2007 mbaa town hall team introduction & officer objectives

2007 MBAA Town HallTeam Introduction & Officer Objectives

MBAA Town Hall Fall 2007

MBAA Mission

“To engage with and serve the student community by enriching the academic, social and professional experiences for Haas students of today and tomorrow.”


MBAA Core Values

Accountability “Stand by our actions” “Honor the voice of the student body”

Initiative “Use actions not words”

Integration “1+1 > 2”

Efficiency “Time is precious”


MBAA Goals 2007

Improve quality of life for students

Promote a strong sense of community

Strengthen the Haas brand and reputation


MBAA Officers (VPs)

Sandra Schrauf, Academics

Kathy Barris, Admissions

Lindsay Grimm, Alumni

Jeff Loman, Careers

Tanya Kaminsky, Clubs

Emily Walling, Communications

Luke Dunnington, Community

Otto Williams, Diversity

Jeff Ford, Finance

Maiken Moeller-Hansen, International

Newton Cheng, Social

Michael Badalov, Technology


Cliff Dank, MBAA President

Coordinate Team of MBAA officers; working closely with each officer to help drive change, as well as ensure overarching team-wide goals

Liaise with administration, community and other programs on behalf of full-time

MBA students and serve as Haas student representative on several committees

Identify and execute personal initiatives


MBAA President Updates

Facilitate weekly team meetings and work with individual MBAA officers on an on-going basis to accomplish joint initiatives (eg: MBA Lounge Renovation)

Draft important MBAA policies (around EWMBA club membership, dues allocation, etc.), working with individual officers and the entire team to create sustainable MBAA best practices

Give regular interviews to local and national press and represent the full-time MBA program on numerous committees including the Program Committee, Dean’s Search Committee, etc.


Sandra Schrauf, VP of Academics

Student liaison and sounding board for academic issues to MBA Program Office

Student representative on MBA program committee and ad-hoc student advocate for academic issues of concern to student body

Create opportunities for student-faculty interaction such faculty-student lunch program

Maintain course evaluation database

Provide student feedback and best practices advice to core faculty

Support O-Week academic day


VP of Academics– Objectives Updates

Support Excel case exhibits pilot

Continue to advocate for online system for student course evaluation database

Continue to advocate for additional IBD slots for students

Continue to support initiatives to raise the quality of teaching and improve the classroom experience at Haas


Kathy Barris, VP of Admissions

Liaison between student body, Admissions Office and prospective student community

Attend weekly meetings for both MBAA and HSA student leadership teams

Actively participate and play a leadership role in the Super Saturday and Days at Haas Admissions events in the spring

Engage the MBA student community in the Admissions process

Communicate Admissions objectives and events to MBAA and student body

Participate in outreach programs / websites to build the Haas brand across the MBA applicant pool


VP of Admissions – Objectives Updates Working with the VP of Alumni, execute the new strategy for the New Student

Mentorship Program to both (1) support increased Admissions yield objectives and (2) help build the student community between the Classes of 2009 and 2010

Leverage the tremendous energy in the student body to build upon the “Pack Your Haas” efforts, which encourage current students to reach out to admitted students and alumni in cities throughout the world during Spring Break

Continue to host a thread on the Business Week online message board to increase Haas’ presence on the internet

Monitor and contribute to the Class of 2010 New Student Google Group, serving as the first point of contact for many newly admitted students

Work closely with fellow MBAA officers, including but not limited to the VP Diversity and VP International, to further reach out to select groups within the MBA applicant pool

Develop a strong working relationship with the Admissions Office and the HSA Team, who will be your partners in the effort to build the Haas brand

Get to know your classmates!!! They will be THE BEST resource for you as you get inquiries from prospective and newly admitted students!


Lindsay Grimm, VP of Alumni

Student liaison to Alumni Relations Office and MBA Program Office

Student representative and sounding board for Alumni Relations

Chair (or co-chair) of the Lifelong Connections Campaign in spring of second year

Supplementary support to clubs and fellow full-time students


VP of Alumni – Objectives Updates

Continue to monitor alumni outreach of students and clubs; educate students about role of Alumni Relations and Corporate and Foundation Relations

Serve as student leader for two alumni networking events: Menlo Circus (spring) and HAN San Francisco (fall)

Coordinate and lead the Lifelong Connections campaign in the spring of second year

Class of 2008 website with Alumni Office and VP Technology

Improve WAVE program with Admissions Office and VP Admissions


Jeff Loman, VP of Careers

Serve as liaison between the CSO, student body, and the MBAA Communicate key issues to all parties Grade Non-Disclosure Policies

Manage budget to support the career related activities of the professional clubs Approve/Disapprove funding requests for Career Treks, Conferences,

etc.

