Biweekly Newsletter
March 9, 2021
Digest
GWE & Friends Updates
- Grab a friend because drinks are on us! Celebrate Women’s History Month!
- Meet and greet with prospective College of Eng. grad student women
- Final Speaker Series this week - Dr. Sinéad Griffin
- SACNAS Leading Light distinguished speaker - Dr. Andrea Gomez
- Want to invite your favorite entertainer to graduation? Tell us who it is!
Fellowships and Professional Development
- Happy Hour with the American Chemical Society (ACS) Minority Affairs Subcommittee
- Jobs Available at Butterfly Network
- GradSWE Programming Coordinator Opportunity
Community Events
- Empowering Women of Color Conference
- Graduate Womxn Project Open Mic Night
- STEMchats speaker series
- DECODE speaker series
GWE & Friends Updates
Celebrate Women’s History Month!
Anytime March 8-14, 2021
Anytime March 8-14, 2021
Meet and greet with prospective College of Eng. grad student women
The College of Engineering has invited us to host a meet-and-greet with newly admitted women in engineering PhD programs. If you would be able to volunteer at this event, the College of Engineering will thank you with a $25 gift card! Please fill out this availability poll by this Friday (3/12) for us to gauge interest and schedule a date. If you are unavailable for a meet and greet and/or you’d like to get involved organizing or being an email buddy to some students, please email gradswe@berkeley.edu.
The College of Engineering has invited us to host a meet-and-greet with newly admitted women in engineering PhD programs. If you would be able to volunteer at this event, the College of Engineering will thank you with a $25 gift card! Please fill out this availability poll by this Friday (3/12) for us to gauge interest and schedule a date. If you are unavailable for a meet and greet and/or you’d like to get involved organizing or being an email buddy to some students, please email gradswe@berkeley.edu.
Speaker Series with Dr. Sinéad Griffin
March 11, 2021 at 6pm
RSVP // Zoom
March 11, 2021 at 6pm
RSVP // Zoom
SACNAS Leading Light distinguished speaker: Dr. Andrea Gomez
March 10, 2021 at 3pm
We would like to invite you to the Leading Light distinguished seminar series as we celebrate the work of Dr. Andrea Gomez from the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology/HWNI here at UC Berkeley.
The Leading Light distinguished seminar series highlights and amplifies the voices and scientific work done by outstanding People of Color leaders and future leaders in STEM. Distinguished speakers are invited to present their exciting research led by a brief introduction on how they navigated their path as a scientist.
To RSVP for this talk, you can either scan the QR code attached on the flyer or use this link by Tuesday, March 9th. In addition, if you would like to join SACNAS at Berkeley and learn more about what we do please fill this short membership form. We hope to see you there.
March 10, 2021 at 3pm
We would like to invite you to the Leading Light distinguished seminar series as we celebrate the work of Dr. Andrea Gomez from the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology/HWNI here at UC Berkeley.
The Leading Light distinguished seminar series highlights and amplifies the voices and scientific work done by outstanding People of Color leaders and future leaders in STEM. Distinguished speakers are invited to present their exciting research led by a brief introduction on how they navigated their path as a scientist.
To RSVP for this talk, you can either scan the QR code attached on the flyer or use this link by Tuesday, March 9th. In addition, if you would like to join SACNAS at Berkeley and learn more about what we do please fill this short membership form. We hope to see you there.
Want to invite your favorite entertainer to graduation? Tell us who it is!
We're planning for an epic Grad Send Off! Join us in celebrating and commemorating our graduating students. If you could suggest an entertainer to invite, who would it be? Submit your dream choice as well as any local bands you know here. Student entertainers are welcome! More details coming soon :)
Contact the Graduate Minority Student Project (GMSP) if you, or your organization, wants to join the celebration at gmsp-ga@berkeley.edu.
We're planning for an epic Grad Send Off! Join us in celebrating and commemorating our graduating students. If you could suggest an entertainer to invite, who would it be? Submit your dream choice as well as any local bands you know here. Student entertainers are welcome! More details coming soon :)
Contact the Graduate Minority Student Project (GMSP) if you, or your organization, wants to join the celebration at gmsp-ga@berkeley.edu.
Fellowships and Professional Development
Happy Hour with the American Chemical Society (ACS) Minority Affairs Subcommittee
March 15, 2021 from 7-8:30pm Eastern
This month, Engaging Scientists and Engineers in Policy Coalition (ESEP) and National Science Policy Network (NSPN) are partnering with the American Chemical Society (ACS) Minority Affairs Subcommittee to host a happy hour. This month’s theme is cross-cultural communication, with icebreaker questions and discussion focused on effectively communicating with different groups of people.
Register here
March 15, 2021 from 7-8:30pm Eastern
This month, Engaging Scientists and Engineers in Policy Coalition (ESEP) and National Science Policy Network (NSPN) are partnering with the American Chemical Society (ACS) Minority Affairs Subcommittee to host a happy hour. This month’s theme is cross-cultural communication, with icebreaker questions and discussion focused on effectively communicating with different groups of people.
