Weekly Newsletter
September 1, 2020
GWE Digest
Internal Updates
- Constituion Ratifcation & Raffle Winner!
- The Big IDEA Book Club
- GWEbinar Recap: A Thread on Implicit Bias
- Register to Vote!
Fellowships and Professional Development
- Fellowship Writing Workshops 9/9 and 9/23 - hosted by GWE, LAGSES, and SACNAS
- 9th Annual Engineering/Tech Career Conference on 9/3-9/4
- BIS Consulting In-Semester
- BERC Energy & Resources 101
Community Events
- 30 Day #DoTheWork Workshop - starting TODAY
- Online Activism in Support of BLM - hosted by SACNAS, LAGSES, & Bias Busters
- Berkeleyside: A list of Black Lives Matter protests in Berkeley
- Contribute to the Graduate Womxn Project ZINE Celebrating 150 Years of Grad Women
GWE're in this Together!
We're making updates to the website, social media, and newsletter so GWE can support you as best as possible. The end of every newsletter now includes links to Connect with GWE. Do you have suggestions for our newsletter, events we should plan, or comments on past events and actions? Please contact us using any of the platforms below!
Internal Updates
Constitution Ratifcation & Raffle Winner
Thanks to all who voted! Our consitution has been ratified. As promised, congratulations to our raffle winner, Rebecca Krentz-Wee!
Thanks to all who voted! Our consitution has been ratified. As promised, congratulations to our raffle winner, Rebecca Krentz-Wee!
Big IDEA Book and Media Club
The current Big IDEA Club picks are:
The current Big IDEA Club picks are:
- Tell Them We Are Rising (Film)
We will meet on Wednesday, 9/16 at 6pm via Zoom to discuss. RSVP here.
Available to stream for free from PBS. - Revolutionary Suicide by Huey P. Newton (Book)
We will meet on Wednesday, 9/30 at 6pm via Zoom to discuss the first half of this book (parts I-III, pages 0-160). RSVP here. We will also select our media for October during this meeting.
Available for purchase online, and there are copies at Oakland and Berkeley public libraries.
GWEbinar Recap: A Thread on Implicit Bias
Check out this recap of our latest GWEbinar on Implicit Bias. To find more info on past or upcoming GWEbinars, click here.
Check out this recap of our latest GWEbinar on Implicit Bias. To find more info on past or upcoming GWEbinars, click here.
Fellowships and Professional Development
Fellowship Writing Workshops
GWE, LAGSES, and SACNAS are organizing two workshops to provide help with fellowship applications, including NSF GRFP, NDSEG, NIH, Ford, HHMI (see the flyer here).
GWE, LAGSES, and SACNAS are organizing two workshops to provide help with fellowship applications, including NSF GRFP, NDSEG, NIH, Ford, HHMI (see the flyer here).
- General Info Session on 9/9 from 12-2 pm.
Join us for a fellowship presentation, Q&A with Reviewers & Fellowships Winnners, and to opt-in to mentor pairing. - Application Review on 9/23 from 12-2 pm.
Mentors rotate so applicants can have their materials reviewed from multiple perspectives.
9th Annual Engineering/Tech Career Conference
This conference will be held virtually from 9/3-9/4. The goal is to support, educate, and empower all Cal students interested in a variety of careers in engineering and tech. The workshops and panel discussions will help students position themselves for success in the fall recruiting season. Check out this flyer and/or visit the conference website for the schedule and registration info.
This conference will be held virtually from 9/3-9/4. The goal is to support, educate, and empower all Cal students interested in a variety of careers in engineering and tech. The workshops and panel discussions will help students position themselves for success in the fall recruiting season. Check out this flyer and/or visit the conference website for the schedule and registration info.
Berkeley Innovative Solutions (BIS) Consulting program
The Berkeley Innovative Solutions (BIS) Consulting program pairs interdisciplinary teams of UC Berkeley graduate students with industry clients for 8 to 10-week projects. These projects focus on key aspects of the UN Sustainable Development goals including Energy/Mobility, Finance, Food, Tech, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. BIS might be a good fit for you if you want to learn more about working in consulting, develop your professional network, or are interested in one of this year’s focus areas. The student application is available here and is due Sept 3, 2020 at 11:59PM PDT. Check out the this flyer for more details.
Got questions? Email us at bis-berc@berkeley.edu, submit a question to our slido, or check out our website for the latest info.
The Berkeley Innovative Solutions (BIS) Consulting program pairs interdisciplinary teams of UC Berkeley graduate students with industry clients for 8 to 10-week projects. These projects focus on key aspects of the UN Sustainable Development goals including Energy/Mobility, Finance, Food, Tech, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. BIS might be a good fit for you if you want to learn more about working in consulting, develop your professional network, or are interested in one of this year’s focus areas. The student application is available here and is due Sept 3, 2020 at 11:59PM PDT. Check out the this flyer for more details.
Got questions? Email us at bis-berc@berkeley.edu, submit a question to our slido, or check out our website for the latest info.
