Have you ever thought about mentoring an undergrad? The ASUC Undergraduate/Graduate Mentorship Program (UGMP) provides an opportunity for graduate students to mentor undergraduate students considering the pursuit of an advanced academic degree. The graduate student will offer advice and answers to the undergraduate who is interested in gaining more knowledge about his/her academic field of interest, the graduate school process, or just about future academic endeavors.
Library updates: exhibits, Heyns Room, resources, reminders Current exhibits; The Heyns and Rosberg reading rooms have reopened; New electronic resources; Time-saving reminders.
The Graduate Social Club invites you to its Winter Wonderland party The Graduate Social Club’s newest offering will be its semi-annual Winter Wonderland party, beginning at 8 p.m. on December 16 at BEC's Bar on 2271 Shattuck Avenue. The GSC announcement says, “Once you’ve rocked all your finals, come to our classy event. Ladies, break out those cocktail dresses, and guys, remember to wear pants.
Mumps outbreak: UHS offers information and immunization The Tang Center, 2222 Bancroft Way, headquarters of UHS. As information about the recent mumps outbreak emerges, recommendations are being refined to…
Get it seen: UCTVSeminars is live and accepting recorded submissions from UC researchers UC researchers can easily record and submit presentations, share with fellow scholars. UCTVSeminars, is a new service that provides researchers with a…
Grad students stage an energy symposium to change the world Are you interested in the latest energy-and-resources breakthroughs in science, engineering, policy, economics, and more? Then you might want to mark your calendar…
Celebrating Joe Duggan’s epic career as teacher, scholar, and dean Joe Duggan, 2007 (photo: Peg Skorpinski) The Graduate Division received the sad news of the death of our colleague and friend on…
Berkeley students win a sizable share of environmental fellowships In August, the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation announced the winners of its half-million dollars worth of environmental fellowships and grants for 2011. There were 20 of them around the United States, master’s and Ph.D. students. Four — a fifth of the total — are pursuing studies at Berkeley.
Reaffirming Cal’s Principles of Community Toward the end of August, Harry Le Grande, Berkeley’s vice chancellor for student affairs, and Andrew Szeri, dean of the Graduate Division,…
Graduate Division Workshops: Fall 2011 (Several workshops in our fall series have already taken place, but more are coming up, as detailed below.) GROW Workshop September 20…
Fall career fairs for grad students, postdocs, and recent Ph.D.s The career fair season is here. The Career Center has alerted campus advisers to the fall schedule. Hundreds of business, government, and…
Reminder: violence-prevention education is required for all incoming students UC Berkeley is part of a new UC Systemwide effort to provide education, prevention, and response to the issues of Dating and…
This fall: a season of great (and free) Graduate Lectures The University of California, Berkeley, sponsors a variety of public lectures. The lectureships present eminent scholars, Nobel laureates, and prominent figures to…
Education about violence prevention is now required for all new UC undergrad and grad students UC Systemwide website with statement by the president and all 10 chancellors UC Berkeley is part of a new UC Systemwide effort…
Supported by an NIH grant? To keep funding, apply for mandatory training by August 30. Graduate students, postdocs, and visiting scholars: if you are receiving support through any National Institutes of Health (NIH) training grant, career development…
Requests generate a new Cal Dining meal plan for graduate students This fall, Cal Dining is launching a never-before-offered graduate student meal plan in response to many requests from grad students. Shawn LaPean,…
Paying UC bills or receiving UC payments? That office has moved temporarily. In July, the Billing and Payment Services’ cashiering/customer service/check disbursement functions, which had been conducted in Room 140 of University Hall, moved…
Registrar has consolidated and streamlined nearly a dozen transaction fees How does lifelong access to unlimited numbers of official transcripts sound? The Office of the Registrar has announced a new one-size-fits-most Document…
The GSI Center’s Workshops on Teaching – Fall 2011 A professional development series for Graduate Student Instructors presented by the Graduate Division’s GSI Teaching & Resource Center, these Workshops on Teaching…
Things you might want to know from UHS/Tang Center New Student Guide to Getting Started — New to campus? Find out more about your campus health service by visiting University Health…