STAY CONNECTED WITH US!

Environmental Organizations at UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley has over 40 student run organizations related to environmental and sustainability work! Click here and check them out now!

Green Jobs & Learning Opportunities

Looking for part-time, volunteer, full-time, or other  off-campus sustainability related opportunities? Click here to check out our Green Jobs & Learning Opportunities page here!

Top
  /  Events around Berkeley

Events around Berkeley

Check out this page for environmental & sustainability events around the Berkeley community.

Seeking green job listings? Visit SERC’s green jobs postings and attend the following SERC Career Series events!

Interested in professional development events? Visit SERC’s Career Connection Series page.


Environment & Sustainability Career Series: Environmental Compliance

September 30, 2020, 12:00-1:00 PM PDT

Please join us for this brown bag lunch session where you can chat with 2019 Alum, Linnea Norton, Biological Resource Analyst at Sapphos Environmental Inc. Not only can you learn about her area of work and career path but she can share with you her tips and advice for the job search and share how the shift to the virtual world due to COVID-19 had affected her and her work and share her thoughts and advice about how you can move through this time successfully!

Register here!


Environmental Justice Hack-athon

September 12-13, 2020 (Virtual)

University students and young professionals are invited to come together for an intensive collaboration for environmental justice. The goal? To design innovative projects that support environmental justice and help dismantle systemic oppression and racism through the lens of sustainability.

Join The GREEN Program and Earth Hacks for a 48-hour, virtual hackathon to support environmental justice. Open to all majors!

From September 12 – 13, participants will also gain access to a series of “Agile Talks”, led by leaders in environmental justice and sustainability, while putting their minds together to problem-solve for environmental justice.

Register here!


BERC Energy and Resources 101

Friday, September 11, 2020 9:00 AM-5:00 PM PDT

This event is designed to give you a primer to the clean energy and resources industries through the lens of finance, technology, and policy. We will also have several deeper dives into advanced topics with UC Berkeley experts and BERC alumni.

Session topics and speakers will be updated here as they are confirmed. Tentative schedule (subject to change):

9:00 – 10:15 AM Energy 101

10:30 – 11:45 AM Resources 101

1:00 – 4:00 PM 201 Deep Dives

  • Investor owned utilities and wildfires
  • Minerals for cleantech
  • Hydrogen transportation
  • The state of cleantech venture capital investment
  • Balancing energy and water resources in Asia
  • Game-changing opportunities for carbon reduction

4:00 – 5:00 PM Happy Hour

Register here!


Energize Colleges: Hana Creger

Wednesday, September 9th, 2020 12:00 PM-1:00 PM PDT

Please join us on Wednesday, September 9, from 12-1PM to hear from Hana Creger, who is an Environmental Equity Program Manager at Greenlining Institute.

Please RSVP to emily.hill@berkeley.edu to receive the Zoom link.


Energize College Career Trainings

Friday, July 17th, 2020 12:00 PM-1:00 PM PDT

Please join us on Friday, July 17 from 12-1PM to hear from Kevin Watson, who works in Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s Sustainable Federal Operations Group. Please RSVP for link.
Kevin has worked in the solar industry since his graduation in 2015, starting out as a solar installer in Arizona. As a Research Associate at LBNL, he provides technical and procurement support to federal agencies that are installing solar. 
If you are interested in learning more about the solar industry, please RSVP to emily.hill@berkeley.edu before Thursday, July 16 at 5PM and I will send you the zoom link. 
I really hope you’re able to join us. The solar industry is one that has continued to grow, even through the current economic downturn, and offers meaningful, well-paid careers. And please keep your eyes peeled for our future trainings – we’ve got some great speakers coming up this summer!


Energy & Environment Justice e-Teach-In Event

Thursday, June 25th, 2020 5:00 PM-6:00 PM PDT

Online

People of color and low-income communities are more likely to live in areas most vulnerable to flooding and other climate change-related weather events. They are also less likely to have the funds to prepare for and recover from extreme weather. Joe Biden is working with Clean Energy leaders to develop strategies to ensure that the clean economy will create jobs that will mitigate the impact of climate change, especially in diverse and varied communities across the nation, and insure that the benfits of the clean economy are equitably shared. Join us in a friendly discussion and open exchange on environmental justice, clean energy and equity.

Event Sign Up Link


American Solar Energy Society Conference

June 24, 2020-June 25, 2020

Each year, the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) hosts a national
conference. Due to the pandemic, we have transitioned to a virtual
conference, happening June 24-25. We are passionate about the training and professional development of the future of our workforce: students and
emerging professionals. At the conference, we provide networking
opportunities, sessions, and forums that allow students to learn from
professionals.

We would like to offer free conference passes to interested students. Please contact Kaycee Chang at kchang@ases.org for more information on how to register.
Link to the conference: https://www.ases.org/conference/Link to the schedule: https://www.ases.org/conference/schedule/