2021 Golden Bear Orientation: Alumni-Student Mixer for Transfer Students

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2021 Golden Bear Orientation: Alumni-Student Mixer for Transfer Students

The Cal Alumni Association and the UC Berkeley Career Center are hosting a virtual, alumni mixer for incoming transfer students.

By Cal Alumni Association

Date and time

Sunday, August 22, 2021 · 1:45 - 4pm PDT

Location

Online

About this event

The Cal Alumni Association (CAA), the Career Center and New Student Services are hosting a virtual alumni mixer for incoming transfer students during Golden Bear Orientation. Help us provide incoming transfer students with their first opportunity to network with alumni and explore various career paths through exposure to a variety of industries and expertise.

This event requires very little preparation. Alumni volunteers will be organized into networking groups based on their industry expertise. You will simply chat with interested students, share your path from Cal to career, and offer advice to those who hope to follow in your footsteps.

EVENT DETAILS

Sunday, August 22nd, 2021 1:45 pm - 4:00 pm.

Zoom link and login information will be sent out in a follow up communication. For more information, please email events@alumni.berkeley.edu or register to receive a confirmation email with further details. 

This year’s class of incoming transfer students includes first-generation students, student veterans, and student parents. Volunteers will be separated into networking groups based on their industry expertise and will have the opportunity to share their background experiences, whether that’s as a first-generation student, veteran, parent, and/or transfer re-entry student at Cal. Industry groups include:

  • Engineering

  • Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS)

  • Business 

  • Environment & Energy

  • Nonprofit & Social Impact 

  • Education 

  • International Affairs, Law, Public Policy & Public Service 

  • Media & Communications

  • Arts & Entertainment 

  • Architecture, Planning & Environmental Design 

  • Biological & Physical Sciences 

Why Volunteer?

  • Assist incoming Cal transfer students with their career development

  • Share your expertise and knowledge about your field 

  • Build new connections within the Cal alumni community 

  • Network and meet dedicated Cal students who might become great interns or employees at your organization

  • Give back to your alma mater by working directly with students

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