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| If you're interested in starting to do astronomy outreach, the grad student [[student_jobs#public_liaison|Public Liaisons]] should know what opportunities are currently available. Some of the teaching opportunities that may be available are listed below. | If you're interested in starting to do astronomy outreach, the grad student [[student_jobs#public_liaison|Public Liaisons]] should know what opportunities are currently available. Some of the teaching opportunities that may be available are listed below. |
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| * [[http://astro.berkeley.edu/badgradslectures|The Berkeley Astronomy Graduate Student Public Lectures Series]] started in June 2008 with graduate students and postdocs from the U. C. Berkeley Astronomy Department giving public lectures for local amateur astronomy clubs. If you are interested in joining a mailing list to be notified of upcoming lectures please email Karin Sandstrom (''karin@astro''). The BADGrads Public Lecture series connects astronomy graduate students with local amateur astronomy clubs through a series of public lectures. These lectures give graduate students a chance to share the results of their research with the public and gain valuable presentation experience. These lectures provide astronomy clubs with enthusiastic speakers who are doing cutting edge research at U. C. Berkeley. Lectures happen typically once a month in conjunction with a local astronomy organization. The lecture is about an hour in length, with plenty of time for questions and discussion. | * [[http://scienceatcal.berkeley.edu/|Sciece@Cal]] is a networked, cross-disciplinary effort on campus to inform and engage the public about the diversity and depth of science research at Berkeley and the resulting contributions to society. The Public Liaisons do a lot of work with this group directly. They run monthly (free) public lectures and put together large events such as the Cal Science & Engineering Festival (January 2011) and participate in even larger events like the Bay Area Science Festival (October 2011). |
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| * [[http://www.astrosociety.org/baprojectastro.html|Bay Area Project ASTRO]] is run through the Astronomy Society of the Pacific and matches astronomers with Bay Area teachers in 4th-9th grades in yearlong partnerships. You will visit the classroom a few times during the school year acting as an "Astronomer in the Classroom". This is a great way to build a relationship with a class or community group. 2007-2008 participants were Julia Kregenow (''julia@astro''), Ruth Murray-Clay (''rmurray@astro''), and Jeff Silverman (''JSilverman@astro''). | * [[http://astro.berkeley.edu/badgradslectures|The Berkeley Astronomy Graduate Student Public Lectures Series]] started in June 2008 with graduate students and postdocs from the U. C. Berkeley Astronomy Department giving public lectures for local amateur astronomy clubs. The BADGrads Public Lecture series connects astronomy graduate students with local amateur astronomy clubs through a series of public lectures. These lectures give graduate students a chance to share the results of their research with the public and gain valuable presentation experience. These lectures provide astronomy clubs with enthusiastic speakers who are doing cutting edge research at U. C. Berkeley. Lectures happen typically once a month in conjunction with a local astronomy organization. The lectures are usually about an hour in length, with plenty of time for questions and discussion. |
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| * [[http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/|SSL Center for Science Education]] has lots of educational programs available. | * [[http://www.astrosociety.org/baprojectastro.html|Bay Area Project ASTRO]] is run through the Astronomy Society of the Pacific and matches astronomers with Bay Area teachers in 4th-9th grades in yearlong partnerships. You will visit the classroom a few times during the school year acting as an "Astronomer in the Classroom". This is a great way to build a relationship with a class or community group. Recent participants are Steve Croft (''scroft@astro''), Matt George (''mgeorge@astro''), and James McBride (''jmcbride@astro''). |
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| * [[http://compass.physics.berkeley.edu/index.php|The Compass Project]] is a new initiative at UC Berkeley, and is a program that supports diversity in the physical sciences by bringing together undergraduate and graduate students through exceptional teaching and learning experiences. For the undergraduates, the main focus of Compass is an intensive two-week summer program for incoming freshmen (with an emphasis on women and minorities), as well as continued mentorship and support throughout their college careers. For the graduate students, Compass provides a platform for discussing issues related to physics education, and a unique opportunity to advance their teaching skills. | * [[http://compass.physics.berkeley.edu/index.php|The Compass Project]] is an initiative at UC Berkeley, and is a program that supports diversity in the physical sciences by bringing together undergraduate and graduate students through exceptional teaching and learning experiences. For the undergraduates, the main focus of Compass is an intensive two-week summer program for incoming freshmen (with an emphasis on women and minorities), as well as continued mentorship and support throughout their college careers. For the graduate students, Compass provides a platform for discussing issues related to physics education, and a unique opportunity to advance their teaching skills. People how are heavily involved are Josh Shiode (''jhshiode@astro''), Nathaniel Roth (''nathaniel.roth@berkeley''), and Josiah Schwab (''jwschwab@berkeley''). |
