Join the new media community at Cal! We have a variety of options for participation. If you're interested in joining our Graduate Group or Executive Committee, please email Associate Director Lara Wolfe (lara [at] berkeley.edu).
Casual
Sign up for our newsletter here and attend our events!
Cross list your new media class with BCNM.
Graduate Group
All of the above, plus:
List your affiliation with BCNM on your CV.
Serve as a new media representative on student QE and dissertation committees.
Ensure new media training is rigorous and current through curricular review.
Invitation to participate and vote in an annual new media review meeting.
Executive Committee
All of the above, plus:
Invitation to participate and vote in weekly meetings (minimum twice semesterly attendance).
Strategically plan for and recommend hires that will bolster the research and teaching of New Media.
Ocassionally serve on hiring and promotion committees.
Propose and curate a series of public programs aimed at advancing conversations and issues around new media for the broader community.
Distribute funding and awards that will advance new media research on campus among faculty and students.
Review and approve the budget for the Center.
Review and approve policies for the Center.
Access the BCNM Commons in the Grimes Engineering Center.