Biweekly Newsletter
February 9, 2021
Digest
Internal Updates
- Are you a GWE Buddy? Would you like to be?
- Big IDEA MEdia Club - beginning 2/16
- Speakers Series - beginning 2/18
- Want to invite your favorite entertainer to graduation? Tell us who!
- Soliciting ideas and speakers for continued PhD 101 Series
Fellowships and Professional Development
- Girls in Engineering Seeking Project Coordinator
- Conversations on Bioinspired Engineering Webinar
Community Events
- Volunteer for GPS - Graduate Pathways to STEM
- Volunteer for POWER - Providing Opportunities for Women in Education and Research
- Graduate Womxn Project SkillShares!
- Volunteer at Expanding Your Horizons Conference - 3/6
Happy Galentine's Day to all of our members!
Internal Updates
GWE Buddies Program
Sign up by 11:59 pm on February 9, 2021
Are you a returning graduate student who would like to help a first year grad student adjust to Berkeley? Are you a first year grad student who would like an older grad student to answer your questions and show you the ropes of grad school? Join our buddies program!
The purpose of the GWE Buddies Program is to help first year graduate students feel more included in the community at UC Berkeley. This program pairs first year graduate students with returning graduate students in GWE as an informal resource for learning the ropes of grad school.
Program Requirements
Returning Graduate Student Sign Up
First Year Graduate Student Sign Up
If you participated in the Buddies program last semester, be sure to check your email for a feedback form! If you have any questions please contact Kalie Knecht at Kalie@berkeley.edu.
Sign up by 11:59 pm on February 9, 2021
Are you a returning graduate student who would like to help a first year grad student adjust to Berkeley? Are you a first year grad student who would like an older grad student to answer your questions and show you the ropes of grad school? Join our buddies program!
The purpose of the GWE Buddies Program is to help first year graduate students feel more included in the community at UC Berkeley. This program pairs first year graduate students with returning graduate students in GWE as an informal resource for learning the ropes of grad school.
Program Requirements
- Attend at least one GWE Event together this semester
- Meet up with each other at least once per month
- Fill out the log form (link TBD) each time you complete a requirement
Returning Graduate Student Sign Up
First Year Graduate Student Sign Up
If you participated in the Buddies program last semester, be sure to check your email for a feedback form! If you have any questions please contact Kalie Knecht at Kalie@berkeley.edu.
Big IDEA Media Club
February 16 and March 2, 2021 at 7pm
The Big IDEA Book & Media Club is back! This semester, we’ll be focusing on media choices (documentaries, tv shows, podcasts, and more) with supplementary book reading.
The first media choice of the semester is a TV Show called When They See Us. We will meet to discuss on: This series is available on Netflix. If you do not have Netflix or need another way to access the media, please let us know in the #book-club Slack channel and we will find a way to get you access. GWE will be reimbursing the cost of dinner for attendees, up to $20. Please RSVP to be reimbursed.
We will be choosing our media for March (Native American History and Culture) during the March 2nd meeting. If you have any suggestions for future topics and media picks, please fill out our suggestion form!
RSVP // Feb. 16 Zoom // March 2 Zoom
February 16 and March 2, 2021 at 7pm
The Big IDEA Book & Media Club is back! This semester, we’ll be focusing on media choices (documentaries, tv shows, podcasts, and more) with supplementary book reading.
The first media choice of the semester is a TV Show called When They See Us. We will meet to discuss on: This series is available on Netflix. If you do not have Netflix or need another way to access the media, please let us know in the #book-club Slack channel and we will find a way to get you access. GWE will be reimbursing the cost of dinner for attendees, up to $20. Please RSVP to be reimbursed.
We will be choosing our media for March (Native American History and Culture) during the March 2nd meeting. If you have any suggestions for future topics and media picks, please fill out our suggestion form!
RSVP // Feb. 16 Zoom // March 2 Zoom
Speaker Series with Dr. Melissa Kotterman
February 18, 2021 at 6 pm
The annual GWE Speaker Series begins on February 18 at 6pm with Melissa Kotterman from 4D Molecular Therapeutics! Graduate students are invited to the 2021 Speaker Series to hear from women engineers in a variety of career paths. We aim to provide a unique forum for these women to share their PhD story, and how and why they have made their personal and professional decisions and balanced their careers with other aspects of their lives. Dinner is reimbursed (up to $15) for the first 25 participants who attend and stay for the whole event! See attached flyer.
RSVP // Zoom
February 18, 2021 at 6 pm
The annual GWE Speaker Series begins on February 18 at 6pm with Melissa Kotterman from 4D Molecular Therapeutics! Graduate students are invited to the 2021 Speaker Series to hear from women engineers in a variety of career paths. We aim to provide a unique forum for these women to share their PhD story, and how and why they have made their personal and professional decisions and balanced their careers with other aspects of their lives. Dinner is reimbursed (up to $15) for the first 25 participants who attend and stay for the whole event! See attached flyer.
RSVP // Zoom
Planning for an epic Grad Send Off!
