor-
dinates events tailored specifically to
evening and weekend students. As your
schedule permits, you can also partici-
pate in MBA student clubs and com-
munity service. Student groups organize
major conferences, put together panels
of executives on a variety of topics, and
assemble ski trips to the nearby Sierra
Nevada mountains. Berkeley MBA stu-
dents also make a difference in the com-
munity through volunteer efforts such as
fund-raising and outreach, recognized by
the Haas Community Fellows program.
Conferences on Campus
Students host a number of conferences
throughout the year, bringing together
leading experts to explore everything
from digital media and business in Asia
to women in leadership. For example,
the annual Women in Leadership
Conference attracts over 400 partici-
pants interested in understanding the
wide variety of career options and life-
style choices available to women today,
through panel discussions, a networking
lunch, and professional skills develop-
ment workshops.
Haas Lectures and Seminars
Research centers and MBA clubs fre-
quently invite corporate executives and
other leaders on campus to speak about
trends in their industries. These events
include the Berkeley Entrepreneurs
Forum and other lecture series on topics
such as marketing and the management
of technology.
Study Tours
Various student groups organize field
visits for first-hand experience. For
example, the Finance Club visits Wall
Street and the Haas Technology Club
makes day-long “tech treks” to local com-
panies, such as Adobe and Apple. The
Digital Media & Entertainment Club
travels to Southern California to meet with
such companies as Disney, and the Pacific
Rim Club organizes an annual trip to Asia
or Latin America over the winter break.
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MBA Student Groups
A Sampling:
Berkeley Asia Business Conference
Berkeley Energy & Resources
Collaborative
Berkeley Nanotechnology Club
Berkeley Real Estate Club
Black Business Students Association
Challenge 4 Charity (C4C)
Digital Media & Entertainment Club
Education Club
Entrepreneurs Association
European Business Club
Finance Club
Global Initiatives at Haas
Global Social Venture Competition
Haas Christian Fellowship
Haas Consulting Club
Haas Culinary Club
Haas Healthcare and BioBusiness Club
Haas Partners Club
Haas Technology Club
Haas Volleyball Club
HaasWeek (student newspaper)
Investment Club
Jewish Business Club
Latin American & Hispanic Business
Association
Leaders@Haas
Marketing Club
Net Impact
Pacific Rim Club
q@haas (Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual
Association)
Redwoods@Haas
Soccer Club
South Asian Business Association
Tennis Club
UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition
Wine Industry Club
Women in Leadership
Young Entrepreneurs at Haas (YEAH)
Evening & Weekend MBA Association officers
(pictured at left) are elected to enrich the social,
academic, and professional lives of their fellow
students. The officers act as liaisons to the Haas
administration, organize special events, and assist
with other student issues.
“At Haas, everyone from
professors and program
staff to fellow students
and family wants to see
you succeed.”
Dion Harris, MBA 07

Haas School Alumni
Richard Blum, BS 58, MBA 59
Chairman, Blum Capital Partners; and
founder, Himalaya Foundation
William F. Cronk III, BS 65
Former President,
Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream
Barbara Desoer, MBA 77
Chief Technology & Operations
Officer,
Bank of America
Stephanie DiMarco, BS 79
Founder and CEO,
Advent Software
Donald Fisher, BS 50
Founder and Chairman Emeritus,
Gap Inc.
N. W. Jasper, MBA 71
President, Director, and CEO,
Dolby Laboratories
Linda Lang, BS 80
CEO and Chairman of the Board,
Jack in the Box, Inc.
Robert A. Lutz, BS 61, MBA 62
Vice Chairman, Global Product
Development,
GM, North America
Paul Merage, BS 66, MBA 68
Co-founder, Chef America; and
Founder and President, Merage
Foundations
Norman Mineta, BS 53
Former US Secretary of
Transportation
Paul Rice, MBA 96
Founding President and CEO,
Transfair USA
Pete Stark, MBA 60
US Representative (CA)
Hirotaka Takeuchi, MBA 71,
Ph.D. 77
Dean, Graduate School of
International Corporate Strategy,
Hitotsubashi University (Tokyo)
Michael Trivelli, MBA 80
President of the Regional Council,
Regional Government of Santiago,
Chile
David Wilson, MBA 65
President and CEO, Graduate
Management Admission Council
Donald Wurster, MBA 80
President and CEO, National
Indemnity Co.
