Dear Berkeley Engineer:

The Bay Area summer weather pattern is here! Morning fog turns to beautiful sunny afternoons on the Glade where a crop of incoming students attending the Cal Student Orientation (CalSO) program eat their lunch and learn Cal fight songs. For the fall 2010 semester the College of Engineering will welcome 656 freshmen with an average weighted GPA of 4.46, and 191 transfer students with an average GPA of 3.79. Read the story of a handful of current students' first semester experiences on the CalSO website.

As we welcome our new freshmen and transfer students, we also applaud the Class of 2010 graduates! We would like to give special recognition to eight members of the Class of 2010 who were named recipients of the Departmental Citation, an honor that recognizes distinction in their respective majors. Take a peek at the video of the College of Engineering Class of 2010 Commencement ceremony, or view a sample of commencement photos online.

Bears on bikes? On Sunday, June 6, 23 members of the UC Berkeley community, including students, staff and alumni, hit the road on their bicycles for a seven-day, 545-mile journey down the coast from San Francisco to Los Angeles on the AIDS Life Cycle ride. Members of the group, including Celeste Roschuni, a Berkeley mechanical engineering Ph.D. student, reported back daily from the road, sharing highlights of the day's ride.

What adventures have you been on recently? Have anything interesting in store for this summer? We want to know what's going on with you; find your classmates and submit your class note online today!

Gifts of all sizes to the Berkeley Engineering Annual Fund combine to make a big difference for today's students and faculty. For a limited time, however, some gifts will count a bit more than others. How? The New Alumni Challenge will quadruple the impact of gifts made by alumni from the Classes of 2005 - 2010, and the Foxconn Challenge will match all Dean's Society gifts of $2,500 or more. Whatever your class year - and whatever size gift is right for you - please help us reach our goal of raising $2.8 million by June 30. Make your gift online today. Remember, every gift counts!

GO BEARS!

Dawn Kramer
Associate Director, Events & Programs
College of Engineering
UC Berkeley
(510) 643-7828 ph
http://coe.berkeley.edu/alumni
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UPCOMING EVENTS

University of California Night at the Opera: "The Girl of the Golden West"
Tuesday, June 29
6:30 p.m. Reception, 7:30 p.m. Performance
301 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA
The Alumni Associations of the University of California and San Francisco Opera invite you to "The Girl of the Golden West" on Tuesday, June 29. San Francisco Opera is pleased to offer University of California alumni 30% off regular ticket prices. There will be a UC reception beginning at 6:30 p.m., and the performance begins at 7:30 p.m. To purchase tickets visit http://sfopera.com/offer and enter offer code UC10. For more information visit: http://events.berkeley.edu/index.php/calendar/sn/CAA.html?event_ID=31453.

Jobnob Palo Alto Happy Hour
Tuesday, June 29
4:30 p.m.
Illusions Supper Club, 260 South California Ave., Palo Alto, CA
Come "Jobnob" with cool new start ups and talented job seekers at this informal networking happy hour where you can find startup jobs. Be flexible on commitment and compensation -- bootstrapped startups may be offering alternative compensation: reduced rates, equity, internships, part time, etc. Funded and larger tech companies should be offering traditional compensation. Get in on the ground floor with these great startups and meet cool tech companies! The event is free for job seekers, but registration is required: http://bit.ly/bpSNF0.

CAA Engineering Alumni Society Group Presents: "Starting and Funding a Cleantech Business"
Wednesday, July 28
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Malonga Casquelord Center for the Arts, 1428 Alice St., Oakland, CA
Matt Scullin, founder of Alphabet Energy, and Nat Goldhaber, Partner at Claremont Ventures, will discuss the process of going from student idea to running a business. The talk will be followed by a Q&A. Registration is required. For more information visit: https://s07.123signup.com/servlet/SignUp?P=1533362191150028100&PG=1533362182300.

Save the Date: Homecoming 2010!
October 8-10, 2010
UC Berkeley Campus
Homecoming presents the perfect opportunity to come back to Cal to network with other alums, visit with professors, attend athletic and spirit events, take tours or visit open houses. Check the Homecoming website for details as events and schedules are finalized: http://homecoming.berkeley.edu/.