Opportunities and Events
1. Opportunities
2. Events
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS
UC-Berkeley Washington Program
Online Application now open! (Due: 10/03/07 by 4pm)
Information Session
Wednesday 9/26/2007 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM 291 Barrows Hall
WONDERFUL Internship opportunity in our national capital! All majors may apply; must have achieved junior status (60 units) by the time their semester in Washington commences. Applicants must be in good standing within their Colleges, preference is given to students who have completed at least 30 credits on UCB campus.
Program provides a unique opportunity for undergraduates from all majors to spend a semester (Fall or Spring) in Washington, D.C. pursuing full-time course work and an internship in their selected field. 25 participants per semester.
Career Center Internships
Looking for an internship this semester? Unsure what an internship is and why you need one? Want to make plans for landing a great internship next summer? Then check out the Career Center's new internship web site at http://internships.berkeley.edu .
CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAMS
Management Consulting Mixer
Wednesday 9/26/2007 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM Haas School of Business, BA Forum
Pre-registration required on CalJobs
McKinsey & Company - Say It With Presentations
Monday 10/1/2007 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Haas, Wells Fargo Room
JOB SEARCH PROGRAMS
Crohn's Support Job Club
Friday 9/21/2007 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM Career Center, Room 212B
Check in at the Career Center front desk
Faculty Career Series Chat with Professor Frank Schultz - Management Consulting
Tuesday 9/25/2007 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM Haas C230
GRADUATE SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Boalt Law School 2007 Applicant Information Session
Friday 9/21/2007 3:00 PM 111 Boalt Hall
Writing a Winning Statement for Law School
Thursday 9/27/2007 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Stephens Lounge, MLK Student Union Bldg
Writing a Winning Personal Statement for Graduate School
Thursday 9/27/2007 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM MLK Student Union, Stephens Lounge, 3rd fl
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a) UGIS FILM SERIES FALL 2007
Download flyer here.
"Inside Deep Throat" (2005/USA/92min.)
Guest speaker: Robyn Few, Founder, Sex Worker Outreach Project (SWOP)
Tues. Sept. 25, 8pm - Location: 150 GSPP
It was filmed in 6 days for 25 thousand dollars. The government didn't want you to see it. It was banned in 23 states. It has grossed over 600 million dollars. And it is the most profitable film in motion picture history. More than 30 years after Deep Throat's provocative debut, this documentary reflects on the early days of the porn industry and examines the legacy that the most profitable film of all-time has left on society and the commodification of sex.
Remote Sensing (2001/56 min)
Guest speaker: Laura Maria Agustin, Author of Sex at the Margins: Migration, Labour Markets and the Rescue Industry" (2007)
Mon. Oct.8, 8 pm. Location: 126 Barrows
Chain of love (2002/50 min)
Guest Speaker: Rhacel Salazar Parrenas, Associate Professor, Asian American Studies, UC Davis and author of "Servants of Globalization: Women, Migration, and Domestic Work."
Thur. Oct. 25, 8pm - Location: 150 GSPP
Transplant Tourism(2003/60 min)
Guest Speaker: Nancy Scheper-Hughes, Professor, Medical Anthropology, UC Berkeley
Wed.Nov 7, 8pm - Location: 150 GSPP
Nalini by Day, Nancy by Night (2005, 27min)
California Dreaming: India Brides Search for Ex-pat Grooms (2000, 38 min)
Guest Speaker: Vasundhara Sirnate, Ph.D Candidate, UC Berkeley
Thur.Nov.15, 8pm - Location: 150 GSPP
Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Garry Wills and distinguished members of Berkeley's Department of History will discuss Wills' work and the challenges and rewards of historical scholarship. For more inforrmation about
When: Tuesday, September 25th, 3:30-5:00
Where: the Maude Fife Room, 315 Wheeler Hall
This event is presented in conjunction with the new On the Same Page program in the College of Letters & Science
c) 9th Annual Run For Peace, Berkeley Marina
October 7, 2007, 9am
Everybody is welcome! The run supports leading Bay Area peace & justice groups. Register now and save $10 in registration fees. Lots of goodies and a free T-shirt at the race.