Register here
Jobs Available at Butterfly Network
Hello! My name is Sarah and I graduated from the Berkeley ME department in 2019. I now work at Butterfly Network, a 250 employee health-tech company that makes a pocket-sized and affordable ultrasound device. We just went public and are scaling the team and looking for new hires in hardware and software. Please reach out to me at sarah_frank@berkeley.edu if you're interested in any of our open roles, want to hear more about the work Butterfly is doing, or have questions!
Hello! My name is Sarah and I graduated from the Berkeley ME department in 2019. I now work at Butterfly Network, a 250 employee health-tech company that makes a pocket-sized and affordable ultrasound device. We just went public and are scaling the team and looking for new hires in hardware and software. Please reach out to me at sarah_frank@berkeley.edu if you're interested in any of our open roles, want to hear more about the work Butterfly is doing, or have questions!
GradSWE Programming Coordinator Opportunity
Apply by March 20, 2021
GradSWE is looking to fill the graduate programming-coordinator-elect (GPC-Elect) position. The GPC-E is responsible for aiding the GPC in organizing content for graduate students at the annual conference. This is a two-year commitment - you will spend the first year as GPC-E, then move on to GPC for the second year. This position is to be filled by a SWE graduate student or recent Ph.D./M.S. graduate. The position is filled following the Society conference (i.e. the position runs February 2021 to December 2022). All meetings are through conference calls, except for required conference attendance for both WE21 and WE22.
Apply here by March 20.
Apply by March 20, 2021
GradSWE is looking to fill the graduate programming-coordinator-elect (GPC-Elect) position. The GPC-E is responsible for aiding the GPC in organizing content for graduate students at the annual conference. This is a two-year commitment - you will spend the first year as GPC-E, then move on to GPC for the second year. This position is to be filled by a SWE graduate student or recent Ph.D./M.S. graduate. The position is filled following the Society conference (i.e. the position runs February 2021 to December 2022). All meetings are through conference calls, except for required conference attendance for both WE21 and WE22.
Apply here by March 20.
Community Events
Empowering Women of Color Conference
March 12-13, 2021
The virtual “36th Annual Empowering Womxn* of Color Conference” brings together cutting edge womxn of color activists to discuss and strategize ways of impacting the current issues facing womxn of color. The theme this year is: Igniting leadership, confidence, and cultural strength amongst Black & Indigenous womxn and womxn of color. The keynote this year will be Roxane Gay. The conference will consist of several workshops, panel discussions, keynote and a chance to explore several vendors. All UC Berkeley students can register for FREE using their berkeley.edu email at this link.
For more information, please visit our website. Contact ewocc-ga@berkeley.edu with any questions.
March 12-13, 2021
The virtual “36th Annual Empowering Womxn* of Color Conference” brings together cutting edge womxn of color activists to discuss and strategize ways of impacting the current issues facing womxn of color. The theme this year is: Igniting leadership, confidence, and cultural strength amongst Black & Indigenous womxn and womxn of color. The keynote this year will be Roxane Gay. The conference will consist of several workshops, panel discussions, keynote and a chance to explore several vendors. All UC Berkeley students can register for FREE using their berkeley.edu email at this link.
For more information, please visit our website. Contact ewocc-ga@berkeley.edu with any questions.
Graduate Womxn Project Open Mic Night
March 12, 2021 from 6-8pm PST
Our first open mic for this semester will be this Friday. This series provides a space for performances celebrating the voices of womxn of color, and will include a featured artist. This event is free and all are welcome to attend.
The open mic will be virtual. Secure a ticket at here.
March 12, 2021 from 6-8pm PST
Our first open mic for this semester will be this Friday. This series provides a space for performances celebrating the voices of womxn of color, and will include a featured artist. This event is free and all are welcome to attend.
The open mic will be virtual. Secure a ticket at here.
STEMchats speaker series
March 12, 2021 from 5-6:30pm PT
STEMchats is hosting a webinar featuring Elaine Montilla. Elaine Montilla is the Assistant Vice President for Information Technology at the Graduate Center for the City University of New York and founder of 5xMinority, an organization focused on diversifying businesses and workspaces across the nation.
Register here
March 12, 2021 from 5-6:30pm PT
STEMchats is hosting a webinar featuring Elaine Montilla. Elaine Montilla is the Assistant Vice President for Information Technology at the Graduate Center for the City University of New York and founder of 5xMinority, an organization focused on diversifying businesses and workspaces across the nation.
Register here
DECODE speaker series
March 10, 2021 from 6-7pm PST
If you are interested in business and mental health, join the DECODE Speaker Series on with Carin-Isabel Knoop, the Executive Director of the Global Research Group at Harvard Business School on Mental Health. Through the conversation, Carin will discuss The Evolution of Mental Health After the Pandemic, Industry Insights in Mental Health, and Leading Advice and Tips for Self-Care and Self-Awareness.
March 10, 2021 from 6-7pm PST
If you are interested in business and mental health, join the DECODE Speaker Series on with Carin-Isabel Knoop, the Executive Director of the Global Research Group at Harvard Business School on Mental Health. Through the conversation, Carin will discuss The Evolution of Mental Health After the Pandemic, Industry Insights in Mental Health, and Leading Advice and Tips for Self-Care and Self-Awareness.
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