Advancing Practice

Student Services Socials: Community & Connection in the Era of Social Distancing

Bring your own coffee and donuts, your kids, and your pets. Meet new colleagues, reduce isolation, share ideas, and have fun! Special outfits are highly encouraged but not required.

Thursday, March 26, 2020 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Co-hosted by Isela Peña-Rager (L&S Advising) and Marissa Reynoso (LEAD Center) Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Co-hosted by Anay Martinez (L&S Advising) and Jenny Cornet-Carrillo (Berkeley International Study Program) Thursday, April 9, 2020 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m....

Who Are the People In Your Neighborhood? Heidi Yu & Tomie Lenear

Tuesday, May 12, 2020 | 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Our inaugural student services community interview features Heidi Yu, Career Center, and Tomie Lenear, Student Parent...

Who Are the People In Your Neighborhood? Azadeh Zohrabi & Patrick Naranjo

Monday, October 26, 2020 | 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

This month's student services community interview features Azadeh Zohrabi, Director of the Underground Scholars, and Patrick Naranjo, Director of the...

Who Are the People In Your Neighborhood? featuring Takiyah Jackson & Cristóbal Olivares

Thursday, September 24, 2020 | 10:00 -11:00 a.m.

This month's student services community interview features Takiyah Jackson and Cristóbal Olivares.

Takiyah Jackson is the Director of African-American Student Development and the Fannie Lou Hamer Black Resource Center at UC Berkeley. She also leads the...

Understanding the CE3 Student Experience During COVID-19

Wednesday, April 29, 2020 | 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Featuring student leaders from the Centers for Educational Equity & Excellence (CE3)

The pandemic presents a disparate impact on significant numbers of our CE3 students who depend on our university for basic needs — food, housing, financial aid, etc. How are low-income and historically...

Social Change Roles in Times of Crisis, a Virtual Reflection

Tuesday, April 21, 2020 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Social change occurs within an ecosystem of actors taking on various roles. In times of crisis we may find ourselves taking on familiar roles or being called to step into new ones. This conversation, guided by a model developed by Deepa Iyer, at the Center for Social Inclusion, will provide an opportunity to reflect on where we are with regards to "acting" in this moment, share the various social change roles that typically exist within the larger ecosystem of people working towards...

Best Practices for the COVID-19 Era: Paperless Advising in Data Science

Thursday, April 2, 2020 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

When the new Data Science major was approved in 2018, an advising team was brought on board to serve a large and diverse student population with no existing advising services in place. At the onset, the Data Science Advising team made a commitment to capitalize on this opportunity by implementing (and in many cases innovating and streamlining established practices) policies and procedures to better serve new majors.

By taking advantage of existing tools...

Spring 2020 Undergraduate Grading Option Policy Updates

Wednesday, April 8, 2020 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Please join us for a presentation about the spring semester grading option policy developed in response to COVID-19 and how this policy impacts other policies, procedures, and systems across campus. We will review decisions that have been made thus far and document any issues that still need follow-up.

Note that the information shared during this session will be geared towards student services staff working with undergraduate students.

Presenters:...

COVID-19: Supporting Ourselves and Our Students

Monday, March 30, 2020 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Please join CAPS Psychologist Dr. Aaron Cohen for this webinar and discussion. Let’s join together as a community to think about how we can help our students and take care of ourselves during these unprecedented times.

Career Planning Strategies to Support Students During COVID-19

Monday, April 6, 2020 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Join Larry Jackson and Santina Pitcher from the Career Center to learn about resources and strategies to share with your students who are looking for internships, jobs, and/or applying to grad schools. We'll also provide a link to an indexed resource that you can bookmark and reference in your own conversations.