BERC Energy & Resources 101
Are you new to the energy & resources world? Want a deeper dive into topics like hydrogen transportation and grid infrastructure with UC Berkeley experts and BERC alumni? The Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative is hosting an event is designed to give you a primer to the clean energy and resources industries through the lens of finance, technology, and policy. Register now to save your spot.
Are you new to the energy & resources world? Want a deeper dive into topics like hydrogen transportation and grid infrastructure with UC Berkeley experts and BERC alumni? The Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative is hosting an event is designed to give you a primer to the clean energy and resources industries through the lens of finance, technology, and policy. Register now to save your spot.
Community Events
30 Day #DoTheWork Workshop
30 Day #DoTheWork is a workshop led by Rachel Elizabeth Cargle, an expert on racism, sexism and intersectionality, especially in Academia. GWE, LAGSES, SACNAS, and Bias Busters, are starting this course on TODAY (9/1) as well as holding weekly zoom discussions, which will hopefully be followed by a guest speaker. Weekly discussions will be held at the beginning of every week in September.
When: Tuesday Sep 8 6:00 PM
“This course is designed to be an eye-opener and call to action for those who seek to be allies to Black women,” where there is a daily read, watch, or do action. Completing this course does not deem us as official allies. “I hope that through my course your heart and mind will unlearn, expand, grapple, dissect, engage, and build a critical awareness that will change the way you move through the world as an ally” -Rachel Elizabeth Cargle
30 Day #DoTheWork is a workshop led by Rachel Elizabeth Cargle, an expert on racism, sexism and intersectionality, especially in Academia. GWE, LAGSES, SACNAS, and Bias Busters, are starting this course on TODAY (9/1) as well as holding weekly zoom discussions, which will hopefully be followed by a guest speaker. Weekly discussions will be held at the beginning of every week in September.
When: Tuesday Sep 8 6:00 PM
Monday Sep 14 6:00 PM
Monday Sept 21 6:00 PM
Monday Sept 28 6:00 PM
Where: Zoom (Meeting ID: 933 5321 4667) Monday Sept 21 6:00 PM
Monday Sept 28 6:00 PM
“This course is designed to be an eye-opener and call to action for those who seek to be allies to Black women,” where there is a daily read, watch, or do action. Completing this course does not deem us as official allies. “I hope that through my course your heart and mind will unlearn, expand, grapple, dissect, engage, and build a critical awareness that will change the way you move through the world as an ally” -Rachel Elizabeth Cargle
Online Activism in Support of BLM
In support of Black Lives Matter, SACNAS, LAGSES, & Bias Busters are holding a weekly Online Activism event to help define concrete actions we can take in our communities. Join us as we go through the steps of contacting your federal, state, and city government officials and advocating for policy change. We plan to sign and gather petitions, send emails, and if you wish even call your representatives during these meetings.
In support of Black Lives Matter, SACNAS, LAGSES, & Bias Busters are holding a weekly Online Activism event to help define concrete actions we can take in our communities. Join us as we go through the steps of contacting your federal, state, and city government officials and advocating for policy change. We plan to sign and gather petitions, send emails, and if you wish even call your representatives during these meetings.
Berkeleyside Article
Here is a list of Black Lives Matter protests in Berkeley ✊
Here is a list of Black Lives Matter protests in Berkeley ✊
The Graduate Womxn Project ZINE Celebrating 150 Years of Grad Women
This October, Berkeley celebrates 150 Years of Women (150W) being admitted to the university. At the beginning of this year, Graduate Womxn’s* Project (GWP) proposed a zine to highlight and document the amazing work of Berkeley’s graduate womxn. The zine will be a living project, and all graduate womxn are welcome to participate by sharing music, poems, short stories, photography, dance performances, visual media - anything you’d like to share! We aim to produce a hardcopy and a digital platform to allow for all types of creative expressions. If you're interested in volunteering with the GWP Zine Working Group, please complete this form.
The website to submit your work will be released soon, so stay tuned! The GA GWP is also highlighting amazing graduate womxn! Please nominate a friend, colleague, or GSI to be featured on GWP’s social media platforms. Subscribe to the GWP listserv here, follow us on Instagram and Facebook.
This October, Berkeley celebrates 150 Years of Women (150W) being admitted to the university. At the beginning of this year, Graduate Womxn’s* Project (GWP) proposed a zine to highlight and document the amazing work of Berkeley’s graduate womxn. The zine will be a living project, and all graduate womxn are welcome to participate by sharing music, poems, short stories, photography, dance performances, visual media - anything you’d like to share! We aim to produce a hardcopy and a digital platform to allow for all types of creative expressions. If you're interested in volunteering with the GWP Zine Working Group, please complete this form.
The website to submit your work will be released soon, so stay tuned! The GA GWP is also highlighting amazing graduate womxn! Please nominate a friend, colleague, or GSI to be featured on GWP’s social media platforms. Subscribe to the GWP listserv here, follow us on Instagram and Facebook.