Continuously improve the career search process from both a logistical and content perspective Career Management Conference Orientation Week / Days at Haas

Educate students on the wealth of services available


VP of Careers – Objectives Updates

Job Interview Database in collaboration with Virtual Interview Coach Ensure adoption/contribution rate is high

Reduce email clutter through personal communication channels by account manager Deemed not possible during my term, but in queue

Better integration between Full-time and E/W students Becoming more of an important issue

Off-Campus Job Search Support


Tanya Kaminsky, VP of Clubs

Serve as liaison between clubs, the MBAA & administration

Coordinate student clubs, assist club leaders with funding, logistics of event planning and other types of support

Develop strategic direction of club activities, such as target number of clubs, the role of clubs at Haas

Ensure continuity in club activities and structure between years

Market club activities as part of the Haas “package”


VP of Clubs– Objectives Updates

Partner with Evening/Weekend MBAA and Program Office to assist clubs in reaching out to E/W and Berkeley/Columbia students Implemented an improved MBAA membership process Coordinated a series of Club Fairs for E/W and B/C MBA students

Promoting organization of new clubs and special interest groups

Leveraging resources between clubs Best Practices Fundraising Roundtable with Office of Corporate

Relations Goals Sharing Session for club leaders Improved club room for short-term storage needs


Emily Walling, VP of Communications

MBA Alert Editor Goal: Improve MBA Alerts by making information more digestible

Liaison to Haas’ Marketing and Communications office Goal: Increase awareness of students’ accomplishments and concerns

Advise on and help build Haas “Leading Through Innovation” brand Goal: Consult on new Haas website Goal: Help build awareness for Leading through Innovation Brand

Run cohort elections & MBAA elections

Co-lead commencement speaker committee

Work with VP Technology to improve calendaring Goal: Support migration to Exchange server (test calendaring) Goal: Examine centralized calendaring/event planning options Goal: Examine event updates via mobile device


VP of Communications – Objectives Update

MBA Alert reconfigured to list events by date, for easier consumption

Organized and administered “Student Life” survey and “Case Competition” survey to gauge student preferences and have concrete evidence of “leading through innovation” in case comp and business plan wins.

Currently working with task force to recommend candidates for 2008 commencement speaker

Supported testing of Outlook calendaring for Exchange server migration.

Examined calendaring options and participated in IT focus groups to voice student concerns (improving and integrating calendaring currently a slow-moving process)

Administered surveys to students pertaining to our rankings in major media publications.

Serve as marketing and communications consultant to MBAA board.


Luke Dunnington, VP of Community

Strive to create opportunities for Haas students and partners to positively impact the larger community during their time at Haas

Manage the Haas for Students fund, organizing fund-raising efforts and disbursements to classmates working as non-profit summer interns

Work closely with C4C, serving as an active board member to ensure that our volunteering and fundraising efforts are, where possible, coordinated

Foster interaction and integration between Haas and the greater graduate community at Berkeley


VP of Community – Objectives Updates

Oversaw successful Haas for Students fundraising campaign to support students working in non-profit internships

Organized cross-departmental lunches to give Haas students the opportunities to mix with students from other programs.

Served as liaison to C4C and other campus organizations


Otto Williams, VP of Diversity

Work with Haas student organizations and affinity groups to promote awareness and inclusion

Serve as student liaison to the Dean’s diversity committee that works on recommendations to improve diversity at Haas

Support diversity recruiting activities, such as a phone-a-thon, personalized emails, etc.

Work with O-week chairs to plan and organize the O-week diversity workshop

Organize the Haas Diversity in Business Conference


VP of Diversity – Objectives Update

3rd Annual Diversity in Business Conference (In process)

Class of 2009 O-Week Diversity Workshop

Continuity of Black Business Student Association

Management Leadership for Tomorrow Conference

Bridging Undergraduate-MBA Communities through OneHaas

Support for Various Cultural and Diversity Awareness Activities: Haas Debate Forum Chinese New Year Celebration LAHBA Consumption Festival Black History Month Celebration An Open Dialog: Gay in Business Upcoming Diwali Festival


Jeff Ford, VP of Finance

Manage the MBAA fund and annual budgeting process

Assist MBA conferences with sponsorship & working capital needs

Distribute MBAA funds and reimbursements to clubs and students

Assign and manage locker assignments


Maiken Møller-Hansen, VP International

Represent the needs and concerns of the international community at Haas

Facilitate communication between the career office and the international community

Provide enhanced support for logistical matters ranging from settling in to the US to legal issues during and after the end of school


VP International – Objectives Updates

Improve networking and knowledge/experience sharing opportunities among International Students

Increase diversity within international student body and social activities

Increase focus on global job and internship opportunities

Provide access to accent reduction workshops for all interested students

Put “Europe back on the map”


Newton Cheng, VP of Social

Promote social events relevant to Haas to the community

Plan BOW, TNAG, Consumption Functions, and all other major MBAA sponsored social events

Facilitate initiatives for social events from throughout the Haas community


VP of Social – Objectives Update

Greatly increased the amount of corporate sponsorship for consumptions functions

Worked with fellow classmates to increase the scale and quality of Haas social events

Created clear and consistent guidelines for social funding that meet the needs of students and the administration


Michael Badalov, VP of Technology

Student liaison to Haas Computing Services and MBA Program Office

Technology representative and sounding board for Admissions, Alumni Affairs, Career Services, etc.

