This is the season for planning your applications for outside fellowships. Berkeley graduate students have historically been very successful in these fellowship competitions; we're often the leading university in receiving awards of one sort or another.
Why apply? An outside fellowship confers distinction, and may afford you research adventures that are not otherwise accessible. The task of applying is useful to help you consider what you'd really like to do with the special opportunity that your time at Berkeley represents. Graduate Division can offer information on external fellowships; many with application deadlines in the near future are listed in this issue (under Fellowships). We also run workshops to help you begin.
For students nearing the conclusion of their degree programs, it's also the season to prepare for the job search. Many graduate students tell us how helpful faculty and staff mentors have been to them in searching for career positions. Don't be shy about asking for advice and assistance. Often the best approach is to make contact with professional associations in your field. Look in the journals for your discipline. Search the web. Explore grad-oriented workshops and counseling at the Career Center. You've spent years working hard on that degree; now put it to work for you!
Best wishes for a peaceful and productive semester.
Andrew J. Szeri
Dean of the Graduate Division
The Big News
- The Hewlett Foundation challenges the Berkeley campus it's largest-ever private gift
New Graduate Students
- Glimpses of the way you were welcomed at the orientation and the Dean's reception
Graduate Services
- Money-saving tip for lowering your energy bill
Graduate Fellowships
- A wide menu of possibilities to help fund your graduate education
Calendar
- Upcoming events and workshops
Graduate Assembly
- Become a Graduate Assembly delegate — represent your department, get free food
Greening the Campus
- At the graduate level, Students for a Greener Berkeley is a major player
University Library
- To find the data you need, find the Data Lab
University Health Services
- Have parties? Know the laws and risks associated with drinking.
University Police (UCPD)
- Working late on campus? Call UCPD for a safe trip home.
Honors
- Graduate Division Associate Dean Joe Duggan is the first Dickson Emeriti Professor
- Grad student poet Tung-Hui Hu wins the Phelan Literary Award
Chancellor Robert Birgeneau applauds Walter Hewlett (second from right) at the September 10 Morrison Library press conference announcing the Hewlett Foundation's $113 million challenge grant to UC Berkeley to support endowed faculty chairs. At right is Paul Brest, the foundation's president. Photo: Steve McConnell / NewsCenter
The largest private gift in UC Berkeley's history, $113 million from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, will provide the campus with a major new source of endowed funds to attract and support world-class faculty and graduate students. Through a challenge grant, it will create 100 endowed chairs, permanent funds designed to keep UC Berkeley professors' salaries competitive with those at the best private schools and to recruit top graduate students. The challenge grant will match other private donations dollar for dollar, resulting in $220 million in new endowments once the challenge is met. (Which means: the Hewlett Foundation has expressed its confidence in Berkeley’s future in an unprecedented and tangible way. It will be up to the alumni and friends of the campus to meet the challenge, to come up with the other half, a spirit-raising, mission-deepening process foundation president Paul Brest, a former law school dean, described as “fun.” The game is on.)
Graduate Assemby President Josh Daniels:
the gift will "help the campus attract the
best graduate students."
Photo: Peg Skorpinski
Over the next seven years, the Hewlett Foundation will put $110 million toward establishing the 100 endowed chairs and encourage a wide range of donors to step forward. With the match, the Hewlett Challenge ultimately will raise $220 million in funding for new chairs. This funding will be spaced across the campus's 14 schools and colleges and represent an almost 50 percent increase over UC Berkeley's current $468 million in endowed chair funding.
The Hewlett gift also provides funding to schools and colleges for recruiting top graduate students, who also are being offered substantial fellowship packages by private schools.
Third-year law student Joshua Daniels, president of the campus's Graduate Assembly, the governing body for graduate students, says the gift to UC Berkeley's endowment "not only will help the campus attract the best graduate students, but it will support those already here."
