Don’t miss out our upcoming social events

• GWE Speed Dating - Friday 4/1 at 11am-1pm (look out for an RSVP coming soon!)
• Ice cream & glow in the dark frisbee - Friday 4/29 at 8pm

Check out the flyer for more info!

GWE Faculty Sponsor Amy Herr appointed CTO of newly established Biohub Network

Congratulations to Amy Herr for being appointed Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the newly established Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network! As CTO, Professor Herr will help lead the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network’s efforts to advance technologies to observe, measure, and analyze human biology in action. Read more about Dr. Herr and the Biohub Network: CZ Biohub Network Press Release.

GWE always wants to celebrate our members 🎉 If you or a friend have exciting news, send it our way (gradswe@berkeley.edu)!

2022-23 Diversity & Community Fellows Application Open

Applications are now open for the Office for Graduate Diversity’s Diversity & Community Fellows program for the 2022-23 academic year. This is a well-paid opportunity to work on JEDI issues directly affecting graduate students. AAPI graduate students are particularly encouraged to apply.

More information and application available here. Application due 4/15, please share with your networks!

LEED Certification Training

Make your resume stand out with the premier sustainability designation called the LEED Green Associate! LEED is simply a sustainability scorecard for green buildings. As buildings can become LEED Certified, people can become LEED accredited! The best way to break into the sustainability space is to attain the LEED Green Associate. It also shows employers and clients you have certified knowledge in the field. Since the LEED GA exam doesn’t have a stellar pass rate, the value of the extra letters behind your name will carry even more weight.

LEED Green Associate (GA) Training - In Person
WHEN – April 2 2022 - 1:00 PM – 5:30PM
WHERE – UC Berkeley – Social Sciences Building (SOCS) – Room 140
Registration: https://leadinggreen.com/berkeley

Or take the identical course Online – Any time – Any where - https://leadinggreen.com/online

Please contact the instructor Lorne directly with any questions at info@leadinggreen.com

Discover Your Career Fit: InterSECT Job Sims with Dr. Thi Nguyen
April 7, 2022 from 10:30am-noon via Zoom
Offered by QB3-Berkeley Graduate and Postdoc Career Development and Beyond Academia.

Do you want to explore PhD career paths and narrow down options as quickly as possible? Do you want to try out real job tasks in different fields/roles all while staying in your lab, or at home? This interactive workshop is a great way to explore your career options and to try out real job tasks. The job sims are vetted by professionals with career expertise - the projects are true-to-task. During this workshop, you may try out careers in: Higher Ed Administration, Writing & Publishing, Organizational Management, Policy & Advocacy, Business, and more!

Register here

Volunteer for Civil & Environmental Department visit weekend lunch
April 4th at noon

The Civil & Environmental Department has asked for volunteers to represent GWE at a lunch at noon on April 4th at the new admitted students day. Reach out to Alison Lui (alui@berkeley.edu) if you are interested in helping to represent GWE at this event.

Night Out/Night Off for Graduate Students of Color is back!
April 1st at 101 Zellerbach Hall

We are excited to invite you to the Cal Performances for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on April 1st at 101 Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720. If you are a Graduate Student of Color, you can purchase subsidized tickets to Alvin Ailey by going to our website (nightoutnightoff.org) and clicking the “Buy Tickets” button under the Alvin Ailey event. Each ticket purchase will also include an exclusive Post-Show Reception with food, soft drinks, and community.

EWOCC Conference Registration Closes 3/30

Register for the 37th Annual Empowering Womxn of Color Conference (EWOCC) with featured speaker Imani Barbarin (aka Crutches&Spice)! With a theme of "Restoration & Reconnection," we look forward to hosting this hybrid conference, online and at the David Brower Center the weekend of April 2, 2022. Thanks to the support of the Graduate Assembly and the Womxn of Color Initiative, we can support UC Berkeley students with 50% off ticket prices using the code ucbstudent. Tickets are limited, so register today.