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Brian Armstrong responds to SEC threats to shut down Coinbase yield product
Crypto exchange Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong responded Tuesday evening to planned enforcement by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to the firm's recently announced yield-generating product.
The firm, which went public on the Nasdaq stock exchange in April, received a subpoena by the SEC less than three months after it announced to the market a product, dubbed Lend, that would allow users the opportunity to earn double-digit yields on deposits of USDC on its platform. That's a much juicer yield than what is offered by consumer banks, which provide less than a basis point for savings accounts.
Armstrong said that the exchange contacted the SEC about its yield product and the SEC told Coinbase that the offering is a security but gave no guidance on the compliance with existing laws.
In a tweet, Armstrong added:
"They refuse to tell us why they think it's a security, and instead subpoena a bunch of records from us (we comply), demand testimony from our employees (we comply), and then tell us they will be suing us if we proceed to launch, with zero explanation as to why."
According to Armstrong, the SEC "refused" to meet with the chief executive during a visit to DC earlier this year.
"The SEC was the only regulator that refused to meet with me, saying 'we're not meeting with any crypto companies,'" Armstrong wrote. "This was right after we became the first crypto company to go public in the U.S."
In a blog post, the firm's chief legal officer Paul Grewel said that Coinbase has "been proactively engaging with the SEC about Lend for nearly six months."
He said that if the product officially launched, the SEC would sue:
"Despite Coinbase keeping Lend off the market and providing detailed information, the SEC still won't explain why they see a problem. Rather they have now told us that if we launch Lend they intend to sue. Yet again, we asked if the SEC would share their reasoning with us, and yet again they refused."
BlockFi, a crypto financial services provider, has also been under fire for a similar product, which offers users a high-yield when they park stablecoin with the company. Five states have said that the firm has violated securities regulations and laws.
In addition to plans to offer a yield on USDC held by the company, Coinbase offers other yield generating services via proof-of-stake protocols like Ethereum 2.0 and Tezos. A source said the SEC's action does not apply to staking.
This post has been updated for clarity. Lend was announced earlier this year, not launched.


Kue Signs To Wrestle At Ohio State!
Two-time Oregon wrestling champion Phillip Kue committed to Ohio State yesterday.
Coaches and teammates gather around Philip Kue.
"It's kind of a relief. I don't have to deal with all the decisions during the season or later on in the year. I'm definitely super excited," he says.
"My aunt works there (Ohio State), she kind of talked to me about it and I went there last summer and fell in love with the campus, the whole structure. I love the team, I love the people, everything is nice. I feel like I could fit there. It's for me," he adds.
"I'm not on a full-ride but for what I'm getting I'm super blessed. What they're giving me, no other program in the nation could give me a better scholarship than that. With them being the best college for wrestling in the nation and for school, I can't ask for better," says Kue.
Phillip Kue's mom signs for the scholarships.
"I am extremely proud and happy for him," says his coach of the last four years Ehren Schneider. "(After signing) He is focused and committed for (the rest of his high school) career and the (Centennial) program," he adds.
Kue signs his letter of intent.
"His hard work is paying off, but we've got unfinished business, Phillip needs a third state championship," says Schneider.
Kue's sister (left), dad and mom (right) smile proudly as he holds up his signed letter.


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Photography Flurina Rothenberger
Documenting style on the streets of Africa
Dismantling stereotypes, a new photobook celebrates self-confidence and style in Africa's varied corners
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How do you capture the scope, breadth and diversity of Africa? A plethora of lifestyles, dress codes, attitudes, moments in history, and landscapes, all just as exciting, or as banal, as each other. Photographer Flurina Rothenberger's new book I love to dress like I am coming from somewhere and I have a place to go isn't one of those overly ambitious books trying to do that. Instead, frustrated by a lack of 'sober' portrayals of everyday life, Rothenberger is offering a small window into the varied corners of the continent.
Raised in the Ivory Coast before moving to Switzerland to study photography, Rothenberger grew tired of the west's generalisations of her homeland and embarked on the project with a mission statement to challenge such naivety. "Differing issues such as fashion or conflict pop up in the same manner, often overly enthusiastic or downbeat," she says. "Both hold the sticky feel of outdated exotic. My portrayal of Africa is a modest personal selection of everyday life, glimpses that can not possibly reflect the huge diversity of such a vast continent."
In a collaboration with graphic design team Hammer (founded by Sereina Rothenberger and David Schatz), Rothenberger's images are juxtaposed against hand-painted posters, text-panels and slogan posters, often seen in west Africa. "The intention of the edit is (to have) an open dialogue between the images, conveying a multitude of lifestyles where there is both the very specific and the similar," she says. "It's as if people are always ready to 'get lucky' – dressed for the occasion. Not in a way of jittery self-consciousness, but rather, self-confident in appearance. A kind of sincere dignity expressed through exterior attributes. We all do this, but in our cultures we are often less honest in admitting that we are proving a point with how we dress."
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In the early years of cannabis prohibition, agricultural workers in the western United States used the plant to treat pain and supplement family incomes.
Cannabis sativa, 1828
As legal cannabis gradually expands into new areas, some of the biggest winners are large corporate players. That's a major contrast with the way the cannabis economy has functioned since states began banning it in the 1910s, and especially since the federal government outlawed it in 1937. As historian Nick Johnson writes, back in the early days of its prohibition, Mexican and Mexican-American farmworkers in the American West found cannabis both a balm for bodies hurt by grueling work and an economic lifeline.
Over the first decades of the twentieth century, Johnson writes, landowners, corporations, and legal jurisdictions at the local, state, and federal levels worked together to build the western agricultural sector. They diverted scarce water to fields growing sugar beets, alfalfa, cotton, and other monoculture crops. Labor for the system came from farmworkers and tenant farmers, who were largely Asian and Latino.
By the late 1920s, the majority of workers in the sugar beet fields were Mexican or Mexican-American. Racial power structures made it easier for landowners to demand long hours of hard labor for low pay. Some workers responded by joining unions and organizing strikes. Others looked for ways to survive and thrive in spite of the exploitation. Some of these involved cannabis.
A few people from the beet fields seem to have become large-scale drug distributors, with networks running into the cities.
Growing beets in the industrial agricultural system was brutal work. Laborers crawled on their knees or maintained a stooped walk as they thinned, weeded, and harvested the plants. Many ended up with ailments including carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, back strain, knife cuts, heatstroke, sunburns, and illnesses resulting from pesticide exposure. Some of them seem to have found cannabis to be an effective remedy. As medical marijuana patients point out today, the drug seems to relieve pain, reduce inflammation, and lift moods—at least for some people. Johnson finds evidence that workers caught with the illegal drug at least claimed they were using it as a remedy for rheumatism, stomach pain, or exhaustion.
