It’s been an awesome first year and we’re holding oSTEM officer elections for next year TONIGHT (4/26) at 7PM in 225A BECHTEL. Drop by if you can!
Good luck with finals everyone!
– Casey
General Meeting #2 Coming Up!
Hey everyone! We’ve finalized some details about oSTEM for the semester:
1. We’ll be having weekly meetings every Thursday, from 7-8pm in 240 Bechtel.
2. As you can tell from above, each meeting is now only an hour long.
Each meeting will also have some sort of theme to it. If you’re curious to see what they are, check the event descriptions on our Google calendar. The next meeting will be this coming Thursday (2/9), and we will be having a discussion. Just come, chill, and talk about whatever you like!
Thanks to everyone who showed up to our first meeting and our study hall!
oSTEM’s First General Meeting
Hey oSTEMers,
oSTEM@Berkeley is having its first general meeting of the spring semester on Thursday, January 26th from 7pm-8pm in Bechtel 225A! We’ll get to know new members as well as catch up with everyone about what happened over break! There will be pizza, salad, and drinks provided! Come enjoy great company and dinner with your favorite oSTEMers!
Feel free to stop by, keep us company, and kick off the new semester! Meet fellow queers and allies in your classes! Food is first come, first serve!
Our second general meeting date and time is still TBA. We’re currently polling our members to see what times most people can make, and then we will schedule our meetings based on those times. Click here to vote for a time.
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Welcome Back!
We hope you all had a great winter break and are having a good start to the new semester! oSTEM will be back in action very soon and we will be sure to keep you updated here!
We will be tabling at Queer Au Lait from 7-9pm in the Multicultural Community Center @ MLKJ Student Union. Many other queer organizations around the campus will be there as well, so be sure to come check out the event! Free drinks and snacks will be provided. Check this map if you don’t know where the MLKJ Student Union is (go in entrance on the east side, MCC is on second floor).
Remember to sign up for our mailing list to get weekly digests of oSTEM news and events. We hope to see you all at our meetings soon!
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5th General Meeting Recap and More Upcoming Events!
Our fifth general meeting went rather smoothly. A Broadcom representitive came and talked with us about the networking corporation and how to potentially intern with them. Afterwards, we had some time to chill and eat all nine pizzas that were ordered!
Here are some of our other upcoming events that you should be sure to check out!
oSTEM’s Sixth General Meeting
If you have an interesting story you want to share about pop culture, sexuality, coming out, or even want to talk about a professor you don’t like, then come talk with us at oSTEM’s next general meeting! That said, you need not participate in the conversation or share any personal stories to attend!
When: Wednesday, November 16 · 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Where: 240 Bechtel Hall
oSTEM and Cal Q&A present Mean Girls
Join oSTEM and Cal Q&A as we watch a screening of Meal Girls! Free popcorn and drinks will be provided!
When: Thursday, November 10 · 7:00pm – 9:30pm
Where: 240 Bechtel, it’s the building north of Evans and there is a nice patio with circular mini benches, there should be a room that has 240 written on the glass wall
oSTEM Workshop: Is that a Rainbow Tie You’re Wearing?
oSTEM is having a workshop regarding professionalism and how to be out in industry. Learn what UC Berkeley’s oSTEM chapter learned at the 2011 National oSTEM Convention!
When: Tuesday, November 15 · 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Where: QARC – 305 Eshelman Hall
oSTEM Study Group
Come hangout/procrastinate/study with your fellow oSTEMers! We’re back on the daily grind. Many of us are taking the same classes, or have taken the same classes, so this is a great opportunity to make friends and learn at the same time! FREE SNACKS will be included!
When: Thursday, November 17 · 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Where: TBA, probably somewhere in Moffitt
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We hope to see you all at our events!
5th General Meeting and Other Announcements
5th General Meeting – BroadCom Infosession
What: Come join us at our fifth general meeting! It will feature BROADCOM Corporation (NASDAQ; BRCM), a FORTUNE 500® company, which is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. Be sure to bring your resumés and chat with a BroadCom university recruiter! After the info session we will have a social hangout to chill out.
FREE PIZZA and SODA will also be provided!