From your first day as a
Berkeley MBA student, you
have access to one of the best
professional networks on the
planet. More than 30,000 business
school graduates are connected by the
robust Haas Alumni Network, with
alumni chapters in major cities around
the globe. The Bay Area boasts three
active chapters (South Bay, East Bay,
and San Francisco) that sponsor talks by
Haas faculty and business leaders, social
gatherings, and joint events with alumni
from other top business schools. You will
also benefit from joining the greater UC
Berkeley family of graduates. At more
than 434,000 strong, the UC Berkeley
Alumni Network is among the largest in
the country.
“The benefits of a Berkeley MBA degree
start on your first day of school and
continue long after graduation,” says
Tenny Frost, the Haas School’s execu-
tive director of Alumni Relations. “Being
associated with Haas provides you with
an invaluable network – it’s a wonderful
resource for career advice, social interac-
tion, and life-long relationships!”
Key alumni services include:
• Haas and campus-wide online alumni
community
• Professional career coaching
• Career fairs/workshops
• Social and educational events
• Haas career networkers database
• Searchable job listings database
• Regional chapter news and activities
• eHAN (online alumni newsletter)
• Annual Homecoming and Class
Reunion events
• Complimentary class audit program
• Access to library databases
• Haas Group within LinkedIn
An Alumni Network of Friendships
and Professional Connections
Join the Worldwide
Alumni Network
Every Haas graduate automatically becomes
a member of the Haas Alumni Network,
which is maintained by a large group of vol-
unteers around the world and supported by
a professional staff at the Haas School. The
network provides a growing array of services,
with regional chapters providing a focal point
for Haas alumni scattered across the globe.
Berkeley MBA students and alumni connect
at the Haas Alumni Network Celebration in
the Silicon Valley, held annually at the Menlo
Circus Club.
From Technical Success to Taking the Helm
Even though he had the tools to become a technical success in Silicon Valley – a bachelor’s
degree in electronics engineering and a master’s degree in computer science – Shantanu
Narayen thought he needed to beef up his business knowledge. “It was clear I needed to
round out some of my entrepreneurial genes with a business education.” So in1991, the then
Apple Computer Inc. manager decided to attend evening classes to pursue a Berkeley MBA.
Narayen says he learned not only how to apply his engineering knowledge to running a
business, but also savored the interaction with his fellow students and instructors. After
Apple, Narayen served as director of desktop and collaboration products for Silicon
Graphics, then co-founded Pictra Inc., a company that pioneered the concept of digital
photo sharing over the Internet.
Narayen joined Adobe in 1998 as a senior VP of worldwide product research, was later
promoted to executive vice president of worldwide products, and appointed to his current
post in January 2005 at the age of 41. He defines his professional success as being able
to capitalize on the opportunities Adobe provides and says of his Berkeley MBA, “It gives a
very broad perspective on business – and a tremendous amount of confidence.”
Shantanu Narayen
MBA 93
President and COO
Adobe Systems Inc.
San Jose, California
Haas Alumni Network
Chapters and Regional
Representatives
The Haas School Alumni Network is represent-
ed in 37 international and 27 US locations.
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“The Evening & Weekend MBA Program at the
Haas School of Business gives Intel employees the
opportunity to enhance their leadership and manage-
ment skills while they continue to work. Over the years,
many Intel employees have been able to earn Berkeley
MBA degrees while advancing their own careers and
benefiting the company.”
Paul Otellini, MBA 74
CEO, Intel Corporation
The Haas online alumni community,
Haas@Cal, the focal point for alumni
connections and services, facilitates
keeping up with friends from school
and developing professional networks.
The online community offers Haas stu-
dents and alumni a searchable alumni
directory, online job postings, lifelong
e-mail forwarding options, and various
career resources.
Scott Adams, MBA 86,
creator of the Dilbert
comic strip, is a gradu-
ate of the Evening &
Weekend MBA Program.
He has come to speak
on campus as part of the
Dean’s Lecture Series.
United States
Colorado
Los Angeles
New England
New York
Orange County
San Diego
San Francisco
SF East Bay
SF South Bay
Seattle
Washington, DC
International
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Hong Kong
Japan
Korea
Mexico
Shanghai
Taiwan
Chapters
United States
Arizona
Austin
Chicago
Detroit
Georgia
Hawaii
Houston
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Miami
Monterey
North Carolina
Philadelphia
Portland
Sacramento
Utah
International
Argentina
Australia
Beijing
Colombia
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Israel
Italy
Kuwait
New Zealand
Norway
Peru
Philippines
Portugal
Russia
Singapore
Spain
Sri Lanka
Switzerland
Thailand
Turkey
United Kingdom
Venezuela
Regional Representatives
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Blending Business Experience, Personal Passions
Within weeks of beginning her Berkeley MBA studies, Brooke Golden launched a new
career with Clif Bar. For Golden, the synergy was ideal. She was building her business skills
while beginning work with a highly successful consumer products company. And, she was
studying at Haas, a school she was drawn to “for its work in corporate social responsibility,”
while working at a company she admired for socially responsible business practices.
