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EVENT PLANNING CERTIFICATION WORKSHOP BERKELEY PROJECT NEEDS SITE LEADERS TRIANGLE FRATERNITY CLASS OF 2008 SWEATSHIRTS FALL FLU SHOT CLINICS TEACH FOR AMERICA PARTYSAFE@CAL THANKSGIVING EVENT CENTER ON AGING EVENT INVENTION CONTEST SUMMER SESSIONS INTERNSHIP 1
Fall 2008, Issue 22
Event Planning Certification Workshop
November 18, 2008 4:00-7:00 pm Tan Oak Room, 4th floor MLK, Jr. Student Union
The Center for Student Leadership, ASUC Auxiliary Office of Student Affairs, and ASUC Events Services are offering a workshop for student leaders to learn the ins, outs, and in betweens of Event Planning! Successful completion of this 3 hour workshop will entitle the individual to special perks, such as increased flexibility in reserving outdoor locations and MLK rooms! If you are interested in this unique opportunity, send your name, email, phone number, and names of the student organizations you are a part of to sopa@berkeley.edu. Space is limited, so RSVP today! Questions? Email Liz Camacho at lizcam@berkeley.edu.
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Berkeley Project needs more Site Leaders!
Site leading is a low-commitment, fun opportunity to gain experience as a service project leader. As a Site Leader you will oversee ONE specific project on Berkeley Project Day, November 15, 2008. Your responsibilities include contacting the community organization to finalize the small, nitty-gritty but important details of the project (ie. can the site provide water?), contacting volunteers who signed-up for your project with appropriate information, and leader the group of volunteers on the day of! You will work closely with Volunteer Director, Caroline Szymanska. Projects range from community enriching activities such as arts-and-crafts and assisting the elderly to urban beautification such as repairing bike paths and painting benches. For a complete site list, visit bp. berkeley.edu To sign up to be a Site Leader and for more information please contact caromellolove@berkeley.edu.
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
CENTER ON AGING EVENT 11/10
BERKELEY PROJECT 11/15 ALPHA PHI 5K BEAR WALK/RUN EVENT PLANNING CERTIFICATION WORKSHOP 11/16
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Become a Founding Father of Triangle Fraternity; Build Your Character
Until Oct. 26th, Triangle Fraternity will be recruiting engineering, architecture and physical science students at Cal Berkeley to found it's 37th chapter nationwide. Combining Triangle's support system with its unique focus on academic success and professional development, Triange is looking to recruit those men who value truth, integrity, respect and dilligence. If you or someone you know would be interested in developing their leadership skills, networking with over 25,000 colleagues in their professions, making friends for the rest of your life, and building your personal character, please contact Leo Glass, Director of Chapter Development, at 317-828-2982.
CLASS OF 2008 SWEATSHIRTS
Class of 2008 sweatshirts will be sold for $40 each on Tuesdays and Fridays from 11am to 2pm. This is your last chance for a keepsake of your years at Cal so don't miss out!!! Get them before their gone! Look for us on Upper Sproul! If you have any questions regarding either of this event please contact Yasmine Kolahi at caldgc@gmail.com.
Fall Flu Shot Clinics
Fall flu shot clinics have begun at the Tang Center, 2222 Bancroft Way. The remaining clinics scheduled throughout the fall semester are on November 13; and December 1. The cost for staff, faculty, and members of the community (college age adults and above) is $25 regular vaccine/$30 thimerisol-free, $5/$6 for student SHIP members. No appointment is necessary. For more information or to download a Flu Shot flier, visit http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/home/news/flushots.shtml
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Teach For America
Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates and working professionals - of all academic majors, backgrounds and career interests - who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders for expanding educational opportunity for all children. We seek outstanding individuals who possess the leadership skills and experience that will enable them to change the prospects of students growing up today and, ultimately, to effect the fundamental change in our society that will make it a place of opportunity for all. We encourage you to apply to the 2009 Teach For America corps at www.teachforamerica.org. The application deadline is Friday November 7th, 2008. To learn more, visit www.teachforamerica.org or contact admissions@teachforamerica.org.
PartySafe@Cal can help publicize your alcohol free events!
Know of any weekend evening alcohol-free events coming up this month? Then send them to PartySafe@Cal so we can put it in our monthly event newsletter! This newsletter currently goes out to a list of a few thousand undergraduate students who have asked for information about such events. But in order to satisfy this student market, we need help from more student organizations. If your organization is hosting (or is interested in hosting) any such events open to all students, please send descriptions of them by the 29th of each month to Rebekah Huang at rebekah.x@gmail.com.
Happy Thanksgiving!
You are invited to join us for a wonderful holiday dinner.
Thursday, November 27th, 2008, 11:00am to 3:00pm Imani Ministries 10205 Mac Arthur Blvd Oakland, CA 94605 Please RSVP by November 20th, 2008 to First Lady Cassandra Jackson at 510.292.8909 or 510.568.3887, or by email at Cassandra.Jackson@prurealty.com
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Interested in Aging? Check out this upcoming event!
