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So what do I do now?

Student Groups

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ASUC Sustainability Team (STeam)

http://sustainability.asuc.orgProjects:• Sustainable Foods Campaign (organics

in dining halls, The Local)• Earthweek• Overflyeration• Environmental Forum• Environmental leadership and activism

training

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Students for a Greener Berkeley (SGB)

http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~sgb/

Graduate student group focused on reducing UC Berkeley's environmental footprint (energy usage, paper consumption, water usage, etc.)

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Projects:• Greening Your Campus Building• One Side Clean (OSC) Project• Sustainable Investment Campaign• Recycled Paper Purchasing Campaign

Students for a Greener Berkeley (SGB)

Hearst Gym Waste Audit

OSC Bins: Look for them on campus!

Chemistry Research Lab Recycling Program

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Green Room

http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~grc

Check out their website for tips on using less energy, buying environmentally friendly personal care products, and reusing materials! Or sign up for a tour!

Creates demonstration dorm rooms, suites, and apartments that show students how to reduce their environmental impact

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Berkeley Roots and Shoots

http://roots.berkeley.edu/Purpose: To develop awareness and communication about animals, the environment, and the human community• Emphasizes community, peace, and equality

Projects:• Strawberry Canyon Cleanup• Educating youth at LeConteElementary• Mentoring children at Children’s Hospital of Oakland

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Society for Agriculture and Food Ecology (SAFE)

http://www.agrariana.org/

Purpose: To generate discussions on campus about a truly sustainable food system

Projects:• Food & Farming film series• Founding a UCB chapter of Slow Food• Coordinating with STeam to run The Local• Organizing guest lectures on sustainable agriculture

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Chancellor's Advisory Committeeon Sustainability (CACS)

http://sustainability.berkeley.edu

Purpose: To “promote environmental management and sustainable development at UC Berkeley

Next Meeting:Thursday, 12/133:30-5 pm177 Stanley Hall

Projects:• Annual sustainability summits• Partnering with CalCAP to reduce UCB’s GHG emissions• Funding student sustainability internships on and off campus

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How do I choose a group?

Consider: • Mission statement • Scale of the organization• Meeting times• Opportunities for creative thinking and new projects• Leadership opportunities• Time commitment

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Other OrganizationsStudent Organic Gardening Association

http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~soga/Student Sustainability Education Coordinators

http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~recycle/ssec/Students for Social Change (SpeakOut)

Email: [email protected] Environmental Coalition

http://berkeleyeco.orgEnvironmental Sciences Student Organization

Email: [email protected] and Resource Studies Student Organization (CRSSO)

Programs discussed at http://nature.berkeley.edu

Search Engine: http://bie.berkeley.edu

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Research OpportunitiesResearch Opportunities

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Research Opportunities

• Research at Berkeley (next slide)• The Green Initiative Fund

http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~tgif/index.html

• Berkeley Institute of the Environmenthttp://bie.berkeley.edu/flexinode/table/21

• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratoryhttp://www.lbl.gov/Education/CSEE/cup/index.html

• National Renewable Energy Laboratoryhttp://www.nrel.gov/education/suli.html

• Research Experience for Undergraduateshttp://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfm

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http://research.berkeley.edu/SPUR: SPONSORED PROJECTS FOR UNDERGRAD RESEARCH• Up to $2,000 for student-initiated projects. 25 participants/yr.

CNR 01-28-2008 deadline

URAP: UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH APPRENTICE PROGRAM• Course credit. 740 participants/sem.

all majors 01-28-2008 deadline

UC LEADS: MATH, ENGINEERING, AND SCIENCE• $3,000 UCB summer; $3,500 other UC summer. 6 participants.

01-31-2008 deadline

UROP: UNDERGRAD RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM• Engineering 11-28-2007 deadline

TALK TO PROFESSORS!!!

