2024-07-02 Ph.D. Admissions Bootcamp Ph.D. Admissions Bootcamp July 2, 2024 @ 3:00 PM - July 31, 2024 @ 5:00 PM Ph.D. Admissions Bootcamp During our Ph.D. Admissions Bootcamp you’ll learn all about the path to Ph.D., including insights on admissions, tips for developing competitive application materials, and how graduate funding works. No travel or synchronous attendance required! Session dates: July 2 July 9 and/or July 10 July 16 July 23 July 30 July 31 Register by June 17, 2024.
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM The Academic Job Search – STEM I: The Hiring Process + Decoding Job Announcements August 5, 2024 @ 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM The Academic Job Search – STEM I: The Hiring Process + Decoding Job Announcements What do search committees look for? How is the process different at a small liberal arts college vs an R-1? Answers to these and other questions presented by Andrew Green, a veteran of the academic job search and numerous search committees. Whether you're wading or plunging into the market, here’s a chance to learn a little more about what you're getting into. This session kicks off a three-part workshop on the Academic Job Search in the Sciences + Engineering. Registration Required
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Unlock Your Potential: How to Kickstart Your Career of Impact August 6, 2024 @ 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Unlock Your Potential: How to Kickstart Your Career of Impact Teach For America specializes in helping young leaders like you launch careers of impact and make a difference in the world! Whether you're eager to further your leadership skills, make meaningful community connections, or launch a career in impact-driven work, we have opportunities to help you make it happen. Join us at this event to learn more, whether paid virtual tutoring, teaching in the classroom, or something else feels right for you at this moment. Don't miss this chance to cap your summer learning and take the first step towards launching a meaningful career of impact!
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Faculty Success Program Preview Webinar: 5 Secrets to a Super-Productive Semester August 7, 2024 @ 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Faculty Success Program Preview Webinar: 5 Secrets to a Super-Productive Semester Activate your institutional membership to register
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM The Academic Job Search – STEM II: Creating Your Written Application Materials August 12, 2024 @ 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM The Academic Job Search – STEM II: Creating Your Written Application Materials The Academic Job Search - STEM Creating Effective Written Application Materials: CV, Cover Letter, Research Statement, Statement of Teaching Philosophy, Letters of Recommendation, etc. Learn more about written application materials register!
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM SKILL #7 LIVE ON ZOOM: Cultivating Your Network of Mentors, Sponsors & Collaborators August 14, 2024 @ 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM SKILL #7 LIVE ON ZOOM: Cultivating Your Network of Mentors, Sponsors & Collaborators Activate your institutional membership to register
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Welcome to NGSO 2024! August 19, 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Welcome to NGSO 2024! Welcome to Berkeley! We are excited to have you join us for New Graduate Student Orientation 2024. Come to hear a welcome message from Quin Hussey, Assistant Vice Provost and Chief of Staff of Graduate Division. Register for NGSO 2024 welcome event!
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Student Legal Services: How Can We Help? August 19, 2024 @ 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Student Legal Services: How Can We Help? An overview of Student Legal Services - which provides free legal counseling to registered UC Berkeley students - with open Q&A during any remaining time. For more help register for the Student Legal Services!
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM The Graduate Assembly: UC Berkeley’s Graduate Student Government August 19, 2024 @ 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM The Graduate Assembly: UC Berkeley’s Graduate Student Government The GA aims to improve the lives of University of California, Berkeley graduate students and to foster a vibrant, inclusive graduate student community. The GA's main thrusts are thus grad student funding/resources, well-being, and advocacy. In this talk, we'll discuss current projects/initiatives, spaces and resources the GA provides, and the roles that you can play in shaping the graduate student experience at Berkeley. We are always looking for department Delegates, so for those interested in policy, event-planning, and advocacy work, becoming involved in the GA may be for you! To hear more about the Graduate Assembly register for their talk.
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM R Fundamentals: Part 1 of 4 August 20, 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM R Fundamentals: Part 1 of 4 This interactive workshop series is your complete introduction to programming in R for people with little or no previous programming experience. It covers the basics of using RStudio, creating variables, working with data frames, and starting to analyse your data using summary statistics and data visualization. Registration required.
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Academic and Professional Writing Webinar August 20, 2024 @ 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Academic and Professional Writing Webinar Develop the academic and professional skills necessary for the successful completion of graduate programs: academic, grant, dissertation, and professional writing, editing, and preparing articles for publications. Learn about the many workshops offered to graduate students. Registration required.
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Academic & Professional Writing August 20, 2024 @ 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Academic & Professional Writing Develop the academic and professional skills necessary for the successful completion of graduate programs: academic, grant, dissertation, and professional writing, editing, and preparing articles for publications. Learn about the many workshops offered to graduate students.
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM DSP New Student Orientation 2024 August 21, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM DSP New Student Orientation 2024 Welcome to Cal! The Disabled Students' Program (DSP) would like to invite you to our Fall 2024 New Student Orientation, which is mandatory for all incoming DSP students. The orientation is designed to help you get off to a great start and will include a wide range of topics beneficial to your success at Cal. In addition, we will host a resource fair, and information breakout sessions with plenty of time for questions. Lunch will be provided! The orientation will take place in-person on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 10am at the Valley Life Science Building, Room 2050. Visit the DSP New Student Orientation register form for more details!