According to a Graduate Division survey, when the stipend offered by UC Berkeley to a prospective graduate student is greater than or equal to a non-UC competitor's offer, 75 percent of the students choose UC Berkeley. But when it is less, UC Berkeley is chosen by only 15 percent of the students.
"Berkeley is the crown jewel of public higher education - not just in California, but in the country. The foundation's grant represents our vote of confidence in a truly great institution."
-Walter Hewlett
Chairman of the board, Hewlett Foundation
Walter Hewlett
Photo: Peg Skorpinski
"What Berkeley has going for it are two things that can't be downplayed in retention issues," says Rosemary Joyce, an anthropological archaeologist who specializes in the study of sex and gender in ancient societies of Central America and currently chairs the anthropology department. "One is the quality of our graduate students and the diversity of our undergraduates. The other is Berkeley — the intellectual life and the faculty depth and the notion of being part of the leading department in your discipline."
"The intellectual environment here is so rich," adds Geoff Owen, dean of biological sciences in the College of Letters and Science, "nobody wants to leave it. People here are that good, and when you are surrounded by people who are that good, the exchange of ideas and the excitement of learning are tremendous."
Glimpses of the ways you were welcomed and people you met at the orientation and Dean’s reception.
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At August's New Graduate Student Orientation, Andrew J. Szeri, in his second month on the job as Dean of the Graduate Division, asked, sequentially, newcomers from the various states around the country to raise their hands. “Nebraska?” He paused and looked around. No hands. “Actually, that was a trick question,” he admitted. “We know that in this incoming cohort there are graduate students from every state in the union except, as it happens this year, from Nebraska.” In addition to the U.S., over 66 countries are represented.
Szeri and campus dignitaries welcomed students at an orientation held in the student union, and the next day he hosted an informal reception for them high atop Barrows Hall.
At the orientation, Szeri gave the assembled multitude his personal congratulations on their shared achievement thus far: being admitted to graduate school at Berkeley — "for each of you sitting here, there are about ten who aren't." Chancellor Robert Birgeneau recalled his own graduate student days (at Yale), and told the students that in the next few years each of them, in their respective fields, could look forward to a “truly privileged moment. You’ll wake up and realize that you understand something better than any human being has in the history of mankind."
TopIn your own household and independent? If you’re a PG&E customer living off campus with the bill in your name and not sharing a meter, you might qualify for a 20 percent discount on your natural gas and electric bill under a state-mandated program called CARE (California Alternate Rates for Energy). Find out from the utility online, by phone 1-866-PGE-CARE (1-866-743-2273), or email.
TopNote: Fellowships are listed chronologically by deadline date. Deadlines followed by an asterisk are approximate and are based on last year’s application cycle; new dates will be posted to the Graduate Division online fellowships calendar as they are received.
The Ehrman Fellowship is open to students in any field of student who wish to study at King’s College, Cambridge. To be eligible, you must have either a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree from UC Berkeley OR a bachelor’s degree from Yale University, and be in good academic standing. The award is a $15,000 stipend per semester. The application deadline is Wednesday, September 25, 2007. For more information and an application, contact Shaya Kahali (phone: 642-0672; email: shaya@berkeley.edu) in the Graduate Student Services: Fellowships Office, 318 Sproul Hall.
During the 2007-2008 academic year, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation will award up to 15 dissertation fellowship grants of $20,000 each to Ph.D., D.B.A., or other doctoral students for the support of dissertations in the area of entrepreneurship. Request for proposal, recommendation, and submission forms are available online. The deadline for proposals is 5:30 p.m. Pacific time, Monday, October 1, 2007.
Ewing Kauffman was an entrepreneur and philanthropist who in 1950 founded Marion Laboratories, initially in the basement of his home. The company became a giant, and merging in 1989 with Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals. Kauffman also brought baseball back to Kansas City, investing in the Kansas City Royals in an expansion of the American League. His foundation places special emphasis on helping at-risk young people and on stimulating the growth of entrepreneurship in America.Students who will take their qualifying exam in the spring, summer, or fall 2008 semesters, and who have not been awarded a university or extramural fellowship, may apply for a one-semester fellowship of $7,300 plus fees (and nonresident tuition for international students). Students are required to register and may not be employed during the semester of the fellowship. The deadline is Monday, October 15, 2007. For questions about the award, contact Gina Farales by email at gfarales@berkeley.edu or phone (510) 642-7739.