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| * [[http://expandingyourhorizons.org|Expanding Your Horizons]] is a nationwide program that conducts one-day conferences to educate middle-school girls about careers in science and technology. [[http://eyh.mills.edu|Mills College]] runs a local conference each March. | * Patten University's [[http://www.prisonuniversityproject.org/pages/about/about-us.html|Prison University Project]] at San Quentin helps inmates earn degrees. Volunteers teach and tutor math, astronomy, and physics. (Donations and volunteers are needed because, by law, federal funds may not be used for education of the incarcerated). Casey Law (''claw@astro'') has worked with them recently. |
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| * [[http://students.berkeley.edu/apa/APA%20Home/ubms/default.htm|Upward Bound]] helps local low-income high school seniors prepare for college careers in math and science. | * [[http://www.crscience.org/volunteers/aboutbasis| Bay Area Scientists In Schools (formerly Community in the Classroom)]] is like Project ASTRO but you visit a bunch of different classrooms throughout the school year and do basically the same demo every time. They also include all sciences, not just astronomy. Nicholas McConnell (''nmcc@astro'') and Adam Morgaon (''amorgan@astro'') have participated recently. |
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| * The [[http://www.coe.berkeley.edu/cues/mep/|Multicultural Engineering Program]] seeks to increase participation and retention of women and underrepresented minorities in the sciences and engineering. Berkeley grad student volunteers have helped with their "boot camp", an intense summer session where incoming freshmen get early exposure to their first year coursework. | * [[http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/|SSL Center for Science Education]] has lots of educational programs available. Bryan Mendez (''bmendez@ssl'') and Dan Zevin (''dzevin@ssl'') collaborate often with our Department. |
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| * Patten University's [[http://www.prisonuniversityproject.org/pages/about/about-us.html|Prison University Project]] at San Quentin helps inmates earn degrees. Volunteers teach and tutor math, astronomy, and physics. (Donations and volunteers are needed because, by law, federal funds may not be used for education of the incarcerated). The last BADGrad to do this was Julia Kregenow (''julia@astro''). | * There are tons of astronomy and general science museums in the Bay Area and many of them love to have astro grads as docents/volunteers or to run star parties. Jeffrey Silverman (''jsilverman@astro'') has volunteered at the [[http://lawrencehallofscience.org/|Lawrence Hall of Science]] just up the hill from campus and Statia Cook (''sluszc@astro'') has volunteered at the [[http://www.chabotspace.org/index.htm|Chabot Space & Science Center]] in Oakland. |
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| | * [[http://expandingyourhorizons.org|Expanding Your Horizons]] is a nationwide program that conducts one-day conferences to educate middle-school girls about careers in science and technology. [[http://eyh.mills.edu|Mills College]] runs a local conference each March. No one in institutional memory has participated in this. |
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| | * The [[http://www.coe.berkeley.edu/cues/mep/|Multicultural Engineering Program]] seeks to increase participation and retention of women and underrepresented minorities in the sciences and engineering. Berkeley grad student volunteers have helped with their "boot camp", an intense summer session where incoming freshmen get early exposure to their first year coursework. No one in institutional memory has participated in this. |
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| * Adjunct Positions at various junior colleges and universities in the Bay Area. Many will hire one semester adjunct faculty, usually to cover their Astro 10 equivalent. In the relatively recent past, [[http://www.laney.peralta.edu/homex.asp?Q=Homepage|Laney College]] in Oakland needed a replacement teacher. The requirement often appears to be a Masters in Astronomy (//i.e.// post-prelim grad students). | * Adjunct Positions at various junior colleges and universities in the Bay Area. Many will hire one semester adjunct faculty, usually to cover their Astro 10 equivalent. In the relatively recent past, [[http://www.laney.peralta.edu/homex.asp?Q=Homepage|Laney College]] in Oakland needed a replacement teacher. The requirement often appears to be a Masters in Astronomy (//i.e.// post-prelim grad students). |
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| * The [[http://www-atdp.berkeley.edu/|Academic Talent Development Program]] runs a summer school project where you can teach gifted students Astronomy at the Astro 10 level and they receive school credit for it. The students are very fun and energetic. The syllabus should go up sometime in December. | * The [[http://www-atdp.berkeley.edu/|Academic Talent Development Program]] runs a summer school project where you can teach gifted students Astronomy at the Astro 10 level and they receive school credit for it. The students are very fun and energetic. The syllabus should go up sometime in December. No one in institutional memory has participated in this. |
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| * Tutoring local middle and high school students in math and physics is also a great way to make money on the side. [[http://parents.berkeley.edu/recommend/tutors/ | The Berkeley Parents Network]] has some information on finding students who need tutoring although some of the listings appear to be quite outdated. The Berkeley High Math Department also has a list of tutors. E-mail a [[http://bhs.berkeleyschools.org/math/ | math teacher]] to put your name on the list. A reasonable rate to charge students is $35/hour. Mo Ganesh (''mganesh@astro'') has been doing this for awhile. | * Tutoring local middle and high school students in math and physics is also a great way to make money on the side. [[http://parents.berkeley.edu/recommend/tutors/ | The Berkeley Parents Network]] has some information on finding students who need tutoring although some of the listings appear to be quite outdated. The Berkeley High Math Department also has a list of tutors. E-mail a [[http://bhs.berkeleyschools.org/math/| math teacher]] to put your name on the list. A reasonable rate to charge students is $35/hour. Mo Ganesh (''mganesh@astro'') has been doing this for awhile. |