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM GSI Teaching Conference (for international GSIs) August 22, 2024 @ 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM GSI Teaching Conference (for international GSIs) The Fall GSI Teaching Conference is held on the Thursday and Friday before classes begin. Its purpose is to orient graduate students to their GSI role and equip them to begin teaching. All first-time GSIs are required to attend. The Fall 2024 Teaching Conference will take place on August 22 and August 23, 2024. Registration required.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM bCourses (Canvas) Basics: Teaching with bCourses Survival Guide August 22, 2024 @ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM bCourses (Canvas) Basics: Teaching with bCourses Survival Guide Join us in this workshop for an introduction to bCourses (Canvas), Berkeley’s learning management system. This session is perfect for those new to bCourses or anyone looking to refresh their knowledge of its core functionalities. You’ll be guided through the essential features of bCourses, including Pages, Modules, Assignments, and Announcements which are integral to organizing and managing your courses effectively. We'll also cover basic site setup and navigation. This session will run for 45 minutes, with an additional 15 minutes reserved for questions. Registration required.
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Python Data Wrangling and Manipulation with Pandas August 22, 2024 @ 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Python Data Wrangling and Manipulation with Pandas Pandas is a Python package that provides fast, flexible, and expressive data structures designed to make working with 'relational' or 'labeled' data both easy and intuitive. It enables doing practical, real world data analysis in Python. In this workshop, we'll work with example data and go through the various steps you might need to prepare data for analysis. Prerequisites: D-Lab’s Python Fundamentals introductory series or equivalent knowledge. Registration required.
9:00 AM - 5:15 PM Teaching Conference (for All First-Time GSIs) August 23, 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 5:15 PM Teaching Conference (for All First-Time GSIs) The Fall GSI Teaching Conference is held on the Thursday and Friday before classes begin. Its purpose is to orient graduate students to their GSI role and equip them to begin teaching. All first-time GSIs are required to attend. The Fall 2024 Teaching Conference will take place on August 22 and August 23, 2024. Registration required.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Organizing Your Class on bCourses Using the “Core Template” August 26, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Organizing Your Class on bCourses Using the “Core Template” The Core Template, designed by the Digital Learning Services team, allows you to import a module and page structured site that you can update to meet your course needs. In this workshop, you'll learn how to organize your course content using Pages, Modules, Discussions, and Assignments, ensuring easy student access and seamless navigation for yourself. This workshop is recommended for instructors who are already familiar with how to use bCourses. Learn more and register to utilize the Core Template!
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Career Clinic – CV Reviews for the Academic Job Search: Day 1 of 5 August 26, 2024 @ 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Career Clinic – CV Reviews for the Academic Job Search: Day 1 of 5 Whether you are applying for a fellowship or a faculty position, get feedback to improve your application materials and your chances for success. Register by August 23, for 25 minute online individual advising sessions for trainees “on the academic market” in 2024-25. Co-hosted with Andrew Green, PhD advisor at Berkeley Career Education.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Navigating the Academic Job Market: Practical Tips & Strategies (LIVE ON ZOOM) August 27, 2024 @ 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Navigating the Academic Job Market: Practical Tips & Strategies (LIVE ON ZOOM) In this live session, Drs. Rosie Perez, Yannick Kluch, and Ellen R. Fisher will share practical tips and strategies for navigating the academic job market. From preparing your job materials and planning your academic job search to the art of interviewing and negotiating job offers, our panelists will share valuable information. In addition, audience members will have an opportunity to ask questions to our panelists. Register as We hope you can join us at this event!
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Assignments and Grading: Build Your Gradebook in bCourses August 27, 2024 @ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Assignments and Grading: Build Your Gradebook in bCourses This session will guide you through effectively setting up and managing your Gradebook—from weighting grades to configuring advanced settings like Grade Posting Policy. You’ll learn how to create and manage Assignment Groups, apply grading rules tailored to your teaching style, and set up new assignments with associated Gradebook columns. Registration is required for this hour long session, register here!
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Organizing Your Class on bCourses Using the “Core Template” August 28, 2024 @ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Organizing Your Class on bCourses Using the “Core Template” The Core Template, designed by the Digital Learning Services team, allows you to import a module and page structured site that you can update to meet your course needs. In this workshop, you'll learn how to organize your course content using Pages, Modules, Discussions, and Assignments, ensuring easy student access and seamless navigation for yourself. Join us to learn more about how you can leverage the Core Template to jumpstart your bCourse site design. Register here to learn more about using the Core Template!
August 5, 2024 @ 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM The Academic Job Search – STEM I: The Hiring Process + Decoding Job Announcements
August 7, 2024 @ 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Faculty Success Program Preview Webinar: 5 Secrets to a Super-Productive Semester
August 12, 2024 @ 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM The Academic Job Search – STEM II: Creating Your Written Application Materials
August 14, 2024 @ 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM SKILL #7 LIVE ON ZOOM: Cultivating Your Network of Mentors, Sponsors & Collaborators
August 19, 2024 @ 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM The Graduate Assembly: UC Berkeley’s Graduate Student Government
August 26, 2024 @ 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Career Clinic – CV Reviews for the Academic Job Search: Day 1 of 5
August 27, 2024 @ 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Navigating the Academic Job Market: Practical Tips & Strategies (LIVE ON ZOOM)