October 9 - October 12 2024 Annual National Indian Education Association Palm Springs Convention Center 277 N Avenida Caballeros, Palm Springs Come meet out Berkeley team at the 55th Annual NIEA Convention. Join more than 2,000 Native educators, students, tribal leaders, and advocates at the largest Native education convention in the nation. This year's theme, 'Education Sovereignty: A Declaration of Change,' will pave the way for the next century of Native education, featuring four full days of inspiring keynotes, interactive workshops, networking opportunities, and special events. Find out more and register for the 2024 NIEA Conference.
October 7 @ 8:00 AM - October 11 @ 5:00 PM Graduate Diversity Admissions Fair Online via Zoom Thinking about getting a graduate degree? Attend UC Berkeley’s virtual Graduate Diversity Admissions Fair on Monday, October 7 – Friday, October 11. This event is uniquely designed for underrepresented minority students considering graduate school at Berkeley. (We welcome all prospective students.) The Graduate Diversity Admissions Fair is a virtual event spanning the course of five days. Learn how to register for this event.
October 9 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Networking for Non-Academic Career Exploration and Preparation Virtual Learning to network to advance your career can be a daunting task. This workshop will offer key insights on how to identify career networks, conduct informational interviews, and create a plan to get started on your networking journey. This workshop will be particularly beneficial for those who have attended a GradPro career exploration workshop, but previous experience with career exploration is not required. Registration Required.
October 9 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Networking for Non-Academic Career Exploration and Preparation Virtual Learning to network to advance your career can be a daunting task. This workshop will offer key insights on how to identify career networks, conduct informational interviews, and create a plan to get started on your networking journey. This workshop will be particularly beneficial for those who have attended a GradPro career exploration workshop, but previous experience with career exploration is not required. Register Here.
October 9 @ 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM The Grad Student Productive The Inclusive Excellence Hub 2515 Channing Way, Berkeley Are you cleaning to avoid writing? Telling yourself that tomorrow will be the day? Struggling to find the perfect place to work? You’re not alone! The Grad Student Productive is a student-led welcoming space for grad students to focus on grading, writing, applications, studying for QEs, or any other work. These sessions will be structured using the Pomodoro technique to maximize productivity. We especially encourage first-generation, undocumented, and historically marginalized students to join. Let’s reach our milestones together! RSVP HERE
October 9 @ 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Collaboration and Peer Support: Introduction to Ed Discussion Online via Zoom Discover how Ed Discussion can boost student participation in your classes through this live session. You'll learn to set up and manage online discussions effectively, using features like customizable categories and thread templates to keep conversations organized and high-quality. We’ll cover strategies for facilitating meaningful dialogue, ensuring all students can share their ideas and interact outside regular class time. Join us to discover how Ed Discussion can transform your classroom interactions, making it easier for students to engage deeply with the material and with each other, ultimately creating a more inclusive and dynamic learning environment. This session will run for 30 minutes, with an additional 15 minutes reserved for questions. Register to learn more about Ed Discussion.
October 9 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Quin’s Office Hours / Hanging with the AVP The Inclusive Excellence Hub 2515 Channing Way, Berkeley Graduate students, you’re invited to drop by, "Hanging with the AVP, Quin Hussey", happening every Wednesday from 3:00 to 5:00 PM, starting September 18th! This is a fantastic opportunity to connect directly with Graduate Division leadership, learn about the latest happenings, and share what’s on your mind. Plus, enjoy a sweet treat while you’re here. No registration required, just drop in.
October 9 @ 4:10 PM - 6:10 PM Susan Wolf on Character and Agency Alumni House, Toll Room Berkeley Join Susan Wolf, Edna J. Koury Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Emerita at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a Howison Lecture on Character and Agency. This lecture rejects a philosophically prominent account that identifies a person’s character with the set of dispositions and traits that reflect and express the individual’s values as being both too narrow and too vague. One’s character may well include features of oneself that one does not endorse or even know about. And endorsing a value and acting to express it may be too shallow to constitute an aspect of one’s character if it is not reflective of or responsive to the exercise of an active intelligence. Changing the way we understand character to incorporate these proposals will also lead to the recognition of an important sense of agency that has less to do with actions and intentions than we are accustomed to think.
October 9 @ 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM From Academia to Industry: Life of a PDT Quantitative Researcher Online via Zoom Curious about a career as a quantitative researcher? Come network with PDT researchers to learn about their journey from academia to quantitative finance. Speak with them directly about their career path, the interesting work that challenges them and their decision to leave academia for industry. Learn how a team of scientists, mathematicians and engineers with PhDs in Physics, Computer Science, Math, Economics, Statistics and Electrical Engineering develop trading strategies using uniquely scientifically rigorous approaches in an open and collaborative culture. We will discuss how PDT and quantitative research compares to other industries, our academically driven research culture and how researchers use the skills from their graduate program to tackle interesting and challenging problems. Please RSVP here to attend. Note: We will have an information session on October 9th from 5-6pm PT and a networking hour with our researchers from 6-7pm PT.