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[24 Sep 2009 | No Comment | 448 views]
Bay Area Reading Partners

The Bay Area Reading Partner program will be working with students as soon as next week!
All you need to do to schedule your first session at Berkley Maynard is to complete their online orientation. The orientation should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
The online orientation can be found at http://readingpartners.org/nto
After you complete the online orientation, [...]

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[14 Sep 2009 | No Comment | 369 views]
SEPT 17 | FREE LSAT SEMINAR | ALUMNI HOUSE, BECHTEL ROOM

The Cal Pre-Law Association is hosting a free LSAT seminar for all Berkeley students interested in applying to law school. Colin Elzie, LSAT master and veteran instructor for Blueprint LSAT Preparation, will:

discuss the format of the LSAT
cover real sample problems
teach the best methods for tackling this difficult test

The LSAT is the single most important [...]

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[25 Aug 2009 | No Comment | 310 views]
NOV. 7 | Rotary at the UN | UN Headquarters in New York

Rotary Day at the United Nations: Nov. 7
Start your planning, Cal Rotaract! We’re invited to attend the upcoming Rotary Day at the United Nations program on November 7, at the UN Headquarters in New York City.
Rotary Day at the UN
November 7, 2009
UN Headquarters, NY
8 am – 4:30 pm
About the Program
Rotary Day at the UN [...]

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[7 May 2009 | No Comment | 7,510 views]
Outreach for Berkeley Kitchen – Summer

Do you enjoy cooking? Or helping underserved populations? Berkeley’s Kitchen does!
Berkeley’s kitchen is a not-for-profit organization that promotes diverse, ethnic cuisines in the Berkeley community. All proceeds from their clinics (which range from food tastings to professional chefs teaching you how to cook) will go to SPROUT for Success, a charity for low-income immigrants in [...]

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[26 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 338 views]
APR. 26 | Rotary Peace Fellows Conference | Berkeley City Club

Peace is on the agenda on April 26–and you can be there.
This is your chance to volunteer at & attend the Sixth Rotary Center Spring Conference on Peace and Conflict Resolution at the Berkeley City Club!
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
Rotaractors will be needed for help with greeting & parking. This will take about 60 – 90 [...]

Outside Opportunities, Professional Development »

[23 Apr 2009 | 2 Comments | 5,367 views]
APR. 23 | Free Law School Application Workshop | Hotel Durant

FREE LAW SCHOOL APPLICATION WORKSHOP

Cal Mock Trial is hosting a free law school application workshop.  Blueprint Test Preparation founder Matt Riley will discuss the law school application process.

This includes:

application timelines and an overview of how to apply.

direction for how to choose your best personal statement topic and elements that should (and should not) be [...]

International Service, Outside Opportunities »

[4 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 178 views]
APR 4 | Rotaract Film Night | 100 Barrows

Don’t know what microcrediting is really about?

How does it work?

Who does it?

Where does the money go to?

You can get the answers to all of these questions and more by joining us for a showing of:
Small Fortunes: Microcredit and the Future of Poverty
on the Rotaract projector with snacks and friends!

Directed by award-winning filmmakers [...]

Announcements, Outside Opportunities »

[1 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 239 views]

Cal Rotaract members are always invited to visit Berkeley Rotary’s meeting on Wednesdays (12-1:30),  but we have been notified that upcoming Berkeley Rotary meeting will be more worthwhile and interesting.
The upcoming Berkeley Rotary Meeting will have a couple special guests including a few other Rotary Club Presidents which are coming together to collaborate.
Attending Rotary Club [...]

Local Service, Outside Opportunities, Professional Development »

[19 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 577 views]
APR 18 | Service with Deloitte | Berkeley Marina

Deloitte wants to come together with UC Berkeley students for a half-day of service on April 18, 2009. This is a terrific opportunity for you to work side-by-side with professionals from Deloitte who can offer insight into professional services, and at the end of the experience will reflect and celebrate accomplishments with you.

The application website [...]

Announcements, International Service, Outside Opportunities »

[14 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 408 views]
MAR 14 | Alliance for Smiles Banquet | Bank of America Bldg, SF

Alliance for Smiles will be having its annual gala fundraising event on Saturday, March 14 to honor volunteers who have done a lot for the organization this past year.  Since it is geared to raising $$ for the organization, there will be a raffle, silent auction and live auction.
Volunteers are needed to help with registration, [...]