For some workers, cannabis also promised a remedy for poverty. As a black-market drug, cannabis could be very profitable. It grew well on irrigated farmland or in workers' home gardens. A few people from the beet fields seem to have become large-scale drug distributors, with networks running into the cities. But for most, Johnson suggests, it was a supplementary income source. By growing and selling a harvest of a hundred plants, a family could more than double its income from a season growing beets. And they could do it on their own terms, rather than as easily exploited employees.
"By planting Cannabis along irrigation canals, in personal gardens, between corn rows, and in other marginal places, some working-class Latinos used the agricultural landscape created by their oppressors to reclaim control over their lives and livelihoods," Johnson writes.
As cannabis becomes a legal commodity, sometimes produced in ways comparable to large-scale sugar beet farming, that opportunity for marginalized people willing to risk legal consequences may be coming to a close.
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Workers' Weed: Cannabis, Sugar Beets, and Landscapes of Labor in the American West, 1900–1946
By: Nick Johnson
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California Contract Workers Bill Heads To Governor's Desk
By Meg Hilling
and Stephanie Sandoval
A bill requiring companies like Uber and Lyft to treat contract workers as employees has passed both houses of California's legislature.
A bill requiring companies like Uber and Lyft to treat contract workers as employees is now heading to California Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk.
The bill would redefine employer-worker relationships, and it's seen as a potential game-changer for the gig economy. It requires workers to be recognized as employees instead of contractors if a company controls how they perform their work or if their work is part of a company's regular business.
The state Senate passed the bill 29-11 on Tuesday, and on Wednesday, the state Assembly passed it 56-15. Gov. Newsom has already announced his support for the bill and looks set to sign it. The legislation would take effect in January 2020 and could impact 1 million California workers, according to The Hill.
Currently, gig economy workers, such as drivers for ride-sharing companies, either don't qualify for or are not guaranteed the same rights as employees. Those rights include minimum wage, overtime pay, unemployment insurance and sick leave.
Both Uber and Lyft are adamantly opposed to the bill. They argue that employee drivers would lose the flexibility that's key to their business models. As such, they're reportedly pushing a ballot referendum that would exempt drivers for ride-hailing services from the scope of the bill.
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The application is now closed for Fall 2021 admission. Fall 2022 applications will open in mid-September.
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The Master of Engineering program in Industrial Engineering & Operations Research is a one year full-time program that combines business-oriented coursework with applications-focused industrial engineering and operations research courses emphasizing Optimization Analytics, Risk Modeling, Simulation, and Data Analysis. Machine Learning and Data Science are exciting new topics that combine results from stochastics and optimization to provide a growing range of products and services. It is intended to prepare students for professional practice, explicitly developing skills in managing complex projects and directing financial and operational matters.
Become an Engineering Leader
Expand your effectiveness as an engineer by gaining valuable leadership skills. All students in the program take core leadership courses in areas such as marketing, finance, law, analysis, and project management to develop a broader skill set that equips them for the next step in their careers.
Develop your technical expertise
Along with leadership development, students are required to take IEOR 240 (Optimization Analytics) and IEOR 241 (Risk Modeling, Simulation, and Data Analysis), and two additional IEOR electives in areas such as data science, financial engineering, supply chain management, operations research, and decision analytics.
Hands-on capstone experience
Set in the heart of the Bay Area, the worldwide epicenter for engineering innovation, Master of Engineering students at UC Berkeley form interdisciplinary teams, partner with industry, and benefit from the expertise of industry leaders and faculty to apply their learning by creating real projects.
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This concentration emphasizes management and engineering perspectives for solving problems, making decisions, and managing risk in complex, real-world systems. Courses in this concentration ensure that students develop a deep understanding of optimization and stochastic modeling, proficiency in the tools of management science and engineering including simulation and machine learning, and awareness of a variety of applications in relevant areas of operations management.
Required Technical Courses
At least four 200-level INDENG courses from an approved list must be taken for letter grade.
At least one course from Group A and one course from Group B must be taken:
Group A (Optimization)
INDENG 240 Optimization Analytics*
INDENG 262A Mathematical Programming I
INDENG C227A Introduction to Convex Optimization
Group B (Stochastic Modeling)
INDENG 241 Risk Modeling, Simulation, and Data Analysis*
INDENG 263A Applied Stochastic Process I
*Primary core MEng IEOR technical courses. If you choose to take equivalent, alternative courses (listed below primary courses), please review the course descriptions and syllabi (classes.berkeley.edu). We require the alternative course's instructor approval to enroll. Please upload faculty approval via this form.
Plus two 200-level INDENG courses from approved list which may change from year to year.
Departmental technical comprehensive examination
Passing the departmental technical comprehensive examination is a requirement for all IEOR MEng students. The three hours written exam is administered every year during the RRR week of the Fall semester (the last instruction week of the semester). The exam is composed of two parts as follows.
Optimization (90 minutes): The exam questions focus on formulation (modeling) of optimization problems covering linear, integer, and nonlinear programming problems. Optimization Exam Sample
Stochastic Modeling (90 minutes): The exam questions focus on basics of probability theory and stochastic processes, including random variables, conditional expectation, variance and covariance, and Poisson processes. Stochastics Comp Sample
All students, regardless of their choices regarding groups A and B, are responsible for properly preparing for the comprehensive exam. A sample of questions for the exam will be available and students approved for alternative courses can audit INDENG 240 and/or INDENG 241 to prepare.
INDENG 240 (for optimization) and INDENG 241 (for stochastic modeling) are specifically designed for the IEOR MEng program. In particular, these courses provide complete preparation for the comprehensive exam. It is strongly recommended that students who didn't have solid introductory courses in the two areas prior to enrolling in the MEng program, enroll in INDENG 240 and INDENG 241.
Recommended Informal Tracks
For guidance, we propose the following tracks. Do note the tracks listed below are not formal, unlike FinTech or Intellectual Property Strategy & Data Analytics, and will not be listed on the official transcript.
Decision Analytics – Provides students with a broad understanding of cutting-edge approaches to quantitative analysis and managerial decision-making applicable across a wide range of industries. Course Requirements: any two of INDENG 220, 231, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254
Risk Management & Finance – Prepares students for careers in finance, energy, and other industries where risk management is critical. Course Requirements: INDENG 221 and any one of INDENG 222, 231
Simulation & Modeling – Prepares students for careers as analysts focusing on production and distribution systems, service systems, product or process design, or marketing in a wide range of industries. Course Requirements: INDENG 231 and any one of INDENG 220, 250, 251, 252, 253
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MEng IEOR alumni employment information may be found here.
