Welcome, everybody.
Thank you so much for joining us tonight.
And coming to learn a little bit more
about the evening and weekend program at Berkeley Haas.
My name is Jenny Claire and I'm the Sr. Associate
Director of admissions for the evening and weekend program.
And I am joined tonight with my colleagues, Chelsea, Trish
and Yasmin.
So this is pretty simple agenda tonight.
I'm going to speak for a little while with some slides and kind
of explain some specifics about Berkeley, h��ss,
as well as the evening and weekend program.
A lot of people, when they get a lot of students
come to us because they're aware of our rankings,
got a top ranked program.
We're super proud of that.
But really what I wanted to mention on this slide
is what that means to you.
What that means to you.
Is it really signals the strength
of our faculty, the student body, and the resources
and opportunities that are going to be available when you
come to a top ranked program.
The other thing.
It means is that no matter which of our programs that you decide
to join, you're going to get the same high quality, nationally
ranked experience.
So you don't have to compromise.
You'll get the same degree, you'll
have the same faculty, the same campus every once together,
resources, et cetera.
So that's the way we plan our programs.
And I'll get into more detail on how we try to deliver that
to our part time MBA students.
Having said, how much they're the same,
though, I do want to touch on our three programs
and what's different about them.
And really the big, big difference of our programs
is the schedule itself.
It's the same curriculum, but it's delivered
in very different schedules.
The full time MBA is pretty much what you'd expect.
And you're very familiar with, I'm sure,
which is you stop your job, you move to campus,
you go to school for two years and you re-enter the world.
That tends to attract people that
are a little earlier in their careers,
because that's really when you might be at a spot
where you just you can leave the workforce for two years.
You know, you're kind of just getting started.
And that's it doesn't feel like the wrong time.
Our evening, we can program is different.
It's your typical and this is a program,
we're going to spend the most time on today,
your typical part time MBA program schedule.
So you don't quit your job, you continue working.
He comes to class either two evenings a week
or all day Saturday.
It tends to draw people that are further along in their career.
It's not the best time to stop working.
And leave the workforce.
And it's just they're attracted to the idea of learning
and working at the same time.
So our typical peer group is between 5 and 12 years
of work experience in that program.
The executive MBA program is our third program.
And it's got a very different schedule.
That program you come to campus for three days a week,
every three weeks for 19 months.
So it's incredibly intensive.
You do need to get off work two days a week, every three weeks.
And it is.
And because of all of those things,
it tends to, again, drop people that are a little even
further along in their career.
They're in a place where they can take
two days off every few weeks.
They're very excited about getting their MBA more quickly.
So that the peer group in that program
tends to have a lot of experience between 7 and 20
years.
And the other big difference is it's a very small program.
We have under 70 students a year into our executive MBA program.
Both of our other programs are actually
on the smaller side for their competitive set.
But obviously, there are a lot larger
than the executive MBA program.
So that's three different programs.
The one we're going to talk about today
is the evening and weekend program.
And I'm going to focus now on a couple of things
that we think really define our program
and help you understand what it might be like to actually
be a student with us.
The first area is culture.
So whether you're just starting to learn about Berkeley, Haas
or you've kind of been around for a while,
it will not take you long at all to hear that we have four
defining leadership principles.
Our students talk about it, our staff talk about it.
It is truly part of who we are.
And I'm just going to touch on what they are.
But it's something if you're interested in coming to class,
you definitely want to understand
and hopefully they'll resonate with you.
The first is question the status quo.
I think that's relatively straightforward, but not
necessarily straightforward in terms of what it takes.
That's really asking our leaders to question.
Any situation.
If there's a better way to do things.
And really instill in our students.
The value of questioning and looking for how
ways to do things better.
The second one's confidence without attitude,
which maybe is something you don't hear as much
about when you're looking into your MBA programs,
happens to be my favorite of the four defining principles.
What this really means is leading with humility,
respecting everybody, displaying confidence, but also backing it
up with data and insights and really,
really just kind of being respectful and confident.