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| ===Adult Literacy=== | ===Adult Literacy=== |
| [[http://berkeleypubliclibrary.org/system/literacy.html|Berkeley Reads]] is a free program at the Berkeley Public Library where volunteers work for 1-2 hours a week one-on-one with an adult literacy student. | [[http://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/services_and_resources/literacy_program/|Berkeley Reads]] is a free program at the Berkeley Public Library where volunteers work for 1-2 hours a week one-on-one with an adult literacy student. |
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| =====Community Theater===== | =====Community Theater===== |
| ===Who can donate=== | ===Who can donate=== |
| Eligibility for blood donation is spelled out | Eligibility for blood donation is spelled out |
| [[http://www.redcross.org/services/biomed/0,1082,0_557_,00.html|here]]. | [[http://www.redcrossblood.org/donating-blood/eligibility-requirements|here]]. |
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| If you are one of the lucky 8% of the population to have type O-negative blood, it's especially important for you to donate because you're a universal donor. Your blood can be used in local ERs for emergency, life-saving procedures. | If you are one of the lucky 8% of the population to have type O-negative blood, it's especially important for you to donate because you're a universal donor. Your blood can be used in local ERs for emergency, life-saving procedures. |
| The mobile blood drives that come through campus are often excruciatingly slow and inconvenient | The mobile blood drives that come through campus are often excruciatingly slow and inconvenient |
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| For most students, the most convenient location is the Oakland Blood Center on Claremont at College Ave. Call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or go to [[http://beadonor.com]] to schedule an appointment. The center is open for donations: | For most students, the most convenient location is the Oakland Blood Center on Claremont at College Ave. Call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or go to [[http://beadonor.com]] to schedule an appointment. |
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| Monday: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm\\ | |
| Tuesday: 12:00 pm - 7:30 pm\\ | |
| Wednesday: 11:00 am - 6:30 pm\\ | |
| Thursday: 11:00 am - 6:30 pm\\ | |
| Friday: 7:30 am - 3:00 pm\\ | |
| Saturday: 7:30 am - 3:00 pm\\ | |
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| ===When to donate=== | ===When to donate=== |
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| ===Volunteering=== | ===Volunteering=== |
| Your can volunteer at the blood center as well: [[http://beadonor.com/index.cfm?Group=page&Function=beadonorvolunteer]] | Your can volunteer at the blood center as well: [[http://www.redcrossblood.org/volunteer]] |
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| =====Political Activism===== | =====Political Activism===== |
| ====Not in Our Name Project==== | ====Not in Our Name Project==== |
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| The [[http://www.notinourname.net/pledge_about.html|Not In Our Name Project]] was initiated at a meeting in New York City, on March 23, 2002. The meeting was called for by a letter that proposed ways to strengthen and expand resistance to our government's course in the wake of September 11, 2001. The meeting adopted the proposal - and Not in Our Name was born. | The [[http://www.notinourname.net/|Not In Our Name Project]] was initiated at a meeting in New York City, on March 23, 2002. The meeting was called for by a letter that proposed ways to strengthen and expand resistance to our government's course in the wake of September 11, 2001. The meeting adopted the proposal - and Not in Our Name was born. |
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| The Not In Our Name Pledge of Resistance was created collectively by artists and activists (ARTivists) in April 2002 as a means of inspiring protest and resistance. The Pledge was not intended to be signed, rather, it is a tool to be used by individuals, organizations and communities to inspire and strengthen individual and group resistance. The Pledge of Resistance was subsequently written, translated to 24 languages and distributed at anti-war actions on April 20, 2002--along with a call to take up the Not in Our Name project. | The Not In Our Name Pledge of Resistance was created collectively by artists and activists (ARTivists) in April 2002 as a means of inspiring protest and resistance. The Pledge was not intended to be signed, rather, it is a tool to be used by individuals, organizations and communities to inspire and strengthen individual and group resistance. The Pledge of Resistance was subsequently written, translated to 24 languages and distributed at anti-war actions on April 20, 2002--along with a call to take up the Not in Our Name project. |
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| The Not in Our Name National Steering Committee is the final decision making body of the national project. However, local chapters maintain great autonomy of action. Steering Committee members are selected or recruited by the local chapters, or are nominated and affirmed by the current steering committee. The Steering Committee is open to Not in Our Name activists and organizers of all backgrounds, races, religions, ethnicities, sexual orientations, political affiliations and immigration status, from major urban areas to small communities across the country. | The Not in Our Name National Steering Committee is the final decision making body of the national project. However, local chapters maintain great autonomy of action. Steering Committee members are selected or recruited by the local chapters, or are nominated and affirmed by the current steering committee. The Steering Committee is open to Not in Our Name activists and organizers of all backgrounds, races, religions, ethnicities, sexual orientations, political affiliations and immigration status, from major urban areas to small communities across the country. |
