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Inspire Berkeley's university students about STEM careers
We’re looking for companies that want to engage in the RePicture STEM Career Accelerator that the City of Berkeley Office of Economic Development is sponsoring for Berkeley university students next spring (Feb 8 - May 7, 2024). We need STEM professionals from Berkeley companies that are willing to be interviewed by students, judge student presentations, and/ or sponsor the program or Berkeley students within it. Companies of all sizes and types (STEM and non-STEM) can participate and be part of our mission to build a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Learn more and let us know your interest. (It will take less than 1 minute!).
The Berkeley Business Environment
A mid-sized city of 120,000, Berkeley punches above its weight when it comes to the diversity and vibrancy of its business community. Home to one of the world’s top public universities (UC Berkeley) and the nation’s oldest federal research laboratory (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab), Berkeley institutions enable people with ideas to launch innovative companies, create high-quality jobs and generate technologies with a global impact.
Berkeley is also connected by BART and the Bay Bridge to San Francisco, and approximately an hour’s drive from Silicon Valley’s globally recognized technology hub. Additionally, the city has many connections to other parts of California and global destinations through its rail transportation networks and proximity to two international airports and the Port of Oakland.
Entrepreneurs with an independent spirit, progressive values, and a focus on quality find Berkeley to be a natural home.
Berkeley Ventures, Berkeley Values
The Berkeley Ventures, Berkeley Values (BV2) initiative works with Berkeley companies that want to actively engage in our community and are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
For more background, see the Give Back page of our website, read about the BV2 Pitch Competition in this Berkeleyside #Discovered in Berkeley article and follow BV2 on LinkedIn.