RSVP on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=168177846605036
When: Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011 6-7:30PM
Where: 240B Stephens Hall
oSTEM Study Group
What: Come hangout and study with your fellow oSTEMers and brothers in SEO! Midterms never seem to end so we are joining forces to help each other out! Many of us are taking the same classes, or have taken the same classes, so this is a great opportunity to make friends and learn at the same time! Free snacks will be included!
Where: C2 and C4 Moffit Library
When: Thursday, November 3rd from 7-9PM
QARC Workshop
What: Interested in what the oSTEM officer board took from the Out for Work Conference in Washington DC? Come to this workshop which will feature advice on being out at work, resume building, what to say at a career fair, and the extent of “out” on your resume.
Where: Queer Alliance Resource Center (QARC) 305 Eshelman Hall
When: Tuesday, November 8th 6-7:30PM
Evening with Industry, hosted by SWE (Society of Women Engineers)
What: This event is comprised of a mini career fair and a delicious 3-course meal at HS Lordships with company representatives, providing a more personal and relaxed setting for networking. It is a great opportunity for getting internships and jobs. The dress code is professional. Transportation is provided. Tickets are being sold in front of Evans: $15 non-members, $10 SWE national members. For more information see: http://swe.berkeley.edu/ewi/students.php
Where: HS Lordships
When: Thursday, November 10th, 2011
YES (Young Engineers and Scientists) Day
What: oSTEM has been given the fabulous opportunity to participate in YES Day this year! It’s an all-day outreach event organized by HES where 60+ high school and middle school students experience Berkeley engineering and science programs through workshops, lab tours, and competitions. This is a great opportunity to inspire students to pursue careers in STEM fields!
Where: College of Engineering (UC Berkeley campus)
When: Veteran’s Day, November 11th, 2011
Movie Night – “I WANT MY PINK SHIRT BACK!”
What: Join oSTEM and Cal Q&A to watch a screening of MEAN GIRLS! It’s a great way socialize while watching a hilarious movie! FREE POPCORN will be provided!
Where: Room TBA
When: Thursday, November 10th 7-9:30PM
GooglePlex Tour
What: oSTEM is planning a tour of the Google campus in Mountain View. This a great opportunity to visit the state-of-the-art facility and perhaps network.
Where: The GooglePlex @ Mountain View.
When: The event is currently tentative depending on how many people RSVP to the event. If you are interested email Christopher Anderson at christopher546@berkeley.edu and fill out the following doodle:
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Fourth General Meeting Recap and Upcoming Events!
Our fourth general meeting went very well. Professor Chris Anderson gave us a very insightful talk about his life and experiences and how much he loves San Diego. He also answered many of our questions about his research, graduate students, being out in at work, and just life in general. Afterwards, we relaxed with (legal!) drinks and snacks and played some fun rounds of Super Smash Bros Brawl.
Here are some events to keep an eye out for (all of which are on our events calendar):
oSTEM’s Fifth General Meeting
What: BROADCOM Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a FORTUNE 500® company, is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. A university recruiter from BROADCOM will be present at the next oSTEM General Meeting! Bring your RESUMES! FREE FOOD will be provided!
Where: 240B Stephens
When: Wednesday, November 2nd from 6:00-7:30pm
LeaderShape
What: Join Larry Page, Co-Founder of Google, and more than 40,000 other college students by becoming a graduate of the LeaderShape Institute. The LeaderShape Institute is provided at no cost to selected engineering students due to generous support from the RECARE Foundation (any College of Engineering sophomore, junior or senior may apply). The LeaderShape Institute is an intensive, energizing, education experience to prepare students to become extraordinary leaders while developing skills which employers and graduate schools are seeking!
Where/When: Engineering Student Services is excited to announce applications are available for the six-day LeaderShape Institute from Sunday, January 8-Friday, January 13 (spring semester classes begin on January 17). Learn more and get your questions answered at one of the Info Sessions in 240 Bechtel on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 5pm or Wednesday, Oct. 26 at Noon. Application deadline is 11:59pm on Monday, October 31st
LGBT Science Reception
What: Presented by the College of Chemistry, this reception has the goal of fostering the well-being and self-respect of LGBT students in STEM fields and eliminating discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. FREE Food and refreshments will be provided on a first-come first-service basis!
