Spring 2015 CNR Programs - College of Natural Resources

Spring 2015 Events & Programs
for Undergraduate Students
Recurring Events
Pre-Med and Pre-Health Professional
Drop-in Advising
February 3 - April 14, 10am-1pm or 10am12pm, alternating Tuesdays, 3060 VLSB
Speak with a Career Center Pre-Health Peer
Advisor and get answers to your questions
about preparing and applying for medical
and other health professional schools.
Peace Corps Drop-In Advising
Thursdays from 10am-12pm
CNR Resource Center (260 Mulford Hall)
Meet with the Peace Corps Recruiter to
learn how you can volunteer, travel abroad,
and obtain two years of International
Project Development and Management
experience.
Nourish: Environmental Careers Brown
Bag Lunch Series with Employers
Thurs. Feb.12th and
Wed. March 11th
12-1pm, Career Center
Take a break for lunch and while you
nourish yourself learn more about
employers and organizations who hire
CNR majors. We will provide the dessert!
This program is a partnership between the
Student Environmental Resource Center
(SERC) and the Career Center. Please RSVP
on Callisto.
CNR Faculty Brown Bag Lunches
Ever wonder what faculty members do
when they’re not teaching or how they
got to where they are today? Find out at
CNR’s Faculty Brown Bag Lunches! More
information to be announced.
One-Time Events
Strategies for Success Workshop
Wednesday, Feb. 4th, 4-5 pm, 139 Mulford
Learn tips and tricks from CNR academic
advisors for setting yourself up for success
this semester.
Association of Environmental Professionals
Info Session
Friday, Feb. 6th, 12-1 pm
CNR Resource Center (260 Mulford Hall)
Are you interested in meeting
environmental scientists, planners, and
other environmental professionals? Do
you want to have a key role in shaping the
development of a new student club? The
SF Bay Area Chapter of the Association
of Environmental Professionals (AEP)
is looking for students to help lead and
develop an AEP Student Chapter at UC
Berkeley this spring semester. Come to the
info session to learn more about how you
can get involved.
Peace Corps Info Session
Wednesday, Feb. 11th, 12-1:30pm
CNR Resource Center (260 Mulford)
Come hear from Regional Peace Corps
Representative Clint Niehus and learn how
to use your environment and agriculture
know-how overseas.
BEAN Speed Networking Event
Thursday, Feb. 26th, 6-8pm
Career Center Blue & Gold Room
Interested in exploring an environmental
career? Want to learn more about
opportunities and pathways within the
green sector? Then be sure to attend this
structured networking night where you’ll
get to sit down and talk with successful
alums in your field! (Various roles/niches
of the environmental sector will be
represented.) Please RSVP on Callisto.
Refreshments will be served!
CNR Alumni Association Alumni Career
Panel on Environmental Policy and Law
Tuesday, March 3rd, 5:30-7:30pm
The David Brower Center – 2150 Allston Way
Interested in a career in environmental
policy and law? Join us for a panel discussion
presented by professionals in the field to
be followed by a networking reception with
light refreshments.
Registration: 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Career Panel: 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Networking Reception: 7:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m.
CNR Office of Instruction & Student Affairs | University of California, Berkeley | 260 Mulford Hall, MC 3100 | Berkeley, CA 94720
http://nature.berkeley.edu | cnrteaching@berkeley.edu | 510.642.0542 (p) | 510.643.3132 (f)
Biology Majors Fair (Major Madness)
Wednesday, March 4th, 10:30am-1:30pm
VLSB Courtyard
Come learn about Biology majors and mingle
with new and continuing Biology students
and advisors! Snacks will be provided.
Turning Your Green Passion Into Your Major
Tuesday, March 10th, 4pm
260 Mulford Hall
Are you interested in environmental and
sustainability issues? If yes, the College
of Natural Resources (CNR) may have the
right major for you. We offer majors and
minors focused on the environment and
sustainability from a social to an economic to
a biological perspective. Did you know that
we offer the top Environmental Science
program in the world? Did you know that
Forestry is one of the oldest majors on
campus and celebrating its 100th year
anniversary at Cal? Come learn about our
environmental related majors and other
opportunities we have to offer you from CNR
advisors and students.
CNR Study Abroad Panel
Thursday, March 12th, 5-6:30pm
CNR Resource Center (260 Mulford)
CNR, in partnership with Berkeley Study
Abroad, invites you to hear from advisors and
returned study abroad students majoring in
CNR about the education abroad experience.
Learn more about the student experience
abroad, as well as program deadlines and
application processes.
Sponsored Projects for Undergraduate
Research (SPUR) Info Session
Wednesday, March 18th, 12-1pm
CNR Resource Center (260 Mulford Hall)
Learn about how to get involved in research
through CNR’s own undergraduate research
program, SPUR. We will cover the application
process for faculty- and student-initiated
projects.
Environmental & Sustainability Careers
Expo
Friday, April 3rd, 12-3pm, Anna Head
Alumnae Hall
Come meet employers and alumni
from various roles and niches of the
environmental sector. Some employers
and alumni will be actively recruiting for
positions, while others will be there to help
students learn about the organizations and
what they do within the environmental
job market. This event is appropriate for
students who are job/internship seeking
(bring your resumes!) and also those who
may be just starting to explore what is
available in this field.
CNR Research Showcase
Friday, April 17th, 12-1:30pm
Morgan Hall Lounge
Stop by to talk to CNR students about their
research, as well as to learn more about
summer research programs that CNR
students have been involved in. If you’re
interested in presenting, please look out for
emails from your advisor.
Cal Day
All Day Campus-Wide University Open
House
Saturday, April 18th, 2015 9AM-4PM
Join in on the family fun and meet alumni
and prospective students. For more
information visit: calday.berkeley.edu
CNR Honors Symposium
Thursday, May 7th & Friday May 8th
Come out to support your peers who are
culminating their year-long research projects
while maintaining a minimum 3.6 overall
GPA to graduate with honors in their majors.
Learn about the diversity of projects that
students are working on, and perhaps
be inspired to participate in the Honors
program!
Resume Writing Workshop
Thursday, March 19th, 2-3pm
CNR Resource Center (260 Mulford Hall)
Learn techniques and skills for creating a
great resume and cover letter to land that
perfect internship or job.
CNR Office of Instruction & Student Affairs | University of California, Berkeley | 260 Mulford Hall, MC 3100 | Berkeley, CA 94720
http://nature.berkeley.edu | cnrteaching@berkeley.edu | 510.642.0542 (p) | 510.643.3132 (f)