UC Berkeley Student Technology Fund - Funded Projects (last updated Fall 2018)

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1	Project Title	Funding Category	Summary	Amount Funded

2	New Transfer Admit Webinar Project	Hardware & Technology Acquisition	New Transfer Admit Webinar Project is asking for $4327 to upgrade our current technological infrastructure equipment to conduct live-webinars in Full High Definition. The webinars will be facilitated over the summer months by our campus partners and student leaders to help incoming transfer students navigate UC Berkeley. Funding the New Transfer Admit Webinar Project will make it possible for new incoming transfer students to have the vital information, guidance, and support as they prepare for UC Berkeley. This project will benefit over 2800 + new incoming transfer student yearly.	$4,327.00
3	Transfer Commuter Expansion Project	Hardware & Technology Acquisition	Transfer Commuter Expansion Project is asking for $5,000 to acquire necessary technological equipment to adequately address the need of transfer commuter students. Funds will be used to purchase additional portable chargers, laptop chargers, noise canceling headphones, and a computer workstation. Funding the Transfer Commuter Expansion Project will make it possible for commuter transfer students to have a place to rest, relax, and recharge. This project will benefit over 1500 + transfer student yearly.	$5,000.00
4	Graduate Assembly Fundraising Platform	Commercial Software Licensing	The Graduate Assembly is the graduate student government of the University of California, Berkeley. The purpose of this grant application is to cover two years of license fees for Bloomerang, a professional platform to support private-donor fundraising. The software is recommended by former GA executives who now work in fundraising, as the best mix of usability and affordability to suit the organization's needs.	$4,776.00
5	Teleconferencing for multi-campus student groups	Hardware & Technology Acquisition	Students in the joint UC Berkeley – UCSF Master of Translational Medicine program report that travel logistics between campuses are a major barrier to successful team performance. We will reduce this friction through high quality teleconferencing between student workspaces on both sides of the bay. STF funds will allow students to move beyond huddles around individual phones and computers to natural conversations in front of large-scale monitors.	$2,852.40
6	Student Design Challenge: Tech X Campus Wellness	Technology Events, Training, Support, and Access to Technology Programs	Student Design Challenge: Tech X Campus Wellness engages 50 diverse undergraduate students who are part of a health + tech Fellowship program in a campus service project. Funds will support a two-day design challenge addressing student wellbeing and additional technology training sessions for these same students to gain the skills necessary to build the solutions that result from the design challenge.	$5,000.00
7	STATA for Public Policy	Commercial Software Licensing	Stata is a data analysis tool used in multiple classes at GSPP and in the public policy field. Students must either purchase Stata with no financial assistance, or attempt to use the free university-wide instance of Stata to complete classwork. This free resource is consistently slow and difficult to use. A subsidy would reduce the cost of a license by 20% and improve quality of life for students during their coursework and future employment.	$3,400.00
8	Berkeley Law Employment Journal’s Comprehensive Website Redesign	Applications & Software Development	For forty years, the Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law (BJELL) has published leading scholarship and connected students and alumni engaged in worker advocacy, yet has never had a website capable of showcasing its work or supporting its student community. BJELL needs funds to develop a website that can connect hundreds of Berkeley Law students with legal research, scholarships, and career opportunities and serve as a resource to students and institutions across Berkeley’s campus.	$4,820.00
9	Expanding Your Horizons at UC Berkeley	Technology Events, Training, Support, and Access to Technology Programs	Expanding Your Horizons at UC Berkeley (EYH@UCBerkeley) organizes an annual one-day conference on the UC Berkeley campus to encourage 500 young women in grades 5-8 from the East Bay community to pursue opportunities in STEM (Science, Technology, Math, and Engineering) fields. Funding will support 300 student scholarships for this event for young women from low-income areas, as well as conference participant meals, equipment and materials for hands-on, technology-based workshops, and facilities costs.	$5,000.00
10	GA Electronic Publication Transition Fund	Hardware & Technology Acquisition, Training, Support, and Access to Technology Programs	U.C. California, Berkeley	$5,000.00
