When “They” Became “We”
by Lauren Livingston ’18 As a first-semester sophomore and the newest, youngest member of the Work-Life team, I had various concerns about transitioning and adding value to the team. At the beginning of the year, walking into the first team meeting was a...
Working at FWI
-by Kelsey Gohn ’16 Like everyone else at CMC, by January I felt very behind in my internship search. Luckily, as a research assistant at Berger, I had already connected with one of their summer internship partners, Families and Work Institute, and it was the...
Completing 3 Years at Berger
-by Adrienne Johnson ’16 “Have you ever worked with numbers?” “Give an example of an experience you’ve had with analytical work.” “Have you ever worked on a team?” These are questions I’ve recently had fired my way, since I’m a senior wrapping...
Summer 2016 Internships!
Each year, the Berger Institute partners with various organizations to offer exciting summer internships that aim to provide students with valuable, real-world experience. Applications for internships at, among other places, Kaiser Permanente (Oakland) and Families...
Student Research Projects
Currently, the Berger Institute is leading two independent research projects. The first project (dubbed the “Work-Life” project) investigates the work-life goals and values of Millennials. The second project (dubbed the “Family-Children”...
Faculty Research
The Berger Institute supports a select number of faculty in their research by funding research assistants of their choice. Students are employed in meaningful and valuable roles in a research agenda that relates to work, family, and children (broadly defined). For a...
Speakers, Conferences, Panels, oh my!
The Berger Institute regularly brings speakers to CMC’s Athenaeum, and co-hosts conferences and panel discussions that pertain to issues regarding work, family, and children (broadly defined). For a list of our past speakers and events, please click...
Networking
-Kelsey Gohn ’16 Through the Berger Institute I’ve been able to have the liberal arts in action experience: I’ve been able to expand my research interests into a real world application and connect with the CMC community in ways that without the board I never...
The Thing We Fear More Than Death
-by LillyBelle Deer ’15 I have never been someone who enjoyed oral presentations. Presenting in class always made me anxious, so when Professor Kanaya asked us to speak as a group in front of the board members of the Berger Institute, I was immediately nervous....
Victor Lopez ’17 attends WPA
-by Victor Lopez ’17 I presented my findings in a poster presentation at WPA and it was received with a lot of attention. For an hour and fifteen minutes I did not stop talking. Different visitors, students, professors, and judges, all stopped and asked me...