The third one is student always.
And what that's really about is just
recognizing that you are always learning,
you're always learning in every environment
and you're looking for new ways to grow
and finally beyond yourself.
And that's a core belief here at Berkeley Haas
that we look for leaders who are really see the bigger picture
and are looking to do for the greater good.
Excuse me.
Another really defining feature of the culture
that we have at Berkeley, Haas, is where we are located.
We are really in the epicenter of innovation.
And many of you and certainly many of our students live here
and they're well aware of it.
But as you can imagine, when you have the opportunity
to study business, innovation and leadership
in the center of innovation, it can take your program
to a whole new level.
And we take full advantage of that at Berkeley Haas.
And I should mention that 25% of our class
is actually from outside the Bay Area.
So for those people, having the opportunity
to study in the Bay Area is a particularly amazing benefit.
Then the last area.
I'm just going to hone in on as far as what
defines our culture, is our commitment to diversity,
equity, and inclusion.
This is one of the three major strategic priorities
of our dean.
And really, the question.
I guess I want to answer is, what does that
mean to you as a student?
First, we're committed to teaching and creating
a space in which everybody feels like they can Excel and lead.
And it's really important to us that we develop equity
fluent leaders themselves.
So you'll see it in your curriculum.
One of our main goals is to diversify
our staff and our faculty.
And you will see when you get that we have a DTI staff,
and we have allies that are throughout the organization
really aiming to make everyone feel comfortable
and like they can truly succeed and Excel at Berkeley.
The other piece, too, that I like to mention
is that we tend to have students that this is their passion as
well.
And there are opportunities for you
as a student to get involved either
through student government or leading annual events,
things like that, that get you involved in our diversity goals
as well.
So the next couple of slides just throw some numbers
around this idea of being in a class of people,
that brings so many different perspectives to the classroom.
And it gives you a little bit of an idea on how
when you get into your Berkeley Haas MBA class, who's
going to be sitting next to you, what it's going to be like
and the dynamism behind that.
So we have 314 students right now
in our current class, which is actually very high for us.
Normally it's 275 and in that class,
we have 40 unique industries represented.
So we have people in high tech, in pharmaceuticals, government,
even the wine industry, you name it.
You're going to have classmates representing industries
that you have probably never had any insight into.
Similarly, with the job functions,
people are kind of all over the organization
and they're all coming together for their MBA studies.
So entrepreneurs, lawyers, we have our top four list of here.
But beyond that, business development managers
are much, much more.
So each is bringing in their unique perspective.
Of course, we're always working, as I mentioned earlier,
to improve our demographic diversity.
But right now we've got 36% women,
8% And underrepresented minorities
in our current class.
So a couple more thoughts on this front
is not just kind of the demographics
of who we are bringing together, but it's there.
And different experiences.
One of my favorite stats is that we
have out of those 314 students, we
have 241 different companies represented.
So as you can imagine, you're going to hear.
So many different perspectives.
People are coming to class and they're
bringing their work with them.
And I'm telling you and helping other people have
a much richer experience as a result.
And then the last one is that we actually
have this always shocks me every year.
But anyway, we have 30% of our class already has
an advanced degree.
So we have master's students.
We have we even have PHDS, we have lawyers, you name it.
So it's an incredibly vibrant experience
in the class with all the different personalities
and experiences and every type of representation
you can think of.
The next thing I want to spend some time on
is just how our program is set up to really help
you get the most out of it.
And really get a rich, deep experience.
The first thing is that we are come in as a class,
so everybody starts at the same time.
275 students typically enter together in August.
Those students are broken into cohorts
of around 70 students each.
And that's based on your schedule.
So there's Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.
And you really, really get to know these folks.
And beyond that, you're even divided
into study groups who are sort of your key people
that help each other, support each other.
So it's very, very different than some programs where
you might see someone one semester,
but you don't see him again.
