BERC @ Haas
WHO WE ARE
BERC @ Haas is the business school arm of BERC. Our goal is to make UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business the nation's leading business school for energy and resources research, entrepreneurship, and career development.
Our activities focus on expanding curriculum offerings, strengthening the school's alumni and professional network, and promoting energy and resources-related events and discussions. Our members have diverse interests, including:
- Cleantech (renewable energy, advanced biofuels and energy efficiency)
- Utilities
- Oil and gas
- Emissions regulations and allowance trading
- Project finance, private equity and venture capital
- Water resource management
- Waste management
WHAT WE DO
BERC @ Haas aspires to be a one-stop-shop for students seeking job opportunities in the rapidly emerging fields of energy, clean technology (cleantech), and resource management. We work directly with account managers and career coaches from the Haas Career Services Office to develop and maintain relationships with leading and emerging firms. Our Career Guide provides a basic overview of our target industries and advice for prospective job seekers. We organize company treks and plant tours with Bay Area companies.
The Energy and Cleantech Firm Night is BERC@Haas' flagship career event. The first Firm Night drew 16 leading companies and startups and over 80 MBA attendees. Our second Firm Night is scheduled for Monday, February 22, 2010. Interested sponsors and companies may contact Leo Carrillo.
We also host student-professional social events, and sponsor panel discussions and speakers that focus on provocative issues related to the fields. BERC@Haas organizes a renewable energy speaker series at the Haas School of Business during the latter half of the fall semester.
More information about BERC @ Haas can be found in the slide deck presented at our 2009/10 Kick-Off Meeting: http://berc.berkeley.edu/system/files/B%40H_kickoff_28Oct2009_Upload1.pdf
2009 LEADERSHIP ELECTION PROCESS
BERC@Haas is led by a dedicated team of Berkeley MBA students. The organizing team drives every aspect of the organization, including planning events, promoting the Berkeley MBA brand and providing support to the BERC@Haas membership.
Timeline
Each team serves for one calendar year. Each November, student members of BERC vote for the Co-Presidents. The new Co-Presidents then select the remaining team members, including the Haas Liaison based upon a written application and interviews. Once appointed, the incoming Haas Liaison assembles the BERC@Haas organizing team immediately following his or her appointment. The the incoming Haas Liaison, in consultation with the incoming BERC Co-Presidents, will announce the finalized list of available positions, collect and review applications from interested students, and may interview appropriate candidates (date TBA). Selections are tentatively scheduled for announcement by Friday, December 11th.
The outgoing Haas Liaison will conduct the application and selection process for the Firm Night Chair position prior to the selection of the incoming Haas Liaison, in order to afford ample planning time for the 2010 Firm Night. An application for the Firm Night Chair position is available at:
| Deadline | Milestone |
| Mon., Nov. 2 | Firm Night Chair application posted |
| Wed., Nov. 4 | Preliminary BERC @ Haas Organizing Team positions posted |
| Fri., Nov. 13 | Firm Night Chair application due |
| Mon., Nov. 16 | Firm Night Chair announced |
| Fri., Dec. 4 | Haas Liaison (and BERC Leadership Team) announced |
| Sun., Dec. 6 | Final BERC @ Haas Organizing Team Positions posted |
| Wed., Dec. 9 | BERC @ Haas Organizing Team applications due (tentative) |
| Fri., Dec. 11 | BERC @ Haas Organizing Team announced (tentative) |
Proposed Positions for 2010 (Preliminary and Subject to Change)
The following is a proposed list of director positions. The positions and responsibilities listed below are preliminary and are subject to change at the discretion of the incoming Haas Liaison and BERC Co-Presidents.
| Proposed Position | Proposed Responsibilities |
| Career Services Director |
• Coordinate and perform company outreach in collaboration with the CSO account manager and the BERC VP Sponsorship |
| Marketing & Communications Director |
• Produce marketing, fundraising and public relations materials, incorporating member statistics where applicable |
| Membership & Alumni Director |
• Work with the BERC VP Alumni to organize a alumni-student mixer, build the Haas alumni network and increase alumni connections with current BERC@Haas students |
| Recruitment Director |
• Plan welcome event for incoming first year MBAs in the Fall |
| Academic Director |
• Coordinate Renewable Energy Speaker Series for Fall B 2010 |
MEET YOUR LIAISON AND THE BERC@HAAS TEAM
The BERC@Haas team welcomes your suggestions on how to make BERC@Haas an effective conduit for Berkeley MBA students to position them for success in the energy, cleantech and resources industries.
Leo Carrillo, Haas Liaison
Cristian Sjogren, Membership Director, BERC@Haas
Philip Liu, Event Co-Director, BERC@Haas
Arjun Gupta, Event Co-Director, BERC@Haas
Allen Brisch, Event Co-Director, BERC@Haas
Drew Gibbons, Recruitment Co-Director, BERC@Haas
Dwight Crabtree, Recruitment Co-Director, BERC@Haas
Christy Martell, Marketing Co-Director, BERC@Haas
Evonne Chiu, Marketing Co-Director, BERC@Haas
SUBSCRIPTION & INQUIRIES
If you are a current MBA student, please join BERC and then email us to request to join our email group, where you will receive announcements on programs, events and news of special interest to MBA students.
If you are interested in applying to the Berkeley MBA program and would like to learn more, please go to: http://mba.haas.berkeley.edu/admissions/learnmore.html
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| BERC@Haas+Firm+Night+Chair+Application+2009+REV.doc | 53.5 KB |
| B@H_kickoff_28Oct2009_Upload1.pdf | 1.16 MB |
