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Andrew Szeri

September 15, 2011

Mainly, the Graduate Division is here for you

Now that the semester is underway, I want to be sure you’re aware of various ways the Graduate Division might be able to assist you in the coming weeks and months, particularly if you’re new to Berkeley and haven’t yet fit us into your mental map of this complex campus.
Shade

September 15, 2011

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.
Sather Gate

September 15, 2011

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, issued a joint statement for all new and returning Cal students. It said: UC Berkeley prides itself on the strong sense of community created by 35,000 undergraduate and graduate…
Chalkboard

September 15, 2011

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 (Tuesday), 2 to 4 p.m., 110 Sproul Hall How to Write an Academic Grant Proposal Registration is required (online, by September 19). Questions?  Call 643-9392. …
Career Center

September 15, 2011

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 nonprofit employers visit the Berkeley campus each year, and many are interested candidates with advanced degrees. Some career fairs and info sessions are for graduate students and Ph.D.s…
Empower U

September 15, 2011

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 Domestic Violence, Stalking, and Sexual Assault. These activities are supported by a grant from the US Department of Justice Office of Violence Against Women. The grant provisions…
Fall 2011 Graduate Lectures

September 15, 2011

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 the University and San Francisco Bay Area community. Join us for the Fall 2011 Graduate Council & Graduate Division Lectures at UC Berkeley. Jefferson Memorial Lectures…
Andrew Szeri

August 18, 2011

Welcome (back) and here we go!

This summer certainly seemed to speed by. I kept busy helping with efforts to streamline our administration both in the Graduate Division and throughout campus. I enjoyed continuing to mentor the doctoral students in my lab group — and l even managed to hike in, through, and around the Alps!
NIH logo

August 18, 2011

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 award, research education grant, or dissertation research grant, you are subject to a new requirement for a minimum of eight hours of classroom training in the responsible conduct…
Shawn LaPean

August 18, 2011

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, the passionate head of Cal Dining, campaigning — and cooling — in Ludwig’s Fountain on Sproul Plaza (photo: Russ Curtis Photography) The wider lesson here is “squeak…
BPS

August 18, 2011

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 to Room 192 on the same floor of the same building. BPS will return to room 140 after remodeling work is completed. The service hours and telephone numbers…
transcript detail

August 18, 2011

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 Management Fee that consolidates eleven different Registrar’s transactions that previously carried separate fees. Beginning this semester, fall 2011, all new students will be assessed a single, one-time fee.
UHS/Tang sign

August 18, 2011

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 Service’s Go Tang, an online guide to getting started at the Tang Center.     Graduate Student Support Groups — Counseling and Psychological Services…
Graduate Council Lectures

August 16, 2011

Fall 2011: 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 the University and San Francisco Bay Area community. Join us for the Fall 2011 Graduate Council & Graduate Division Lectures at UC Berkeley. Jefferson Memorial Lectures…
Joe Duggan

July 22, 2011

Celebrating Joe Duggan’s epic career as teacher, scholar, and dean

On June 30, Duggan handed over the reins of his associate deanship, having previously retired in 2005 from his formal teaching duties in two departments. Read a tribute to his long and distinguished career, view a slideshow of the decades, see messages from his colleagues and former students -- and add your own message, if you like!
family-friendly commencement

July 21, 2011

A walk with mom

Six-and-a-half-month-old twins Thomas and Camille shared the spotlight at the Public Health commencement in Zellerbach Auditorium while their mother, Mi-Suk Kang Dufour, received her Ph.D. Alan Hubbard, associate professor of biostatistics, placed the doctoral hood over her head, which was much less interesting to the…