And maybe someone just dropped in to take an operations class.
But they're not pursuing their MBA, not in our program.
Everyone starts together and you really work your way
through the program together.
This next slide lays out how those three years
come together.
So for the first three semesters,
you are taking the core curriculum and the core
curriculum is the really basic fundamental business classes,
every single MBA student who has h��ss on their resume has taken
these core classes and they have those basic fundamentals.
And that's where you're really with your cohort.
You stick with your cohort, you're all
taking the same classes and you're learning the business
foundation together.
The second half of the program, which
is the last three in yellow, is the elective portion
of the program.
And that part of the program is that part of the program
is going to allow you to really customize and individualize
the program to your interests or your career objectives
or whatever leadership, whatever you're working to really
improve during the program.
One last thing, I'll mention that, again, this
is kind of just thrown in there, but I
like to mention it because I think most people don't realize
that if you're part time MBA program,
you even have the opportunity to do international study.
I can't get into it because we don't have a lot of time
right now.
But I just want to throw it out there
for those who are interested.
So they can learn more.
Finally, an area that, again, sometimes surprises people
is the amount that you're able to get
involved in extracurricular activities
as a uw, MBA student.
And at least all the students that I ever have contact with
take full advantage of this.
You have over 40 student organizations.
We have student led conferences, case competitions.
There are so many ways you can get involved.
And this next slide is just kind of a potpourri
of the different organizations.
But as you can see, there's things related
to obviously industries that you're interested in,
personal interests, you know, affinity groups just
in many, many ways that you can get
involved outside of that outside of the classroom.
Now, the last thing I'm going to touch on
is our career management services.
I think most of you are coming here to in some way, shape,
or form to improve your career.
I don't know if you're aware of the immense resources
that you are able to have access to.
As that MBA student at h��ss, our career management group has
over 40 or excuse me, over 70 people working with all
of our MBA students.
It's the same group that works with the full time program
and the executive MBA program.
And I think the key thing about our services
is that it's not just about getting an interview
or getting a connection at a particular job.
It is truly about kind of nurturing your career.
And we have career coaches, relationship managers,
peer advisors who will help you really figure out.
What do you want to do, what should you be doing,
how are you going to reach your goals?
What are the steps?
So it's not just a sign up for an interview type of thing
or have connections with different companies.
That's definitely part of it.
But it's so much more than that.
I'm going to just touch on a few things related to admissions,
I'm not getting in too deep, but I did want to talk to,
first of all, on this first slide
is what we specifically are looking for when
we evaluate applicants.
Just to give you some insight on that,
we look at it in three different buckets.
One is academic, one professional and personal.
On the academic front, our focus from an admissions standpoint
is truly academic readiness.
Can this person walk into our program
with their full time job?
They're important full time job and start an MBA program
at night.
And are they going to be successful academically?
So that's in the back of our minds.
And the things that we tend to look to
are what you would imagine your undergraduate record
and your test score.
And we do require a standardized test and that can be legitimate
or the GRE or even a test that is relatively new
called the executive assessment.
If you have at least eight years of experience,
you can submit the executive assessment,
which is a special test, that is for people who have been
out of school for a long time.
And the professional bucket, we're
looking at your career progression, we're
looking at your resume, trying to understand the story,
letters of recommendation are super
helpful to give us insight into performance and just
your professional style.
Finally, on the personal front, it's
really your personal qualities.
And a lot of times, we often just go back
to those defining leadership principles.
Is that do we see those things in this applicant?
Is it somebody who would probably
share those same values as us?
We look at leadership, both at school.
And I mean school, at work and within the community.
For those of you listening in, reach out to our office.
If you have a specific question that we didn't touch on,
let Jenny.
I'm excited that for all of you that
are kind of looking to pursue your dreams,
because that's really what this is all about.
So Thanks for coming.
Thanks for spending time with us.
And with that, I think we will say goodbye.
We hope to see you again soon.
Thank you, everyone.
Bye bye.