Supplementary technology support to students and clubs

Assist other officers with their Technology needs/questions


VP of Technology – Objectives Updates

Support Outlook Exchange migration

Find vendor for Event Planning/Management system

Find vendor for new Course Management system

Continue to advocate for ongoing Mac Support

Class of 2008 website with Alumni Office


Appendix

Election Process Schedule

Election Guidelines and Policies

MBAA Officer Snapshots


Election Process Schedule Monday, October 22nd – Town Hall / Current Officer Presentations

Monday, October 22nd – Friday, October 26th - Sign-up to run for office

Monday, October 29th - Deadline to submit candidate statements (must be emailed to [email protected] by 5pm!)

October 30th & November 6th - Speeches in Bank of America Forum from 12-2PM.

November 7th – November 8th – Elections!!

November 9th – Run-off vote if necessary

November 12th (possibly earlier) – New Officers Announced

Public introduction of new officers (TBD)


Sign-Up/Nominations Period (October 22nd – October 28th ) MBAA Information Session on Monday, October 22nd in Room C210 from 7:30 – 8:30am. Come

and learn about each position from the current elected officials. Refreshments on us. Sign-up at table in Haas Courtyard (12:30 – 2PM) October 22nd – 26th or send an email to Emily

Walling ([email protected]) and cc: the Officer who currently holds the position for which you would like to run (see list at end of deck).

The table will be staffed by different MBAA members each day. Feel free to take that time to speak with them about their positions or contact them anytime by email.

Candidates must be MBAA members. Verbal campaigning is allowed. Signage, fliers or other forms of financed campaigning is NOT ALLOWED. Use discretion; email Cliff Dank ([email protected]) with any questions.

Candidate Platform Articles (Due Monday, October 29th ) Submit platforms & digital photo (if you are unhappy with your Student Directory photo) via email to

Emily Walling ([email protected]) by 5pm on Monday, October 29th.

VP Candidates – 250 Word Limit Presidential Candidates – 500 Word Limit

Election Guidelines & Policies


Speeches (Tuesday, October 30th and Tuesday, November 6th ) Presidential Candidates

Tuesday, October 30th, 12:30 – 2:00pm, BofA Forum Speeches up to 5 minutes in length Open Q&A VP Candidate Speeches may also be conducted this day if needed. Candidates will be notified in advance.

VP Candidates Tuesday, November 6th, 12:30 – 2:00pm, BofA Forum Speeches up to 2 minutes in length No Q&A

Voting (Sunday, November 7th and Monday, November 8th ) Zoomerang for Round 1 voting will go out on November 7th @ 5PM and close on November 8th @ 11:59PM. For positions with 3 or more candidates, there will be a second round of voting if no candidate receives more than

50% of votes during the first round of voting. Zoomerang for Round 2 voting will go out on November 9 th before midnight and close on November 11th @

11am. First Years get 1 Vote Second Years get ½ Vote

Winners Announced (Monday, November 12th )

Election Guidelines & Policies


2007 MBAA OfficersPresident: Cliff Dank Responsibilities:• Coordinate Team of MBAA officers; working closely with each officer to help drive change, as well as ensure overarching team-wide goals • Represent full-time MBA students’ needs and concerns to the school’s administration • Regularly interface with members of the larger Haas community - including alumni, prospective students and the student leaders of the EWMBA, MFE, BCEMBA and Undergrad programs – and the community at large • Serve as Haas student Representative on several committees, including The Academic Common Committee in charge of the coordination of the new building with the Boalt School of Law, the MBA Program committee & Life Long Connection Committee • Identify and execute personal initiatives

VP Academics: Sandra SchraufResponsibilities: • Serving as a liaison between students and MBA program office on academic issues.• Serving as student representative on the MBA Curriculum committee• Running the student faculty lunch program• Collecting student feedback on electives, providing feedback and best practices to core faculty.

