Long time no post

I haven't posted in quite a while, so this is a short update about what's been going on in my MBA-life over the last weeks

My housemates rock
3 weeks ago we celebrated Halloween with almost 400 other MBA students at a bar in San Francisco. Not only did the organizers manage to raise almost $10,000 for several local charities, we also had a fantastic night out and I was amazed by the costumes on display that night.

What does this have to do with my housemates? There are 5 of us. See what happens, when 5 MBA students dress up as Shaggy, Velma, Daphne, Freddie and Scooby-Doo:


(That picture was taken at our house before we left for the party.)

MBAA-Elections
Last week also saw the elections for the Haas MBAA, our MBA Student Association. After 3 hours of candidate speeches, all students had the opportunity to elect our new president and 12 officers in a first round and a subsequent run-off. I am glad to report today, that I was elected VP of International. Together with my fellow officers and our new president I will work as a liaison between the student body and the administration, champion new initiatives, and partner with clubs, the admissions office, career services and alumni relations, to help make Haas an even better place. We have a fantastic leadership team in place, and I am looking forward to an exciting year as an MBAA officer.

Random news

• We are already halfway through Fall-B. I just finished my accounting midterm, and my marketing midterm is coming up next week.
• I just back from another great trip up to Sonoma this morning. We spent yesterday afternoon in Sonoma Valley, visiting several vineyards and then met up with a larger group of MBA students for dinner and more drinks.
  
• Play was a fantastic conference. Congratulations to DMEC, the Digital Media & Entertainment Club for organizing this exciting event.
• Just in: Haas alum Shantanu Narayen will take over the CEO role at Adobe. He has been president and COO at Adobe for the past 3 years and was one of the keynote speakers during this year's orientation week. Shantanu Narayen graduated from Haas with an MBA in 1993.
• Link of the day: Vivian's MBA Blog - Vivian worked for McKinsey's Taipei office before coming to Haas. Check out her blog to learn more about her MBA journey.