Advancing Practice

Circle of Care: The Journey and Joy of Thriving Together

Monday, June 13, 2022 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Our care for students is often what drives and fulfills us as university professionals. However, this work can also drain us and lead to tension within ourselves and among our teams. Caring for ourselves is essential to the sustainability of our mission, but this must be met by a system that is equally committed to our care. Today's session will help us clarify what we need to thrive in our work as individuals and how to foster a culture of care that nurtures us as a collective. When we co-create a more healthy...

Center for Support & Intervention: Supporting Students in Distress

Wednesday, July 15, 2020 | 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 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 CSI can provide additional insight, consultation, and direct assistance to you and to our students. This session will be recorded.

Presenters:

Alfred Day, Associate...

Career Readiness: A Framework to Support Students' Career Launch

Monday, October 17, 2022 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

In 2015, Employers and career services professionals came together under the Career Readiness Initiative - a shared understanding of what is needed to launch and develop a successful career, a common vocabulary by which to discuss needs and expectations, and a basic set of competencies upon which a successful career is launched. Career Readiness provides us with a framework for addressing career-related goals and outcomes, regardless of what a student is studying. This introductory presentation will...

Career Pathways In-and-Out of Advising and Student Services, Part 2

Thursday, June 16, 2022 | 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Interested in growing your experience and ready for a change? Feeling called in a new direction? Curious about a different job family? Believe it or not, you have many transferable skills to apply in other higher ed roles and even other employment sectors. Learn from colleagues who have successfully transitioned from one area of student services to another, or to other areas in higher education. Come ready to be inspired and leave with a tangible next step in mind. This is the second in a two-part series.

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Career Pathways In-and-Out of Advising and Student Services, Part 1

Thursday, June 2, 2022 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Interested in growing your experience and ready for a change? Feeling called in a new direction? Curious about a different job family? Believe it or not, you have many transferable skills to apply in other higher ed roles and even other employment sectors. Learn from colleagues who have successfully transitioned from one area of student services to another, or to other areas in higher education. Come ready to be inspired and leave with a tangible next step in mind.

Moderators:...

Building Transfer Student Community in an Online Environment

Monday, July 27, 2020 | 10:00 - 10:45 a.m.

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...

Building Community and Combating Social Isolation

Monday, March 8, 2021 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

How might we help Berkeley students feel belonging and connection while being physically isolated? Find out from a panel of Fung Fellows who will share their insights and innovative solutions from their 2020 fall semester Human-Centered Design Challenge addressing student isolation. Brief demonstrations and Q&A...

Appreciations and Updates for Our Student Services Community

Monday, June 8, 2020 | 10:00 - 11:15 a.m.

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.

Basic Needs Update: What have we learned from COVID-19?

Monday, June 1, 2020 | 10:00 - 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...

Advising for Discovery: Entrepreneurship and Creative Projects at UC Berkeley

Monday, November 7, 2022 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Great numbers of students seek to get involved in entrepreneurial and creative projects, and UC Berkeley has a growing collection of opportunities to support these students. This session brings together faculty and staff experts in these domains to help you understand HOW to discuss entrepreneurial and creative project pathways with your students and WHERE to direct your students to help them get started.

Moderator: Sean Burns, Discovery Hub

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