Professor Ilan Adler
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Ph.D. Stanford University, 1970 Operations Research
Research Areas: Mathematical Programming, Computational Game Theory, Applied Probability
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The FinTech concentration focuses on machine learning and data analytics with an emphasis on financial time series analysis. We aim to prepare you for a future career and success in financial and tech companies. This skill set is especially pertinent to banks, consulting firms, financial technology, and investment firms.
The FinTech concentration differs from the Management Science & Engineering concentration in that it is focused on the Financial Industry. The FinTech also differs from a Master of Financial Engineering program by being more quantitative and shorter in length.
*Primary core MEng IEOR technical courses If you choose to take equivalent, alternative courses (listed below primary courses), please review the course descriptions and syllabi (classes.berkeley.edu). We require the alternative course's instructor approval to enroll. Please upload faculty approval via this form.
Plus the required FinTech electives:
INDENG 242: Applications in Data Analysis
And two from: INDENG 221, 222, 224.
The FinTech concentration requires students to complete 1 additional technical elective as compared to the general MEng IEOR track.
Students interested in more advanced studies are recommended to take INDENG 223.
Stochastic Modeling (90 minutes): The exam questions focus on basics of probability theory and stochastic processes, including random variables, conditional expectation, variance and covariance, and Poisson processes. Stochastics Exam Sample
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BlackRock, JP Morgan, Google, Facebook, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Citadel, Amazon, Bank of America, Bracebridge Capital, Capital Group, Duff & Phelps, First Republic Bank, Four Twenty Seven, Greensparc Inc., HSBC, Incline Investment Management, LLC, Inferess, Lending Club, Menta Capital LLC, Pluribus Labs, Sensato Investors, STOXX Limited, Stripe Inc., The Voleon Group, Uber Technologies, Unison Home, Ownership Investors (formerly FirstREX), and more.
Berkeley MEng alumni working in FinTech include:
Alpha Strategy Researcher, BlackRock
Credit Risk Data Analyst, Prosper Marketplace
Data Scientist, Business Analytics, Facebook
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Portfolio Analytics Analyst, BlackRock
Risk Analyst, Prosper Marketplace
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Coleman Fung Chair in Financial Modeling Endowment Fund
Ph.D. Rutgers University, 1999 Mathematics
Research Areas: Theory of stochastic controls and stochastic games, high frequency trading, applied probability and statistical learning.
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How can we use science and technology to make the world a better place? What is the best way to develop and commercialize ideas for economic and social impact? How do intellectual property rights interact with entrepreneurial strategies and business models?
Managing intellectual assets is an increasing challenge in the innovation economy. While Intellectual Property management has typically been practiced by lawyers and sometimes senior business people, engineers are becoming indispensable to IP management, due to increasingly complex technologies. Engineers often pick up their understanding of IP and commercialization paths while on the job or as founders of a startup. The intent of the IP and Entrepreneurship Strategy concentration is to give such engineers the necessary background before they enter the workforce or start their own venture, as part of their MEng degree.
Capstone partners for this concentration include government and industry organizations such as the Qualcomm, U.S. Patent & Trade Office, PARC, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, and others.
At least four approved 200-level INDENG courses must be taken for letter grade, including:
Plus, two business electives are also required:
ENGIN 273: Intellectual Property and Innovation: Analysis, Strategy, and Management (fall)
ENGIN 274: Commercializing Science and Technology Breakthroughs (spring)
And finally, students must complete an Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship capstone, which requires either 1) an analysis of the commercial or societal opportunities for a breakthrough patent, or 2) development of IP Strategy analysis tools in prediction, natural language processing, or visualization.
All students are responsible for properly preparing for the comprehensive exam. A sample of questions for the exam will be available and students approved for alternative courses can audit INDENG 240 and/or INDENG 241 to prepare.
Graduates will find work in engineering functions, government patent offices, strategic analysis groups within business, legal, and consulting firms, and be better prepared to start their own technology and science-based firms.
Professor Lee Fleming
Faculty Director, Coleman Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership
Coleman Fung Chair in Engineering Leadership, IEOR
Research Areas: Innovation, innovation strategy, intellectual property, regional industrial dynamics, technology strategy, entrepreneurship
UPDATE as of August 2020: Due to Covid 19 testing difficulties, the GRE is not required for Fall 2021 admits. However, you are welcome to include the exam in your portfolio.
Admission Deadlines	Admission Requirements	Application Process	Application Result	Accepting Your Offer
For more information requirements, fees, and about the program, read the Fung Institute FAQs and review the MEng Student Portal.
MS/PhD Deadlines for Fall 2021:
Application opens September 15, 2020
Online application: December 15, 2020, 8:59 p.m. PST
Official GRE and TOEFL (if applicable) scores: (received by) December 15, 2020, 8:59 p.m. PST
3 letters of recommendation: December 15, 2020, 8:59 p.m. PST
MEng Deadlines for Fall 2021:
January 6, 2021 by 8:59pm PT
Application link: http://grad.berkeley.edu/admissions/apply/
The IEOR Department does not offer Spring admissions.
The entire application process is electronic. Please do not mail any documents to the IEOR Department.
Submit a completed online application.
A bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or recognized equivalent.
Sufficient undergraduate education for graduate work in your chosen field.
A satisfactory scholastic average, with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0-scale.
(Optional for Fall 2021) Score of the general Graduate Record Examination (GRE) taken within the past 5 years. For Fall 2019 admission, test taken before June 2013 will be not be accepted.
International applicants: the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 90 for the internet-based test (iBT) or 570 for the paper-based test (PBT), taken within the past two years. For Fall 2020 admission, test taken before June 2017 will not be accepted.
The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is also acceptable. The minimum acceptable score is 7 on a 9-point scale on your most recent exam. Only test taken within the past two years is acceptable.
Also, please keep in mind that ETS sends us test scores (GRE and TOEFL) twice a month electronically, so even if you've received them, it does not mean that we have. Because this is the case, it's a good idea to take the tests as early as possible in advance.
Electronic recommendation letters. (Three required.)
Please read the Graduate Division webpage on admission requirements and policies. If you received or are a candidate to receive your undergraduate degree from an institution outside the United States, you will need to read the section on international applicants in admission requirements.
The application process is entirely electronic. Please do not mail any documents to the IEOR Department.
Your application will only be considered complete when all forms are submitted electronically and all official test scores have been received by the deadline. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
Decide on a Program
The Industrial Engineering and Operations Research department offers the following Master of Engineering concentrations:
Management Science & Engineering
Intellectual Property & Entrepreneurship Strategy
Applicants who are not eligible for the FinTech or the Intellectual Property & Entrepreneurship Strategy program will be automatically considered for the Management Science & Engineering program.
