Fellows' events include career skills-building workshops, grad school admissions info and applications workshops, networking and social events, group-building volunteer projects, and Big Ideas symposia--thought-provoking conversations between faculty, Bren students, and Fellows.
The Program provides Fellows the opportunity of developing their professional identities by participating in skills-building workshops on communication (resumes, cover letters, follow-up correspondence, and calendar management), interview strategies, and networking; sharing "Big Ideas" over lunch with UCSB faculty, professionals, Bren students and alums; practicing mingling at social events at the end of each term. Scroll-down to see Events scheduled for the current academic year.
WINTER QUARTER EVENTS
BESF Winter Workshop--networking & communications
Heather Stanford & Michael Roysner
January 10, 2025 | 12 - 1 PM
ES 4016
Business & Sustainability SUB-GROUP Lunch
Guest: Environmental Studies' Michael Brown
January 17, 2025 | 12 - 1 PM
ES 4016
Building Resilience through Resistance
Responding to the challenges of the new regime - a community forum featuring faculty panelists David Pellow, Jim Salzman, and Jayajit Chakraborty, moderated by Bren MESM Sarayu Ramnath and EJA co-executive chairs Katja Reinwald & Bella Rosemarie Crosland Bell. Jointly sponsored with Environmental Studies
January 24, 2025 | 12 - 1 PM
Marine Sciences Auditorium
Global Oceans Treaty
A discussion with Prof. Roland Geyer & Neil Nathan
January 31, 2025 | 12 - 1 PM
ES 4016
Refining your Professional Profile: Linked-in & Updating Resumes for your job search
February 7, 2025 | 12 - 1 PM
ES 4016
Environmental Policy & Law sub-group lunch
February 21, 2025 | 12 - 1 PM
ES 4016
The Rights of Nature
Profs. Jim Salzman & Lisa Sideris
February 28, 2025 | 12 - 1 PM
ES 4016
Hydrology Club Event
Profs. Kelly Caylor & Lisa Stratton
TBD
ES 4016
Environmental Education & Communication Strategies
Jeremy Jacobs & Rick Benjamin & TBD
March 7, 2025 | 12 - 1 PM
ES 4016
SPRING QUARTER EVENTS
Energy Policy at the Federal Level
Profs. Kyle Meng & Eric Masanet discuss their recent work as a part of the White House Council of Economic Advisers
April 4, 2025 | 12 - 1 PM
ES 4016
Conservation Planning
Profs. Iris Holzer & Daniel Klemann discuss agriculture policy and conservation planning
April 11, 2025 | 12 - 1 PM
ES 4016
Environmental Advocacy & the IRA
Prof. Leah Stokes
April 18 | 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM
TBD
April 25, 2025 | 12 - 1 PM
ES 4016
Green Building: SSI
Discussion of initiatives in planning/ building with Bren alum Gabrielle Barsotti, a specialist in LEED / SSI certification
May 2, 2025 | 12 - 1 PM
ZOOM / Hybrid
Bren Dean's Fellow's Dinner: Coastal Resources Management
Dean Steve Gaines & Bren students discuss their work
May 9, 2025 | 5-7:30 PM
Deck, The Bren School
Thank you Lunch with Mentors
May 23, 2025 | 12 - 1 PM
ES 4016
Farewell / Welcome Picnic
June 1, 2025 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Stanford-Salzman home
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
- 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