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Resources in category: Professional Development - General

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    Chemistry Undergraduate Teacher Scholars Program
    The Chemistry Undergraduate Teacher Scholar Program places undergraduate students as apprentice instructors in lower division laboratory and discussion sections. In a weekly…
    • Professional Development - General Undergraduate Students Academic Year (fall & spring)
    GLOBE Ambassadors
    The GLOBE Ambassadors program is sponsored by the College of Engineering, providing a free learning and travel program for Berkeley Engineering students. Students are selected by a…
    • Professional Development - General Undergraduate Students Academic Year (fall & spring)
    Biology and Geomorphology of Tropical Islands
    The Fall Moorea Class (ESPM C107/ IB 158LF), Biology and Geomorphology of Tropical Islands, is a rigorous course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE), designed for…
    • Professional Development - General Undergraduate Students Academic Year (fall & spring) Biology Biology
    Research University Alliance
    The Research University Alliance (RUA) is made up of a nine-university partnership that includes Berkeley, Caltech, Georgia Tech, Harvard University, UC Los Angeles, University of…
    • Professional Development - General Professional Development - Research Professional Development - Mentoring Graduate Students Post Docs All Year Round (fall, spring, & summer)
    American Chemical Society - UC Berkeley Student Chapter (ACS at Berkeley)
    We are the student chapter of the American Chemical Society at the University of California, Berkeley. Our goal is to improve the academic and professional development of all…
    • Professional Development - General Professional Development - Research Professional Development - Mentoring Student Led Communities & Clubs Campus Outreach & Public Enrichment College and Transfer Student Preparation Kindergarten through 12th grade Undergraduate Students Graduate Students Faculty Academic Year (fall & spring) Fall Spring
    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
    The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is the world's largest technical and professional organization dedicated to the advancement of technology for humanity.…
    • Professional Development - General Student Support Services Student Led Communities & Clubs Undergraduate Students Academic Year (fall & spring) Fall Spring
    Women in Computing and Data Science
    Women in Computing and Data Science help female and non-binary students at UC Berkeley improve their technical skills and receive mentorship and networking opportunities from…
    • Professional Development - General Student Led Communities & Clubs Undergraduate Students Fall Spring
    Latinx Business Student Association
    The Latinx Business Student Association (LBSA) is a non-profit organization at the University of California, Berkeley. LBSA strives to promote success through diversity, develop…
    • Professional Development - General Professional Development - Research Professional Development - Mentoring Student Support Services Student Led Communities & Clubs Campus Outreach & Public Enrichment College and Transfer Student Preparation Undergraduate Students All Year Round (fall, spring, & summer)
    Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Micromouse
    The UC Berkeley IEEE Student Branch’s Micromouse DeCal is a hands-on course aimed at undergraduates with an interest in robotics. In the class, teams of ~2 students are…
    • Professional Development - General Student Led Communities & Clubs Campus Outreach & Public Enrichment Undergraduate Students Graduate Students Academic Year (fall & spring) Fall Spring
    Berkeley Underground Scholars
    Berkeley Underground Scholars (BUS) creates a pathway for incarcerated, formerly incarcerated and system impacted individuals into higher education. We are building a…
    • Professional Development - General Professional Development - Research Professional Development - Mentoring Student Support Services Student Led Communities & Clubs Campus Outreach & Public Enrichment College and Transfer Student Preparation Undergraduate Students Community College System Impacted All Year Round (fall, spring, & summer)
    EDGE in Tech Initiative
    In 2017, CITRIS & the Banatao Institute and UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering came together to launch the Women in Tech Initiative at the University of California,…
    • Professional Development - General Undergraduate Students Graduate Students Faculty Staff
    Judith Lee Stronach Baccalaureate prize
    The Judith Lee Stronach Baccalaureate Prize supports intellectual and creative pursuits that heighten awareness of issues of social consciousness and contribute to the public good.…
    • Professional Development - General Undergraduate Students
    Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET)
    The Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology is the premiere institution on the UC Berkeley campus for the study and practice of “technology-centric”…
    • Professional Development - General Undergraduate Students Graduate Students
    Study Abroad
    Berkeley Study Abroad (BSA) offers a broad spectrum of opportunities for students to gain first-hand experience living among other cultures while progressing toward their degrees…
    • Professional Development - General Undergraduate Students Graduate Students
    Student Opportunity Fund (SOF)
    Purpose: The SOF is designed to provide support for events/activities, both co-curricular and educational, for Cal students.—SOF supports programs that foster a greater sense…
    • Professional Development - General Undergraduate Students Graduate Students
    Organization Advising & Student Involvement Services (OASIS)
    The Oasis is UC Berkeley’s hub for student involvement, leadership development, and co-curricular advising. Our goal is to assist students as they explore their interests,…
    • Professional Development - General Undergraduate Students Graduate Students
    Sky Deck
    We support startups founded by UC Berkeley students, alumni, and faculty who are seeking to bring their scientific and technical discoveries to market, and commercialize…
    • Professional Development - General Undergraduate Students Graduate Students Faculty
    Python Bootcamps - Cal NERDS