This program provides need-based fellowship funding for up to four years of graduate study in selected fields of the arts, humanities, and social sciences. The competition is generally restricted to Ph.D. students, but those in the M.F.A program are also eligible. Applications for the 2008 Javits competition are due on October 15, 2007. Instructions can be found online. For questions about the fellowship, contact Solomon Lefler by email at lefler@berkeley.edu or phone (510) 643-7477.
Jacob Javits was U.S. Senator from New York from 1957 to 1981. The fellowships named for him are provided through the U.S. Department of Education.The DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst) for Study in Germany offers research grants and study scholarships to undergraduate seniors, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers (2 years or less beyond the Ph.D.) so they may undertake up to 10 months of study or research in Germany. Applications for the 2008 competition are due on October 22, 2007. The fellowship application is available online. For questions about the fellowship, including instructions for submission, contact Michael Sacramento by email at msacram@berkeley.edu or phone (510) 642-7739.
This program provides an intensive experience in Asia for young Americans who show evidence of potential leadership and accomplishment. Applicants should have a strong, mature, and clearly defined interest in a field other than Asian affairs. The campus deadline is Monday, October 29, 2007. For more information, contact Gina Farales by email at gfarales@berkeley.edu or phone (510-642-7739), and see the Luce Foundation website.
Henry R. Luce (shown with his wife, congresswoman, ambassador, playwright, and journalist Clare Booth Luce) founded Time, Life, Sports Illustrated, and other magazines, which grew into a communications empire. He was born in China, where he gained his lifelong interest in Asia.The George C. Marshall/Baruch Fellowship offers maximum grants of $7,500 for doctoral or postdoctoral research in 20th century U. S. military or diplomatic history and related fields. The application deadline is October 29, 2007. Grants must be used within the twelve-month period following the distribution of award funds. For additional information and an application, visit the George C. Marshall Foundation website or you may write: The George C. Marshall Research Library, Attention: Joanne D. Hartog, P. O. Drawer 1600, Lexington, VA 24450; or by email at hartogjd@marshallfoundation.org.
George Catlett Marshall, Jr. was General of the Army, Secretary of State, and the third Secretary of Defense. Instrumental in the Allied victory in World War II, he was the chief military adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953 for his plan for postwar European recovery, which became known as the Marshall Plan. Official military photo, 1946.These are science, math, and engineering scholarships for U.S. citizens for one year of graduate work at Churchill College, one of the newer colleges at Cambridge University. For more information, contact the Scholarship Connection Office, 301B Campbell Hall #2922, Berkeley, CA 94720-2922 (by phone 510-643-6929, or email at scholarships@learning.berkeley.edu) or visit their website. Still more information is available from the Winston Churchill Foundation. The application deadline is October 25, 2007.
Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940-1945, 1951-1955). Churchill College at Cambridge was built in tribute to his prescient recognition of the growing importance of science and technology for prosperity and security.This program provides funding for 6 to 12 months of dissertation research in modern foreign language and area studies. The campus deadline for this year's DDRA competition is October 25, 2007; applications and instructions are available online. An application workshop will be held in early October, but questions can also be addressed to Solomon Lefler by email lefler@berkeley.edu or phone (510) 643-7477.
These fellowships, for 12 months of full-time dissertation research and writing, are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help Ph.D. candidates in these fields complete their dissertation work in a timely manner. In addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or religious), dissertations appropriate to the Newcombe Fellowship might explore the ethical implications of foreign policy, the values influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures, and religious or ethical issues reflected in history or literature. The Newcombe Fellowships are administered with the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation (named in honor of the only U.S. President to have earned a Ph.D.). Application and further information are available online. Application deadline: early November, 2007.
