Advancing Practice

All Things Transfer Credit!

Wednesday, August 11, 2021 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Join the Central Evaluation Unit for an all-out presentation on transfer credit and get your questions answered:

What makes a course or exam eligible for credit? What are the limitations on transfer credit? What is ASSIST and how can you best help students navigate this website? What is the...

Planning Your Fall Semester Service and Staffing Model

Thursday, June 10, 2021 | 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Excited and anxious about our transition to fall semester? Overwhelmed about the change that lies ahead and unsure about how to start planning? This session is designed to support the advising and student services community in strategizing about the future. Panelists will discuss processes, tools, strategies, principles, values to ground your logistical planning. We won’t have all the answers but we will offer you some great questions to guide your thinking!

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Cal Student Central Showcase

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Please join us in meeting the fabulous staff of Cal Student Central! Learn more about the inner workings of this unit that is dedicated to helping UC Berkeley students successfully navigate the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office, the Office of the Registrar, Accounts Payable, and Billing and Payment Services. Topics covered will include:

An overview of the services...

Who are the people in your neighborhood? Heather Iwata & Donna Vivar

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

This month's student services community interview features Donna Vivar and Heather Iwata!

Heather Iwata

Heather Iwata is currently the graduate advisor in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research. She has worked on campus for 13 years in professional and PhD programs. Prior to UC Berkeley, she worked at San Jose State in Greek Affairs and Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, in Greek...

Who are the people in your neighborhood? Dewey St. Germaine & Laura Jimenez-Olvera

Thursday, April 29, 2021 | 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

This month's student services community interview features Dewey St Germaine and Laura Jimenez-Olvera.

Dewey St. Germaine

Dewey St. Germaine is currently an undergraduate major advisor in the Department of Ethnic Studies. In addition to advising duties, he is also a course scheduler. He has been working at U.C. Berkeley for 27 1/2 years and in Ethnic Studies for the last 23 years. It took him 6 years but he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from U.C. Santa...

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.

Moderator...

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....

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...