Weekly Opportunities

Welcome to Fall 2024 Weekly Opportunities:

Happy Fall semester! Psych Weekly Opportunities is posted weekly on Wednesdays during the semester.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Apply for the Katherine Craig Swan Undergraduate Research Award and Endowment in Psychology by 11/29

The Swan family has generously donated funds in memory of Katherine Craig Swan, a 1932 Berkeley graduate in Psychology, to support undergraduate research in the Psychology Department. As a Psychology undergraduate student, we invite you to submit a proposal for this annual award. Chosen proposals will be awarded up to $500 to fund the proposed research. In addition, Swan Research Award recipients will be acknowledged at the annual Commencement Ceremony of the Psychology Department.

The faculty of the Undergraduate Awards Committee will review applications and will award funding to the best proposals and most deserving applicants for this annual competition. Students must be a declared psychology major in order to be eligible to apply.

Applications are due Friday, 11/29, at 4pm PST, via email to psychsso@berkeley.edu

Please find the application form and instructions here.

Cast your vote for the first ever Department of Psychology logo by 11/20

Congratulations to the talented artists who submitted creative and thoughtful logo designs! We'd now like to ask all of you to take part in choosing the winning design. Here is a link to a survey showing all 12 logo designs* (with anonymized ID numbers):https://forms.gle/hrF2hdFfaRs1V6n97. You will be able to select up to 3 favorites (ordered by rank).Please submit your votes by next Wednesday 11/20 at noon.

We hope to reveal the winning logo at our next department coffee hour on December 4th, from 2-3pm (which is just before Prof. Knight’s distinguished lecture). The winning logo will feature on t-shirts in the near-term, but who knows where it might appear in the future! Thank you in advance for participating!

REMINDERS:

-Update: Important Changes to the Major Application: Effective summer 2024 our major application process includes changes to areas of applicant eligibility and application processing, refer to our major requirements and the apply to the major webpages. Please fully review the new policies prior to contacting us. We are currently experiencing a high volume of requests and appreciate your patience as we answer your questions. Major Applications for Fall 2024 are accepted until 4pm PDT on Friday, September 20.

-Connect with Psych Academic Advising: We are here to provide guidance, support, information, and referrals.

• Appointment Info: Academic Advising
• Contact us at: psychsso@berkeley.edu
• Follow us on social media! Instagram:@ucbpsychadvising and Facebook: UCB Psych Peers

WEEKLY OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTS:

1. Weekly Health Tip #8

Our health worker Joshua provides info and resources for you to take advantage of! Health Tip #7 is all about Basic Needs - Resource Spotlights. To view a text version of the poster and previous health tips: visit this link.

2.Stanford Medical Scribe Fellowship (COMET), Deadline 2/29

Apply to the Medical Scribe Fellowship (also known as the COMET Program), a post-baccalaureate internship program at the Stanford University School of Medicine! Our application officially opened on November 1st and will be available until February 19, 2025. There are also several upcoming online info sessions on these dates if your students would like to meet our team, learn more about the program, or ask any questions on the following dates:

Tuesday, November 19th from 5pm-6pm PST

Tuesday, December 17th from 5pm-6pm PST

Tuesday, January 28th from 5pm-6pm PST

To sign up for upcoming Information Session please view this link: https://med.stanford.edu/comet/prospective-fellows/info-sessions.html

For students who would like to apply for the COMET Fellowship please view this link: https://comet.slideroom.com/#/permalink/program/80898

3.Latinx Social Science Small Grants, Deadline Dec 16th

We are pleased to announce the second cycle for the Latinx Social Science Small Grants Program, sponsored by the Latinx Social Science Pipeline Initiative (LSSPI). The application deadline is Monday, December 16, 2024, at 5 pm (PT).

The Small Grants Program supports UC Berkeley faculty and postdocs in their research projects that focus on the social scientific study of Latinx communities and create opportunities for undergraduate students to develop research skills, critical thinking, and intellectual creativity. The program will run for the Spring 2025 semester. It will pair faculty members with outstanding undergraduate students advancing research in Latinx social sciences across the different schools on campus. Check out the: Call for Applicants for more information about the program, important dates, and application submission instructions.

4.UC Student Regents Fireside Chat, Nov 22nd

Uplifting this opportunity for students, staff, and faculty to connect and engage with UC Student Regent, Josiah Beharry (UC Merced) and UC Student Regent - designate, Sonya Brooks (UCLA) this Friday November 22 at 1:30pm at Anchor House - The Venue for a "Fireside Chat" as part of their annual UC Berkeley campus site visit.

The UC Student Regent serves as the student voice on the UC Board of Regents. They want to hear the concerns, challenges, and opportunities for UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students and how they can advocate on the UC systemwide level.

5.UCLA URJP Call for Undergraduate Research Papers, Deadline Nov 29th

Have you completed a research paper in a psychology-related field (i.e. psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, linguistics)? Are you looking for a platform to publish your work? If so, The Undergraduate Research Journal of Psychology at UCLA (URJP) WANTS YOU to submit your papers for our annual publication, expected to be released Spring 2025. The deadline to submit papers is FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29, 2024 at 11:59 P.M. PST. Multiple submissions from one author are welcome. If you would like to submit an article for consideration, please complete the following:

• Replace any identifying information (i.e. author name, institution, mentor names) with empty brackets in order to ensure anonymity within the selection process
• Read our submission criteria to ensure that you are complying with our rules.
• Visit our website's eScholarship portal to submit. Here you will be able to upload your work.
• Once you have completed that, please fill out the form linked on the submission page

More information regarding our publication can be found on our website, https://urjp.psych.ucla.edu/. To view our prior publications, please visit our website at https://urjp.psych.ucla.edu/publications/. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at psychjournal.ucla@gmail.com for further information. We look forward to reviewing your submissions!

6.Drop-In Support Spaces for Graduate Application Material

The Office of Graduate Diversity will be offering a series of drop-in sessions for seniors who need a structured space to work on their graduate school application materials, including statements of purpose, CVs, and personal history statements in community. We encourage all students to take advantage of this opportunity to enhance their applications before most graduate school application deadlines. Snacks will also be provided during these drop-in sessions. To attend, please RSVP using the following link: tinyurl.com/AppPrep2024

Drop-in Session Details:

• November 14 at 3pm - 4:30pm at Inclusive Excellence Hub (2515 Channing Way)
• November 26th at 5pm - 7pm at 309 Sproul Hall

To register for the webinar, please visit the Registration Form (see link on flyer). Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further information!

7. New Berkeley Support Portal

Berkeley Support Portal is a single entry point for all UC Berkeley community members to find support for themselves or others about a variety of concerns.

8. Important Berkeley Way West (BWW) Reminders:

• It is critical that everyone accessing the building after hours or entering key-carded areas of the building be sure to tag (use key card) to access these spaces for themselves, when at Berkeley Way West. This especially applies after hours and at all times to any floors and interior spaces that require key card access.
• Those with key card access are not permitted to allow others into these secured spaces (tail-gating) for any reason and will lose after-hours access to BWW if they are found breaking this policy.
• BWW recently sustained extensive damage in January due to a breach of this policy. Your adherence to this policy will contribute to our community safety and security.