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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and California Gov. Jerry Brown are among the political leaders, innovators and pundits set to address newly minted UC Berkeley graduates at ceremonies starting this weekend (May 11-12).
Campus Notices archive
Chancellor’s message on passage of Prop. 30
November 7, 2012: In a message to the campus community Nov. 7, Chancellor Birgeneau thanked members of the campus community for their work to foster dialogue on Prop. 30, which will raise revenues for education and public safety. He called voters’ approval of the measure a “welcome respite” from deep budget cuts to UC.
Yudof, in web chat, answers questions on UC’s financial future
November 5, 2012: UC President Mark Yudof held a web chat with university faculty and staff on Nov. 2 to discuss UC’s financial future, the impact of Proposition 30 and other issues.
Upholding Berkeley’s ‘principles of community’
November 2, 2012: A reminder from campus administrators to the university community that use of our common resources — our classrooms, labs, offices, and public spaces — is subject to rules aimed at upholding the Principles of Community.
Campus, community leaders bond over breakfast
November 1, 2012: Chancellor Birgeneau hosted his fourth and final annual Community Leaders Breakfast Thursday morning, an opportunity to celebrate town-gown ties that have helped dozens of neighborhood- and community-based projects to flourish.
Had your benefits checked lately?
October 29, 2012: Open Enrollment is the annual opportunity for eligible staff and faculty to make changes to certain benefits, usually the medical, dental and vision plans, as well as add eligible family members. Occasionally, the legal plan is also open for enrollment and it is open this year.
CalTime to get expedited rollout
October 25, 2012: To comply with recent decisions at the UC systemwide level, UC Berkeley is planning to move to a bi-weekly pay cycle for non-exempt employees (those eligible to earn overtime). These changes will result in an expedited rollout of CalTime.
Campus gets a taste of Food Day 2012
October 24, 2012: UC Berkeley joined the national Food Day 2012 celebration Wednesday with tastings and cooking demos on Sproul Plaza.
Explore Bay Area Science Festival with Berkeley scientists
October 24, 2012: A hike the Hayward fault, hands-on lessons about what you eat at a local farmers market, star-gazing with astronomers — these are just three of the ways the public can learn about science from UC Berkeley scientists at the Bay Area Science Festival, starting this weekend.
The path to financial sustainability? There’s a link for that
October 24, 2012: Administration and Finance’s redesigned website doesn’t just talk about putting the campus on a financially sustainable path. As the leading edge of the Open Berkeley project, it’s an active part of the solution.
Mari Rosas: Making sure it really does get better
October 23, 2012: As a Person of Interest on the UC Berkeley campus, senior Mari Rosas speaks up for people whose identities don’t always fit into society’s neat categories. It’s a territory this student of anthropology and gender and women’s studies knows well and explores as a person, activist and filmmaker.
Sustainability award for senior thesis on campus emissions
October 22, 2012: A recent UC Berkeley graduate in environmental sciences has won a sustainability research award from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) for her senior thesis calculating the campus’s greenhouse gas emissions based on its entire supply chain of goods and services.
UCPD lauds citizens for heroism in stopping dog attack 
October 19, 2012: Column by writer Michelle Locke describes the attack and the ceremony honoring two men, one of them her husband, for their role in saving a 6-year-old girl from a pair of off-leash pit-bull mixes.
Time for annual UC benefits check-up
October 19, 2012: This year, Open Enrollment runs from 8 a.m., Oct. 29 to 5 p.m., Nov. 20.
Grad Division posts election resources
October 18, 2012: With the Nov. 9 election just around the corner, the Graduate Division offers several handy links, including information on voter registration. The deadline for that is Monday, Oct. 22.
Election Day is Nov. 6; find out about the issues
October 18, 2012: With Election Day almost here, it’s a good time to read up on the issues at http://grad.berkeley.edu/news/headlines/be-informed-and-vote/.