“I had worked in advertising, creative services, international marketing, and the nonprofit
sector,” says Golden. “I wanted to thread together all these experiences, develop my
business skills, and explore future career paths. The more research I did, the more Haas
resonated with my career goals, my professional background, and my personal passions.”
Golden applies her expanding business savvy to her role as consumer marketing manager
for LUNA, Clif Bar’s nutrition bar for women, and as director of the company’s LUNAFEST,
a traveling film festival raising money for The Breast Cancer Fund and local nonprofit orga-
nizations supporting women.
How has she managed these multiple responsibilities? Golden credits her courses and her
classmates. “By challenging us to think outside our comfort zones, the Haas curriculum
and learning environment foster creativity and innovation.” She has also found the insights
and camaraderie of her fellow students exceptionally valuable. “There is nothing like shar-
ing this experience with 60 fellow cohort members,” she says. “Working in teams with
people who have such different perspectives, communication styles, and professional
experience is tremendously helpful for problem solving and has made me a better listener,
mediator, and leader.”
Brooke Golden
MBA 08
Consumer Marketing
Manager
Clif Bar & Co.
Berkeley, California
Previous degree:
BA, Spanish and Portuguese
University of Minnesota
The Haas School seeks
candidates who exhibit a
high level of intellectual
performance; substantial
professional experience
demonstrating potential for a
career in senior management;
and personal attributes and
life experience suggesting
leadership, maturity, ethical
character, social and civic
responsibility, and goal
orientation. While most applicants
offer promise for academic success, the
admissions committee selects individuals
who demonstrate excellence in all of the
areas described above.
Application Process
accepts applications for the fall semester
only. For requirements, instructions, and
access to our online application, go to
http://ewmba.berkeley.edu/apply.html.
Admission Prerequisites
In addition to a bachelor’s degree from
an accredited college or university,
students applying to the Evening &
Weekend MBA Program must complete
prerequisite courses in college-level
mathematics and statistics prior to enroll-
ment in the program. These prerequisites
can be met through coursework or waiver
exams. The college-level mathematics
prerequisite can also be waived with a
score on the quantitative section of the
GMAT of 80th percentile or above. Please
visit http://ewmba.berkeley.edu/apply.
html for further details.
Financial Aid
Options for financing your education at
Haas include employer tuition support,
student loans, the Evening & Weekend
MBA Grant, and Evening & Weekend
MBA scholarships.
Next Steps
Evening & Weekend
MBA Program Fees
uses a per-unit pricing structure. A total
of 42 units are required to graduate.
Fall 2007
$2,049 per unit
Students enrolled in fall 2007 will pay
approximately $15,700 (including
additional campus fees) for each of
the first two semesters, if campus
health insurance is waived.
Fall 2008
Those enrolling in fall 2008 should expect
fee increases every year. Students typically
register for eight to nine units in each of their
first three semesters and six units in each of
their three remaining semesters.
Employer Tuition Assistance
Many Evening & Weekend MBA students
receive some form of employer tuition
support. Applicants are encouraged to
contact their human resources depart-
ments to determine their eligibility for
this type of benefit.
Student Loans
US citizens and permanent residents
are eligible to apply for Federal Direct
Student Loans. Detailed information is
available at http://www.ed.gov/
DirectLoan. Applicants begin that pro-
cess by filing the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), available
online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.
Graduate students may borrow up to
$20,500 annually. Students wanting to
borrow more than $20,500 per year may
utilize the supplemental loan program.
Supplemental loans are also available to
international students.
Evening & Weekend
MBA Grant
The Haas School offers a limited
amount of grant funding through the
Evening & Weekend MBA Grant. The
purpose of this grant is to facilitate
access to the Berkeley MBA for students
whose current employment is in the
nonprofit or public service sectors and
who demonstrate significant financial
need. Grant application materials are
provided online and must be filed by
April 15, 2008. The FAFSA must be filed
by March 3, 2008.
Evening & Weekend
MBA Scholarships
Three scholarships are available for
continuing Evening & Weekend MBA
students. The Daniel Turner Scholarship
is a $5,000 annual award targeted at stu-
dents engaged in entrepreneurial ven-
tures, specifically those without company
affiliations to provide financial support.
The David Engelbrecht Scholarship, a
$1,000 annual award funded by a memo-
rial gift of friends and family of the class
of 2000, is given to a continuing student
who has demonstrated academic excel-
lence and financial need.