The following materials can be submitted independently and in any order.
You can only apply to one program under one department per admission cycle.
Berkeley students and alumni who have received or will be conferred a bachelors degree from Berkeley are automatically granted fee waivers. More information HERE.
If you have completed a degree, please upload your diploma or degree certificate along with your transcript in the Transcript Upload section.
For international applicants, please upload your transcripts in both English and your native language.
GPA: We require applicants report their GPA as it reads on their transcript. International students do not need to convert their grades to the 4.0 system. Graduate Division's minimum GPA is 3.0 or equivalent.
Please remember to submit your application. Complete but unsubmitted applications will not be reviewed.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) - GRE Scores Not Required for Fall 2021 Admissions
Please send the official scores to Berkeley at institution code 4833 by the deadline. Please do not send them to the IEOR Department.
There is no minimum scores required.
GRE Subject Tests are not required, but we encourage applicants to take the GRE Math Subject Test.
Only tests taken within the past 5 years are acceptable. For Fall 2020's admissions, tests taken before June 2015 will not be accepted.
Test results for the General GREs must be sent to code 4833 only (the Berkeley institution code).
Please send the official score to Berkeley at institution code 4833 by the deadline. Please do not send it to the IEOR Department.
For information regarding TOEFL exemption, please visit here.
The minimum score is 90 for the internet-based test (iBT) and 570 for the paper-based test (PBT).
The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is the only acceptable substitute. Other tests such as the TOEIC are not acceptable.
A total of 3 letters are required.
You can send letter of recommendation requests in the Recommendations section of the online application.
Letters of recommendation must be received by the IEOR Department electronically by the deadline.
See Career Center for additional guidance.
The Statement of Purpose is your "academic statement" and should convey why you are interested in the MEng IEOR program, what you will contribute to the program and what you plan to do after the program. The average length of this statement is two pages double spaced.
The Personal History statement should provide insight to you as a person and any personal experiences that have influenced you to apply for graduate studies in IEOR. This statement can also include any obstacles or barriers that you have overcome during your education career, or any social or community projects/ programs with which you have worked.
IEOR department does not require official transcripts at the time of submitting the application. Unofficial transcripts and other required academic records should be uploaded, in PDF format, with the application. If an offer of admission is made, applicants will be required to send to the Graduate Division the official paper documents for verification. Offers will not be considered final until the Graduate Division has received the official documents that match the uploaded record.
Please note, applicants are not required to mail transcripts to our office at the time of application. For the application review process, applicants should upload all required materials to the online application.
Be sure to upload your resume so that the admission committee may gain a more in depth understanding about your academic and professional experiences.
Please visit the Fung Institute website for information regarding tuition and financial aid.
There is no separate application process to be considered for funding. All applicants are considered for aid.
Application Result
After submitting your application, you may check the status of the materials received or processed, such as: fee waivers, test scores, letters of recommendation, and admission decision.
We ask that applicants do not contact the department to request a status check. If there are missing materials needed to continue review, we will notify the applicant.
If your application is successful, the IEOR Department will notify you that you have been recommended for admission. Only the Dean of the Graduate Division can offer official admission. You have not been officially admitted until you have received the official admission letter from the Dean. Admission letters will be issued around mid-March.
Denied Students
The admission committee conducts a comprehensive and thorough review of each application. We are unable to offer specific reasons for denial. While we do not want to deny applicants, admission to Berkeley, particularly to our graduate program, is extremely competitive with generally more qualified applications received than allotted slots for new students.
Accepting Your Offer:
Applicants receiving an admission offer will also receive a copy of A Guide for New Graduate Students from the Graduate Division. This document details the steps necessary to complete the three required forms online: the Statement of Intention to Register Form, Statement of Legal Residence Form, and the Non-Immigrant Information Form (for non-US citizens).
Decision Notification
You will be notified of your application decision by email which will be posted on your status page.
If you have received a fellowship offer, you will be receiving a separate email announcing your award details.
Admissions decisions will be released in early March.
We encourage applicants who have received an offer of admission to submit the Statement of Intent to Register as soon as they have decided on a graduate program and no later than April 15th.
After a student accepts an offer of admission, the student will begin to receive information regarding registration, orientation, and his/her I-20 (for international students).
We kindly ask that all admitted students inform us of their intention to attend (accept or decline).
Deferring Admission
Admitted students who have accepted their admission offer may request for their application to be deferred to the following fall term by emailing the MEng IEOR admissions office with the following information:
Reason for deferral
If the department approves, a deferral recommendation will be forwarded to the Graduate Division. The Graduate Division will then review and issue a final decision on the deferral application.
More information may be found HERE.
Additional admission information for the FinTech program
Requisites Expand
To be successful in this program, entering students are expected to have a basic understanding of probability, statistics and optimization, as well as fluency in a programming, language.
Specifically, the FinTech concentration requires college level programming proficiency in Python, C, C++, and/or Java. Students will find knowledge and proficiency in S and R also beneficial.
Review Process Expand
Prospective students will apply by the deadline above using the online application to the MEng in IEOR/FinTech/IPES concentration. Admitted applicants are then offered either a space in the FinTech concentration, or possibly the general IEOR concentration, if the FinTech concentration is full or if the applicant does not meet the requirements for the FinTech concentration.
500+ Applicants
104 Full-Time Students
5 Part-Time Students
50+ Institutions
72% Undergrad Engineering Majors
29% Undergrad Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Majors
28% Undergrad Finance, Math, Econ, Stats and Related Majors
44% Identify as Female
Capstone Project Profiles
[Blue Goji] Improving Mobility for Elderly Users of Infinity Treadmill
[Arris Composites] Optimizing the Design and Manufacturing of Aligned Carbon Fiber
[General Motors] Modeling the Energy Impact of Autonomous Vehicles
Bipedal Robotic Locomotion
Object Scanning and Replication Using 3D Camera
View more project profiles at the Fung Institute
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What's it like to be a master of engineering student?
Get an inside perspective of the life of a master of engineering student at the University of California, Berkeley with this "Day in the Life" video with MEng student Kaan Ardic.
Should I apply for the MS or MEng or PhD? Expand
If you are looking for a professional engineering degree apply for the MS or MEng. The M.S. covers more technical courses while the MEng has a business and leadership component. Note: The MEng and the MS Programs are considered terminal degree programs and you will not be allowed to continue on for the PhD. The PhD is a research-oriented academic program for those who have a clear research goal in mind. If you apply for the PhD without an MS degree, you will earn an MS degree while progressing to the doctorate degree
Is the GRE required for my application? Expand
The GRE is optional (not required) for all IEOR graduate programs for Fall 2021. Nothing has been determined yet for future cycles.