Charlotte W. Newcombe (1890-1979) was a Philadelphia philanthropist and world traveler. She never attended college; with vision impaired from childhood, she couldn’t read long enough to make serious study possible. But she greatly valued higher education and sent the children of many of her friends to college. In her will, she established the Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation to continue her scholastic giving.A two-year grant for graduate students: applicants must be New Americans (resident alien, naturalized as a U.S. citizen, or the child of two parents who are both naturalized citizens); have a bachelor's degree, be in their final year of undergraduate study, or enrolled in the first or second year of a graduate program; and may not be older than 30 years of age as of November 1, 2007. Website: www.pdsoros.org. Application deadline: November 1, 2007.
Paul and Daisy Margaret Soros established their fellowship program for new Americans nearly a decade ago with a charitable trust of $50 million. They are both Hungarian immigrants. Paul, who defected from the Hungarian ski team at the 1948 Olympics, founded an international engineering firm. Daisy came to the U.S. as a student (at Columbia University) and worked extensively as a counselor to terminally ill patients and their families.NSF Research Fellowships are awarded for study in mathematical, physical, biological, and social sciences; engineering; science education; and in the history and philosophy of science. This fellowship, which offers three years of support, is for U.S. citizens, nationals, and permanent residents at or near the beginning of graduate study. Applications for the 2008 competition are due November 1 through 9, 2007; instructions can be found online. For questions about the fellowship including the upcoming NSF GRF Applicant Workshop (see Calendar, September 28), contact Michael Sacramento by email msacram@berkeley.edu or phone (510) 642-7739.
The NPSC offers multi-year fellowships for graduate students in the physical sciences and related engineering disciplines. Fellowships are awarded in conjunction with sponsoring employers, who also provide paid summer employment. The NPSC seeks a broad applicant pool with special emphasis on underrepresented minorities and women; all eligible U.S. citizens may apply. Application information and instructions can be found online. The application deadline is November 5, 2007.
The Hertz Fellowship competition is open to U.S. citizens in the applied and physical sciences who have a record of high scholastic performance. This award provides a stipend, tuition, and fees. Applications for the 2008 competition are due November 2, 2007; instructions can be found online. For questions about the fellowship, contact Michael Sacramento by email at msacram@berkeley.edu or phone (510-642-7739).
Fannie and John Hertz were a philanthropic team, mainly in the Chicago area, where both were raised. John, at age five, came to the U.S. with his family from what was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He left home at the age of 11 to earn his own living, which he did as a newsboy, sportswriter, and auto salesman before starting the Yellow Cab Company. He diversified in transportation, creating a series of companies that evolved into Hertz Corporation, the worldwide car and truck rental and leasing firm.This program is designed to provide financial assistance to doctoral students in the humanities, social sciences, and professional schools during the summer months. The GDSG will fund students conducting research in preparation for their dissertations, writing dissertations, and international students enrolling in language study (U.S. citizens and permanent residents should apply for the Summer FLAS for language study). Applications for the 2008 competition are due on November 13, 2007; instructions can be found online. For questions about the fellowship, contact Michael Sacramento by email msacram@berkeley.edu or phone (510) 642-7739.
This is a one-semester fellowship to fund doctoral candidates in the neurosciences relating to human development. Applicants must have demonstrated distinguished scholarship, as well as the ability to conduct research at an advanced level. Applications are due November 14, 2007, in the Graduate Services: Fellowships Office, 318 Sproul Hall.
This fellowship is awarded for the study of Byzantine, ancient, and medieval history. Advanced Berkeley graduate students studying in the general area of ancient history are invited to apply. A student can receive this award only once during his or her academic career. Applications are due November 14, 2007, in the Graduate Services: Fellowships Office, 318 Sproul Hall.
