GWE will be hosting a Grad School 101 series this fall for new and returning graduate students! This is a great way to learn things about graduate school that aren’t covered in orientation.
Each workshop will include lunch for attendees who RSVP.
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Upcoming Grad School 101 Workshops:
September – Welcome to Berkeley
Monday September 12th 12-1 PM in 3110 Etcheverry Hall
Lunch is provided for those who RSVP. RSVP here.
Topics may include:
- Finding housing, grocery stores, getting around, etc.
- Best practices for living in the Bay Area
- sustainable practices (composting)
- taking AC transit
- getting your California residency requirements established
- All things DMV
- Fulfilling social needs (sports clubs, music clubs, outreach/teaching clubs, art classes)
October – Managing Relationships with your advisor and lab-mates
Location and date TBD. This workshop will feature a panel of graduate students.
November – Giving Effective Oral Presentations
Location and date TBD.
Previous Grad School 101 Workshops:
Fellowships 101
This would be a good session for undergraduates to attend! Topics may include:
- Virtual Seminar/Workshop/Panel Discussion
- Topics to discuss are specifically tips for writing applications.
Welcome to Berkeley
Friday October 2nd 1 PM.
See the slides here.
Adulting 101
Featuring speaker Sarah Sprague Gerber.
November 9th 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM.
You can find the slides and resources from this workshop on our Resources page.
Topics may include:
- Signing up for your own credit card
- Making an IRA account
- Saving and budgeting
- Signing up for your own bank account
Career Center Workshop
December 2nd 6 PM – 7 PM.
Ask successful women from academia, industry, government and non-traditional career paths about what it is like to be in their professions, what challenges they faced, and how they have overcome those challenges.
This year we had
- Hannah Stuart – Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering UC Berkeley
- Dorota Shortell – CEO of Simplexity Product Development
- Qing Ji – Staff Scientist, Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics Division LBNL
- Arlene Blum – Research Associate in Chemistry at UC Berkeley and executive director of the Green Science Policy Institute