VP Admissions: Kathy BarrisResponsibilities:• Liaison between the student body, prospective students, the MBAA and the Admissions Office. • Work closely with the Haas Student Ambassadors to initiate and administer a variety of Admissions-focused projects including Days at Haas, Admissions Town Hall, and the Haas New Student Mentorship Program. • Lead outreach programs to new and prospective students via online channels such as the new admit Google Group and the Business Week B-School Message Board


2006 MBAA OfficersVP Alumni Affairs: Lindsay GrimmResponsibilities:• Liaison between the Haas alumni, the Haas Alumni Office, and the MBA student body• Dvaluate ways to increase the quality and quantity of alumni interaction with MBA students• Lead the Lifelong Connections campaign for the Class of 2008• Market selected Alumni Office events to the MBA student body to ensure strong student participation• Assist in securing alumni participation in student-run events

VP Career Affairs: Jeff LomanResponsibilities:• Serve as liaison between the CSO, student body, and the MBAA • Educate students on the wealth of career services available • Manage budget to support the career related activities of the professional clubs • Continuously improve the career search process from both a logistical and content perspective

VP Clubs: Tanya KaminskyResponsibilities:• Serve as liaison between clubs, the MBAA & administration• Coordinate student clubs, assist club leaders with funding, logistics of event planning, & other types of support• Develop strategic direction of club activities, such as target number of clubs, role of clubs at Haas..• Ensure continuity in club activities & structure between years


2006 MBAA OfficersVP Communications: Emily WallingResponsibilities:• MBA Alert Editor• Liaison to Haas’ Marketing and Communications office• Advise on and help build Haas “Leading Through Innovation” brand• Run cohort elections & MBAA elections• Co-lead commencement speaker committee • Work with VP Technology to improve calendaring• Generally facilitate communications in the Haas community.

VP Community: Luke DunningtonResponsibilities:• Manages Haas for Students Fund (HfS) with Professor Nora Silver and a board of 4 classmates, which includes fundraising, marketing, corporate relations, and selection of the HfS Fellows.• Selects the HfS board; Board seat on Challenge for Charity (C4C), • Plans community service projects with C4C at Alameda Point Collaborative• Compiles and distributes Community Alert, plans additional community service projects, compiles the Haas Community Fellows hours for 2nd years before graduation.

VP Diversity: Otto WilliamsResponsibilities:• Work with Haas student organizations and affinity groups to promote awareness and inclusion• Serve as student liaison to the Dean’s diversity committee that works on recommendations to improve diversity at Haas• Facilitate diversity-related • Support diversity recruiting activities, such as a phone-a-thon, personalized emails, etc.• Work with o-week chairs to plan and organize the o-week diversity workshopCoordinate the Haas Diversity in Business Conference


2006 MBAA OfficersVP Finance: Jeff FordResponsibilities:• Manage the MBAA fund and annual budgeting process• Assist MBA conferences with sponsorship & working capital needs• Distribute MBAA funds and reimbursements to clubs and students• Assign and manage locker assignments

VP International Affairs: Maiken Moeller-HansenResponsibilities:• Represent the needs and concerns of the international community at Haas• Facilitate communication between the career office and the international community• Provide enhanced support for logistical matters ranging from settling in to the US to legal issues during and after the end of school

VP Social: Newton ChengResponsibilities:• Oversee the MBAA budget for social activities that unite the full-time MBA student body• Allocate funds to individual students and/or student groups for activities targeted toward smaller segments of the student population• Plan and oversee weekly “Bar of the Week” gatherings and monthly “Consumption Functions” to bring together the entire full-time MBA student population• Coordinate special events (dinner receptions, theme parties, etc...) to create a more memorable Haas MBA experience• Meet with Student Services and MBAA teams to report on social activities and morale at Haas

VP Technology: Michael BadalovResponsibilities:• Student liaison to Haas Computing Services (HCS); • Technology representative for Admissions, and Alumni Affairs;• Povide general technology support to students & clubs. • Meet weekly with HCS and Program Director to discuss current issues


Position Name Email

President Cliff Dank [email protected]

VP Academics Sandra Schrauf [email protected]

VP Admissions Kathy Barris [email protected]

VP Alumni Affairs Lindsay Grimm [email protected]

VP Careers Jeff Loman [email protected]

VP Clubs Tanya Kaminsky [email protected]

VP Communications Emily Walling [email protected]

VP Community ServiceLuke Dunnington [email protected]

VP Diversity Otto Williams [email protected]

VP Finance Jeff Ford [email protected]

VP International Maiken Moeller-Hansen [email protected]

VP Social Newton Cheng [email protected]

VP Technology Michael Badalov [email protected]

MBAA Contact Info

Check out: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/MBA/student/mbaa.html

2007 mbaa town hall team introduction & officer objectives

Documents

mbaa goals

mbaa mission

individual mbaa officers

mba student community

student advocate

mbaa president updates

student feedback

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