Chemistry Grad Life Committee

The Chemistry Graduate Life Committee (CGLC) exists to support graduate students in the Department of Chemistry at UC Berkeley. All opinions are our own.

[Chemistry Grad Life Committee @ucbglc]

Our second annual Diversity, Equity, Wellness, and Inclusion (DEWI) fundraiser is now live! Please consider donating to help us fund iniatives to improve mentorship, mental health, and to help us support a more diverse graduate student body! #DEWIatUCB

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[Chemistry Grad Life Committee @ucbglc]

Ready to celebrate being done with one more year of your PhD? Come grab dinner with the rest of your cohort and catch up on all the tea you have missed this past year! (I see you all post-qual grads). Please RSVP: https://t.co/ZJ3JV3R0AT

[Chemistry Grad Life Committee @ucbglc]

First-years, please join us for the last FYI of the semester! Dr. Honigman (CAPS) will present on grad student mental health, followed by small group discussions & check-ins with your peers.

The FYI will be on 11/29 at 2 PM in Tan 775 or on Zoom. RSVP: https://t.co/KgWXRozJd5

[Chemistry Grad Life Committee @ucbglc]

Are you a first-year? Need advice on choosing an advisor? Come to the CGLC's first FYI! We'll have a panel and small group discussions for all 3 clusters over lunch.

The FYI will be on 9/20 at 2 PM in Tan 775. RSVP here: https://t.co/wprrQfJ6nJ
Email the CGLC for any questions.

[Chemistry Grad Life Committee @ucbglc]

Our annual cDIBS is happening this Thursday, May 5th from 11-12:30 in 120 Latimer. We will present results from this year's department climate survey, and discuss action items in three directions for improvement, based on survey responses. RSVP here: https://t.co/sMAIZZznzE

[Dr. Chrissy Stachl @ChrissyStachl]

This is an excellent question. I don’t have any data on this! Personally though, being part of @ucbglc was a huge positive contribution to my own sense of belonging in @UCB_Chemistry 🥰

Twitter friends if you’ve seen data on this, let us know! #CER #ChemEd #chemtwitter

[Chemistry Grad Life Committee @ucbglc]

Our next DIFG will be on Tuesday, 1/25 at 12 PM in Tan 775B. We will discuss the effective mentorship of undergraduate students in research with guest speaker and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Dr. Anne Baranger. Lunch will be provided afterwards!

[Dr. Chrissy Stachl @ChrissyStachl]

Hi friends!
I've been on the edge of my seat waiting for this—my last dissertation chapter is out in open-access print @ACS_Omega!!

I'm SO excited to share how an AMAZING team & I changed the @UCB_Chemistry academic climate. It feels TOTALLY UNREAL. (1/)
https://t.co/TOBejfIdZ7

[Chemistry Grad Life Committee @ucbglc]

Join us tomorrow at 11 for our annual departmental information and brainstorming session (cDIBS)! This event is a platform for all members of the department to discuss issues and generate action items to better the department. RSVP here: https://t.co/CQ6KGd7dgR

[Dr. Chrissy Stachl @ChrissyStachl]

Also, we've got a couple of papers coming out *soon* on the longitudinal [positive] impacts of this work on our academic climate...

Stay tuned! 😉

@Brauer_DD @hikaru2g @JamieGleason5 @julie_rorrer @GroupFrancis @annebaranger @ucbglc

#ChemTwitter #AcademicTwitter #ChemEd #CER

[Dr. Chrissy Stachl @ChrissyStachl]

Watching the work I started -- to improve the chemistry department climate and PhD program -- continue to thrive in my alma mater brings so much joy to my heart 😍♥️ @ucbglc @UCB_Chemistry

[Chemistry Grad Life Committee @ucbglc]

Our March DIFG is today at 11 am. @avtytla will present on LGBTQIA+ professional inequities, exclusion, and social norms in STEM. We hope to see you there!

[Chemistry Grad Life Committee @ucbglc]

We hope you had a great time at the @SierraNevada beer tasting event we hosted on Friday! This event kicked off the CoC fundraising campaign for the DEWI fund, supporting inclusion workshops, a new DEI lectureship, and resources for transfer students. https://t.co/nmL2XEMYKu

[Chemistry Grad Life Committee @ucbglc]

And lastly we have the winners of Most Relatable Meme, by Masha Elkin, Heather MacGregor, Karan Goyal, and Vienna Thomas. Thanks again to everyone who participated in the CHEMentor meme contest!

[Chemistry Grad Life Committee @ucbglc]

In the Most Creative category, memes by Paul Wrona and Aditya Singh were winners.

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Feast your eyes on the CHEMentor meme contest Best Photoshop winners, from an anonymous student and @paigeo78.

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Next up we have another buddy pair favorite from @TariniHardikar and Harrison Tuckman.

[Chemistry Grad Life Committee @ucbglc]

Our first meme from the CHEMentor contest is a buddy pair favorite from @Abby_hinc and Aidan Pezacki.

[Chemistry Grad Life Committee @ucbglc]

The CHEMentor meme contest results are here! Chem department members and CHEMentor buddy pairs submitted memes under these four categories: favorite buddy pair submissions, best photoshop, most creative, most relatable. We will be sharing the winning memes over the next few days.

[Chemistry Grad Life Committee @ucbglc]

Our December DIFG is tomorrow (Wednesday) from 12-1:30 PM PST. Our topic will be focusing on Mental Health, specifically "Confronting 'Norms' in Academia", and how we can take a more preventative approach to our mental health. DM or email [email protected] for Zoom link.

[Chemistry Grad Life Committee @ucbglc]

Tomorrow (November 19th) from 12:30-1 PM PST we will have a post-DIFG lunch meeting for sharing thoughts and continuing the conversation from Monday's discussion. DM or email [email protected] for the Zoom link!