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Mission
Q@Haas serves the lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community at the Haas School of
Business. Q@Haas has four main goals to help accomplish this mission.
- To build and support lasting connections between
and among Haas' students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
- To enhance the professional and personal
development of LGBT students at Haas.
- To increase LGBT visibility within the larger Hass
community, ensuring Haas remains an open and inclusive environment.
- To build awareness around issues of diversity both
at school and in the workplace.
Life at Haas
Those of us who thought
business school might be an inhospitable environment for LGBT students have
found that is not the case at Haas. Quite the contrary, Haas is an open,
inclusive, and affirming community, where the experiences and perspectives
of all people are valued. As such, it comes as no surprise that there are
significant numbers of open and out students in each of Haas' programs - including
the full time, evening/weekend, and PhD programs - just as there is wide
LGBT representation among the Haas staff.
There are international and domestic students who are active
members in Q@Haas. Same- sex partners and spouses are encouraged to join
the Haas Partners Club. Students regularly bring same-sex dates to both
official and unofficial campus events. Sexual orientation and gender
identity are regularly included in conversations and programs discussing broader
issues of diversity and culture. The Admissions and Financial Aid offices
have programs specifically designed for and targeted to LGBT students,
while the Career Services and Alumni offices actively encourage and support
LGBT networking events both on and off campus.
Even though Haas is an inclusive place, there are some
students who choose not to come out, for their own personal reasons. Those
students still have a home at Q@Haas and can participate in club events
targeted specifically for LGBT students. However, students not out prior to
starting Haas have found the environment so welcoming that some choose to
come out during their time on campus.
About Q@Haas
Haas,
like Berkeley and the greater Bay Area, is famous for its diverse, inclusive,
and affirming spirit - and Q@Haas is no exception. We are one of the
campus' most active clubs. We sponsor socials, educational panels,
mentoring programs, workshops, recruiting events, alumni mixers, and so
much more – for both LGBT students and the entire Haas community.
Q@Haas actively encourages all students to participate in
events, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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