Opportunities and Events

1. Opportunities
2. Events

    Opportunities

    1. Summer Travel Study Course in Switzerland

    • In its 5th year, this unique 4 week summer course represents a great opportunity for any student to travel to Europe, live in France and Switzerland, meet with diplomats and international civil servants, and learn about the work of a broad array of international organizations, including the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization, the United Nations, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Intellectual Property Organization, and the European Union.

    Students will earn 5 UCB credits. For ISF Majors, this course can count toward their major. Apply now – there’s only a few spots left!.

    For more information, click here.

    2. Internship Opportunity with Tri-Valley CAREs

    Tri-Valley CAREs, one of the country’s leading anti-nuclear weapons NGOs and watchdog of the UC managed Livermore National Laboratory, offers a number of interesting internships during the year and in summer.
    For more information, visit http://www.trivalleycares.org/

    3. Internship Opportunity with the United Nations Association

    The East Bay Chapter of UNA-USA is one of 175 chapters nationwide dedicated to building support for a strong United Nations. The chapter sponsors many important events and maintains a center staffed by volunteers to educate the public about the work of the United Nations. The Center, located at 1403 B Addison St. in Berkeley, sells UNICEF cards, country flags, fair trade gifts, books and other educational materials. It has a lending library of books and other materials about the UN, including curriculum guides for teachers, posters, and videos.

    Managing and staff opportunities for volunteers include
  • Staff the UNA Center for 2-3 hours per week: Tues-Sat. Noon - 5:00 pm
  • Coordinate Center Volunteers: recruit/train volunteers; coordinate their schedules
  • Serve as Center Coordinator: Manage financial and all other aspects of the UNA Center
  • Serve as Sales Manager of UNICEF and UN-related merchandise and gifts
  • Serve on a committee of the East Bay Chapter: Education, Advocacy, Membership, Fund-raising, Event Organizing (Run for Peace, Human rights, Int’l Women’s Day, UN Day, etc.)
  • Serve as a Board Member
    • See web site for details: http://www.unausaeastbay.org/ or contact Suzanne Llewellyn at llew@berkeley.edu / 510-643-4422(W) or 925-935-6621(H)

    4. Internships with Global Footprint Network

    Global Footprint Network is currently seeking interns to assist in our Communications, Fundraising, and Research and Standards departments. See their website for descriptions of specific internship opportunities and information on how to apply to each.
    Successful applicants for all positions will be motivated, responsible, and self-starters, able to work with minimum direction. Applicants should be interested in sustainability, global resource issues, ecological economics, and resource analysis. We are especially interested in applicants with backgrounds or experience in: ecology, environmental science, earth systems, urban planning, resource management, or business (especially current MBA students).
    Interns will work closely with all staff, including experienced business consultants and Dr. Mathis Wackernagel, co-creator of the Ecological Footprint. All interns will also be asked to support the administrative functions of the organization. This may include arranging and supporting meetings, assisting with correspondence, updating the contact database, and overseeing production and mailing of materials.
    Individuals who feel they can make a positive contribution to the Global Footprint Network by bringing a different combination of skills are also encouraged to apply.
    Time and Compensation: We are now accepting applications for spring and summer interns. We prefer full time interns, though a part-time arrangement may be possible. There is a minimum commitment of 16 hours per week for three months. Hours are flexible. Gourmet healthy lunches are provided daily. We are willing to work with a university to arrange academic credit. At this time all internships are unpaid, volunteer positions.

    5. Education Abroad Program (EAP)

    Would you like to spend a semester or year studying abroad? There are too many opportunities to list here, so visit the Berkeley Programs for Study Abroad (BPSA) site at http://ias.berkeley.edu/bpsa/ for program information and deadlines.
    For studies in Switzerland, visit http://www.unifr.ch/acp/fribourg.htm.

    6. DOCTORATE IN BUSINESS INFORMATION SESSIONS

    WThinking of graduate school? Why not consider a doctorate degree in Business! More than ever, there are exciting new opportunities for research in management and decision science, making the doctorate degree in business administration a promising and fulfilling academic career.
    Discover how your degree in Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or the Social or Natural sciences could lead to an academic career in business. Hear from business faculty and doctoral students, as well as meet doctoral program representatives from Stanford, Berkeley, Northwestern, MIT, USC, Chicago, and Harvard Business School.
    To find out more about doctoral programs in business, as well as the research and teaching aspects of an academic career in the field, join us for an information session. Our panelists will share their own experiences with plenty of Q&A time allotted.
    Monday, May 5th Haas School of Business 4:30-5:30 pm
    Location: C135 Cheit Hall
    Registration requested: http://www.surveymk.com///s.aspx?sm=VcuNbu0C5VcVKY6chQdyPg_3d_3d

    Events

    Events on Campus: Visit http://events.berkeley.edu/
    Bay Area/SF Events: Visit http://www.bapd.org/cal.html

    1. Friday, April 25: DIGITAL BE-IN

    Temple, 540 Howard St., San Francisco 07:00 PM - 04:00 AM $20 advance / $25 at door | www.be-in.com
    Don't be left out. A combination symposium, take-action exhibition and multimedia entertainment extravaganza, the "Digital Be-In" features presenters and celebrities, musical, visual and performance artists, art installations and an exhibition featuring leading solutions for making cities -- and the homes and institutions that comprise them -- sustainable. Symposium at 7, Take Action Exhibit at 8, Live Music and DJ's at 9.