11	Celebrating Diversity in Data Science	Training, Support, and Access to Technology Programs	Celebrating Diversity in Data Science is a three day workshop aimed to encourage underrepresented undergraduate students to pursue data science. The workshop will encourage students through role model visibility, training on fostering inclusion and diversity, and connecting students with mentors and other resources on campus. Since the number of students who can participate is limited by funding, additional funds are needed to purchase a larger space, more food, and fund speakers for the event.	$5,000.00
12	Recordings for Berkeley's Musicians	Hardware & Technology Acquisition, Investigation and Planning Projects, Technology Events, Training, Support, and Access to Technology Programs	Currently our project is educating people on how to produce/mix music, shoot/edit multi-shot videos, and is providing access to professional quality music videos for all of campus! Members are learning complex music and video production and everyone can play at our open mic events and receive a video of their own to share with their friends and family! Funds are needed to replace equipment borrowed from members and allow the project to continue.	$3,605.61
13	Journeys Through Science podcast event	Technology Events	Learning from role models like themselves can help students navigate through the challenging parts of a STEM career. In spring-summer 2019, Double Shelix, a podcast founded by bioengineering PhD students, is hosting “Journeys,” a podcast event. Twelve podcast episodes will feature prominent STEM leaders, especially women and people from underrepresented backgrounds, sharing their journeys through science, with a focus on how they overcame challenges and navigated hardships. Funds will support podcast production, editing, and marketing.	$4,083.91
14	CalTV Student Film Incubator	Hardware & Technology Acquisition, Training, Support, and Access to Technology Programs	CalTV is a media organization dedicated to providing students with practical production and broadcasting experience. Through our individual departments, we provide members with hands-on training. The CalTV Student Film Incubator allows us to expand our training efforts to the greater student body, especially those without prior production experience. We plan to take several teams and provide them with enough training to create a full-fledged film project within an intense two weeks.	$4,650.00
15	Grocery of the Future: Data-driven Operations and Education	Commercial Software Licensing, Hardware & Technology Acquisition, Training, Support, and Access to Technology Programs	This project will equip the Berkeley Student Food Collective — the UC Berkeley student-governed, nonprofit food-justice-oriented, grocery store — with the software, hardware, and associated staffing to update its inventory management, accounting, and point-of-sale experience to industry standards. State of the art tools will benefit dozens of students who will receive measurable professional development and educational experience using the tools. In addition, thousands of student customers will enjoy increased in-store reliability and consistency in product selection.	$5,000.00
16	Analogue Synthesis Course at UC Berkeley	Hardware & Technology Acquisition	CNMAT proposes to use the Student Technology Fund to purchase synthesizer modules. Synthesizers are electronic instruments that translate signals into musical sound. Recent technological and artistic breakthroughs have enabled synthesizers to encompass a strong presence in new music for film, popular and experimental music, performance, and sound installations. To diversify and enrich the renowned educational experience that CNMAT provides, funds are needed to incorporate synthesizers into our courses for undergraduate and graduate students.	$5,000.00
17	Web and print publication of the Berkeley Science Review	Applications & Software Development, Training, Support, and Access to Technology Programs	The Berkeley Science Review is an award-winning science magazine that is created and run by UC Berkeley graduate students. We highlight the diverse world of scientific research at the university, from biology to physics to computer science. Funds are needed to maintain our website, which contains each issue's full content, and a highly productive blog. We also seek funds to help support our print publication costs, which highlight important technology research at Berkeley.	$1,493.00
18	Retention & Content Creation Improvement Initiative (RCCII)	Hardware & Technology Acquisition	PASS is a student-led recruitment and retention center at UC Berkeley. Funds are needed to continue the Retention & Content Creation Improvement Initiative (RCCII), an initiative launched in Fall 2017 dedicated to improving retention rates of Pilipinx students and enabling media creation. Stage 2 of RCCII will specifically focus on supporting transfer students, especially from underrepresented backgrounds, through video and content creation dedicated to expressing the narratives and challenges that transfer students face.	$800.00
