Cal Alumni Pride, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) alumni association of the University of California, Berkeley supports and promotes the interests of the University of California and its alumni, with an emphasis on issues and interests specific to the LGBT community. Click here to find out more about us.

In this issue:

• Welcome from the Cal Alumni Pride Board
• California Alumni Association Job Shadow Day
• Take a Student to Eat (TASTE)
• Cal Alumna Therese Stewart received prestigious award
• University of California Alumni Night at the San Francisco Opera
• Employer and Alumni Networking Reception
• Resource of the Month: Gay Bears the Hidden History of the Berkeley Campus

Welcome Message from the Cal Alumni Pride Board

Welcome to our first newsletter. The new board has been very busy over the past months to re-build UC Berkeley's LGBT Alumni Association. This newsletter aims to update you about what is happening in UC Berkeley's LGBT community as well as notify you about upcoming events. We are planning our first Cal Alumni Pride Happy Hour during Big Game Week, so make sure to watch out for future updates

Go Bears!
- Cal Alumni Pride Board

California Alumni Association Job Shadow Day

The Alumni Scholars Association would like to give alumni the opportunity to interact with and direct UC Berkeley students through a Job Shadow Day. The Job Shadow Day allows students to experience the working world firsthand, discuss integral steps in developing a future career, and interact with successful alumni!

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Take a Student to Eat (TASTE)

With the start of a new semester, Take a Student to Eat (TASTE) is planning to help UC Berkeley students explore different professions. TASTE is a program that pairs alumni and Alumni Scholars according to career interest, major interest, and even food interest! In order to help students decide and understand different career paths, we would like your help and guidance by chatting with our students as you enjoy some delicious food.

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Cal Alumna Therese Stewart receives prestigious award

Therese Stewart, a graduate from the University of California Berkeley School of Law and San Francisco's current Chief Deputy City Attorney, has been named the recipient of the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association's 2008 Dan Bradley Award, the association highest honor. She shares this great honor with Shannon Minter, legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights. Both successfully fought to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage.

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Alumni Night at the Opera: The Elixir of Love

The Alumni Associations of the University of California and San Francisco Opera invite you to The Elixir of Love. San Francisco Opera is pleased to offer UC alumni 30% off regular ticket prices. This discount offer is available online only, not by phone or in person, and expires at midnight on October 29, 2008. The event will take place on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 7:30pm.

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Employer and Alumni Networking Reception

Please join us at Alumni House on November 12th for an employer & alumni networking reception. Savor a delicious buffet, enjoy a glass of fine wine, meet with employers, and network among your peers.Wednesday, November 12, 2008 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Toll Room, Alumni House, UC Berkeley. This is a free event, but space is limited. Please RSVP by Monday, November 3, 2008. Hosted by the California Alumni Association and Alumwire.

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Resource of the Month

> Gay Bears: the Hidden History of the Berkeley Campus

The Hidden History of the Berkeley Campus, a project of the Gay Bears! Collection in The University Archives. This site gathers together information about the history of sexual minorities at Cal -- students, faculty, staff and visitors. It is designed as a gateway for further exploration into one aspect of the long and fascinating story of the University of California, Berkeley. Click here to visit the site!

Links and LGBT Resources

• LavenderCal
• UC Berkeley
• Cal Athletics
• Queer @ Berkeley
• LGBT Studies Minor
• UC Berkeley on YouTube
• California Alumni Association
• Cal Alumni Pride's LinkedIn Group
• Cal Alumni Pride's Facebook Group
• Gender Equity Resource Center (GenEq)
• Gay Bears: the Hidden History of the Berkeley Campus

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