Single parents and individuals returning
to the workforce are the intended
beneficiaries of the Przybylski Deatrick
Scholarship, funded by Steven A.
Przybylski, MBA 01, and his wife,
Michelle Regalado Deatrick.
Please refer to ewmba.haas.berkeley.
edu for more detailed financial
aid information.
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Fall 2008
Admissions Calendar
Round One
Application Submitted By:
November 15, 2007
Decision Communicated By:
March 14, 2008
Round Two
Application Submitted By:
February 29, 2008
Decision Communicated By:
May 30, 2008
2008-2009
Academic Calendar*
Fall Semester
Evening & Weekend MBA Orientation
August 8-10
Evening Core Instruction Begins
August 11
Tuition and Fees Due
August 15
Weekend Core Instruction Begins
August 16
Labor Day Holiday
September 1
Evening Core “A” Final Exams
October 10-11
Weekend Core “A” Final Exams
October 11
Veterans Day Holiday
November 11
Thanksgiving Holiday
November 27-28
Evening & Weekend
Core “B” Final Exams
December 13-18
Spring Semester
Evening Core Instruction Begins
January 5
Tuition and Fees Due
January 15
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Holiday
January 19
Weekend Core Instruction Begins
January 24
Presidents’ Day Holiday
February 16
Evening Core “A” Final Exams
March 9-12
Weekend Core “A” Final Exams
March 14
Evening & Weekend
Core “B” Final Exams
May 16-21
* Dates subject to change.
Shuttles Ease the Commute
To ease the commute for evening students,
the Haas School operates two shuttle buses
from the South Bay and Peninsula. The ride
gives students additional opportunities to
network while going to and from school.
Milind Kulkarni, MBA 08, a product manag-
er at Cisco Systems in San Jose, is a shuttle
regular. “The shuttle ride is power packed,”
says Kulkarni. “It provides a great oppor-
tunity to interact and bond with fellow
students, catch-up on reading, and work on
group projects. I can avoid the rush-hour
drive to Haas and sometimes steal a quick
nap to help conquer long days.”
Apply:ewmba.berkeley.edu

From the Dean
The Haas School of Business is the kind of place that sets
minds alight, and sets lives on a brighter course. That is cer-
tainly true of the Berkeley Evening & Weekend MBA Program.
I encourage you to learn more about its benefits for your future
career success.
You will soon discover that the Haas School is about the
independent and innovative thinking that differentiates UC
Berkeley from others. Through the path-breaking research
and teaching of our faculty, and the pioneering activities and leadership of our stu-
dents and alumni, Haas plays an integral role in creating world-changing innovations.
Moreover, our school expects and achieves excellence in its pursuit of new ideas and
best practices.
We ensure that the Evening & Weekend MBA Program offers the same great MBA
degree as our full-time program, with the same outstanding curriculum, faculty, and
alumni network.
As a relatively small program, the Berkeley MBA is about community, and the kind of
esprit de corps that this fosters. As a Berkeley MBA student, you will become an essen-
tial part of a community that values diversity. Our students are particularly well oriented
to adding value in team-based, collaborative ways, with a community spirit that is so
much a part of the Berkeley tradition. And finally, our students possess confidence
without attitude – a real asset for success.
Haas is also a business school with large and growing momentum. We are at a strategic
crossroads, and have set a course to build upon our reputation for quality and leader-
ship among the world’s very top business schools. For example, we are significantly
expanding the size of our faculty, and planning for a new, additional building. This is a
school that is proactively increasing its reach and its excellence – striving to make a
greater, positive impact on business and society. It is an exciting time to be here.
Please visit us to meet the faculty, students, and staff, and sample what we have
to offer.
With Kind Regards,
Tom Campbell
Bank of America Dean and Professor
Walter A. Haas School of Business
The best way to know what it’s really like to
be a Berkeley MBA student in the Evening
& Weekend Program is to come to the
campus to visit, meet some students and
faculty, and observe a class. Visiting gives
you the chance to learn more about the
Haas culture and community, and to check
out the facilities. We strongly encourage
this investment of your time because we
know that it can help you decide if the
program is a match for your needs.
Attend an
Information Session
Held throughout the year, information
sessions are designed to provide prospective
students with a thorough overview of the
Evening & Weekend MBA Program. For
a schedule of upcoming events, visit:
ewmba.haas.berkeley.edu.
Join a Message Board
or an Online Chat
To ask a current student or MBA admis-
sions staff a question, or to participate
in a scheduled online chat, visit:
ewmba.haas.berkeley.edu/chat.htm.
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