When does my Bachelor's degree need to be conferred? Expand
Applicants are expected to have their Bachelor's degree conferred by the start of the intended MEng IEOR start term, not by the application deadline.
What is the transfer credit policy? Expand
Graduate Division policy outlines transfer credit information here.
In addition, MEng policy regarding transfer credit is that students cannot transfer in required classes to decrease the number of units taken while in the MEng program. Twenty-five units minimum must be completed 'in residence' while a degree seeking student in the program. Courses may be waived, but never units.
Can I pursue a second MEng degree? Expand
Enrolling in a second MEng degree program would not be allowed as it would be considered a duplicate degree. While the departments would be different, the degrees would not be differentiated enough. See section F4.3 of the Guide to Grad Policy.
Where do I send my IELTS score? Expand
Beginning for the Fall 2021 application cycle, Graduate Admissions will no longer be accepting paper Test Report Forms. All IELTS scores must be sent electronically from the testing center, no institution code is required.
Our address for identification purposes is: University of California, Berkeley, Graduate Division, Sproul Hall Rm 318, MC 5900, Berkeley, CA 94720. Please do not mail any score reports to us.
What is the TOEFL institution code for UC Berkeley? Expand
Are interviews required to be admitted? Expand
No. Do not be alarmed if you are not invited to interview. If the admissions committee needs more information from the applicant, they will recommend an interview, however it does not guarantee admission.
May I waive the required technical coursework? Expand
Students who believe that completion of INDENG 240 and INDENG 241 would be a repetition of previously completed coursework may request to enroll in an approved alternative course. Please follow these instructions.
May I waive the required FinTech technical coursework? Expand
Students who believe that completion of required FinTech technical coursework would be a repetition of previously completed coursework may request to waiver.
To do so, students must complete the following:
Receive written approval from Dr. Xin Guo. Written approval must include what other Berkeley INDENG 200-level course may be approved to complete in place of the required FinTech technical coursework.
Forward written approval to hiwata@berkeley.edu.
Please note that students may be asked to complete an assessment evaluation to prove proficiency.
May I complete independent studies courses? Expand
Students may not apply independent or research courses toward their MEng degree requirements.
Students interested in participating in such courses may do so with the understanding that the coursework would be above and beyond the minimum degree requirements.
As an international student, may I participate in CPT during my program? Expand
Please consult the Berkeley International Office regarding CPT eligibility.
Because one of the eligibility requirements is that students must be in valid F-1 immigration status for at least two semesters, many students will not be eligible for CPT while pursuing our full-time one-year program.
However, students eligible for CPT may pursue the course credit track given they have an IEOR faculty member willing to supervise the work and the head MEng IEOR faculty advisor approves.
May I extend the program to 3 semesters? Expand
Currently, we offer a full-time one-year program.
Full-time students who fail to meet degree requirements within the first year may be granted an opportunity to extend to 3 terms.
May I take more than the required technical courses? Expand
Yes. Students are welcome to take courses above and beyond the minimum requirements given the following conditions:
There is space available in the additional courses to allow for enrollment.
Students do not overload themselves causing their grades to drop and potentially jeopardizing graduation.
May I take EECS courses? Expand
Students may take courses outside of IEOR that are above and beyond the minimum requirements for the degree.
EECS courses will not count toward the MEng IEOR degree.
Many EECS courses are impacted and students may have difficulty enrolling.
Can I drop a class after the add/drop deadline? Expand
The Academic Calendar outlines the deadlines by which students must finalize their registration.
While not recommended, graduate students may be eligible to drop classes late into the term. If a class is dropped late, a 'W' will not appear on their transcript. However, we recommend that students discuss their specific situation including the date in which they intend to drop, the course they intend to drop, and their student status with the Registrar's Office directly before making a decision.
In addition, dropping courses should always be discussed with the MEng advisor prior to taking action to ensure that the student remains on track for graduation.
International students must also consider visa requirements related to full-time enrollment. In their final term, students may petition for a reduced course load with the Berkeley International Office. Petitions must be approved before classes that would drop a student below full-time enrollment are processed.
University Requirements Expand
Students must register in a minimum of 12 units each term. Students must register in each term (fall and spring) until they graduate unless granted an approved leave.
In order for students to be in good standing, they must maintain an overall grade-point average of at least 3.0 on the basis of all upper division and graduate courses (100- and 200-level) taken in graduate standing.
A minimum of 25 semester units of upper division and graduate courses, followed by a comprehensive final examination. Please note that the INDENG department has a higher unit requirement for the MEng degree.
Department Requirements Expand
Minimum of 25 units of approved upper division and graduate courses consisting of 8 breadth (leadership) units, 5 capstone units, and 12 technical specialization units.
Completed at least 2 semesters of graduate study in residence at UC.
Technical and breadth (leadership) courses must be completed for letter grade.
Students are expected to maintain an average grade of at least B in all coursework undertaken as a graduate student at UC.
Students must repeat courses for which they received a grade of C- or lower if a passing grade in the course is required as part of the degree program.
12 units of technical coursework must be at the 200-level completed within Industrial Engineering and Operations Research department for letter grade.
Technical coursework may not be taken as individual, group study or research units.
Coursework Expand
Technical Depth
All students will complete INDENG 240 and 241. Students will select 2 additional 200-level technical electives within INDENG from an approved list. Students may choose to specialize the area of study by pursuing one of the approved tracks.
View concentration coursework requirements here.
All students will complete 8 units of breadth (leadership) coursework.
Fall: ENGIN 270A, 270B, 270C, 295
Spring: ENGIN 270K, 295 and 2 from ENGIN 270D, 270I, 270J, 270G, 270H
Please note students will complete 2 units of their semester leadership coursework during the pre-semester leadership intensive week held the week before instruction begins each term.
All students are required to complete 5 capstone units.
Fall: ENGIN 296MA (1-2 units)
Spring: ENGIN 296 MB (3-4 units)
Milestones Expand
In addition to coursework, students are required to complete and successfully pass a comprehensive exam.
The comprehensive exam will be split into two parts: Leadership and Technical.
During January each year, students will complete a leadership comprehensive exam administered by the Fung Institute. And a separate technical exam based on INDENG 240 and 241 is administered by the INDENG department in December each year.
The exams may be written or oral.
Results of the exams will be reported to the Graduate Division.
Students are recommended to review their Academic Progress Report through CalCentral to ensure that the results of the exams have been properly reported to the university.