Join us in celebrating and commemorating our graduating students. We are getting together to celebrate those who have supported us throughout the years in addition to saying good riddance to 2020. We may not be able to meet in person to celebrate our graduating peers but it doesn't mean we can't celebrate them.
If you could suggest an entertainer to invite then who would it be? Submit your dream choice here. More details coming soon :)
Contact the Graduate Minority Student Project (GMSP) at gmsp-ga@berkeley.edu if you, or your organization, wants to join the celebration.
Join us in celebrating and commemorating our graduating students. We are getting together to celebrate those who have supported us throughout the years in addition to saying good riddance to 2020. We may not be able to meet in person to celebrate our graduating peers but it doesn't mean we can't celebrate them.
If you could suggest an entertainer to invite then who would it be? Submit your dream choice here. More details coming soon :)
Contact the Graduate Minority Student Project (GMSP) at gmsp-ga@berkeley.edu if you, or your organization, wants to join the celebration.
Soliciting ideas and speakers for continued PhD 101 Series
Did you enjoy our PhD 101 series from last semester, including presentations like “Welcome to Berkeley”, “Personal Finance 101”, the “Career Panel”, and “Fellowships 101”? We have more ideas for this semester like “Goal Setting with IDP’s”, “Critical Conversations with your Advisor”, and “Interrupting White Feminism in Academia“; however, we could use some help in making them happen! If you have someone in mind that you’d like to invite to host a workshop with us, please let us know! GWE can provide compensation for speakers and money for dinners or materials. Reach out to Alison Lui (alui@berkeley.edu) and Maria Echeverria (miecheverria@berkeley.edu) to be part of the conversation!
Did you enjoy our PhD 101 series from last semester, including presentations like “Welcome to Berkeley”, “Personal Finance 101”, the “Career Panel”, and “Fellowships 101”? We have more ideas for this semester like “Goal Setting with IDP’s”, “Critical Conversations with your Advisor”, and “Interrupting White Feminism in Academia“; however, we could use some help in making them happen! If you have someone in mind that you’d like to invite to host a workshop with us, please let us know! GWE can provide compensation for speakers and money for dinners or materials. Reach out to Alison Lui (alui@berkeley.edu) and Maria Echeverria (miecheverria@berkeley.edu) to be part of the conversation!
Fellowships and Professional Development
Girls in Engineering Seeking Project Coordinator
Girls in Engineering has FOUR openings for Program Assistants for this summer. Applicants must be 18 years or older by May 1, 2021.
Job Information
Find posting at jobs.berkeley.edu
Job ID: 14661
Job Title: GiE Program Assistant (4724C) - TRUST
Contact: Anne Mayoral (anne.mayoral@berkeley.edu)
Girls in Engineering has FOUR openings for Program Assistants for this summer. Applicants must be 18 years or older by May 1, 2021.
Job Information
Find posting at jobs.berkeley.edu
Job ID: 14661
Job Title: GiE Program Assistant (4724C) - TRUST
Contact: Anne Mayoral (anne.mayoral@berkeley.edu)
Conversations on Bioinspired Engineering Webinar
To receive a zoom link for upcoming talks, please register here.
Note that the times and dates listed on the attached flyer refer to the Pacific Time Zone, and that the webinar will alternate between two times. These were chosen to accommodate speakers and audience members from different regions around the globe.
If you have any questions, please contact webinar organizers, Kelsey and Katerina at CBEwebinars@gmail.com.
Register Here
To receive a zoom link for upcoming talks, please register here.
Note that the times and dates listed on the attached flyer refer to the Pacific Time Zone, and that the webinar will alternate between two times. These were chosen to accommodate speakers and audience members from different regions around the globe.
If you have any questions, please contact webinar organizers, Kelsey and Katerina at CBEwebinars@gmail.com.
Register Here
Community Events
Volunteer for GPS - Graduate Pathways to STEM
Apply by 10 pm on February 12, 2021
Graduate Pathways to STEM (GPS) is an annual, one-day conference co-hosted by UC Berkeley and Stanford University, aiming to support underrepresented undergraduate students through the graduate school application process. Undergraduate students, mostly rising sophomores and juniors, interested in pursuing graduate education in STEM will attend seminars and workshops to understand their options for graduate school. One of the events this year is a Peer Advising Panel, where current graduate students will speak on various topics. At the end of the conference, students that are interested will be paired with a graduate student mentor who can provide personalized feedback on their application materials and answer questions about the grad school application process.
We are looking for current graduate students (PhD, MS, MEng, etc) interested in participating in the Peer Advising Panel and/or being a GPS Peer Mentor. The panel will take place on Saturday, February 20th from 2:00pm - 3:15 pm PST on zoom, and panelists should arrive/log-in 5-10 minutes early to account for any shifts in schedule (Berkeley-time will not be observed). Peer Advisors and Peer Mentors, will need to prepare an introduction slide (template will be provided if selected). If selected, we will notify you by Monday, February 15th and the 1-slide intro will be required to be uploaded two days later (due by Wednesday, February 17th at 10pm PST). Peer Mentors will be matched with attendees after the conference by email.
If you are available and interested in volunteering as either a Peer Advisor during the panel or a Peer Mentor after the conference (or both!), please apply using this link by Friday, February 12, 2021 before 10 pm PST.
