FlexWeekend MBA - New Student Orientation 2017: Full Schedule

8:00am PDT

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Friday September 15, 2017 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Otterson Hall - MPR 1

9:00am PDT

Graduate Programs Introduction

Assistant Dean, Shaun Carver asks you to consider your role as a member of the Rady community and outlines student expectations. Three main points are covered: the growth mindset - start being the person you want to become next year today, academic rigor - you came here to be challenged and we will challenge you, and career goals - put in the work every day and stay engaged. Career Connections Director, Terra Saltzman-Baker joins Shaun to reiterate the importance of starting early and staying focused on your career goals. You'll also meet your Flex MBA Career Coach, Linda Kurtz.

Speakers

Shaun Carver

Assistant Dean, Graduate Programs, UC San Diego, Rady School of Management

International higher education executive with 15 years’ experience across academics, operations, education services, and entrepreneurship. Geographic exposure includes USA, UK, and China for 15 years. Manage budgets up to $36 million, up to 75 reports, and campuses comprising up... Read More →

Terra Saltzman-Baker

Director, Graduate Career Connections, UC San Diego, Rady School of Management

Terra Saltzman-Baker joined the Rady School of Management team as Director, Rady Graduate Career Connections in December 2013. In this role, she continues to build upon existing corporate relationships, strategizes new partnerships, creates and executes on Rady recruiting activities... Read More →

Friday September 15, 2017 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
Wells Fargo Hall #4N128

10:00am PDT

Flex MBA Program Overview & Academic Expectations

Speakers

JoAnne Starr

Assistant Dean, Strategy, Curriculum & Rankings, UC San Diego

Friday September 15, 2017 10:00am - 10:30am PDT
Wells Fargo Hall #4N128

10:30am PDT

Hackathon Info Session (optional)

You are invited to be a Data Hero! Attend the 2017 Data Science Hack-a-Thon to explore CA State Education data. Winners of the data contest are eligible to win an internship, or a cash prize. Participating companies include interpreta, Cymer and Analytics Ventures and more...

When: September 30th, 2017

Where: Biocom
10996 Torreyana Rd.
San Diego, CA 92121

Time: 9am to 1pm

How it Works

When you arrive on September 30th, the data will be released and the case questions will be presented for you to solve. There will be various levels of difficulty required for the case competition ranging from basic descriptive analytics to predictive modeling. There is room for all skill levels. You can choose to compete at whatever level you would like.

Teams can be formed and registered at the event. Individuals can compete as well.

Your final product will be due Sunday Oct. 8th at 11:59pm. Winners will be announced Oct. 11th and the Awards event will be on Oct. 12th at 6pm.

Speakers

Sabrina Qutb

Strategic Innovator for Health and Social Impact, Diario, Inc

I am an entrepreneurial leader who has helped to launch and grow award-winning organizations. What I love to do: Translate bold visions into strategic action grounded in sound business judgment;Bring together principles of psychology, experimentation and data analysis to improve marketing... Read More →

Andrea Yoder-Clark

Director of Research and Evaluation, University of San Diego, Institute for Entrepreneurship in Education

I am passionate about working with enthusiastic leaders to use data to drive success in the life sciences, biotech, education and technology industries. I am inspired by those who collaborate to make the world a better place and love connecting like-minded leaders.

Hack A Thon Recruitment Deck pdf

Friday September 15, 2017 10:30am - 11:00am PDT
Wells Fargo Hall #1N108

11:00am PDT

Student Services: Making the Most of the Student Experience

Speakers

Gary Henderson

Friday September 15, 2017 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Wells Fargo Hall #1N108

12:00pm PDT

Rady Student Board Club Fair, Lunch & Building Tours

Friday September 15, 2017 12:00pm - 1:30pm PDT
Burnham Courtyard

1:30pm PDT

IT Systems Overview and Support

This presentation intends to:

To give an introduction to utilizing network and computing resources at UC San Diego.
To explain who we are, what we do and do not support at Rady IT.

Our goal is to provide useful information that will help you connect your laptop to our network as fast as possible, while explaining how to be a good netizen to ensure uninterrupted service. We want to also cover what you can do to keep yourself and others away from threats of computing life. Every school in UC San Diego, has a little different setup. We will focus on what is available to Rady students.

Speakers

Tugay Inal

IT Helpdesk Supervisor, Computing and Technology Services, UC San Diego

Tugay Inal is originally from Turkey and moved to San Diego in the late 90’s. Shortly after, he realized his interest in building, breaking, troubleshooting computer systems and has been fascinated by the increasing integration of computers to our daily lives. He enjoys navigating... Read More →

Dean Olsen

Director, Computing and Technology Services, UC San Diego, Rady School of Management

Information Technology Overview pdf

Friday September 15, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
Wells Fargo Hall #1N108

2:30pm PDT

Break

Friday September 15, 2017 2:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
Rady School

3:00pm PDT

Save Time. Look Good. Your Orientation to Our Business Resources.

This session will show all you need to know to start accessing the UCSD business and finance resources immediately. You will find out how to get to our subscriptions for news, financial and company information, analyst reports and much more. We’ll talk about off-campus access, and touch on features like apps to browse journals, how to set up news alerts, and where to find your favorite resources quickly.

