Mindfulness, Well-Being, and Self-Care for our Student Services Community. Link to workshop recording.
Tuesday, May 19, 10-11:30am.
Presenter: Dacher Keltner, UC Berkeley Professor of Psychology; Director, Berkeley Social Interaction Laboratory; Faculty Director, Greater Good Science Center
Meet UC Berkeley Professor Dacher Keltner, who is the Faculty Director of the Greater Good Science Center and a leading researcher in the field of emotion and well-being. In this time of uncertainty and upheaval, we in the field of student services are being called upon to support students in new ways, while at the same time we are challenged by our own unexpected levels of stress and anxiety. Moreover, people of color and low-income people are being hit hard by the pandemic, throwing into sharp relief racial divisions and income inequality. How does this reality impact our work? In this Advancing Practice session, we will learn together about:
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Self-compassion, acceptance, awe and reverence, and how these qualities can support our own self-care,
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Practical ways we can help ourselves build resilience,
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Our cultural context regarding equity and well-being.
We hope you’ll walk away from this session feeling motivated and empowered for better self-care so you can better support both yourself and your students.
Basic Needs Update: What have we learned from COVID-19? Link to workshop recording.
Monday, June 1, 10-11:00am
Presenters: Kiyoko Thomas, Basic Needs Manager, Ruben Canedo, Basic Needs Committee Chair, and others
During SP20, many students struggled with finding adequate housing and food, health/medical care, and basic technology. Even before COVID-19, many students in our community were in crisis. The pandemic exacerbated their situation and brought additional students into crisis. What have we learned from this semester and how can the campus incorporate these lessons for the future?
Learn how the Basic Needs Center responded to this crisis by launching the COVID-19 Student Relief Circle, a central entry-point portal for students. The effort is a collaboration between the Basic Needs Center, Centers for Educational Equity & Excellence (CE3), Disabled Students’ Program, Financial Aid & Scholarships Office, Graduate Assembly, Graduate Division, Grassroots Mutual Aid Providers, Student Advocate’s Office, and the Student Technology Fund.
This workshop is for staff and instructors and is co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Academic Innovation Studio, and Advising Matters.
If you or someone you know has financial resources or has networks that can give to these efforts, there are two funds available:
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Basic Needs Center @ tinyurl.com/love4UCBbnc : supports emergency rental assistance/eviction prevention, emergency food awards, and students in basic needs crisis including health/medical.
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Financial Aid & Scholarships Office @ UCB FASO COVID-19 Student Emergency Fund : supports relocation expenses related to COVID-19, wage loss from off-campus employers, and technology needs.
Updates re Basic Needs efforts and resources.
Community Conversations: Exploring Equity-Oriented Academic Coaching. Link to workshop recording.
Thursday, June 4, 10:00-11:30am
Moderator: Marissa Valdez Reynoso, Director, Student Organization Advising & Leadership Development; LEAD Center Associate Director
Panelists:
Alicia Mandac, Assistant Director, Economics Undergraduate Student Services
Jan Carmelo Bautista, EOP Degree Completion Counselor
Amy Azuma, L&S College Advisor
Andrew Estrada Phuong, Chancellor's Fellow, Consultant, Program Developer, and Head Graduate Student Instructor, PhD student in the College of Education
The Cal Coaching Network (CCN) and Advancing Practice invite you to this community conversation on equity-oriented academic coaching. We’ll explore definitions and models together, as well as how coaching can positively impact belonging and equity at UCB. You’ll hear stories and personal experiences from colleagues who are blending coaching and advising in their work with students, and you’ll leave the session with resources and next steps to enhance your own academic coaching skills.
Appreciations and Updates for Our Student Services Community Link to session recording.
Monday, June 8, 10:00-11:15am
Please join us for this very special student services community event with Chancellor Carol Christ, EVCP Paul Alivisatos, VC Cathy Koshland, VC Steve Sutton, VC Oscar Dubon, Vice Provost and Dean Lisa Garcia Bedolla, and Academic Senate Chair Oliver O’Reilly. Let's come together as a community to mark the end of the semester and to take a moment to reflect on all we have accomplished together. We will also provide updates on what we know about the Fall 2020 semester.
Please submit your questions for our speakers in advance here.
Who Are the People In Your Neighborhood? Link to workshop recording.
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. Shirley is pursuing an M.Ed. in Science Curriculum and Instruction while working full time.
David Vera has been at Cal since 2013. David started his higher education career as a work-study student in 2005 and became a full-time financial aid counselor in 2008. Although he has a bachelor's in child development, David decided to pursue a master’s degree in higher education administration at Santa Clara University. Last year, David earned a doctoral degree in higher ed leadership and hopes that one day he will become a director in financial aid or student services.
Join our Berkeley advising and student services community and get know one another better! Each month we will host a dynamic duo via an "Inside the Actor's Studio(link is external)(link is external)" style interview. The exchange will cover personal background, work, and information about each staff member's unit. It's like a fireside chat or a networking lunch. Without the fire and food, but holding the warmth. The session will be moderated by Tim Cahill and Cassandra Dunn and will be recorded.
Supporting Undocumented Students post SCOTUS Ruling on DACA. Link to session recording.
Wednesday, July 1, 1:00-2:15pm.
Join our Undocumented Student Program 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. The session will be recorded.
Read: Supreme Court bars Trump from ending DACA — what it means for California ‘Dreamers’
Fall 2020 Enrollment Updates for Student Services Staff. Link to session recording.