    2. Saturday, April 26: DISCARDED TO DIVINE

    Academy of Art University, 601 Brannan Street, San Francisco, 7PM For more information please call 415.977.1270 $45 advanced ticket; $55 at the door | www.discardedtodivine.org
    Fashion forward. The St. Vincent de Paul Society presents its 3rd annual fashion show and auction of one-of-a-kind couture made from discarded clothing -- an evening dedicated to fashion, recycling and creativity benefiting San Francisco's poor and homeless. Also, eco-friendly cocktails and hors d'oeuvres from some San Francisco "green" restaurants and silent and live auctions.

    3. Sunday, April 27; IRAN (IS NOT THE PROBLEM)

    Victoria Theatre, 2961 16th Street, San Francisco, 02:00 PM $5 | www.iranisnottheproblem.org
    A screening of the new documentary, "Iran (is not the problem)," made as a response to the failure of the American mass media to provide the public with relevant and accurate information about the standoff between the U.S. and Iran, is followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.

    4. Sunday, April 27: CLIMATE CHANGE CRISIS

    St. John the Evangelist Church, 1661 15th Street, San Francisco, 6:30PM For more information please call 415.431.1918 $5-$10 donation requested, no one turned away for lack of funds.
    The Center for Political Education and Movement, Generation Justice and Ecology Project present "Climate Justice: Negotiating Solutions in a Time of Crisis," a presentation and discussion on the politics of climate policy. A panel of experts will review current proposals and policies in California, the U.S. and around the world.

    5. Monday, April 28: GREEN MOVIE NIGHT

    Victoria Theatre, 2961 16th Street, San Francisco, 6:30 p.m. $10 general admission, $5 students & seniors | www.uas.coop
    The Urban Alliance for Sustainability's Green Movie Night presents "The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil," made by the Community Solution, a nonprofit organization that designs and teaches low-energy solutions to the fossil-fuel based, industrialized, and centralized way of living. After the movie the conversation continues at ELIXIR, San Francisco's second-oldest saloon.

    6. Monday, April 28: HISTORIAN VS FUTURIST ON PROGRESS

    Cowell Theater, Fort Mason, San Francisco, 7pm.
    The debate between Niall Ferguson & Peter Schwartz starts promptly at 7:30pm. Admission is free (a $10 donation is always welcome, not required).
    At issue is the core finding of Ferguson's recent book, THE WAR OF THE WORLD: Twentieth-century Conflict and the Descent of the West. After reading the book twice, Schwartz sees the crucial question this way: "Are 'the dark forces that conjure up ethnic conflict and imperial rivalry out of economic crisis, and in so doing negate our common humanity,' still 'stirring within us' (to quote the conclusion of The War of the World), leading to the high likelihood that the next half century will be just as bloody and awful as the first half of the 20th Century?" Schwartz is currently writing an article titled, "The Case for Optimism."
    In Long Now's debate format, the audience decides who goes first. That speaker makes his case for 15 minutes and then is interviewed by his opponent for 10 minutes, searchingly rather than trickily. The goal is clarity and depth rather than debater's points. Then the opponent must summarize the first speaker's argument until the first speaker says, "You got it." Same deal for the second speaker. Then they continue to probe each other while responding to written questions from the audience.
    Talks coming up:
    May 21 (WEDNESDAY) - Iqbal Quadir, "Technology Empowers the Poorest"
    June 27 (Friday) - Paul Ehrlich, "The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment"
    Jul. 23 (WEDNESDAY) - Edward Burtynsky, "The 10,000-year Gallery"
    Aug. 8 (Friday) - Daniel Suarez ("Leinad Zeraus"), "Daemon: Bot-mediated Reality"
    Sep. 12 (Friday) - Peter Diamandis, "Long-term X-Prizes"
    Oct. 3 (Friday) - Huey Johnson, "Green Planning at Nation Scale"
    Dec. 19 (Friday) - Rick Prelinger, "Lost Landscapes of San Francisco"

    7. Wednesday, April 30: LOVE OF WATER

    Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, 1881 Post Street, San Francisco, 8:45 p.m. For more information please call 925.866.9559 $12.50
    Tap into it. The San Francisco International Film Festival presents "Flow: For the Love of Water," a documentary featuring scientists, researchers and human rights advocates with case studies from Indian villages, African townships and communities in the U.S. that show the devastating effects of treating a natural resource as a commodity.