Successful completion of the comprehensive exam (both components) is required for the degree.
Important Policy Websites Expand
Graduate Division Policy
MEng Policy
Graduate Student Handbook Expand
Graduate Student Handbook for all MEng students
Classes and Registration Expand
Course catalog, classes.berkeley.edu
Student Enrollment Calendar
Berkeley Academic Calendar
Important Dates Expand
Important MEng IEOR Dates:
Comprehensive tech examination
December 9, 4 - 7 pm PST, for Fall 2020
More campus resources Expand
Berkeley International Office (BIO)
Contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Heather Iwata (MS, MEng, & PhD)


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The 15 Most Share-Worthy Black Blogs and Sites of 2014
1. There Are Posts You Read, and Ones You Just Have to Share
You know the ones, where the advice is just so on point, or the analysis so true, that all you can type is, "*Dead*" before you RT or hit the share button on Facebook. At NewsOne, we've put together a list of some of our favorite blogs and sites that elicit that reaction from us. Have your own favorites? Hit us up @newsone or at https://www.facebook.com/NewsOneOfficial
2. Colorlines
FOCUS: News and analysis, with a multiracial focus.
PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN: Publisher Rinku Sen, editorial director Akiba Solomon, senior news editor Jamilah King and editor-at-large Kai Wright, among others.
WHY YOU SHOULD BOOKMARK: For a fearlessly deep, investigative dive into matters of race, ethnicity and class.
URL: http://colorlines.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Colorlines
3. Very Smart Brothas
FOCUS: Commentary and humor about race, sex and pop culture, from a male perspective
WHY YOU SHOULD BOOKMARK: The "#Blackestname In America Tournament" bracket is reason enough, but the provocative humor and insights don't stop there.
PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN: Founders Damon Young and Panama Jackson
URL: http://verysmartbrothas.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VerySmartBros
4. A Belle in Brooklyn
FOCUS: Pop culture and relationships, from a black, feminist perspective
WHY YOU SHOULD BOOKMARK: Fans of Bravo's "Blood, Sweat and Heels," will recognize what Lucas' readers have known all along: she knows what she's talking about.
PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN: Relationship columnist and reality show star Demetria Lucas
URL: http://www.abelleinbrooklyn.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/abelleinbk
5. Crew of 42
FOCUS: News about the black members of the U.S. Congress and the issues they tackle.
PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN: Lauren Victoria Burke, who is also managing editor of Politic365
WHY YOU SHOULD BOOKMARK: You want the inside scoop on what the people who represent us, and our interests are up to.
URL: http://www.crewof42.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Crewof42
6. Good Black News
FOCUS: "The good things black people do, give and receive, all over the world."
WHY YOU SHOULD BOOKMARK: Because it feels great to take a daily pause from all the ratched news that's printed to fit, and think, "Yay, Black people!"
PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN: Lori Lakin Hutcherson is founder and editor-in-chief.
URL: http://goodblacknews.org/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/goodblacknews
7. The Burton Wire
FOCUS: News from the African diaspora, with a global perspective.
PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN: Nsenga Burton, CEO and editor-in-chief
WHY YOU SHOULD BOOKMARK: Because you know there's more to news about Africa and international black communities than war and famine, and are tired of waiting for the U.S. mainstream news media to get it.
URL: http://theburtonwire.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBurtonWire
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FOCUS: Marriage and parenting advice for African Americans
PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN: Married couple Lamar and Ronnie Tyler
WHY YOU SHOULD BOOKMARK: For common-sense advice about what it takes to make a marriage work, while raising children, for couples and those who aspire to be part of one.
URL: http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/blackandmarried
9. The Shadow League
FOCUS: Sports talk, "with an urban perspective."
PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN: Founder Keith Clinkscales, who is also CEO of Revolt TV.
WHY YOU SHOULD BOOKMARK: You're not only into sports, but the stories behind the games, and how urban culture figures into the mix.
URL: http://www.theshadowleague.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShadowLeagueTSL
10. Crunk Feminist Collective
FOCUS: Cultural analysis and discourse from a hip hop feminist perspective
PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN: Co-founders Brittney Cooper and Susanna Morris
WHY YOU SHOULD BOOKMARK: Because when bell hooks called Beyoncé a terrorist, you noticed, and wanted to unpack what it meant.
URL: http://www.crunkfeministcollective.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/crunkfeminists
11. My Brown Baby
FOCUS: Parenting advice and discussion for African Americans
PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN: Journalist and author Denene Milner
WHY YOU SHOULD BOOKMARK: Super-useful advice, plus a thoughtful take on what it means to be a Black parent (To wit, the op-ed, "Breastfeeding At Graduation Pic Is Some Kinda Wonderful—And Exactly What Black Folk Need To See.")
URL: http://mybrownbaby.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MyBrownBaby
12. Three LOL
FOCUS: Politics and culture, including LGBT perspectives
PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN: Married power couple Aisha and Danielle Moodie-Mills
WHY YOU SHOULD BOOKMARK: You like a lively and fun discussion about politics, policy and culture, led by two veterans of the Capital Beltway who think – and live – outside the box.
URL: http://moodiemills.com/category/threelol/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/threeLOL
13. Shadow and Act
FOCUS: Black film and filmmakers
PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN: Tambay A. Obenson, indie filmmaker and blogger
WHY YOU SHOULD BOOKMARK: For the inside scoop for aspiring filmmakers and Black cinema buffs, alike (Like, guess who's replacing Zoe Saldana in Don Cheadle's Miles Davis doc?); plus reviews and interviews.
URL: http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/shadowandact
14. The Frugal Feminista
FOCUS: A personal finance and lifestyle blog for women of color
PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN: Founder Kara Stevens
WHY YOU SHOULD BOOKMARK: You have champagne tastes on a beer budget, and want solid advice from a sister who feels your pain.
URL: http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FrugalFeminista
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FOCUS: The political and social lives of black women.
PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN: Publisher and editor-in-chief Kimberly Foster
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URL: http://www.forharriet.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ForHarriet
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FOCUS: What's happening in the world of journalism, especially relating to people of color
PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN: Veteran journalist Richard Prince
WHY YOU SHOULD BOOKMARK: The comings, goings, and power moves of media professionals of color – reported out the old-school way — interest you.
URL: http://mije.org/richardprince
Twitter: https://twitter.com/princeeditor


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The Stewardship Report Connecting Goodness
Monthly Feature
Stewardship Report
In Depth March 8, 2016
The Five Most Common Types of Personal Injury
New York, N.Y. The most common types of lawsuits filed every year in the United States are those involving personal injury claims. And even though there are many different forms of personal injury that can occur and that can lead to a lawsuit, there are certain types that are far more common than others. Continue reading to learn about the five most common types of personal injury.