When: Wednesday, October 26th from 5:00-8:00pm
Where: 775 Tan Hall
Black Engineers and Scientists Student Association (BESSA)-A Walk for Education
What: BESSA cordially invites you to their annual event, A Walk for Education, which works to increase awareness of opportunities available in college among minority and low-income communities. Volunteers will walk door-to-door in predominantly minority, low-income communities distributing info about college admissions, local vocational schools, GED, SAT/ACT, and financial aid. This would be a great opportunity to give back to the community and spread awareness of our diversity in STEM fields. Each participant will be provided with a safety packet to guide them through the area they will explore and a free t-shirt identifying them as a participant.
When: The event will take place on Saturday, October 29th, from 9:00am to 2:00pm. Registration will be from 9:15-10:15am and the walk will be from 11:00-1:00pm. There will be FREE breakfast for volunteers and food at the end of the walk.
Where: Oakland, CA
Berkeley Pride 2011
What: It’s Pride! At Berkeley! Featuring food, comedy, music/theater performances, and much more! oSTEM may be tabling there, although this is not yet confirmed.
Where: 2150 Allston Way (Brower Center)
When: 5-10pm
Movie Night Canceled
Update: Due to difficulties in booking a location, our Rocky Horror showing is canceled. We apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused. :<
Our movie night where we will be showing Rocky Horror!! will no longer be held at SEO. As of right now it will be at an officer’s place (either Jeff or Mahana). More info will be posted as soon as it’s finalized.
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4th General Meeting and Other Announcements
4th General Meeting – CHRIS ANDERSON, SMASH BROS, and SNACKS
So our next general meeting is going to be awesome. Like, super-awesome. Listen up everyone:
We have awesome LGBT bioengineering professor Chris Anderson speaking. This is a big deal. Chris Anderson runs a synthetic biology lab on campus here. He’s awesome. His lab and research are awesome. His mere presence alone should be all the convincing you need to come out and be awesome with him and all of us during our 4th-Ever-General Meeting on Wednesday, October 19 in Stephens 240B from 6:00-7:30pm. What else would you be doing? Homework?
And if that’s not enough to convince you to come out next Wednesday, then consider this: free snacks. And Paul’s bringing his Wii. We’re going to play Smash. Or other board/card games if we feel like it.
Come out and de-stress with us!
Rocky Horror Movie Night at SEO
oSTEM is joining SEO to watch The Rocky Horror Picture Show Saturday, October 22 at 2708 Channing Way from 6:00-8:00pm. Come join us for FUN TIMES and FREE SNACKS!
QARC and QSA Milk Screening
oSTEM will be joining QARC and QSA for their screening of the film “Milk.” The movie features Sean Penn in telling the story of Harvey Milk, and his struggles as an American gay activist who became California’s first openly gay elected official. Come check it out this Friday, October 14th, 2011 in 2060 VLSB from 7:00-9:00pm.
LGBT Science Reception
Presented by the College of Chemistry, this reception has the goal of fostering the well-being and self-respect of LGBT students in STEM fields and eliminating discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. Awesome (I mean, really-really-awesome and catered) FREE Food and refreshments will be provided on a first-come first-service basis! Check it out on Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 in 775 Tan Hall (by Latimer Hall) from 5:00-8:00pm.
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Third General Meeting Recap
Our third general meeting provided a wealth of knowledge shared by our first guest speaker, Andrew Szeri, Dean of Graduate Assembly, as well as a panel of graduate students, who presented on life after undergraduate studies. Szeri shared his experiences as a queer scientist, researcher, and professor. He emphasized that it is perfectly acceptable to be “out” in the workplace as long as professionalism is sustained.
The meeting concluded with a grad student panel Q&A session. The panel’s participants were Zack Zubin, Jon Kotker, and Steven Wang, who shared their recent experiences of applying to graduate school. In addition, they discussed the main differences between undergraduate and graduate studies. They offered similar advice to students applying to graduate programs such as having a genuine interest in your specific field of study, as well as having as much research under your belt as possible. They also advised that although most graduate research programs leave students with more free time, it is important to establish goals with due dates and a close relationship with your advisor.
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