Advancing Practice

Supporting LGBTQIA Students

Wednesday, April 7, 2021 | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Led by Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) Psychologists Dr. Elizabeth Aranda and Dr. Kiet Huynh, this session will introduce advisors to tools and frameworks that may assist advisors in supporting students with multiple diverse identities. The workshop will prepare advisors/student service professionals with...

Transformation at the Center: Fostering Advising Strategies for Undergraduate Discovery

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

The Berkeley Discovery Initiative is building a framework for the future of undergraduate education at UC Berkeley that is rooted in equity of student experience and promotes student agency, project-based learning, and the importance of community building and mentorship. Advisers and student services staff across all campus divisions are uniquely positioned to foster these values and learning strategies. This event will begin with an overview of the initiative, followed by advising leaders from a variety of campus units...

The Sweet Spot: Building a Campus Culture That Supports Both Students & Staff

Thursday, May 12, 2022 | 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Join us for this informative session that addresses 1) recent staff and student survey results related to modes of accessing advising services and 2) additional ways that we as staff can co-create cultures of care on campus. In this session, we will explore:

How can find the “sweet spot” between student and advising staff needs related to modes of advising services? What did we learn from the surveys? How has campus leadership responded to this information? How do student behavior and staff...

Suicide Awareness Discussion Session with CAPS

Tuesday, March 22, 2022 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

PREREQUISITE: You must watch this 1 hour and 15 minute recording before attending the discussion-based workshop.

The required video overview will help you understand the warning signs and risk factors associated with thoughts of suicide. You will...

Psychological First Aid Discussion Session with CAPS

Wednesday, April 6, 2022 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

PREREQUISITE: You must watch this 1 hour 15 minute recording before attending the discussion-based workshop.

The required video overview will help you to learn the basic skills necessary to provide common sense support after a tragedy, such as a...

Overcoming Barriers to College

Tuesday, April 20, 2021 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Please join us in meeting the amazing staff of the Center for Educational Partnerships! Learn more about the inner workings of this unit, the 11 programs they manage, the 200 schools they work with, and the over 75,000 students they support annually from kindergarten through community college who face...

Mindfulness, Well-Being, and Self-Care for our Student Services Community

Tuesday, May 19, 2020 | 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Presenter: Dacher Keltner, UC Berkeley Professor of Psychology; Director, Berkeley Social Interaction Laboratory(link is external); Faculty Director, Greater Good Science Center

Meet UC Berkeley Professor Dacher Keltner, who is the Faculty Director of the...

Handshake Advisor Training

Tuesday, July 28, 2020 | 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The Career Center is excited to host this virtual Handshake Advisor Training session. Handshake(link is external) is our dynamic career management platform, and the way we help students connect to employers and opportunities.

With...

Handshake Advisor Training

Tuesday, February 2, 2021 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The Career Center hosted this virtual Handshake Advisor Training session. Handshake is our dynamic career management platform, and the way we help students - both grad and undergrad - connect to employers, opportunities, events, and resources....

From Pandemic to Endemic: Navigating COVID and the Student Experience - Real Talk with SACUE

Monday, May 2, 2022 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Join us today for a very special session: learn from members of the Student Advisory Council on Undergraduate Education (SACUE) who will share their initial feelings about coming back to campus, where they are now and where they think we are headed with COVID and the student...