For questions and concerns please contact Alexander Alvara (engineer_alvara@berkeley.edu) or Maria Diaz de Leon Derby (maria.diaz@berkeley.edu).
Apply by 10 pm on February 12, 2021
Graduate Pathways to STEM (GPS) is an annual, one-day conference co-hosted by UC Berkeley and Stanford University, aiming to support underrepresented undergraduate students through the graduate school application process. Undergraduate students, mostly rising sophomores and juniors, interested in pursuing graduate education in STEM will attend seminars and workshops to understand their options for graduate school. One of the events this year is a Peer Advising Panel, where current graduate students will speak on various topics. At the end of the conference, students that are interested will be paired with a graduate student mentor who can provide personalized feedback on their application materials and answer questions about the grad school application process.
We are looking for current graduate students (PhD, MS, MEng, etc) interested in participating in the Peer Advising Panel and/or being a GPS Peer Mentor. The panel will take place on Saturday, February 20th from 2:00pm - 3:15 pm PST on zoom, and panelists should arrive/log-in 5-10 minutes early to account for any shifts in schedule (Berkeley-time will not be observed). Peer Advisors and Peer Mentors, will need to prepare an introduction slide (template will be provided if selected). If selected, we will notify you by Monday, February 15th and the 1-slide intro will be required to be uploaded two days later (due by Wednesday, February 17th at 10pm PST). Peer Mentors will be matched with attendees after the conference by email.
If you are available and interested in volunteering as either a Peer Advisor during the panel or a Peer Mentor after the conference (or both!), please apply using this link by Friday, February 12, 2021 before 10 pm PST.
For questions and concerns please contact Alexander Alvara (engineer_alvara@berkeley.edu) or Maria Diaz de Leon Derby (maria.diaz@berkeley.edu).
Volunteer for POWER - Providing Opportunities for Women in Education and Research
Sign up by February 11, 2021
POWER – Bay Area is a mentoring program and workshop series for Bay Area community college women in the physical sciences. The program is organized by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from the departments of Astronomy, Chemistry, Earth & Planetary Sciences, and Physics at UC Berkeley. The program is targeted at women, particularly those from groups traditionally underrepresented in STEM. As another underrepresented group in STEM, nonbinary people are also welcome to participate. Students interested in the physical sciences are welcome to apply, even if you haven’t decided on a major!
Current community college students are paired with a mentor with whom they will meet 2-3 times during the semester. In addition, we host two workshops each semester. Complete the sign-up form on the POWER website by February 11, 2021.
Sign up by February 11, 2021
POWER – Bay Area is a mentoring program and workshop series for Bay Area community college women in the physical sciences. The program is organized by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from the departments of Astronomy, Chemistry, Earth & Planetary Sciences, and Physics at UC Berkeley. The program is targeted at women, particularly those from groups traditionally underrepresented in STEM. As another underrepresented group in STEM, nonbinary people are also welcome to participate. Students interested in the physical sciences are welcome to apply, even if you haven’t decided on a major!
Current community college students are paired with a mentor with whom they will meet 2-3 times during the semester. In addition, we host two workshops each semester. Complete the sign-up form on the POWER website by February 11, 2021.
Graduate Womxn Project SkillShares!
Cooking demos, watercolor painting, cross stitch, crossword construction, and more! The Graduate Womxn’s Project is holding a Skillshare series led by your very own UC Berkeley graduate student peers. You can be reimbursed up to $10 for materials for each event. Check out the upcoming events here.
Cooking demos, watercolor painting, cross stitch, crossword construction, and more! The Graduate Womxn’s Project is holding a Skillshare series led by your very own UC Berkeley graduate student peers. You can be reimbursed up to $10 for materials for each event. Check out the upcoming events here.
Volunteer at Expanding Your Horizons Conference
March 6, 2021
The UC Berkeley Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics (EYH) Conference, which will be held virtually Saturday, March 6th 2021 on Zoom, serves to introduce 5th through 8th grade girls to career opportunities in mathematics, science, engineering, computer science, and technology. This year, we will be inviting 450 youth from the East Bay community to explore math and science by participating in diverse online workshops and interacting with womxn undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral volunteers.
We will need volunteers to assist all day with the conference! Volunteers can sign up here. More detailed information about the EYH can be found on our website. Help us by spreading the word about volunteering to make the EYH conference a success. Feel free to email eyh.ucb.volunteer@gmail.com with any questions.
March 6, 2021
The UC Berkeley Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics (EYH) Conference, which will be held virtually Saturday, March 6th 2021 on Zoom, serves to introduce 5th through 8th grade girls to career opportunities in mathematics, science, engineering, computer science, and technology. This year, we will be inviting 450 youth from the East Bay community to explore math and science by participating in diverse online workshops and interacting with womxn undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral volunteers.
We will need volunteers to assist all day with the conference! Volunteers can sign up here. More detailed information about the EYH can be found on our website. Help us by spreading the word about volunteering to make the EYH conference a success. Feel free to email eyh.ucb.volunteer@gmail.com with any questions.
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