GWE Biweekly Newsletter
March 13th, 2023
GWEekly Abstract (more details below)
GWE Updates
- Speaker Series (3/23)
- Big IDEAS meet-up survey 🍕
- Negotiations workshop with 81cents (April 6)
Jobs / Funding / Fellowship / Conference Opportunities
- ComSciCon23 Flagship Workshop - expenses-paid science communication conference (Application due March 19)
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program General Presentation Session (March 28)
- Paid Summer International Teaching Opportunity at UC Berkeley
Community Updates
- Post OPT/Practical Training Options Workshop for Students and Exchange Visitors (March 14)
- Graduate Student Parent Mixer! (March 16)
- Join UAW 2865 here!
- MCC Saturday Writing Club (March 18, April 15)
Announcement Details:
GWE Updates
Speaker Series (3/23)
The speaker series aims to provide current engineering graduate students the opportunity to hear the stories of successful women engineers and have open and casual discussions about navigating careers in STEM and balancing personal and professional decisions.
Mark your calendars for the next Speaker Series Event (Thursdays in Stanley Hall 221)
The speaker series aims to provide current engineering graduate students the opportunity to hear the stories of successful women engineers and have open and casual discussions about navigating careers in STEM and balancing personal and professional decisions.
Mark your calendars for the next Speaker Series Event (Thursdays in Stanley Hall 221)
- March 23rd 6-7pm - Lorraine Sadler, Physics, Physicist at Sandia National Laboratories (RSVP here)
Big IDEAs meet-up survey 🍕
The Personal Development Committee is planning for another Big IDEAs meet-up where we can discuss a film/documentary/book over pizza 🍕Please let us know your interests & availability here: https://forms.gle/nW7BmDH6TBR6FY5y9
The Personal Development Committee is planning for another Big IDEAs meet-up where we can discuss a film/documentary/book over pizza 🍕Please let us know your interests & availability here: https://forms.gle/nW7BmDH6TBR6FY5y9
Negotiations workshop with 81cents
April 6, 2023 at 5 pm
UC Berkeley's BGESS, BGSA, GWE, LAGSES, and SACNAS will be hosting a negotiations event (open to all undergraduates and graduate students) in partnership with 81cents, an organization that helps job candidates who are going to graduate (PhDs, Masters, and others), as well as experienced professionals, find the right opportunity for themselves and negotiate their salaries.
The workshop will be in person with food provided! There will also be a virtual option to attend if you’d prefer. More information and RSVP link here: https://forms.gle/NBAr3NiRaeL8tQYKA
April 6, 2023 at 5 pm
UC Berkeley's BGESS, BGSA, GWE, LAGSES, and SACNAS will be hosting a negotiations event (open to all undergraduates and graduate students) in partnership with 81cents, an organization that helps job candidates who are going to graduate (PhDs, Masters, and others), as well as experienced professionals, find the right opportunity for themselves and negotiate their salaries.
The workshop will be in person with food provided! There will also be a virtual option to attend if you’d prefer. More information and RSVP link here: https://forms.gle/NBAr3NiRaeL8tQYKA
Jobs / Funding / Fellowship / Conference Opportunities
ComSciCon23 Flagship Workshop - expenses-paid science communication conference
Applications for the annual ComSciCon23 Flagship Workshop, taking place from July 19-22, 2022 in Boston, MA, are open! ComSciCon provides graduate student attendees with a one-of-a-kind opportunity to meet early career leaders in science communication while also learning from, and interacting with a remarkable group of invited experts.
We encourage women, BIPOC, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQIA+ communities, and all other people with any intersection of minoritized and/or marginalized identities to apply. ComSciCon is committed to diversity and equity, and encourages all people to apply to the conference! Accommodations can be provided upon request for people with disabilities. We will provide opportunities to request specific accommodations after the selection process for attendees is complete.
ComSciCon is scheduled to be held in person at Emerson College.
Applications will close on March 19, 2023 @ 11:59 PM (EST).
Application link: https://tinyurl.com/p8y69w9w
2023 event website: https://comscicon.com/comscicon-flagship-workshop-2023
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComSciCon
Email questions to: flagship2023@comscicon.org
We encourage women, BIPOC, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQIA+ communities, and all other people with any intersection of minoritized and/or marginalized identities to apply. ComSciCon is committed to diversity and equity, and encourages all people to apply to the conference! Accommodations can be provided upon request for people with disabilities. We will provide opportunities to request specific accommodations after the selection process for attendees is complete.
ComSciCon is scheduled to be held in person at Emerson College.
Applications will close on March 19, 2023 @ 11:59 PM (EST).
Application link: https://tinyurl.com/p8y69w9w
2023 event website: https://comscicon.com/comscicon-flagship-workshop-2023
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComSciCon
Email questions to: flagship2023@comscicon.org
Fulbright U.S. Student Program General Presentation Session (March 28)
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the largest U.S. exchange program offering opportunities for students and young professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and primary and secondary school teaching worldwide. The program currently awards approximately 1,800 grants annually in all fields of study, and operates in more than 140 countries worldwide. The program facilitates cultural exchange through direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home, and in routine tasks, allowing the grantee to gain an appreciation of others’ viewpoints and beliefs, the way they do things, and the way they think. Through engagement in the community, the individual will interact with their hosts on a one-to-one basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity, and intellectual freedom, thereby promoting mutual understanding.
Staff from the Institute of International Education (IIE) will be holding a virtual General Presentation Session:
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
11:00 am to 12:30 pm, Pacific Time
UC Berkeley's Fulbright Program Adviser (FPA) will also cover institution specific details, deadlines, and next steps. Register here.