Speakers

Adele Barsh

Economics and Business Librarian, UC San Diego

Adele Barsh is UC San Diego’s Business & Economics Librarian, and loves facilitating people’s ability to better navigate the information infrastructure. She’s based at Geisel Library, and also holds weekly drop in hours at Rady during the academic year. She has an undergraduate... Read More →

Friday September 15, 2017 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Wells Fargo Hall #1N108

4:00pm PDT

Study Group Intro: From Group to Team

Speakers

Gary Henderson

Friday September 15, 2017 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Wells Fargo Hall #1N108

5:00pm PDT

(Drive to Hotel)

Friday September 15, 2017 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Travel Time

6:00pm PDT

Welcome Dinner & Alumni Speaker

Friday September 15, 2017 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Marriott La Jolla 4240 La Jolla Village Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037

8:00am PDT

Breakfast

Saturday September 16, 2017 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Otterson Hall - MPR 1

9:00am PDT

Experience Rady with Student Services

Session includes Israel Immersion Program Information Session by Professor Ayelet Gneezy. New Student Orientation debrief with Gary Henderson.

Speakers

Anju Shimura

Saturday September 16, 2017 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
Wells Fargo Hall #4N128

10:00am PDT

Break

Saturday September 16, 2017 10:00am - 10:30am PDT
Rady School

10:30am PDT

MGT 406 Leadership, Values and Team Management

Speakers

Christopher Oveis

Assistant Professor of Economics and Strategic Management, UC San Diego, Rady School of Management

Oveis's research is focused on the role of emotion, power, and nonverbal behavior in social interactions. Oveis’ research examines such questions as (1) How do emotions such as compassion and pride produce feelings of social connection and shared identity with others?; (2) How do... Read More →

Saturday September 16, 2017 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
Otterson Hall #1E107

12:00pm PDT

Rady Student Board Panel and Cohort Rep/Lunch

Saturday September 16, 2017 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Otterson Hall - MPR 1

1:00pm PDT

MGT 406 Leadership, Values and Team Management

Speakers

Christopher Oveis

Assistant Professor of Economics and Strategic Management, UC San Diego, Rady School of Management

Saturday September 16, 2017 1:00pm - 5:30pm PDT
Otterson Hall #1E107

5:30pm PDT

Dinner

Saturday September 16, 2017 5:30pm - 6:30pm PDT
Otterson Hall - MPR 1

7:00am PDT

Breakfast

Sunday September 17, 2017 7:00am - 8:00am PDT
Otterson Hall - MPR 1

8:00am PDT

Math/ Statistics Bootcamp

Speakers

Vincent Nijs

Associate Professor of Marketing, UC San Diego, Rady School of Management

Nijs’ research focuses on the effectiveness of marketing actions. Current studies address issues such as promotion and advertising impact, competitive retaliation, category captains, category management, pass-through of trade-promotions, and price rigidity.Prior to Rady, Dr. Nijs... Read More →

Sunday September 17, 2017 8:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Wells Fargo Hall #4N128

12:00pm PDT

Lunch

Sunday September 17, 2017 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Otterson Hall - MPR 1

1:00pm PDT

Innovation Simulation

Speakers

Amish Parashar

Lecturer, UC San Diego, Rady School of Management

Working within and outside of Yamaha Motor's global network to build a wide range of technologies, companies, entrepreneurs, innovations, and collaborations. Co-founding member of Yamaha Motor's corporate venture capital team.

Sunday September 17, 2017 1:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Otterson Hall - MPR 2

3:00pm PDT

Idea Challenge

Speakers

Vish Krishnan

Professor of Innovation, Technology & Operations, UC San Diego, Rady School of Management

Krishnan's research is focused on science and technology-driven innovation and sustainable growth, new product design and development, project and operations management, and IT-enabled productivity improvements.He is the Sheryl and Harvey White Endowed Chair, Innovation, Technology... Read More →

Lada Rasochova

Director, California Institute for Innovation and Development (CIID), UC San Diego, Rady School of Management

Dr. Lada Rasochova is the founder and CEO of Dermala Inc. She has been involved in commercialization of pharmaceutical and biotechnology products for the past 20 years. She spent more than 15 years in biotech and pharma industry where she held various leadership positions, including... Read More →

Sunday September 17, 2017 3:00pm - 4:30pm PDT
Otterson Hall - MPR 2

4:30pm PDT

Dinner

Sunday September 17, 2017 4:30pm - 5:30pm PDT
Otterson Hall - MPR 1

7:00am PDT

Breakfast

Saturday September 23, 2017 7:00am - 8:00am PDT
Otterson Hall - MPR 1

8:00am PDT

Excel Workshop

Speakers

David Ravetch

Founder and Instructor, Ravetch Business Enhancement Workshops

David Ravetch has been a teacher, storyteller and “classroom entertainer” for over 30 years, garnering numerous awards in the process. His students and clients include college undergraduates, MBA candidates, executive education students and corporate professionals. In addition... Read More →

Saturday September 23, 2017 8:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Wells Fargo Hall #4N128

12:00pm PDT

Lunch

Saturday September 23, 2017 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Otterson Hall - MPR 1

1:00pm PDT

Excel Workshop

Speakers

David Ravetch

Founder and Instructor, Ravetch Business Enhancement Workshops

Saturday September 23, 2017 1:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Wells Fargo Hall #4N128