Berkeley at Home aims to foster community and bring the campus spirit home during social distancing. See below for some ideas of how to come together with teams and friends while maintaining physical distance and some interesting articles from UC Berkeley experts.
Berkeley at Home Variety Show
Think of it as a weekly homeroom video for the campus community, featuring messages from Chancellor Carol Christ, news updates, cooking ideas, fitness tips and interviews with Berkeley’s brightest.
Episode 11
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Think of the Berkeley at Home Variety Show as a weekly homeroom video for the campus community, featuring messages from Chancellor Carol Christ, news updates, cooking ideas, fitness tips and interviews with Berkeley’s brightest.
- Coronavirus (fabric for statue masks donated by Bay Area Quilts).
- 150W staff profiles.
- 150W Campus Conversation.
- Visitor Services.
- Bird watching answer sheet.
Edited by Oren Azad.
Episode 10
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- Reece Whitley:
Episode 9
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Episode 8
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- Berkeley Conversation on structural racism and COVID 19.
- Berkeley Conversation on race, law, and health policy.
- Black admissions staff video.
- Cal Falcons.
- Scavenger Hunt – Where’s that bear?
- Planet Berkeley videos.
- 150 Years of Women at Berkeley.
- Berkeley Art Studio.
- Alix Schwartz.
Episode 7
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- “Thoughts from your Black colleague,” by Marco Lindsey.
- “On George Floyd and the struggle to belong,” by Denise Herd.
- “Rise up for Justice,” with john powell.
Episode 6
Out of respect for and in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter protests after the death of George Floyd, Episode 6 was postponed. #TheShowMustBePaused
Episode 5
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- Blockeley commencement.
- #CalGrad.
- Peregrine Falcons.
- BAMPFA – When all that is solid melts into air.
- Cook Well Berkeley.
- Scavenger Hunt – How well do you know the Campanile?
- A cappella video from alumni.
Episode 4
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- Blockeley.
- Scavenger Hunt: Identify the research field station.
- Peregrine falcon naming contest.
- University Medalist story and video.
- Finals video: Good luck, Bears!
- The Final Passage.
- Pandemic Diaries.
- Music.
- Berkeley Talks podcast episode on Robert Hass.
- Cook Well Berkeley.
- 150 Years of Women at Berkeley.
Episode 3
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- Free recording of the Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies production of Snowflakes, or Rare White People.
- Cal Falcons.
- Scavenger Hunt: Can you name these famous Berkeley alumnae?
- Cal Summer Reading Challenge.
Episode 2
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- Blockeley.
- Cal Falcons.
- 150 Years of Women at Berkeley.
- Cal Performances 2020-21 season.
- Scavenger Hunt: Congratulations to Kathleen Arata, a Data Systems Analyst in University Development and Alumni Relations, and James Dudek, a Senior Organizational Strategist in People & Culture. Kathleen and James are both Berkeley alumni and long-term staff members, having worked for the University for 26 and 30 years, respectively.
- Bandaloop (watch the full video of the performance from 2015 celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Campanile).
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