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Nicholas Dirks introduced himself and fielded questions at a conversational meet-up Thursday afternoon between UC Berkeley students and the campus’s next chancellor. About 100 people turned out for what Dirks called one of the “first of a long series of conversations with you.” Earlier in the day, Chancellor Birgeneau and Dirks met with student winners of the “Fiat Lux Remix” contest.
Tag: Graduate Assembly
LEAD Center brings student-leadership training under one roof
August 17, 2012:
The ASUC Auxiliary’s new LEAD Center, a one-stop shop for Berkeley students looking to find leadership training, get involved with organizations or receive advising for student groups, opens its doors on Monday, Aug. 20. The new center is located in 102 Hearst Gym.
Birgeneau enlists students in federal-funding push
February 6, 2012:
BERKELEY — In a talk to the Graduate Assembly Thursday evening, UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau called for intensified student advocacy for his proposed public-private funding model, which would redirect federal dollars to replace revenue lost through state budget cuts. Under the chancellor’s plan, which is modeled on Berkeley’s successful Hewlett Challenge endowment program, the federal government would redirect $1 [...]
A new Lower Sproul, long a dream, is taking shape
January 30, 2012:
The long-desired makeover of Lower Sproul Plaza is finally taking shape, and it’s the students who made it happen. Plans and architects’ renderings show a light-filled area that’s open, inviting and bustling with activity 24/7 — the true and beating heart of student life on campus. Take a look at the new Lower Sproul.
How Berkeley students made the new Lower Sproul happen
January 30, 2012:
It took a lot of hard work, persistence and a big vote to breathe life into the Lower Sproul project, but Berkeley students proved up to the job.
SAGE summit tackles graduate-student issues
December 6, 2011:
The Berkeley Graduate Assembly hosted panel discussions on higher education with top UC administrators, leading faculty and state lawmakers.
What students want from T’graph and Downtown: Better shops, less grubbiness
June 1, 2011:
Berkeley students say they want better shops on Telegraph Avenue and in downtown Berkeley, and a cleaner, safer-feeling environment, according to the results of a survey conducted by the Graduate Assembly and the ASUC to help inform city planners, politicos and business groups.