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URAP Sample Projects

• History of Industrial Pollution Regulation in the U.S. 1865 -1930

• Nineteenth Century Pollution Litigation and the Regulation of Industrial Pollution

• Nitrogen Oxide Fluxes over Forests in the Sierra Nevada: Mechanisms

• Observations of Nitrogen oxides from Space: Comparison to ground based measurements

• Environmental Sciences Teaching Program (ESTP) • Restoring pollination function in degraded agricultural

landscapes • The effects of climate change on the distribution of a

vineyard pest • Measuring halocarbon gas fluxes in temperate grasslands

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Atmospheric Biogeochemistry Lab

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Field Work Photo Courtesy:

Dr. Olivier Mazeas & Prof. Rob Rhew

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Field Work

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Lab Work

vacuum lines sample preparation plant and soil analyses

gas chromatography –mass spectrometry

incubation experimentsequipment fabrication

Photo Courtesy: Prof. Rob Rhew

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Data WorkCO2 FC5

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NCARUndergraduate Leadership Workshop

Boulder, ColoradoJune 2007

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Hands-On Science

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NOAA Tour

National Weather Services

Space and Environment Center

Solar panel lightsScience on a Sphere

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C-130

HIAPER

Research Aviation Facility

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Rocky Mountain National Park

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Education OpportunitiesEducation Opportunities

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1) Study Abroad • UC Berkeley Study Abroad

http://ias.berkeley.edu/bpsa/• Sample programs:Australia: Marine Biology and Terrestrial Ecology Program, Costa Rica: Tropical Biology and Conservation Program, Monteverde

InstituteRichard B. Grump Research Station Program, MooreaSweden: Joint UC-Lund University Summer Program, Europe and

America—A Dialog on Critical World Issues

… Consider Forestry Camp too ☺

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Other institutions

• UC Davis- Sustainable Cities of Northern Europehttp://summer-

abroad.ucdavis.edu/programs/2008/SustainableCities_08/main.cfm

• SEA Semester: Oceans & Climatehttp://www.sea.edu/academics/program_oc.asp

• Australia: Sustainability and the Environmenthttp://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/program_content/contents.cfm?include=as

m_highlights.html&progCode=ssa.asm

• Explore your own options!

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Things to Consider

• Your interests and personal goals • Prerequisites of program• Passport status• Health condition • Course credit • Financial aspect

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2) Further Education

• Graduate schools search engine: http://www.gradschools.com/http://www.princetonreview.com/grad/research/advsearch/match.asp

Sample programs:• Professional degree: Masters of Environmental Management • Masters and PHD programs on Environmental Sciences,

Environmental Law and Policies, Resource Management, Environmental Economics, Business, Engineering, etc.

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Things to Consider

• Your interests and personal goals • Prerequisites of programse.g. courses/ undergraduate degree

requirements• Financial aspect- financial aid

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Components of Application

• Good GPA standing • Research/Work experience • Recommendation letters • GRE/GMAT or other standardize tests• Personal Statement: “convey where you’ve

been and where you want to go, and why the school is the place to get you there”

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3) Career Options

• Career Fields:Environmental consulting, Biotechnology, Business,

Law, Teaching, Resource management, City planning, Architecture, etc.

• Potential Employers -Government: EPA, USDA, National Park service-Private Sector: Rana Creek, EIP Associates, -NGO: Green corps, Sierra Club

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Sample jobs:

Environmental planner, Biological technician, Site assessment manager, Environmental specialist, Ecologist, Landscape architect, Sustainability coordinator, Researcher, Self-employed, etc.

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Things to consider

• Internships and volunteer work- get your foot in the door

2 available internships (paid):1. Climate Action Intern for the Chancellor's Advisory Committee on

Sustainability

2. GREEN CAMPUS ENERGY CONSERVATION INTERNSHIP

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Where to find jobs?

• Berkeley Career Center http://career.berkeley.edu/

• Listings:http://www.ecoemploy.com/jobs/http://www.usajobs.gov/

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a bit about us and the DeCal…

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Lan’s Background

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Angie’s Background

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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

-- Margaret Mead

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GO BEARS!


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