A three-year award for U.S. citizens or nationals who have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. This fellowship provides a $20,000 stipend, plus tuition and fees. Applications for the 2008 competition are due November 15, 2007. Instructions may be found online. For questions about the fellowship, contact Michael Sacramento by email at msacram@berkeley.edu or phone (510) 642-7739.
AAUW Fellowships provide dissertation and career development support for women in graduate programs who have achieved distinction or show the promise of distinction in their fields. Applications may be requested online. The application deadline is November 15, 2007.
A one-year dissertation award for U.S. citizens or nationals who have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. This fellowship provides a $21,000 stipend. Applications for the 2008 competition are due on November 29, 2007. Instructions may be found online.
To be considered, applicants must be: African American; enrolled full time in a doctoral program in the life or physical sciences; engaged in and within 1-3 years of completing dissertation research; and a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Postdoctoral Science Research Fellowships are also available. Applications and further information are available online. The application deadline is December 15, 2007.
Applications are now being accepted for the Willis W. and Ethel M. Clark Foundation Investment in Community Graduate Fellowship for 2008-2009. Up to $10,000 per academic year is awarded to students currently enrolled full time in a graduate program who have demonstrated a commitment to community service. Applicants must be directly connected to the Monterey Peninsula and intend to return to or remain connected through work and/or residence and community service. The Clark Foundation was incorporated in 1953 and has provided community service for more than half a century. Its founders were pioneers in the field of educational testing and research who started the California Test Bureau (now known as CTB/McGraw-Hill) in 1926. The fellowship may be renewed annually, but subsequent awards may be smaller than the initial award. Applications are due January 31, 2008. More information is available online.
Willis and Ethel Clark, pioneers in educational testing.
Photo: Dick Corten
Denotes Graduate Division sponsored event
SEPTEMBER 17 (Monday) (in conjunction with Constitution Day)
Jefferson Memorial Lecture - “The War on Terror and the Rule of Law”
4:10 p.m., Lipman Room, eighth floor of Barrows Hall
Honorable A. Wallace Tashima, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
This lecture examines the U.S. government's "War on Terror" detention policies and procedures and concludes that their ad hoc and constantly-shifting nature have eroded both the perception and the reality of the U.S.'s commitment to the Rule of Law. Presented by the Academic Senate’s Graduate Council and the Graduate Division.
SEPTEMBER 17, 24, and OCTOBER 1
Career Center Workshop: Looking Beyond Academia, Parts 1, 2, and 3
5 to 6:30 p.m., 104A Career Center, 2111 Bancroft Way (between Fulton and Shattuck).
This workshop introduces strategies for identifying and pursuing professional opportunities outside of academia. Topics include career options, the resume, the job search, the interview, and salary negotiation strategies. Registration via email is required. For more information, contact Debra Behrens by phone (510-642-8340), by email at dbehrens@berkeley.edu, or visit the Career Center website.
SEPTEMBER 18 (Tuesday)
Grant-Writing Workshop How to Write an Academic Grant Proposal
2-4 p.m. 150 University Hall
This introductory two-hour workshop covers the basic principles of writing an academic grant proposal. No preregistration is required. Open to all disciplines. Wheelchair accessible. For disability-related accommodation, please call (510) 643-9392, ten days in advance. Sponsored by the Graduate Division.
SEPTEMBER 19 (Wednesday)
Noon Concert Series: Jazz
12:15 to 1 p.m., Hertz Hall. Free. Faculty recital: Christy Dana, trumpet, Susan Muscarella, piano, with special guests, presenting the Jimmy Van Heusen Songbook.
SEPTEMBER 26 (Wednesday)
Noon Concert Series: Symphony
12:15 to 1 p.m., Hertz Hall. Free.
University Symphony Orchestra — Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances
SEPTEMBER 27 (Thursday)
Graduate Women’s Project Wine and Cheese Mixer
5 p.m. to 7 p.m., patio of Anthony Hall (the building with the pelican statue, across the street from Barrows Hall). By and for graduate women. All are invited. A social mixer to celebrate the start of the semester with friends, old and new. Complimentary wines of California with a variety of cheeses and breads. Sponsored by the Graduate Women’s Project and the Graduate Assembly (GA). More information is available on the GA website and by email at gwp@ga.berkeley.edu.
