Student Parent Center, UC Berkeley

01/06/2025

📢 Welcome back, Student Parents! While our physical center remains closed this week, we're here to support you virtually!
🖥️ Virtual Front Desk Hours (Jan 6-10, 2025):
Monday-Thursday: 9am-12pm & 2pm-5pm
Friday: 9am-12pm & 2pm-4pm
✨ Need to connect? Join our Zoom:
Meeting ID: 957 7190 8894
Passcode: 739794
We'll resume in-person services on Monday, January 13th at 9am!

11/07/2024

Join us today!

10/08/2024

Calling All Student Parents!
Have you taken or considered taking parental leave during your time at UC, CSU, or another university?

Many student parents face financial, academic, and employment challenges while on parental leave. Your testimony can help shape new policies to address these issues.

Who can participate?

UC/CSU or other university students (undergrad or grad)
If you've taken parental leave or even thought about it, we want to hear from you!

📋 Share your story here:
https://tinyurl.com/SPLeaveSurvey

Thank you for sharing and spreading the word! 💙

09/16/2024

🎂 This week, we celebrate our favorite bear’s birthday by paying it forward! 🎁 Consider making a gift to our vibrant community of student parents at Cal! The Student Parent Center is a unique refuge on campus where students can seek informed advice, develop leadership skills, engage in informal study groups, nurse babies, change diapers, celebrate achievements, recover from setbacks, and form lasting friendships. Your gift helps keep our doors open, and every gift counts!
Link: https://givingday.berkeley.edu/giving-day/92014/department/92293

Photo Credits: Luis Ramirez Martinez

09/10/2024

Click Here: tinyurl.com/SP-Testimonials

Dear Student Parents,
We need your help! The ASUC Student Advocate’s Office (SAO) is working with
Berkeley City Council member Cecilia Lunaparra to advocate for increased funding for student parent programs at UC Berkeley.
SAO is hoping to receive student parent testimonials related to their experiences with basic needs insecurity and the cost of childcare while attending UC Berkeley in order to demonstrate student parent need to the Berkeley City Council and receive additional support.

09/04/2024

Happening tomorrow after SPC Thursday!
Make sure to RSVP 😀

https://tinyurl.com/PCEScholarship2024

09/04/2024

Happening Tomorrow our First SPC Thursday of the academic year!

The Early Childhood Education Program (ECEP) will be presenting and following their presentation we will be having an info session about the PCE scholarship!

Join us tomorrow 😀

08/30/2024

Happy Friday, Student Parents! 🌞 Check out this video message from Tomie Lenear, our Student Parent Center Director, on how to take a reduced course load at UC Berkeley.

08/30/2024

Congratulations to our Student Parent Alumni, Alma Rodriguez. She is headed to Stanford to pursue a PhD in Sociology of Education. Read more about her journey at UC Berkeley 🌟

Alma's children Maxi Maldonado-Rodriguez (8) on the left, Milan Maldonado-Rodriguez (10) on the right, and Alma Rodriguez in the center.

08/26/2024

Welcome, new incoming and continuing student parents! 🎉 Whether you’re on campus or at University Village, we’re here to support you. Stop by during our hours and get all the resources you need to start the new academic year right.

03/11/2024

Time Sensitive - Large Protest Planned to Start @ 11:45am Today at Lower Sproul/Main Campus.

Good Morning Student Parents - Given the start time and proximity to our 100 Chavez Location, we want our community to have as much time as possible to alternate location and plans in the area if needed.

The article below has more details of the events planned to begin shortly.

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/uc-berkeley-jewish-students-to-protest-campus-response-to-antisemitism-monday/

Thanks!

02/23/2024

Happy Friday Student Parents,

This week's short message is a look into the March and SPC programming during Midterm season. We'll have more updates next week.

Pardon my "scruff" and have a good weekend. 🙂