19	Monitors for Ergonomic Student-Shared Workstations	Hardware & Technology Acquisition	Graduate students are faced with work demands requiring intense laptop computer use during their studies which has been associated with an increase of musculoskeletal symptoms and decreased productivity. To avoid musculoskeletal strain, we propose outfitting two library-like spaces in the School of Public Health with external monitors. These new ergonomic workstations would enable over students to connect their computer on demand with minimal effort. This initiative will directly impact over 500 public health students yearly.	$4,834.50
20	Arab Student Union Career Conference	Hardware & Technology Acquisition, Technology Events	Our goal is to create and maintain a welcoming environment for the benefit of Arab students and interested community members and to promote an understanding of Arab history, culture, and heritage at UC Berkeley - through education and example. Funds would be spent on our career conference: intended to give an underrepresented demographic the opportunity to network with professionals in their intended career paths, fostering confidence in the arab community and providing students career advice.	$4,817.65
21	Human Rights Archive Project	Investigation and Planning Projects	The Human Rights Center (HRC) seeks $5,000 to develop a digital archive for our collection of online open source documents gathered in the course of student-led work in our Human Rights Investigations Lab (HRC Lab). HRC is working with archivists who will examine the center’s needs, discuss what tools are available, make recommendations, and lead implementation. We will develop a public report that illuminates best practices and methods for other UC Berkeley research entities.	$5,000.00
22	Automated capture and classification of bat vocalizations	Hardware & Technology Acquisition	The Egyptian Fruit Bat is an excellent choice to investigate non-primate mammalian language, with studies showing vocalizations and physiology resembling humans. The Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, in collaboration with Yartsev lab, are developing tools to understand and automate bat call collection and classification. This requires a multi-GPU server to develop and train language classification algorithms. Software developed using this server will be made publicly available, and serve as a valuable tool for future research.	$4,225.59
23	Food for Thought: Techies	Hardware & Technology Acquisition, Training, Support, and Access to Technology Programs	The Food for Thought: Techies project is a initiative to expand our program to build computer literacy skills among low-income, first generation, underrepresented students on campus. Included would be a system of laptop rentals for our workshop participants to help address the technological needs of our students while we help secure a permanent solution.	$5,000.00
24	Student Advocate's Office Email Domain	Hardware & Technology Acquisition, Training, Support, and Access to Technology Programs	The Student Advocate’s Office (SAO) is a nonpartisan office of the ASUC that provides free and confidential casework services to undergraduate and graduate students on academic, conduct, financial aid, and other grievances with the University. It is critical to our mission that we have an email domain separate from the rest of the ASUC so our information is kept confidential. In response to increased demand for our services, we plan to hire additional caseworkers and we need assistance covering the cost of our email access.	$3,420.00
25	Charging Locker	Hardware & Technology Acquisition	In response to students’ feedback, ASUC Office of Senator James Li wants to install a charging locker in Moffitt Library to provide a safe space for students to charge their electronic devices whenever they need to. Funds are needed to purchase an FUYL tower, a model of charging locker with the maximum of 15 slots at the same time. Since electronic devices have become such a necessity, the new charging locker will maximize work time efficiency.	$4,815.73
26	Amal Social Impact Hackathon	Applications & Software Development, Investigation and Planning Projects, Technology Events, Training, Support, and Access to Technology Programs	Amal is a legal software system and simple online platform through which women in MENA countries can learn more about the legal rights granted to them in their country of residence, and secure and submit essential documentation needed for basic rights. Funds are needed to organize logistics, technology, and video/photo marketing for the Amal Hackathon, where Berkeley students will have the opportunity to develop Amal’s software platform, and help the founders roll out the World Bank backed initiative on a global stage.	$3,595.00