SEPTEMBER 28 (Friday)
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Application Workshop
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Engineering Center.
This workshop will give you valuable tips to help you strengthen your application for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Speakers will include UC Berkeley’s NSF fellowship coordinator, a Berkeley faculty and fellowship review committee member, and three current Berkeley NSF fellows. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowships are for U.S. citizens who are in the early stages of their graduate study. Individuals are typically eligible to apply during the senior year of college or prior to or during the first year of graduate school. The NSF invests in graduate education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. For more information, come to the Graduate Services: Fellowships Office, 318 Sproul Hall, or contact Michael Sacramento, NSF fellowship coordinator, by phone (510) 642-7739 or by email at msacram@berkeley.edu. The workshop is sponsored by the Graduate Division’s Graduate Services: Fellowships Office.
OCTOBER 2 (Tuesday)
Lecture: “Acid Rain and Global Warming — The Use of Markets to Solve Environment Problems and Create Wealth”
6 to 8 p.m., Lipman Room, eighth floor of Barrows Hall, followed by a reception
Richard Sandor, founder and chairman of the Chicago Climate Exchange. Recognized as a founder of the interest rate derivatives markets now traded worldwide, Sandor most recently has designed revolutionary market mechanism for market-based environmental protection programs. He is a former faculty member of the Haas School of Business. His presentation is the first in a new annual series of lectures sponsored by the Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative.
OCTOBER 3 (Wednesday)
Noon Concert Series: African American Song
12:15 to 1 p.m., Hertz Hall. Free.
Candace Johnson, soprano — Streams of Conscience: Songs by African American Composers.
OCTOBER 23 (Tuesday)
Academic Writing Workshop: Dissertation Writing — Strategies and Pitfalls
2:30 to 4:30 p.m., 150 University Hall. This workshop will focus on the basic strategies of successfully writing a doctoral dissertation. It will cover both strategies for organizing a large research project and for writing up the results of that project. Presented by Sabrina Soracco, the Graduate Division’s director of academic services. Open to all disciplines; no preregistration required. Wheelchair accessible. For disability-related accommodation, please call (510) 643-9392, ten days in advance.
OCTOBER 23 (Tuesday)
Graduate Social Club Oktoberfest
7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Toll Room and patio, Alumni House (near Haas Pavilion and Zellerbach Playhouse). Live music. Catering by Top Dog Hot Dogs (veggie dogs, too), beer by Trumer Pils. $4 entry fee. Cal ID and proof of age are required.
OCTOBER 26 (Friday)
Academic Writing Workshop: Editing and Revising Writing
1 to 3 p.m., 150 University Hall This workshop will cover the following topics: 1) how a professional editor works with a manuscript; 2) how you can use the techniques of an editor to revise your own writing; and 3) how you can diagnose and avoid common writing errors and weaknesses. The goal of the workshop is to enable you to step back and use the skills of a professional editor to revise and improve your own writing. Presented by Sabrina Soracco, the Graduate Division’s director of academic services. Open to all disciplines; no preregistration required. Wheelchair accessible. For disability-related accommodation, please call (510) 643-9392, ten days in advance.
Reasons:
How: See the Graduate Assembly website or email Josh Daniels at president@ga.berkeley.edu for more information. The first meeting for delegates is at 5 p.m. on September 20 on the first floor of Eshleman Hall.
TopStudents for a Greener Berkeley was formed in 2005 when two grad students, Becca Jones and Gabe Harley, wanted to provide a forum for graduate students at large to get involved in helping shift the campus toward environmental sustainability. Specific groups existed for students in the professional schools, but none for all. In two years, they’ve come a long way.