Photo: Wikipedia/Guy Cobb.
1. Injuries Resulting from Vehicular Accidents
Injuries that result from accidents that involve vehicles like motorcycles, cars, and trucks are one of the most common types of personal injury claims that are brought to US courts every day. Millions of people are hurt in these types of accidents in a single year, and many individuals suffer from serious injuries, particularly when larger vehicles or motorcycles are involved. Plus, both passengers and drivers can be affected.
2. Slips and Falls
Slips and falls are also really common in the United States, with tens of thousands of Americans suing every year because they end up falling and getting hurt at public places like their workplace, a shopping center, a grocery store, etc. A lot of people who end up falling, particularly if they are older, suffer from damage to the head, hips, neck, and spine. Often, these lawsuits also involve claims of negligence on the part of a property owner who, for example, left the floor wet without warning or didn't properly shovel snow and remove ice from the sidewalk.
3. Work Related Accidents
Work related injuries also account for a large number of personal injury claims that are brought forth each year, especially when you combine non-fatal and fatal work related injuries. These are often the result of repetitive movements and stress injuries on the body. For example, a worker can hurt their back lifting something heavy, could get carpal tunnel syndrome from typing at a computer too much, or could hurt their neck while reading.
4. Medical Malpractice
Another personal injury claim that's surprisingly common is medical malpractice, which happens whenever a medical professional doesn't provide adequate levels of care and their patient is hurt as a result. Those who are hurt need to be able to prove that their injuries are the result of the medical provider's negligence, so these claims can be difficult to prove, as well as very complex. That is why it is best to work with experienced attorneys like those at the Law Offices of Marc S. Albert.
5. Assault
Assault claims are included under criminal and tort law, and they make up a large number of personal injury claims that are put forth each year. These claims also usually involve claims of alcohol abuse or domestic abuse as well, and they often include a component of emotional distress too.
These are just five of the many different types of personal injury claims that attorneys and courts deal with every year in the US. Having the right lawyer to support you and represent you will ensure you are able to win your case if you ever find yourself filing a claim.
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I am home from work today with a sick boy. He was coughing a lot last night, and it didn't sound real good so we made the decision to keep him home. I'm also enjoying just one-on-one time with him. I know he is feeling rough because he fell asleep in my arms this morning at 10:30 (at least 2 hours before normal nap time). It only took him about 2 minutes too. :( Poor boy.
Awe Feel better little guy!
Thanks, Kelley. I'm hoping that a day home will help.


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What are the benefits of LTE/Mobile Data?
The reality is that there are lots of areas in South Africa that are not covered by ADSL or Fibre. The only other feasible option for businesses is to use mobile data, as coverage in this regard is more prolific. The downside: Due to the way mobile data is currently monopolised in South Africa, mobile data is an expensive alternative to ADSL & Fibre and you cannot get uncapped mobile data packages currently.
They are a great backup option should your ADSL/Fibre connection go down which can happen due to cale theft or electricity outages at the exchange. Being able to switch temporarily to your LTE router while the line is being repaired or waits out the electricity outage will reduce your stress levels immensely.
A mobile connection (as the name states) is portable. So you can easily move it should you relocate premises or be a one-man band who travels frequently.


Who is the most beautiful Arab woman? Princess Ameerah Al Taweel caught my eyes when she visited Maldives some years back. Not only that she is pretty, she is seems to be intelligent and obviously out spoken. When she visited Maldives she was married to Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal. Since divorce neither of them got married and neither of them actually said anything about the cause of their separation. Prince Waleed once said his marriage with Ameerah was unsuccessful, we already know that. But, that was also the case in his previous marriages.
Reports say Prince Waleed met Ameerah when she was schooling in Saudi Arabia. She must have been very young at that time. From her fluent English it is not difficult to understand she was western educated at some point in time.
Without further discussion lets get to some photos of Princess Ameerah.


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Grandview District
Grandview Green
The City has completed a preliminary study of a future redevelopment concept, tentatively called Grandview Green. This future concept would potentially expand two vehicle bridges that span Highway 100 with additional land bridges that serve local traffic and create public outdoor space above the highway. This concept is frequently called a "lid" and has been successfully completed in Minnesota and several other cities in the U.S.
By bridging over portions of the highway, the 8-acres of tax-exempt land adjacent to the highway could be used more productively for public and private uses.
In this preliminary phase of study, the City explored how the "lid" concept could serve to connect neighborhoods, enhance bicycle and pedestrian routes, increase sustainability practices and improve the economic productivity of the land around the highway in a way that provides new benefits to the adjacent neighborhoods and broader community. As a result of these preliminary studies, no "fatal flaws" were identified but a timeline to refine or to implement this concept was not established.
Please note that this is a long-range planning study to explore the viability of this concept. There are no imminent plans to fund or construct this concept.
Additional information about this future concept is available in our Frequently Asked Questions.
Recommended Language for Comprehensive Plan - Oct. 2018
HRA Update - August 2018
MnDOT-Edina Memorandum of Understanding - July 2018
Overview - June 2018
HRA Update - April 2018
Examples of Lids in MN and the U.S.
Open House Presentation, Nov. 2017
Open House Vision boards, Nov. 2017
ULI Panel Report, Sept. 2017
HRA Update Presentation Aug. 2017
Preliminary Feasibility Presentation, May 2017
Overview of Concept, Sept. 2016
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Librarians to split time between two campuses
FILE PHOTO / EYE OF THE TIGER
A look inside of the Roseville High School library. Starting next year, Roseville High School librarian Lauren Zdybel will divide her time between RHS and another school in the district.
DANIELLE BENNETT
No RJUHSD school will have a teacher librarian overseeing its library services full-time as of next year.
The district released plans to have each teacher librarian manage the libraries of two schools, only present at either campus part-time. This means three librarians would cover all six of RJUHSD's sites. The six sites will also take on a library media technician to address students' Chromebook issues and keep the libraries running on a daily basis.
What this will look like in practice is still up in the air. The librarians are responsible for arranging lessons with teachers and teaching information literacy, as well as crafting the library's book collection. According to assistant superintendent of human resources Brad Basham, it will fall to the librarians to determine how they split up their time between sites and organize lessons under the new plan.
"The whole idea here is that they get to start to define what that's going to look like for them," Basham said. "I'm not going to tell them they have to be at this site this many days. This gives them an opportunity to collaborate together on the new job description."
It's a death knell for libraries, because if teachers can't depend on the librarian to be there, and students can't either, they will stop coming."