BSA hosts Prop. 30 discussion Friday, Oct. 19
October 17, 2012: Campus staff are invited to Berkeley Staff Assembly’s Fall welcome event, from noon to 1:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 19, in 60 Barrows. The event features UC’s “Onward California Mobile Tour” and an information session on Proposition 30.
Fabilli Hoffer Prize challenge: Gravity, in 500 words or less
October 17, 2012: How much can you say in 500 words? That’s the yearly challenge presented by the Lili Fabilli and Eric Hoffer essay contest, which is accepting entries now.
The competition is open to faculty and staff, as well as students.This year’s topic: gravity. The deadline is Dec. 3.
Wastewater? Wildfires? Science moms? Must be the ‘Field Trip Podcast’
October 15, 2012: In its third series, “Field Trip Podcasts” turns an entertainingly scientific eye on beaches, wetlands, wildfires and more.
UC mentors next generation of women in STEM fields
October 12, 2012: A nationwide online mentoring program, Women in Technology Sharing Online (WitsOn), seeks to connect women students pursuing STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) degrees with women leaders from academia and industry. Students and faculty from Berkeley and seven other UC campuses are participating.
CalTime’s phased rollout is underway
October 11, 2012: A phased rollout of CalTime, the campus’ new online, automated timekeeping system, began Sept. 28 and continues into spring semester. See the schedule and watch a video on how the new system will improve timekeeping for campus employees.
USAID chief lauds Blum Center as model in search for global solutions
October 11, 2012:
USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah visited campus and encouraged students to join the search for open source solutions to pressing global problems.
New campus budget plan sets stage for strategic financial planning
October 10, 2012: Members of the campus community recently got their first look at UC Berkeley’s new budget plan, the product of months of collaboration between finance staff, the Budget Office and the Operational Excellence CalPlanning project team. Now, the OE-funded system CalPlanning allows campus finance staff to learn new processes, develop financial-analysis and planning skills, and foster a more strategic approach to campus finances.
Nobelist in physics got his start at Berkeley
October 9, 2012: An American physicist who shared today’s Nobel Prize in Physics earned his bachelor of arts degree from UC Berkeley in 1965.
Stadium now a memorial to all fallen Californians
October 9, 2012: At Saturday’s Homecoming game, the World War I-era California Memorial Stadium was rededicated to “all Californians who have sacrificed their lives in service to our nation.”
This Thursday: Depression-awareness webinars, Q&As
October 8, 2012: Depression affects 9.1 percent of Americans, according to the CDC. On Depression Awareness Day, Oct. 11, UC will offer a one-hour webinar, throughout the day, on signs, symptoms and treatment of depression, and University Health Services will supplement the webinar with in-person discussions with campus psychologists.
New oral history online: Warren Hellman talks about Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
October 5, 2012: Catch the late Warren Hellman talking about his Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in this video clip from The Bancroft Library’s Regional Oral History Office.
30 years after The Play: Paging Fan X
October 5, 2012: As the 30th anniversary of the most amazing playing in Cal Bears football history approaches (Nov. 20), California magazine asks: Who was the mysterious fan who signaled the crowd that The Play had been ruled a touchdown?
Memorial service Oct. 16 for J. Christopher Stevens
October 4, 2012: A memorial service for J. Christopher Stevens, the late U.S. ambassador to Libya and a UC Berkeley alumnus, will be held in the rotunda of the San Francisco City Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 4:30 p.m.
Berkeley joins public universities in national initiative to boost college completion
October 4, 2012: UC Berkeley has joined nearly 490 four-year public colleges and universities in a major initiative that aims to increase college completion by 3.8 million students by 2025, which would raise the proportion of adults with degrees to 60 percent.
Berkeley rises in new world university rankings
October 3, 2012: Despite a year that saw significant cuts in state funding, UC Berkeley rose a step on the list of the world’s Top 10 universities in new rankings from the Times Higher Education.
