Halloween, Updates for Spring, and Student Hiring

[Lauren Ardis]

Hello Jacobs Community!

It's our favorite time of year at Jacobs Hall—Halloween! Check out the activities and resources offered through the month of October and mark your calendars. In addition to October's festivities, you'll also find important information about Spring 22 and open student positions at Jacobs. 

Have a great weekend,

Lauren

EVENTS

DESIGN FIELD NOTES, SARA CAMBRIDGE

THE ROLE OF STORYTELLING IN YOUR CAREER

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

4–5 PM

Virtual Event

Sara has been a UX researcher for 9 years, and before that worked as a graphic designer for over a decade. She has worked both in-house and as an external consultant and has experience at Google, Verily, Airtable, and Patreon. She’s a graduate of Berkeley’s School of Information, where she currently teaches the “Storytelling for your UX Portfolio” class. Join us in welcoming Sara to our Design Field Notes series next Tuesday!

HALLOWEEN  AT JACOBS 🎃 🎃

Halloween is just around the corner! Celebrate with us by joining a workshop or participating in a contest! Halloween is the perfect time to utilize all of the making opportunities available at Jacobs and across campus. Learn more by visiting our news post. 

MDes ADMISSIONS EVENTS

If you are interested in learning more about the Berkeley Master of Design (MDes), join them for one of their many upcoming admissions events. The next one is scheduled for Friday, October 15. Learn more by visiting their Admissions Events page. 

OPPORTUNITIES + NEWS

HIRING: ASE POSITIONS

We are currently hiring ASE roles for Spring 22. More information about the available roles and instructions on how to apply can be found on our Student Roles at Jacobs page. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, beginning immediately, until positions are filled, with the goal of filling all positions by early November. Please email Aleta Martinez if you have any questions. 

HIRING: STUDENT WEB DESIGNER

We are also looking for one student to join our Creative Team as a web designer and developer. You can learn more about the application process and requirements by visiting the Student Roles page, or the recent news post. Applications are due October 14.

SPRING 22 COURSE LIST

The course listing for Spring 22 is now available. Details for some courses, like the instructor and meeting time, are being finalized and will be added to the Academic Guide course listings when ready. For questions about DES INV enrollment policies, look here. The Fall 2021 course list has been moved to the course archives, which you can access here. 

DECALS SPRING 22

Calling all Jacobs DeCal & Club Leaders! Each semester, the Jacobs Institute sponsors DeCals that explore topics in design and technology innovation. To apply for your course to be sponsored as a DES INV DeCal in Spring 2022, submit all required documents (more details below) to this form no later than the relevant deadline below; late submissions cannot be accepted.

Friday, October 20th if this is the first time the course would be offered as a DES INV DeCal

Friday, October 27th if you are submitting a returning DES INV DeCal

Learn more about DES INV DeCal Sponsorship here.The list of required materials, plus some tips, are provided here. All first-time student facilitators must have completed a UCFTR training no later than November 10th, 2021. Provide the date of when each facilitator took a training or intends to take training if the date has not yet passed. * Please use the most updated version of Adobe Acrobat and do not lock the pdf application after receiving the signature of the Instructor who will sponsor your DeCal. Contact trog...@berkeley.edu for questions, especially if you are developing a new DeCal and want to discuss it before preparing your full proposal. 

BUILDING TOURS ARE BACK

We are now offering two weekly drop-in tours! Stop by Thursday or Friday at 3:10 PM if you would like to tour Jacobs Hall and learn more about our space. Please meet in the west lobby to join. Learn more.

MDes PODCAST!

And last but definitely not least, check out the newly launched podcast, Design Despite Disciplines, produced by our MDes students in DES INV 201, Debates in Design!