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The UC Berkeley Coleman Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership's monthly news email, covering the latest in news, events, and research.

2020-21 Annual Report

Over the past months, the Fung Institute has been working diligently to maintain high-quality and high-touch programming, even while doing so in an unprecedented virtual arena. Building upon this foundation to set this year’s strategic direction, our mission remains to create inclusive leaders who solve the world’s problems through innovation, technology, and collaboration across boundaries, teaching, research, and service.

The summaries in this annual report provide the institute’s stewardship in meeting its five targeted areas of strategic priorities: academics, career and community outreach, operations and administration, and health, safety, and space.

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News

FUNG INSTITUTE

Fung Institute welcomes Prof. Anthony Joseph as the new faculty director

Anthony D. Joseph is a Chancellor’s Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UC Berkeley. He joined the UC Berkeley faculty in 1998 and is a core faculty member of the Center for Computational Biology. Now, he joins Fung Institute as its new faculty director.

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FUNG INSTITUTE

Fung Institute celebrates 10 years with Lee Fleming

Since the Fung Institute’s launch in 2010, faculty director, Lee Fleming, has created a new model for students to learn and thrive at the intersection of technical and engineering leadership, advised various capstone projects, and led multiple courses.

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MASTER OF ENGINEERING

Humans of Fung: Hector Gomez, MEng '21 (ME)

Motivated by his young son, DACA recipient, student parent, and first-generation student Hector Gomez, MEng '21 (ME), strives to represent Latinxs in engineering.

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FUNG FELLOWSHIP

Gentelligence: Making Steps in Intergenerational Work

UC Berkeley's Fung Fellowship was referenced in the book as an innovative program harnessing the power of intergenerational learning.

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Events

Fung Fellowship
Applications Open

For Class of ‘23 Transfers and Veterans
Deadline: Friday, July 30

APPLY

Drop-In Coffee Chats

Fung Fellows gain skills and real-world experiences at the intersection of design, health, and conservation. Through the program, they have the opportunity to make a real impact in communities for real people.

Drop-in at a coffee chat to talk to a fellow about the program and the application!

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Increasing Diversity
in Innovation

Virtual Conference | July 26-29

Limited seats. UC Berkeley students, staff, and faculty are eligible for complimentary tickets using the code:
Increasing-DII-2021-SPONSOR-100

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Join us at Increasing Diversity in Innovation, a virtual conference taking place from July 26-29, 2021, hosted by US Intellectual Property Alliance and UC Berkeley Fung Institute.

The conference will bring together the USPTO, corporate legal teams, innovators, industry associations and key stakeholders across the country to focus on increasing engagement of underrepresented inventors.

MEng Alumni: Call for Mentors

The MEng Industry Mentor Initiative on FI Connect matches alumni and industry professionals with students as they enter the MEng program. Mentorship offers many opportunities—promoting career and academic success, helping in career exploration, and building important, lasting relationships with others in your industry and with similar interests.

Each student will be matched with one dedicated mentor. Students are matched with someone whose professional experience aligns with the student's field of interest and they are expected to connect 1-2 each semester.

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TIMELINE

Mentor Applications
Mon. August 2 - Fri. August 27

Mentee Applications
Tues. August 10 - Fri. September 3

Match Day
Tues. September 7

THINGS TO NOTE

You must have an active profile on FI Connect—so please register or re-activate your account today!

Matching will be based on a combination of factors including preferences selected by mentees and overlap in interests and background identified in program registration questions.

Incomplete profiles will not be considered for matching. These users will be rejected from the program.

FI Connect

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  1. Go to your phone’s mobile browser and type in: connections.funginstitute.berkeley.edu

  2. Sign up or log in your account using your berkeley.edu email (CalNet).

  3. Once logged in, allow pop-up dialogue box to download the app.

  4. Once the download is complete, you can now access FI Connect using your mobile device!

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