Our first UCB 'Students in Aging' (SIA) event of the year (!) will be Monday, November 10 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM in University Hall, Room 150 (corner of Oxford and Addison streets-- use side entrance on Addison). This one is not to be missed...a rare opportunity! Campus map: http:// publicsafetyandtransportation.berkeley.edu/PDFs/PadMap2005.pdf We'll have two AMAZING presenters affiliated with both AgeSong Senior Communities and the Pacific Institute of San Francisco: Doris Bersing, PhD, will present on her work titled 'From Crone to Mentor: An New Opportunity for Feminists and Aging Women', AND Nader Shabahangi, PhD, will present on his work, 'Beyond Dementia Toward Forgetfulness Care'. As always this SIA event is free of charge and we'll have PIZZA/SODAS compliments of our Center on Aging. There will also be interdisciplinary networking opportunities following our speakers' presentations. Please RSVP to via email ASAP to Desi Owens (desiowens@berkeley.edu)-this will help us tremendously! And please share this with your friends and colleagues with an interest in aging-- all are welcome! Our best wishes...we hope to hear from you soon! -Desi Owens, SIA Faculty Representative, and our SIA Student Co-Leaders (!), Laura Liesem, Graduate Program in the School of Social Welfare, and Tom Blair & Anisha Chandra, UCB-UCSF Joint Medical Program Links to presenters' affiliated organizations: -AgeSong: http://www.lakesideparkalz.com/ -Pacific Institute: http://www.pacificinstitute.org/ -Presenters Faculty Bios: http://www.pacificinstitute.org/ab_executive.html
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Invention Competition Gives Students a Real Shot at Innovation Success Winners to receive combined $32,500 in invention services assistance
SAN FRANCISCO (September 24, 2008) – AbsolutelyNew, Inc., a next generation consumer products company that brings independent inventors’ best ideas to market, has launched its First Annual Student Invention Competition to run through November 30, 2008. The competition gives high school and college students a chance to share their most inventive ideas for a chance to win professional assistance bringing the ideas to life and to market. The first place winner will receive intellectual property protection, market research, product development and marketing help valued at $20,000. Second and third prize winners will receive limited invention assistance valued at $10,000 and $2,500 respectively. All could potentially earn millions more in royalties if their inventions are licensed and go on to become marketplace winners – a real possibility when companies are increasingly looking for new innovations to differentiate from competitors. Additional competition facts: Students’ ideas will be safeguarded – submissions are protected by confidentiality agreement, and winners will receive intellectual property protection before their ideas are made public. Entries will be judged on originality, market potential, manufacturability and safety, by a panel of AbsolutelyNew employee experts. Submissions are due by November 30, 2008. Winners will be notified no later than December 15, 2008.
Entry forms, more details and official terms & conditions are available at www.absolutelynew.com/contest. The competition in its first year is limited to students attending select schools, noted on the contest website; however, AbsolutelyNew already expects to make the competition national, and then international, in the future. “We’re deeply committed to invention and to our community, so we see this student competition as a perfect opportunity to play to our core values” said Richard Donat, AbsolutelyNew’s CEO. “We’re also excited to see the next generation’s ideas.” About AbsolutelyNew, Inc. Headquartered in San Francisco, AbsolutelyNew is a world-class consumer products company that finds and drives to market the most innovative goods from the world’s inventors. The company’s team of 80+ employee experts has helped thousands of inventors bring their ideas to life. Products in the company’s portfolio span a wide range of categories, and can be purchased in stores, in catalogs, online, and on TV. AbsolutelyNew is privately held, with venture capital backing from Artiman Ventures. For more information, please visit www.absolutelynew.com. Contact: Jeremy Milk, Director of Marketing Communications AbsolutelyNew, Inc. jmilk@absolutelynew.com, 415-865-6200 x 1139 102 Sproul Hall 510.642.5171 studentorgs.berkeley.edu leadership@berkeley.edu
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Sign up for the Berkeley Summer Internship Program pre-match process beginning November 15 through December 20, 2008! This new feature gives students interested in enrolling in the Internship Program a chance to get an early start on their summer internship search. The pre-match process is not a mandatory component of the Internship Program and comes at no cost. The Berkeley Summer Internship Program is a great way to: 1) Gain job experience while taking Summer Sessions classes 2) Make professional contacts 3) Receive one-on-one career advising from an industry professional Sign up today! How to participate: • • • • Go to summer.berkeley.edu/internship Select the link requesting more information Fill the boxes for Summer Internship Program, name and email Await an email on how to submit a pre-match form and resume
To request an informational presentation on the Berkeley Summer Internship Program for your student organization, please contact Jeff D’Andria at summerinternship@berkeley.edu.
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