— Lauren Zdybel, Roseville High School librarian
Basham said part of the hope is to unify library services across the district, with the three librarians centralizing their purchases, creating instruction together and crafting an online presence. For the librarians, however, the lack of direction has made tackling the change more daunting, especially with only a couple months before school starts.
According to Roseville High School librarian Lauren Zdybel, the librarians still do not know their second school.
"I wish I could tell you what it will look like. I can't because we don't know," Zdybel said. "We have our own frustrations. We don't know the protocols at each site. We just literally know nothing. That's why we're starting to panic."
The change aims to address the librarians' concerns that, since the transition to one-to-one Chromebooks, handling students' Chromebook issues has prevented them from providing students the support and instruction intended of their job.
For Antelope High School librarian Johanna McCoy, the new Chromebook responsibilities left her less time to collaborate with students and teachers.
"Because of the Chromebooks, we were pretty much tied to the desk," McCoy said. "We weren't able to go into the classrooms if we needed to. We never really could set a schedule."
RJUHSD brought in School Services of California to conduct a classification study, which found that Chromebook management did interfere with their responsibility to teach information literacy.
In response, RJUHSD took inspiration from nearby districts to create the new model, adding the media technicians to address Chromebooks and cutting down on the number of librarians to keep the cost roughly the same. Basham said that if the librarians share the workload, this should help alleviate the problems.
"They don't have to deal with Chromebook issues anymore," Basham said. "They're going to have more time to do their role, and time that they can certainly be spending at the two sites while they have two other adults to help them. We think this actually increases services for students in the district."
A student works with a Chromebook after the transition to one-to-one. School Services of California found that the new Chromebook responsibilities handed to librarians interfered with their intended job. (DANIELLE BENNETT / EYE OF THE TIGER)
The librarians spoke at a board meeting last month hoping to reverse the change, believing that dividing time between multiple schools will prevent the library from functioning as a reliable resource – the same issue they faced when managing Chromebooks.
Though the library media technician would be present to address students' immediate needs, they would not design the book collections nor have training to arrange lessons with teachers for students.
"It's a death knell for libraries, because if teachers can't depend on the librarian to be there, and students can't either, they will stop coming," Zdybel said. "A library tech cannot teach. They don't have a credential. They can't do the collaboration. They'll have a limited impact on the library and what they can do when students or teachers need help."
There may also be complications in aiming for centralized library services. Until this year, the librarians designed their book collections around the students at their school, which will be harder under the new model.
"Each site is different in terms of the student body, and their needs and wants for materials and resources," McCoy said. "You can't just take what you develop at one site and carbon copy it to another site, because that's not how you develop collections. You develop collections with the users in mind."
One way library services vary from school to school relates to the school's programs. For instance, Oakmont librarian Loretta Saenz is heavily involved with the research projects required of Oakmont's IB program. Saenz is retiring this year, meaning whichever librarian takes on Oakmont will also need to adjust to the IB program, while only working there part-time.
[The Chromebooks] shouldn't be their work. And it has to be someone's work. And we can't afford to have both positions."
— Brad Basham, assistant superintendent
"It's all this jigsaw of who's learning what research skill when and where, and I'm the central person who knows the answer to that question," Saenz said. "That's our area of expertise. The subject area teachers may know the subjects, but not necessarily where to go for the specific database or how to apply that to the research question. You can't do that half-time."
Before the change, the district had five librarians total – no librarian had been hired yet for West Park High School, which is set to open next year. While Saenz has retired and three librarians will be adapting to the new approach to library services, Granite Bay librarian Zenia Treto underwent an involuntary transfer from her librarian position at Granite Bay to an economics teaching position at Woodcreek.
Treto had been footing the bill for classes to earn her emergency credential as a librarian. However, based on seniority, the district shifted her to a teaching position to attain the three-librarian model.
"The problem too is that they waited so long," Treto said. "We had had someone retire at Granite Bay and they were really sad because they had already hired to replace that individual. If we would have known this before, I could have stayed at my site."
Although the change may make it difficult to continue offering library science as a class for students, Basham said he believes – between the librarian and the library technician – there may be a way to continue the course in the future.
According to Basham, the set-up could change in future years. As of now, the district will move to this new model as a cost-neutral way to add the technicians amidst the COVID-19 budget cuts.
"In the ideal world, we'd be able to have teacher librarians, full-time at each of our comprehensive sites, as well as a classified library technician," Basham said. "We need to be able to support the Chromebook issues, and I agree with the librarians – it shouldn't be their work. And it has to be someone's work. And we can't afford to have both positions."
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EYE OF THE TIGER'S VIEW: RJUHSD should pursue digital resources
District to purchase $1.9 million in Chromebooks in push toward 1:1
BY ANILA LIJO [email protected] Roseville Joint Union High School District board is investing $1.9 million in chromebook acquisition for a...
EYE OF THE TIGER'S VIEW: RJUHSD should pursue digital resources
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"To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker." – Frederick Douglass
Wellness visitation increases nearly two fold
Student adjust amidst return to campus
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Electric car technology ready and price is right
ELECTRIC FEELING: Andrew Simpson at the North Coast Energy forum. John Gass
by Hamish Broome
Hamish Broome
28th Oct 2014 10:31 AM
THE ELECTRIC car has been talked about for ages but fans say it's time has finally come.
Engineer and electric vehicle expert Dr Andrew Simpson, whose career has included stints at Tesla and the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory, says the EV is at a "tipping point".
"It does stack up financially now," he said.
"The technology is ready and it's the right price.
One of Tritium's fast chargers for electric cars, which the company says can recharge an electric car within half an hour.
"There's no barrier right now to lots more people in the Northern Rivers driving cars like this."
Brisbane-based company Tritium, which manufactures fast-charging stations for electric vehicles, plans to roll out a network of charging stations across the region to cater for the anticipated demand.
"We'd like to connect the Northern Rivers to Brisbane ," Tritium's Marcelo Salgado said.
"It's about having the facility to ensure people have 'range-confidence'."
Dr Simpson drove his EV to Cabarita from Brisbane to be at the North Coast Energy Forum yesterday.
He said charging stations along the North Coast would be a good fit for the region and attract the eco-tourist market.
"Between Byron and Noosa is very much close to big continuous urban strip; people move interchangeably throughout that region and the people that drive electric cars are going to want to be able to charge along the way."
The ideal buyers of the charging stations, estimated to cost between $30,000 and $50,000, are businesses who want people to stop and shop en route to their destination.
Charging stations are usually placed near the highway but also places where people want to relax for 30 minutes for the duration of the recharge, like cafes or shopping centres.
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