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Graffiti to inspire you
HOW THOUGHTFUL:
A graffiti artist left this tag on the construction fence across from Hearst
Memorial Mining Building.
RACHEL SHAFER PHOTO
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In one measure of its success, Adobe software has become
an everyday presence in our computing lives. Can you e-mail me that
PDF? No prob. Photoshop that photo? Of course. Did you see that cool
website? Better have Flash. When it comes to digital content creation
for everything from documents to websites to multimedia razzle dazzle,
Adobe Systems Incorporated has become an industry standard. From its
San Jose headquarters in a region known for its new ideas, Adobe provides
the essential tools for creative types and digital innovators everywhere.
Yet software is a tough business to be in. No one knows this more than
CEO Bruce Chizen, who has been at Adobe since 1994 and at its helm
since 2000.
On Wednesday, November 1, Chizen will share his insights and take questions
from Berkeley Engineering students in “A Conversation with Bruce Chizen,
CEO of Adobe Systems Inc.” In a discussion with Dean Richard Newton,
Chizen will talk about changes within the technology industry, how to stay
nimble and the unique opportunities he foresees for engineers. The event, part
of the College’s “View from the Top” Lecture Series, will
take place at 4 p.m. in Sibley Auditorium and will be followed by a reception
in Garbarini Lounge. [FULL STORY]
On a recent Wednesday evening in Bechtel Engineering Center,
pairs of people sat across from one another, urgently talking. No one
paused, and the room filled with the noise of 13 simultaneous conversations.
People laughed, gestured and leaned in with intensity. Suddenly, tweet! “Time’s
up! Students move to your left!” the moderator announced, blowing
her whistle. Half the group stood, collected a business card and moved
to the next seat.
This was speed networking, a new workshop put on by the College’s Alumni
Relations team and co-sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneur-ship and Technology.
The goal, say organizers, is to help engineering students practice networking
so they feel comfortable introducing themselves to strangers, a skill useful
in everything from job interviews to social mingling at a company function. [FULL STORY]
In 2002–2003, nearly 1,500 math and 800 science classes
in California high schools were taught by teachers with no teaching credential.
Even more classes were taught by teachers with a credential in an unrelated
subject area.
Last year, the University of California launched its California Teach program,
designed to reverse this trend. By working with K–12 schools, the California
State University and government and industry leaders, the UC-wide program hopes
to put 1,000 new, fully qualified math and science teachers into classrooms
each year. [FULL STORY]
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