    Making coding accessible to diversity STEM undergrad and graduate students. Cal NERDS Python bootcamps provide access to coding to UC Berkeley diversity STEM undergraduate and…
    • Professional Development - General Undergraduate Students Graduate Students Community College
    Public Service Center
    The Public Service Center connects Berkeley faculty, community partners, and alumni with student leaders — through jobs, internships, and courses that support a more just and…
    • Professional Development - General Undergraduate Students Graduate Students
    President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP)
    The University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue…
    • Professional Development - General Graduate Students Post Docs
    NSF LSAMP Pre-PhD Research Program - Cal NERDS
    The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) is an NSF-funded program that has two primary goals:  1) to increase the retention and graduation of…
    • Professional Development - General Professional Development - Research Undergraduate Students
    Pre-Engineering Program (PREP)
    The Pre-Engineering Program (PREP) is a three week summer program offered to 60 incoming Berkeley Engineering students. Through PREP students will understand the rigors of Berkeley…
    • Professional Development - General College and Transfer Student Preparation Undergraduate Students
    Physics R&D Machine Shop
    The Physics R&D Machine Shop (M-shop) provides design, construction and maintenance of prototype research equipment to the Physics faculty, students, and postdocs. The…
    • Professional Development - General Undergraduate Students Graduate Students
    Opto-Camp
    Open to all undergraduate or recent graduates, Opto-Camp is a five-day virtual program that provides participants with opportunities to learn about the profession of optometry and…
    • Professional Development - General Undergraduate Students Summer
    Office for Faculty Equity & Welfare (OFEW)
    The Office for Faculty Equity & Welfare (OFEW) supports the full participation in academic careers for all academic (non-student) employees, through overseeing and promoting…
    • Professional Development - General Undergraduate Students Graduate Students Faculty Staff
    NSF Bridge to the Doctorate (B2D) - Cal NERDS
    UC Berkeley’s NSF B2D Fellowship program is connected to the NSF LSAMP network of alliances. Through this program, the NSF seeks to continue its goal of increasing the number…
    • Professional Development - General Graduate Students
    Fung Innovation Fellowship
    The Fung Fellowship is a model of discovery education at UC Berkeley—an immersive undergraduate learning experience that inspires students to become innovators for social…
    • Professional Development - General Undergraduate Students
    Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation
    The Jacobs Institute sees design and technological innovation as integrally linked: innovation opens possibilities and extends the reach of design, while design links new…
    • Professional Development - General Undergraduate Students Graduate Students Post Docs
    The Graduate Assembly (GA)
    The mission of the Graduate Assembly is to improve the lives of University of California, Berkeley graduate students and to foster a vibrant, inclusive graduate student…
    • Professional Development - General Graduate Students
    STEM FYI
    Program for 1st-year historically underrepresented STEM scholars. Scholars will attend monthly gatherings with continuing graduate students eager to share their advice and…
    • Professional Development - General Graduate Students
    Faculty Diversity Intiatives
    Part of Campus Climate, Community Engagement & Transformation, we work together with faculty members, deans, chairs, and other campus partners to create inclusive academic…
    • Professional Development - General Undergraduate Students Graduate Students
    Engineering Machine Shop
    The Mechanical Engineering Department Student Machine Shop provides mechanical engineering students with a well-equipped, safe working environment in which those students can…
    • Professional Development - General Undergraduate Students Graduate Students
    Career Center
    Whether you are an undergraduate, graduate student, alum, or employer, the Career Center is eager to help you achieve your goals. No matter what brings you here, our first-class…
    • Professional Development - General Undergraduate Students Graduate Students
    Cal Teach
    CalTeach is a program for undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors interested in exploring a career in education. Through our courses, students…
    • Professional Development - General Undergraduate Students
    Berkeley Scientific Journal
    The Berkeley Scientific Journal is the undergraduate science journal of the University of California, Berkeley. Every semester, our undergraduate staff publishes independent…
    • Professional Development - General Undergraduate Students Graduate Students Fall Spring
    Berkeley Science Network and Berkeley Science Connections (BSN-BSC)
    The purpose of BSN is to create a comprehensive network (online and interpersonal), which strives to advance under represented students in the mathematica, physical sciences, and…
    • Professional Development - General Professional Development - Mentoring Undergraduate Students Graduate Students
    Bergeron Women in STEM Scholarship Program - Cal NERDS
    This scholarship program is designed to empower UC Berkeley upper division STEM students through mentorship and some scholarship support.
    • Professional Development - General Professional Development - Mentoring Undergraduate Students
    ASUC Student Union
    The ASUC advocates for students on a University, local, state, and national level and represents the student body on administrative campus committees, in addition to controlling…
    • Professional Development - General Undergraduate Students Graduate Students

    Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP)

    The Early Academic Outreach Program has partnered with schools, districts, community organizations and families in the Bay Area for over 30 years. EAOP helps prepare students for college by creating a community of young scholars and offering college preparatory advising and academic enrichment opportunities. Our staff…

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