On Thursday, September 13, nearly 100 current and former members of the Cal Alumni Association (CAA) Board of Directors came together for a reunion event. Special guests included Jim Knowlton, Director of Athletics at UC Berkeley, as well as former CAA Executive Directors Bert Barker ’57; Jim Burk ’62, MBA ’63; and Tuck Coop ’67.
Posted on September 24, 2018 - 1:21pm
Caroline Winnett MBA ’90 is executive director of SkyDeck, UC Berkeley’s startup accelerator. At SkyDeck, she leads a program that hosts over one hundred companies per year. She recently launched the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund, a VC fund investing in SkyDeck startups that donates fund carry back to UC Berkeley.
Posted on September 17, 2018 - 1:08pm
This summer, Christie Poitra ’07, Ph.D. spent a few days talking about video game development and STEM at the Indigenous Youth Empowerment Program (IYEP) Summer Enrichment Camp in Lansing, Michigan. A collaboration between Michigan State University (MSU) and several other agencies, IYEP summer campers learn about citizenship and, among other topics, how to use games for STEM education.
Poitra’s hometown—Old Station, California, population 50—had nothing of the sort. “We had a gas station,” she says. “The nearest grocery store was 45 minutes away.”
Posted on September 14, 2018 - 3:27pm
Pat Joseph has been promoted to Editor-in-Chief of CALIFORNIA, the award-winning publication of the Cal Alumni Association (CAA). He succeeds Wendy Miller, who retired in July. Of her former colleague, Miller says, “Pat joined the organization a week before I did and we worked closely all those years to produce a quality print magazine and website.
Posted on September 14, 2018 - 1:20pm
Each fall, the Cal Alumni Association (CAA) greets incoming students and welcomes alumni returning to campus, but this season is different—we are particularly enthusiastic about what awaits in the coming months.
Posted on September 13, 2018 - 10:08am
As you swim laps in one of the campus pools or get checked out at the Tang Center, thank Cal’s first female graduates.
Posted on September 10, 2018 - 2:31pm
by Courtney Cheng ’16
Alexis Williams ’17 knew from the first moment she set her foot on the UC Berkeley campus that she wanted to become a Golden Bear. She had the chance to visit Cal as a high school student through the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program at her high school, which offered students the opportunities to travel from Southern California to Northern California to tour colleges.
Posted on August 29, 2018 - 3:41pm
In mid-July, University of California President Janet Napolitano spent a weekend at the Cal Alumni Association’s Lair of the Golden Bear in Pinecrest, California. During her stay, Napolitano sat down for a campfire conversation with Lair Week 5 campers and Cynthia So Schroeder ’91, UC Regent Emerita and Past President of the Cal Alumni Association (CAA) Board of Directors.
Posted on August 7, 2018 - 1:31pm
Through a crowdfunding campaign, six Cal Alumni Association (CAA) alumni chapters raised $16,056 for the Golden Bear Express, a program that covers transportation from Southern California to Berkeley on Move-In Day for low-income students.
Posted on July 25, 2018 - 4:20pm
In July 2018, the Cal Alumni Association (CAA) welcomed four new members and a student director to its Board of Directors. The CAA Board of Directors oversees the vision of the organization; encourages diversity, strategic leadership, and decisions; and serves and connects with the entire Cal alumni community.
Posted on June 26, 2018 - 4:35pm
Hundreds of Cal alumni, students, faculty, and friends turned out on Sunday, June 24, 2018 to march under UC Berkeley’s banner in the 48th annual San Francisco Pride Parade. For the second year running, the Cal Alumni Association (CAA) partnered with UC Berkeley’s Gender Equity Resource Center (GenEq) to lead the university’s contingency.
Posted on June 25, 2018 - 5:00pm
By Courtney Cheng ’16
Ryan Murphy ’17 graduated from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business with a degree in business administration, but like many recent graduates, he’s not quite sure what he wants to do with his degree just yet. Luckily for Ryan, a 2016 Rio Olympics gold medalist, he has at least one other option lined up in the meantime. “For now, I’m focusing a lot on my swim career. My plan is to swim through 2020 and see where that goes. I’ll transition into a real job…at some point,” he laughs.
Posted on June 20, 2018 - 12:01pm
Posted on June 5, 2018 - 3:40pm
Q: When did you know that you wanted to be in the wine industry as part of the family business?
Posted on May 31, 2018 - 11:36am
By Courtney Cheng ’16
Michelle Kim ’11 came to Cal with a mission: to become a part of Berkeley’s history of political activism and social justice movements.
Posted on May 24, 2018 - 11:41am
