Food System Career Fair: Planting Seeds of Connection & Transformation

2455 Bancroft Way,Berkeley CA 94704

17 March, 2023

Description

The Berkeley Food Institute invites you to UC Berkeley’s first ever Food Systems Career Fair: Planting Seeds of Connection & Transformation. We invite students at any point in their academic journey to learn about pathways to create change in food systems. Building a sustainable future requires interdisciplinary voices, so we have invited employers ranging from technical assistance providers to farmers, food producers, manufacturers, distributors, and community educators and advocates, all working towards regenerative food systems. Join us to create meaningful connections with on the ground professionals and learn about these various career pathways. This event is open to all Berkeley students and staff. During the event, participants will have the opportunity to rotate through three sectors: technical assistance, value based supply chains, and community education. Please arrive at 1:30pm for registration. An employer lightning round will occur from 2-4pm, when participants can rotate through presentations from different sectors. At 4pm there will be time for free form conversations and networking. We suggest students arrive by 2pm to be able to hear from all employers. We'll be sharing updates about our invited employers in the next few weeks so stay tuned through our website or sign up for our food systems opportunity newsletter. Preparing for the Fair In preparation for the career fair we will be sharing various career readiness resources including our upcoming Sharpening Your Professional Narrative Night on March 8. Please register for the fair to receive career readiness resources straight to your inbox. You can register separately for our March 8 event here. About the Venue: The Tilden Room is ADA accessible. There are elevators leading to the 5th floor of the MLK Student Union Building. The door of the Tilden room is wide and flat. Map of Building - Page 1, Page 2 There are two single-stalled, ADA restrooms on the 5th floor of MLK. There is one set of restroom stalls on the 1st and 2nd floor of MLK. Food and beverages will be outside on the terrace. If you require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting, alternative media formats, etc.) or information about campus mobility access features in order to fully participate in this event, please contact Nathalie Muñoz at [contact information: 510-529-1533 or [email protected]] with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event. For other inquiries, contact the Berkeley Food Institute at [email protected] or 510-529-1533. Cosponsored by the Berkeley Food Institute, Rausser College of Natural Resources, Center for Responsible Business at Haas, Housing and Dining Sustainability Advocates, Educational Opportunities Program, Cal Veteran Service Office, Berkeley Student Farms, and Berkeley Student Food Collective.