27	Emergency Transfer Technology Program (ETTP)	Hardware & Technology Acquisition	Emergency Transfer Technology Program (ETTP) project is asking for $5,000 to acquire the necessary technological resources to address the needs of low-income transfer students. Funds will be used to purchase long-term MacBook Airs rentals, evaluated through a 10 minute 1-on-1 session with a TSC counselor, who will determine rental length. This provides intimate case-by-case instances of equity, given that 52 percent of transfers are Pell recipients, and transfers are 6 times more likely to be independent students than traditional students.	$4,969.53
28	Southeast Asian Graduation 2019	Hardware & Technology Acquisition, Training, Support, and Access to Technology Programs	The Southeast Asian Graduation is seeking funding to purchase live streaming cameras to expand access for the graduation ceremony serving underrepresented minorities with families from disadvantaged backgrounds. It is an opportunity for folks who are unable to attend, which could be due to financial or other institutional/structural barriers, but to still be able to support the graduating seniors.	$1,715.91
29	BioEHSCTM, a Bioengineering High School Competition	Investigation and Planning Projects, Technology Events	The Bioengineering High School Competition (BioEHSC™) is a research design competition at UC Berkeley for high school students, especially those from local underserved communities, to explore bioengineering through project-based learning under mentorship of bio/engineering students, culminating in a final symposium with presentations to academia and industry. To create the most realistic experience, BioEHSC™ will need funding to waive fees for disadvantaged students, afford poster printing and certificates, and purchase biotech prizes for competition winners.	$4,326.88
30	Advanced Computing Capacity at OCF / eXperimental Computing Facility	Applications & Software Development, Hardware & Technology Acquisition	Founded in 1986, the eXperimental Computing Facility has been responsible for several fundamental advancements in computer science and free software, such as the creation of GIMP/GTK, the open source equivalent of Photoshop and associated graphics toolkit, ViolaWWW, the first graphical web browser, and NNTP, the protocol underlying Usenet, a worldwide web precursor, among many others. We are requesting funds to purchase a new server to serve as a testbed for ambitious software engineering projects.	$4,850.00
31	Technological Innovation for Fannie Lou	Hardware & Technology Acquisition	The Black Student Union (BSU) is a student-led organization on UC Berkeley’s campus, fighting for the liberation of people of African descent. This fight includes activism surrounding equal access to resources. Funds are needed to support the purchase of communal technology that can act as an individual’s personal research, learning, and teaching haven, creating the setting for students to browse the web, have access to Word and other relevant computer apps, and tutor other students.	$2,482.16
32	Cal-VSA 40th Culture Show	Hardware & Technology Acquisition	Cal-VSA Culture Show seeks to share the Vietnamese narrative and culture to the community. Held in Zellerbach Hall, Culture Show is our biggest event as it costs $20,000 just to rent the theatre. The tech fund is primarily needed to pay for a projector in Zellerbach, two block rockers for our dance practices, and a camera for our new historian to capture memorable experiences in a yearbook as this year marks our 40th Anniversary.	$3,370.00
33	LAUNCH Accelerator & Demo Day	Applications & Software Development, Commercial Software Licensing, Training, Support, and Access to Technology Programs	LAUNCH is Berkeley’s premier student-run accelerator. LAUNCH helps 20+ startups move past prototyping through an intensive curriculum. Funds will be spent on services and software for the startups to use throughout their time in the accelerator. Any UC student will be able to apply for the LAUNCH accelerator and participate during the Expo and Demo Day, where they will get the opportunity to meet founders and investors.	$1,000.00
34	Transnational Movements and Struggles Against Anti-Black Violence	Hardware & Technology Acquisition	"Transnational Movements and Struggles Against Anti-Black Violence" will be the plenary discussion of a 3-day conference on Anti-Black Violence in Brazil & the U.S. Funds are needed to cover costs of language translation technology to enable dialogue among discussants and allow the UC Berkeley community to learn from the innovative concepts, relationships and initiatives that transnational dialogues promise. The event will generate data to improve effective use of interpretation technology to expand university-wide access to knowledge and experiences through transnational exchange.	$5,000.00
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