Advancing Practice

Zoom Hosting Best Practices and ADA Tips from the Experts for Student Services Staff

Friday, August 14, 2020, 9:00-10:15am

Want to learn from the experts and improve your Zoom hosting skills? Join Liza Schlosser, Academic Innovation Studio Program Coordinator (and Advancing Practice tech consultant extraordinaire!); Derek Coates, Manager of Disability Program Access & Compliance; and Ella Callow, ADA/Section 504 Compliance Officer who will cover the following topics:

Options and tips for recording (including how the various views look to participants) Polling and Breakout session features Security settings to avoid Zoom...

Student Engagement Tech Tools Showcase: Seven Tools to Increase Connection

Monday, August 10, 10:00-11:00am.

Looking for ways to increase connection and engagement with your student communities? Join us for mini-demonstrations and a discussion of pros and cons of seven tools you might consider using in your workshops, presentations, and other community-building events. You will also discover how the presenters used these tools to assess learning. Showcase will include:

Zoom polling, Chat, breakout rooms, and webinars Poll Everywhere Mentimeter (free and paid) Kahoot! (free and paid) Woobox Canvas...

Resident Life UNPLUGGED

Friday, July 24, 9:00-10:15am

Join us for a candid conversation with the Residential Life Executive Team responsible for the residential student experience. The goal is for participants to become aware of current issues that face today's residential student population living in our undergraduate and graduate/family spaces. Find out how we are attempting to serve this complex and diverse population especially around the challenges of CoVid19 and Anti-Blackness. Bring your popcorn and learn what really happens in ResLife. Q&A period included.

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Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood? Billy Curtis & Chris Grace

Thursday, July 23, 10-11:00am

This month's student services community interview features Billy Curtis (Gen Eq) and Chris Grace (Athletic Study Center).

Billy Curtis is a committed community activist and advocate. In 1999, Billy was hired as UC Berkeley’s first full time Director for LGBT Resources and is currently the Director of the university’s...

Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood? Shirley Ly & David Vera

Thursday, June 18, 10-11am

This month's student services community interview features Shirley Ly (Student Learning Center) and David Vera (Financial Aid Office).

Shirley Ly is a Science Program Coordinator at the Student Learning Center. After earning her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from UC Davis, Shirley served in healthcare, biotech, and higher education. In 2017, she joined the SLC team at UC Berkeley, where she channels her passions for science and learning every day to enrich the community of budding scientists at Cal....

Supporting Undocumented Students post-SCOTUS Ruling on DACA

Wednesday, July 1, 1:00-2:15pm.

Join our Undocumented Student Program(link is external) staff as we provide an overview of the June 18th Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruling on DACA, and learn how we can collectively move forward by sharing and implementing best practices in efforts to support our undocumented students.

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Difficult Decisions

Friday, May 1, 2020 | 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

As this unprecedented semester nears its end, our students are facing very challenging decisions, in addition to navigating complex issues around family, basic needs, well-being, and academics. We are being called upon to assist students through these difficult decisions which are unlike any we have faced before. Please join us as we think together as a community about how best to support our students. We will grapple with some challenging student scenarios and learn from each other and our panel of...

Undergraduate Tuition Stability Plan Update | February 15

Tuesday, February 15, 2022 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The University of California is implementing a new Tuition Stability Plan effective fall 2022-23. Information about the plan will roll out this spring for continuing and new undergraduate students. Please join us for this session to learn about this program, and the resources currently available to answer the inevitable questions from students! Topics will include the rollout timeline, basic policy information, and how to look up a student's tuition cohort in our student systems....

Supporting Students in Distress

Tuesday, July 20, 2021 | 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.

In this session tailored to student-facing staff and faculty, learn about the Center for Support and Intervention's campus community prevention initiatives, how to recognize indicators of distress in students, and about how to refer students to key campus resources. For situations that are more intense or concerning, learn how...

Study Abroad 101: Student Services Edition!

Thursday, October 15, 2020 | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Berkeley Study Abroad will provide you with information and tools to help you feel more comfortable advising undergraduate students on study abroad. We will share an update on the current state of study abroad at UC Berkeley given the challenges related to COVID-19, and an update on where...