For more information about the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, visit the Fulbright website at https://us.fulbrightonline.org/
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the largest U.S. exchange program offering opportunities for students and young professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and primary and secondary school teaching worldwide. The program currently awards approximately 1,800 grants annually in all fields of study, and operates in more than 140 countries worldwide. The program facilitates cultural exchange through direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home, and in routine tasks, allowing the grantee to gain an appreciation of others’ viewpoints and beliefs, the way they do things, and the way they think. Through engagement in the community, the individual will interact with their hosts on a one-to-one basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity, and intellectual freedom, thereby promoting mutual understanding.
Staff from the Institute of International Education (IIE) will be holding a virtual General Presentation Session:
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
11:00 am to 12:30 pm, Pacific Time
UC Berkeley's Fulbright Program Adviser (FPA) will also cover institution specific details, deadlines, and next steps. Register here.
For more information about the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, visit the Fulbright website at https://us.fulbrightonline.org/
Paid Summer International Teaching Opportunity at UC Berkeley
Eduexplora is recruiting for a paid summer teaching opportunity at UC Berkeley this July (17-28). Instructors can teach one 1.75 hour-course up to a full two-week class with $200 for each 1.75-hour session!
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and we are seeking instructors in all 3 subject fields!: https://forms.gle/Ert2toFpx2L8dCvK6
Eduexplora is recruiting for a paid summer teaching opportunity at UC Berkeley this July (17-28). Instructors can teach one 1.75 hour-course up to a full two-week class with $200 for each 1.75-hour session!
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and we are seeking instructors in all 3 subject fields!: https://forms.gle/Ert2toFpx2L8dCvK6
Community Updates
Post OPT/Practical Training Options Workshop for Students and Exchange Visitors
Workshop | March 14 | 4-6 p.m. | Zoom
RSVP Here.
Sponsor: Berkeley International Office(BIO)
Are you planning to work in the U.S. after graduation? Are you wondering what your options may be after finishing your post-completion work authorization? Attend this workshop to understand what other visa options may be available to you as a next step after completing your F-1 OPT or J-1 post-completion Academic Training.
This event will be hosted by Bernie Wolfsdorf, California State Bar Certified Immigration Law Specialist and past president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. It will include details on:
- F-1 OPT/Practical Training/CPT
- H-1B/O-1/TN-Canada/Mexico/E-3 Australia/H-1B Singapore/Chile
- Start-ups/Self-employment & E-2 investor Visas
- DV Lottery
- EB-1/EB-2/EB-3
- NIW/PERM
- Visa Bulletin Employment & Family
- Adjustment of Status v Consular Processing
There will be also be time available at the end for Q&A. Don't miss this chance to plan ahead for your future!
RSVP Here.
Sponsor: Berkeley International Office(BIO)
Are you planning to work in the U.S. after graduation? Are you wondering what your options may be after finishing your post-completion work authorization? Attend this workshop to understand what other visa options may be available to you as a next step after completing your F-1 OPT or J-1 post-completion Academic Training.
This event will be hosted by Bernie Wolfsdorf, California State Bar Certified Immigration Law Specialist and past president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. It will include details on:
- F-1 OPT/Practical Training/CPT
- H-1B/O-1/TN-Canada/Mexico/E-3 Australia/H-1B Singapore/Chile
- Start-ups/Self-employment & E-2 investor Visas
- DV Lottery
- EB-1/EB-2/EB-3
- NIW/PERM
- Visa Bulletin Employment & Family
- Adjustment of Status v Consular Processing
There will be also be time available at the end for Q&A. Don't miss this chance to plan ahead for your future!
Graduate Student Parent Mixer! (March 16)
Graduate Student Parents, please join us in this community-building mixer for all graduate and undergraduate student parents hosted by the Graduate Assembly GSPA and Student Parent Center. Enjoy a BBQ lunch while building community with your fellow student parents.
Location: Alumni House, UC Berkeley
When: 12-2 pm, March 16th, 2023
RSVP: tinyurl.com/spcgradmixer23
Graduate Student Parents, please join us in this community-building mixer for all graduate and undergraduate student parents hosted by the Graduate Assembly GSPA and Student Parent Center. Enjoy a BBQ lunch while building community with your fellow student parents.
Location: Alumni House, UC Berkeley
When: 12-2 pm, March 16th, 2023
RSVP: tinyurl.com/spcgradmixer23
Join UAW 2865 here!
Who should sign a membership card?
All workers who are currently employed as Student Researchers or will work as Student Researchers in the future should sign membership cards to continue improving our workplace!
Who should sign a membership card?
All workers who are currently employed as Student Researchers or will work as Student Researchers in the future should sign membership cards to continue improving our workplace!
- If you previously signed a Student Researchers United-UAW authorization card, you will need to fill out a new card in order to become a UAW 2865 member.
- If you previously signed a UAW 2865 membership card while working as a TA, Tutor, or Reader, you will need to sign a new card in order to ensure your membership still applies while you work as a Student Researcher.
MCC Saturday Writing Club (March 18, April 15)
Grad programs at the Multicultural Community Center (MCC) is hosting writing space for graduate and undergraduate students working on a thesis, dissertation, or qualifying exam papers.
The whole space is reserved for quiet collective writing. The MCC will provide lunch, coffee, and tea. Please remember that eating on the patio is highly encouraged.
These are the Saturdays we will be open from 11am - 3:30pm:
March 18
April 15
Click the following link to add to GOOGLE CALENDAR.
Grad programs at the Multicultural Community Center (MCC) is hosting writing space for graduate and undergraduate students working on a thesis, dissertation, or qualifying exam papers.
The whole space is reserved for quiet collective writing. The MCC will provide lunch, coffee, and tea. Please remember that eating on the patio is highly encouraged.
These are the Saturdays we will be open from 11am - 3:30pm:
March 18
April 15
Click the following link to add to GOOGLE CALENDAR.
