The Program provides Fellows with various opportunities for developing their professional identities: skills-building workshops on searching for jobs, professional correspondence, and preparing targeted resumes; intensive training sessions and individual coaching for interviews; support for applying to graduate school; lunchtime events for sharing "Big Ideas" with UCSB faculty, alums, professionals, and Bren students; events for practicing networking skills while mingling with guests and fellow Fellows.  Scroll-down to see Events scheduled for the current academic year, as well as a sampling of those over the past four years.

FALL QUARTER EVENTS

Fellows' Fall Opening Workshop

September 24, 2025 | 08:30 - 14:00 | Bren 1424 

light breakfast & lunch provided

Sessions will include: Preview of the year ahead and program requirements; Getting to know fellow Fellows; Professional Interest sub-group connections; Dave Parker on the Job Search; workshops on Communications and making the most of the Mentor Match

Guest: Dave Parker, Bren Director of Career Services

Staff: Heather Stanford, Program Director, Sarayu Ramnath & Wesley Noble, Administrative Assistants

The Art of the Resume: Re-writing your resume(s)

September 26, 2025 | 12:00 - 13:00 Bren 1424

Guest: Dave Parker, Director of Bren Career Services

lunch provided

Applying to Graduate School--Bren, among others!

October 3, 2025 | 12:00 - 13:00 Bren 1424

Guest: Kristine Duarte, Director of Admissions at the Bren School, & staff

lunch provided

Got Jobs?

October 17, 2025 | 12:00 - 13:00 Bren 1424

A panel discussion about preparing for the current job market with ES & Bren alums, moderated by ES Prof. David Stone

lunch provided

Mid-Term Mingling with Mentors & Fellows' Sub-groups

October 31, 2025 | 12:00 - 13:00 Bren 1424

Sarayu & Wes will host a lunch designed to allow Fellows to practice the fine art of mingling, meet new mentors, and share ideas within their Interest Sub-Groups

Pro's Panel: topic & guests TBD

November 14, 2025 | 12:00 - 13:00 TBD

Re-view & Re-fresh

5 December, 2025 | 12:00 - 13:00 Bren 1424

End of Term social event: reviewing the Fall and anticipating the Winter

lunch provided

WINTER QUARTER EVENTS

DATES WITH GUESTS, & EVENTS WILL BE POSTED IN OCTOBER


SPRING QUARTER EVENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Past events have included:

  • Building Resilience through Resistance--a community form featuring Profs. Jayajit Chakraborty, Jim Salzman, & David Pellow with Bren and EJA moderators
  • Bob Wilkinson, Scott Jasechko, & Jim Salzman on Hydrology
  • David Stone & alums' panel on "what happens after I graduate? Building a Career with an environmental management degree"
  • Iris Holzer & Daniel Klemann on Soil, Agriculture, & conservation 
  • Leah Stokes & Maggie Hall on advocacy & working with and for NGO's
  • Jim Salzman on preparing for careers in Environmental Law & Policy
  • Lauryn Cummins on building a Linked-In Profile
  • Michael Roysner & Heather Stanford on Making the Most of Mentoring Opportunities
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  • Senior BES Fellows on Strategies for Finding Research Funding & Networking
  • Ranjit Deshmukh, Eric Masanet, & Lillian Liu on Energy / Environmental Justice
  • James Salzman, The Environmentalist's Dilemma: What happens when the Green New Deal Meets the Old Green Laws? presentation & discussion with Sr. Faculty Advisor.
  • David Pellow: Defining The Environmental Space—and making your place on the inside; discussion with Sr. Faculty Advisor and former ES Department Chair.
  • Associate Dean Sarah Anderson, Writing the Personal Statement
  • Kristine Duarte, Director of Admissions, Graduate School Admissions
  • Program Director Heather Stanford,The Art of Mingling
  • MESM Group Project Presentation, & Discussion about personal pathways & personal choices
  • The Art of the Resume, Bren Career Services Director, Dave Parker, & Fellows Program Director, Heather Stanford - ZOOM
  • Professional Communications: Email, Cover Letter--tone and 'tude  with Program Director Heather Stanford
  • Pro's Panel: Environmental Professionals Talk about their Careers
  • The Art of the Interview: Part 1, Program Director Heather Stanford
  • Internships: Senior Faculty Advisor James Salzman, Bren 1424.
  • Individual Mock Interviews