Jones and Harley are fifth-year students in Materials Science and Engineering. They’ve been joined, at the leadership level this year, by Ashley Murray, a Ph.D. student in Energy and Resources; Becca Ryals, a second-year student in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management and a GSI; Paul Albertus, in his fourth year in Chemical Engineering; Scott Blitch, who’s going for his Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology; and Weilun Chao Ph.D. ‘05, now a research scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
The campus has, in fact, moved in considerably greener directions, spurred in part by the SGB and its partner groups. Some of it has been a matter of decisions. For example, five years ago, this campus lagged in last place among the UCs in purchasing recycled paper compared to virgin stock. Now, after SGB initiated discussions with administrators, the Berkeley campus’s office supply paper and the stock used by UC Printing Services have, by policy, at least 30 percent recycled content.
An OSC bin: where to put that paper with only one side used, for reuse and tree-saving.
SGB now has an extensive website with reports of its projects and events, ways to get involved, and suggestions anyone can put into practice.
Here are some for graduate students:
If you’re a GSI, you can:
Web resources:
To navigate to the Library’s Data Lab go
through this door in the Reference Hall, take
a left, and go all the way to the end.
Photo: Dick Cortén
Do you need access to statistical or geographic information system (GIS) software? Are you trying to locate political, demographic, economic, or financial data? If so, you may want to visit the Library Data Lab or schedule an appointment there. The lab, located in 208A Doe Library (look for “Graduate Services” above the outer door, off the Reference Hall), is open to all UC Berkeley students, faculty, and staff. It provides access to a growing collection of electronic data, including Thomson Datastream and CEIC Global Database, and offers analytical software such as SAS, SPSS, Strata, and ArcGIS. More information is available at the Data Lab website or by email at data@library.berkeley.edu.
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Cal grad students are generally over 21 and therefore often presume the mission of the Tang Center’s PartySafe@Cal — to reduce harm associated with drinking and parties — is mainly geared toward undergrads and doesn’t pertain to them.
Think again. A quick read of the City of Berkeley’s new Social Host Ordinance tells you that hosts are held liable for allowing underage drinking at their parties, particularly if they fail to take steps to prevent it. A grad student’s dinner party was recently visited and disbanded by police because of its noise levels at 1 a.m. Police received a complaint from a neighbor, possibly another student. (Last fall nearly a third of Cal undergrads had their sleep or study disrupted because of other students' drinking and parties.) This dinner party host was also fined $1,000 because this was the second violation within 120 days for that address. Don't underestimate the nature and scope of harm associated with drinking and parties. Know the laws and manage the risks — social, financial, physical, academic and legal — for yourself and others. Visit the PartySafe website for information and tips.
TopIt’s important to realize that the campus and its environs are not immune from crime.
The UC Police Department offers a few different ways you can ensure the safety of yourself and your belongings when you're leaving campus late at night.
Questions about safety on campus or any of the night safety services? Contact the UCPD Crime Prevention Unit by phone (643-8988) or email at police@berkeley.edu.
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Photo: Peg Skorpinski
In 2007-2008, Graduate Division Associate Dean Joseph Duggan, a professor of comparative literature and of French at Berkeley for many years, will be the first holder of the Edward A. Dickson Emeriti Professorship. Starting this year, the professorship will be awarded annually to an emeritus faculty member who has an outstanding record of post-retirement contributions in teaching, research, public, or university service.
Photo: Andrew Moisey
Tung-Hui Hu, a Ph.D. candidate in film studies, has won the $3,000 James D. Phelan Literary Award from the San Francisco Foundation/Intersection for the Arts. The most prestigious of awards for California writers, the Jackson-Phelan prizes have gone in prior years to Pulitzer Prize winner Philip Levine, current California poet laureate Al Young (a Berkeley alumnus who also taught writing here) , and UC Berkeley Professor of English Lyn Hejinian, among others. Hu, the author of two books of poems, will be reading October 6 at 7 p.m. in Cody’s Books on Fourth Street, as part of the Poetry Flash reading series.
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