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*MCB News, Week of November 3, 2014* *MCB News* - *MCB Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony Dates* - *UAO Launches Twitter Feed* - *MCBcDNA presents Health Care Night* - *Purchase awesome MCB merchandise! * *Other News* - *Cal Undergraduate Public Health Coalition (Cal UPHC) * - *The Berkeley Group Nonproft Expo * - *L&S Employer-in-Residence Series, Tue 11/4 - Thur 11/6 * - *CRAFTING A PRE-HEALTH ACADEMIC PLAN B (11/6)* - *UC Davis Medical Center Department of Surgery: Pre-Medical Surgical Internship, Mentorship, & Research Program* *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *Upcoming Important Dates/Events* - November 11, Veteran's Day - University Closed - November 27-28, Thanksgiving Break - University Closed - December 5, Last day of formal instruction - December 8-12, RRR Week - December 15-19, Final Exams Week *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *MCB Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony Dates Announced* *Wednesday, May 20, 2015, 9a* *Hearst Greek Theatre* More information about the ceremony can be found at https://mcb.berkeley.edu/undergrad/major/overview/commencement. Eligible graduates will be contacted in February regarding the details. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *UAO Launches Twitter Feed* @MCBatCal is entering the twenty-first century with a new Twitter feed! Follow us to hear all about MCB news, research, and upcoming events! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *MCBcDNA presents Health Care Night* A shout out for an extremely UNIQUE event hosted by MCBcDNA, an official MCB-department sponsored club. *Health Care Night on Nov. 6th, 7-9pm in 123 Wheeler *will be an opportunity where professionals/clubs from Optometry, Clinical Psychology, Medical, Nursing, and Dentistry will all be in the same room to help point out the differences between their fields. Interested in learning about the differences between different health professions? Want to learn more about the day-to-day activities of a particular health care professional? Curious how one professional’s lifestyle differs from another? Then come to Health Care Night! Hope to see you all there! If you have any questions, contact us at mcbc...@gmail.com. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *Purchase awesome MCB** merchandise!* Interested in representing and supporting your MCB department? MCBcDNA is selling brand new quarter zip sweaters, sweatshirts, water bottles, and shot glasses this semester! Check out pictures of our merchandise and order online at http://goo.gl/forms/H93SdYURK <http://goo.gl/forms/H93SdYURKr>. If you have questions, please email mcbcdnafundrais...@gmail.com. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *Other News* *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *Cal Undergraduate Public Health Coalition (Cal UPHC)* Cal Undergraduate Public Health Coalition (Cal UPHC) cordially invites you to our *Annual Student-Faculty Mixer*. Don't miss this great opportunity to mingle and network with some faculty members from Cal's renowned School of Public Health and related fields! Details are as follows: *Date: *Thursday, November 20, 2014 *Time: *7-8:30pm *Location: *YWCA Berkeley, 2600 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704. *Dress Code: *Business casual *Cost: *Free for paid members, otherwise $5 at the door. Food and refreshments will be provided. Please *RSVP here <http://goo.gl/forms/jMYw2SW7EL> *( http://goo.gl/forms/jMYw2SW7EL) by *November 14 at 11:59 pm. * If you do not RSVP by the deadline, you cannot attend the mixer. We hope you will join us for this exciting and opportunity-filled event! If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at caluphc.publichea...@gmail.com or visit us at caluphc.com. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *The Berkeley Group Nonproft Expo* The Berkeley Group is excited to host the first ever Nonprofit Expo <https://www.facebook.com/events/576796592420449>! Come to *Anna Head Alumnae Hall on November 4 between 2pm and 4pm* for the chance to meet Bay Area nonprofits from various industries to learn more about what each organization does and how you can get involved. This is a great opportunity to network with various firms and find out about possible volunteering and internships that may be available. The nonprofits appearing at the expo range from the arts industry, education sector, poverty alleviation, and much more! They are interested in looking for dedicated volunteers and interns for their organizations. Resumes will be accepted. This event is open to all students, but the focus is mainly on freshmen and sophomores. For more information, please visit theberkeleygroup.org <http://therberkeleygroup.org/>. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *L&S Employer-in-Residence Series, Tue 11/4 - Thur 11/6* Looking to explore careers and make meaningful connections with alumni and employers in top companies? Then be sure to attend our Employer in Residence week for L&S students! WHEN IS THIS HAPPENING? This is a three day event, each day consisting of a COFFEE CHAT from 12:00pm-1:00pm and an opportunity to meet with alumni and employers one-on-one from 1:30pm-4:30pm. Day 1-Tuesday, 11/4: Fast Track Business Careers in Top Consumer Brand Companies (Participating Companies: Clorox & Unilever - know for many brands including Lipton, Ben & Jerry's & Dove) Day 2-Wednesday, 11/5: Arts & Entertainment Careers (Participating Companies: Lighted Star Entertainment, Allied-THA, and * PlayGround - the Bay Area's leading playwright incubator)* Day 3-Thursday,11/6: Nonprofit & Human Services Careers (Participating Companies: Seneca Family of Agencies, City Year, and Peace Corps) WHAT WILL BE GOING ON EACH DAY? ***COFFEE CHAT 12:00pm-1:00pm 3-4 alumni and employers will share their career stories and provide insight into their unique jobs and the companies they work for, as well as tips and strategies to help you succeed and land a great job/internship! Coffee and cookies will be provided. Grab your spot now and RSVP on Callisto <http://callisto.berkeley.edu/>! After logging in, select the following: "Programs & Workshops" → "Workshops tab" → “EVENT TITLE” ***ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS 1:30pm-4:30pm An opportunity to meet with one alum or employer for a 20 min one-on-one session. You can use this time to further explore career options and get helpful job/internship search tips. General questions about resumes and interviewing are also welcome! In-Person Sign-ups for one-on-one meetings for all three days will be available ONE WEEK in advance starting Monday, October 27th at 9am at the Career Center. Come to the 3rd floor reception desk and ask for the Employer In Residence sign-up sheets to choose your appointment time. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *CRAFTING A PRE-HEALTH ACADEMIC PLAN B (11/6)* Thursday, 11/6, 5 - 7PM Career Center, Blue & Gold Rooms If you are considering completing your pre-med/pre-health education through a post-bacc or need to enhance your grades before applying to health sciences graduate school, this program is for you. Representatives from a variety of post-bacc programs and SMP programs will describe their programs, how to identify which program(s) will best help you attain your health professional school goals, admissions requirements and give you tips for getting in. There will be current post bacc students of the programs sharing their experiences. Programs attending include: UC Berkeley Extension, UCSF Post-Baccalaureate/UC Consortium, Georgetown University, Drexel University, and Mills College. Please arrive on time, as space is limited. Please RSVP on Callisto <https://berkeley-csm.symplicity.com/track/c54e4ca9c8091be2d3ec7afc9b5d00e1/2711842082/realurl=callisto.berkeley.edu> . *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *Global Health Disparities Research Fellowship* We are excited to announce that the 2015 Minority Health/Global Health International Research Fellowship application is now open. The application deadline is *November 1st 2014.* The Minority Health/Global Health fellowship is a fully-funded program, an initiative of the NIH, that seeks to empower under-represented minority students in the health sciences by providing them opportunities to engage in short-term *international research* and mentorship aimed at increasing diversity in the fields of basic science, biomedical, clinical and behavioral sciences. All majors are welcome! Please visit http://globalhealth.berkeley.edu/mhirt/training.html to learn more about 2015 opportunities, application instructions, eligibility criteria and more. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *UC Davis Medical Center Department of Surgery: Pre-Medical Surgical Internship, Mentorship, & Research Program* The UC Davis Pre-Medical Surgical Internship offers a unique set of opportunities for pre-medical students to work with and be mentored by surgeons and physicians at the nationally recognized UC Davis Medical Center located in Sacramento, California. This is not a mere volunteering position; the program provides an opportunity to interact directly with physicians in the Department of Surgery. You would be working with them every step of the way from seeing patients in the pre-operational consultation to observing procedures performed in the Operating Room, from rounding in the early hours of the day to spending afternoon in the clinics. In addition, you will attend bi-monthly workshops involving talks from medical school professors, hands-on suture and cardiology labs, a presentation from the Director of Admissions of the UC Davis Medical School, and more! *Application Deadline: November 15th, 2014. *For more information, please visit our website: www.premedsurgery.org * ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *MCB News/Infoline Submission Guidelines* Members of the campus community are invited to submit information about their group, event, etc for the weekly email. Submissions may not be longer than 8 sentences maximum, must include a link/contact email for additional information, and should not include attachments. 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