Monday, July 6, 11:00am-12:00pm
Presenters: UC Berkeley Office of the Registrar staff
Please join us for a presentation about the upcoming Fall 2020 enrollment period in light of Berkeley’s plans to offer in-person and remote classes to students in the Fall. We will review decisions that have been made, how to use the class schedule to find classes, new terminology, and document any issues that still need follow-up. The session will be recorded.
For immediate information as it is released, please see the Instruction FAQ: https://registrar.berkeley.edu/service-adjustments/instruction-faq
Center for Support & Intervention: Supporting Students in Distress. Link to session recording.
Wednesday, July 15 10:30-12:00
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 CSI can provide additional insight, consultation, and direct assistance to you and to our students. This session will be recorded.
Presenters:
- Alfred Day, Associate Dean of Students and Director
- James Kato, Assistant Director
- Aly Jarocki, Violence Prevention & Education Program Coordinator
- Hailey Lopez, Case Manager
- Noah Henry-Darwish, Case Manager
- Shannon Lee ‘21, Student Coordinator for Bears That CARE
The Center for Support and Intervention (CSI) is an office that, in addition to leading bystander intervention education and other prevention work for the campus, supports students who are experiencing distress and helps manage the impact of this distress on their well-being, academic success, and the community. Case managers work with students, staff, and faculty to help coordinate the community of care and support network that exists between campus and community resources. Read more at our website, and for more specific information related to this training, feel free to review the university's Gold Folder resource in advance.
Who Are the People In Your Neighborhood? Link to session recording.
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 Gender Equity Resource Center. During his tenure Billy has evolved campus resources for LGBTQ students, faculty and staff and mentored a host of LGBTQ leaders. He established Cal’s first Lavender Graduation, led UCB to address Hate Crimes and Hate Acts more effectively, and led the university toward better inclusion for the campus Transgender community. He has also volunteered his time on a number of boards of directors, including Vitality, a network of LGBT business professionals, and the SF LGBT Center. He also served on the LGBT Advisory Committee of the SF Human Rights Commission, volunteered with Project Open Hand and is a past AIDS Lifecycle Rider. Billy was honored as a San Francisco Pride Community Grand Marshal in 2018.
Chris Grace oversees the Academic Advising program within the Athletic Study Center, and she serves as the Advisor for the Cal Swimming, Diving, and Water Polo teams. Chris is a student-centric advisor who enjoys guiding and encouraging student athletes along their path to achieving their goals. Chris is a Cal graduate and former student athlete. She competed as a member of the Cal women’s water polo team from 1997-2002 while earning her B.A. and M.A. Chris is a bay area native and lives in Oakland with her husband and five children.
Join our Berkeley advising and student services community and get know one another better! Each month we will host a dynamic duo via an "Inside the Actor's Studio" style interview. The exchange will cover personal background, work, and information about each staff member's unit. It's like a fireside chat or a networking lunch. Without the fire and food, but holding the warmth. The session will be moderated by Tim Cahill and Cassandra Dunn and will be recorded.
Residential Life UNPLUGGED. Link to session recording.
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.
Moderator:
- Dr. Glenn DeGuzman, Associate Dean of Students & Director of Residential Life
Panel:
- Amber Ulmer, Associate Director of Residential Conduct & Community Standards
- Dr. Jaqui Thomas, Assistant Director for Assessment and Academic Success
- Jen Siecienski, Associate Director of Graduate and Family Living
- Zan Tansey, Associate Director of Undergraduate Student Residential Life
Building Transfer Student Community in an Online Environment. Link to session recording.
Monday, July 27, 10:00-10:45am
Join campus experts and a panel of students for a discussion about how to facilitate community-building for incoming transfer students in our current remote learning environment. We will focus on a few specific programs and practices so you have ideas for concrete steps to take to welcome your transfer students to campus and get them started building their community at Cal.
- Lorena Valdez is the Director of the Transfer Student Center in the Centers for Educational Equity and Excellence
- Michele Rabkin is the Associate Director for Berkeley Connect
- Tiffany Reardon (Associate Director for Engineering Excellence Programs) will facilitate
Co-hosted by the Transfer Student Success Community of Practice.
Handshake Advisor Training. Link to session recording.
Tuesday, July 28, 10:30am-12:00pm.
The Career Center is excited to host this virtual Handshake Advisor Training session. Handshake is our dynamic career management platform, and the way we help students connect to employers and opportunities.
With our new virtual reality at least through the Fall semester, we want to be sure you have some of the basics in order to guide your students or answer questions, if asked. Interested in learning more? Join us for this virtual training and tutorial to become more familiar with the system and gain a new tool to bring into conversations with your students.
Presenters:
- Santina Pitcher, Associate Director, Counseling & Programs, Career Center
- Michelle Campbell, Employer Relations Specialist, Career Center
Questions? Email michellec@berkeley.edu or santina@berkeley.edu
Student Engagement Tech Tools Showcase: Seven Tools to Increase Connection Link to session recording.
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
- Go Game
Presenters:
- Anna McCreedy, International Student Adviser, Berkeley International Office
- Ziva Shachar, International Student Advisor, UC Berkeley Extension International Programs
Zoom Hosting Best Practices and ADA Tips from the Experts for Student Services Staff. Link to session recording.
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 bombing
- How to add Zoom as a pull-down menu option in bCal
- Setting up your space and equipment for success
- Accessibility and ADA compliance requirements and tips (best practices re captioning, using the chat, virtual backgrounds, and more)
- Resources available to help you make your presentations and workshops accessible (The Center for Disability Access & Compliance, 3rd-party service providers for captioning, etc.)
As a bonus, Liza will share her handy checklist of tips, settings, and best practices!