Spring 2024


Splash Biography



ASHLEY PAN, ESP Teacher




Major: Economics

College/Employer: UC Berkeley

Year of Graduation: 2025

Picture of Ashley Pan

Brief Biographical Sketch:

Ashley is a 2nd year student, intending to major in accounting and minor in Chinese and Spanish at UC Berkeley. She's from Dallas, Texas, and her dream is to teach accounting at a university (either at Cal or back in Texas)! She is nationally recognized by NSDA (National Speech and Debate Association) for her achievements in original oratory. In the past 4 years, Ashley has taught public speaking to over 500 students under TSUP (Think and Speak Up) and BTL (Be the Light). Here at UC Berkeley, she is involved in Fei Tian Dancers, Berkeley Women in Business, Asian American Association, and Power of a Princess.



Past Classes

  (Clicking a class title will bring you to the course's section of the corresponding course catalog)

O1121: Accounting 101 in Splash Fall 2023 (Nov. 18, 2023)
This course will give a brief overview of the fundamental definitions, formulas, and rules of financial accounting, drawing from two classes offered at Haas, UGBA 10 (lower division: Principles of Business) and UGBA 102A (upper division: Intro to Financial Accounting). The focus will be balance sheets and income statements, though cash flow statements and statement of retained earnings will be briefly covered. There will be practice problems and real-world examples to keep you accountable for the accounting knowledge you've acquired--pun intended!


X1122: All About Public Speaking in Splash Fall 2023 (Nov. 18, 2023)
Did you know that the #1 fear in America is public speaking? More people are scared to speak in front of an audience than death, heights, and even...spiders! In this course, you will learn about the different types of competitive speech offered at the high school level, memorization and fluency tips and exercises, and the components that make up an effective speech. Most importantly, you will overcome your fear of public speaking by writing and delivering your own speech! There will be a mock speech tournament (similar to actual high school tournaments) in the last 30 minutes of the course, and there will be gift card prizes!


O1038: (Financial) Accounting 101 in Splash Spring 2023 (Apr. 23, 2023)
This course will give a brief overview of the fundamental definitions, formulas, and rules of financial accounting, drawing from two classes offered at Haas, UGBA 10 (lower division: Principles of Business) and UGBA 102A (upper division: Intro to Financial Accounting). The focus will be balance sheets and income statements, though cash flow statements and statement of retained earnings will be briefly covered. There will be practice problems and real-world examples to keep you accountable for the accounting knowledge you've acquired--pun intended!


X994: All About Public Speaking in Splash Fall 2022 (Oct. 29, 2022)
Did you know that the #1 fear in America is public speaking? More people are scared to speak in front of an audience than death, heights, and even...spiders! In this course, you will learn about the different types of competitive speech offered at the high school level, memorization and fluency tips and exercises, and the components that make up an effective speech. Most importantly, you will overcome your fear of public speaking by writing and delivering your own speech! There will be a mock speech tournament (similar to actual high school tournaments) in the last 30 minutes of the course, and there will be gift card prizes!


O995: (Financial) Accounting 101 in Splash Fall 2022 (Oct. 29, 2022)
This course will give a brief overview of the fundamental definitions, formulas, and rules of financial accounting, drawing from two classes offered at Haas, UGBA 10 (lower division: Principles of Business) and UGBA 102A (upper division: Intro to Financial Accounting). The focus will be balance sheets and income statements, though cash flow statements and statement of retained earnings will be briefly covered. There will be practice problems and real-world examples to keep you accountable for the accounting knowledge you've acquired--pun intended!