GPSAW

Rooted in Rest is facilitated by Riss Myung, a Confidential Advocate at PATH to Care Center certified in Somatic Embodiment and Self-Regulation Strategies. This virtual rest session is offered for any graduate and professional student at UC Berkeley in honor of Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week, and to support students in vicarious trauma release. Registration required to receive session link.

The Master of Design Student Association (MDSA) is excited to announce an upcoming event on April 5th designed to enhance communication with the diverse talents within our Master of Design (MDes) program. This special gathering aims to provide a platform for our talented peers, many of whom have substantial experience in the design and engineering industries, to share and exchange their unique skills and knowledge. As our program is renowned for its blend of creativity and technical expertise, we believe that this will be a wonderful opportunity for students to learn from each other, enhance their skill sets, and foster a community of collaboration and innovation.

A social hour for the Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) graduate student committee, where students (as well as faculty) from different focuses can meet and catch-up, and build relationships across the different programs within CEE.

Since 2001, the Asia Business Club at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business has hosted dynamic forums on US-Asia business for hundreds of students and professionals. The Asia Business Conference serves as a top student-run business conference where world class executives and experts from leading businesses and institutions engage in an open dialogue with the audience on Asia's rising influence over the global economy. Celebrating its 18th year, the conference will be held on Saturday, April 6th, 2024 in UC Berkeley Haas campus with the theme ‘Rising Asia: Shaping the Moment, Navigating Challenges and Opportunities’. Join us for a riveting discussion on entrepreneurship, VC, big tech, emerging tech (AI/ML), culture and digital content.

Welcome from the Graduate Outdoor Pals for Equity club on UC Berkeley's campus. Our goal is to connect graduate students with the Ohlone land around us through foraging and hiking explorations, skill sharing workshops, and just general fun in the outdoors through a lens of wellness and mindfulness. On Saturday, April 6th from 10:00am to 1:00pm we will be exploring Tilden Park and hunting for mushrooms (weather permitting) with Sankofa Roots. We'll provide lunch! Space is limited so RSVP to secure your spot! By joining us for this event, you'll be entered into a free giveaway for gift cards as part of Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week!

Join Berkeley Law's Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Law (JMEIL) for a delightful Eid Cookie Baking Celebration on Tuesday April 9th at 4PM. This event is a perfect opportunity for graduate students to de-stress, connect, and partake in the sweet joy of celebrating Eid! We will be providing all the tools to bake the cookies as well as a light iftar meal to break the fast. Pre-Registration is required to avoid too many cooks in the kitchen, check back here for link.

A Taco Tuesday happy hour social with transportation graduate students from engineering, planning, and other related disciplines! Join us at Raleigh's Pub on Tuesday, April 9 from 5-7 PM and discuss your favorite transit line, least favorite bike boulevard, and whether or not there was a faster route that could've been taken for our BART World Record.

IGSM International Kitchen is a social event for graduate students to take a break from research and studies and relax over making the Chinese dish- Ground Pot Chicken 地锅鸡 together. Ground Pot Chicken is a delicious and traditional dish consisting of braised chicken and homemade noodles. Come ready to learn how to make this dish from volunteer IGSM mentors. This event is funded by Berkeley OASIS Center and Office of Graduate Student Life. Register here. We'll confirm your registration by sending you via email/text our location a few blocks off from the southeast side of campus. For more information about our group, please checkout: https://www.igsmberkeley.org/

Join the Empowering Womxn* of Color Conference (EWOCC) to learn more about the resources and events we offer! Light refreshments will be served. Register here. Learn more about EWOCC *We use womxn to describe all who experience life through the lens of womxn in body, spirit, identity past, present, future and fluid.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! The Information Management Student Association (IMSA) is proud to present our first Ice Cream Social on Wednesday, April 10th at 12pm at South Hall! Come now to enjoy a nice scoop of ice cream while also getting a scoop of the iSchool and IMSA culture. Learn more about what the iSchool entails, talk to our student body, and how you can get involved. We’re cone-fident that you all will have a great time! Having you all there will be the cherry on top! To help us get a head count of attendees and dietary needs, please fill out this form by Tuesday, April 9th before midnight.

The UC Berkeley Photobears invite you to the Advanced Light Source (ALS) tour hosted by +Antoine Wojdyla (LBNL). The Advanced Light Source (ALS) is a science user facility, operated by the U.S. Department of Energy and hosted at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. It features about 40 beamlines operating in the soft X-ray regime (100 eV-2000 eV; corresponding to wavelength between 1 and 10 nanometers), serving over 2,000 users annually who seek to take advantage of the high resolution and elemental sensitivity of the X-ray beam. Visit the event site for more information. Date & Time: April 10th 3pm-4pm, click here to add the event to your calendar Location: ALS at LBNL Please fill in the RSVP form before April 7th to secure your spot! Feel free to suggest alternative time slots through RSVP form and we might adjust or add time slots on demand. Why Join the Tour? Exclusive access: Get a glimpse behind the scenes of one of the world's leading X-ray light source facilities. Interactive visit: Engage in discussions, and explore the scientific possibilities enabled by the advanced techniques. Networking opportunity: Connect with fellow science enthusiasts, professionals, and researchers. Links for more information: https://als.lbl.gov/about/about-the-als/ http://antoine.wojdyla.fr/blog/2024/01/18/aps-dpb-newsletter/

Attention Graduate Students, ready to unleash your inner creativity? Join the Student Union for an exciting and fun-filled Graduate Patio Party event in collaboration with the UC Berkeley Graduate Division. Come to the Bear's Lair on April 10, between 4 and 6 p.m., and get ready to paint some bisque ware pottery and pot some plants while indulging in delicious snacks and fun drinks! Get your creative juices flowing, and let's paint the town red.

Celebrate Eid al-Fitr and the end of Ramadan with GMSP and BGESS! Whether or not you observe Ramadan, we invite you to join us for food and community.