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Big Brains, Big Ideas, Big…Storyboard

Blum Center
October 30, 2012
1 min

“Who Sees Poverty?” Let production commence! Today. (Yikes!)

A wall covered with various sketches, drawings, and notes attached with green tape and colorful sticky notes. The sketches and drawings include phrases like "Poverty Exists," "Make Poverty History," "7 Billion," and other illustrations related to poverty, development, and social issues. There are multiple layers of sticky notes in pink, blue, and yellow, with additional annotations and comments.

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Host Organizations

  • Identify staff supervisor to manage I&E Climate Action Fellow
  • Submit fellowship description and tasks
  • Engage in the matching process
  • Mentor and advise students
  • Communicate with Berkeley program director and give feedback on the program.

Berkeley Program Director​

  • Communicate with host organizations, students, and other university departments to ensure smooth program operations

Student Fellows

  • Complete application and cohort activities
  • Communicate with staff and host organizations
  • Successfully complete assignments from host organization during summer practicum
  • Summarize and report summer experience activities post-fellowship