Berkeley Connect is an academic mentoring program that helps students increase their sense of belonging and confidence they can succeed at UC Berkeley.
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Students who participate in Berkeley Connect are matched with a graduate student who serves as their personal mentor for the semester, and placed in a small group with other students who share their academic interests. Over the course of a semester students participate in one-on-on mentoring, small-group discussions, special events and field trips. Berkeley Connect helps students build community and makes a big research university feel a little smaller and more personal. Berkeley Connect is open to all undergraduates at Berkeley, regardless of major or year. Our motto is "you belong here!"
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UC President Dr. Michael Drake (pictured here) recently returned to his medical roots and spent some time administering COVID vaccination shots in San Francisco. We join Dr. Drake in urging you to get a shot when your turn comes! We can't wait until the time when we can safely gather together in community once again.
It's not too late--Big Give continues until 9pm tonight. Help us reach more students with the Berkeley Connect message, "You belong here." Give at https://give.berkeley.edu/fund/FU1182000
Can you show some love for Berkeley Connect during Big Give? Give now at https://give.berkeley.edu/fund/FU1182000
We're looking forward to Big Give 2021 next week!
Big thanks to the student staff in Student Affairs Communications for creating this video about the Berkeley Connect experience for the @UCBerkeleyLife instagram account!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CKm60-vhQUA/
The leaves are turning on the Berkeley campus and it’s time for RRR Week. As you Read and Review, don’t forget to Rest and Refresh too! You got this!
Now more than ever, students at UC Berkeley need the community and sense of belonging that Berkeley Connect mentoring provides. Today, on #GivingTuesday, please show your support for Berkeley Connect with a gift of any size. #berkeleyconnect #youbelonghere https://givingday.berkeley.edu/giving-day/31748/department/33167
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Professor Jennifer Doudna is the 25th member of the UC Berkeley faculty to be awarded a Nobel Prize, and the first woman to win the prize while on the Berkeley faculty. On December 3, Berkeley students and alums are invited to hear her and other 2020 Nobel laureates from the UC system discuss how scientific discovery changes our world. Register here: https://bit.ly/3kJogUs
In 2015, Berkeley Connect students got a once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet cellist Yo-Yo Ma in person. Now they have a special opportunity to see him perform (for free!) through Cal Performances. More info at calperformances.org/events/2020-21/at-home/an-evening-with-yo-yo-ma/
UC Berkeley students can take part in a pilot project to track COVID-19 via smartphones. More info at https://canotify.uchealth.edu/UCBerkeley/
It's International Education Week! Travel may not be possible right now, but that doesn't mean you can't study abroad in the future (and take your financial aid with you!). Dare to dream, there's lots of information available from the UC Berkeley Study Abroad Office: http://studyabroad.berkeley.edu/
Coronavirus (COVID-19): The safety and well-being of our students is our top priority. Please see current information and updates related to study abroad programs. Berkeley Study Abroad is currently offering virtual services. Please see our Virtual Advising Guide for more information.
Happy Veteran's Day! Today Berkeley Connect honors all our veteran students. #youbelonghere
November is Native American Heritage Month! Ethnic Studies Professor (and former Berkeley Connect faculty director) Beth Piatote was part of a team of comic artists and scholars who have produced a series of posters on the experiences of Indigenous scholars. Learn more here: https://ethnicstudies.berkeley.edu/ethnic-studies-professor-beth-piatote-collaborated-with-ad-astra-comix-that-specializes-in-comic-books-with-social-justice-themes/
Students, are you feeling stressed? Check out the resources University Health Services is making available to help you manage election-related stress: https://uhs.berkeley.edu/mental-health-and-wellness-coping-election-related-stress
Looking for a ballot dropbox in Berkeley or elsewhere in Alameda County? Check out this handy map of official locations: https://www.acgov.org/rovapps/maps/ballotdropbox_map.htm
Check it out! #GoBearsGoVote!
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Text GoBears to 26797 to check your voter registration and to get alerts for your elections. #GoBearsGoVote
Berkeley Connect loves transfer students! Happy National Transfer Student Week! #youbelonghere
Are you hungry for community? Looking for ways to connect with other students outside the formal classroom setting? Now's the time to enroll in Berkeley Connect (98BC/198BC) for Spring 2021! Don't miss this opportunity to connect with a mentor and get to know students who share your academic interests! #youbelonghere
Ah, sweet memories of walking across campus and seeing our banner outside Durant Hall! We can't wait to get back there in person, but we also know that what makes the university special is not its buildings but its students, faculty, and staff, and they are still going strong. Go Bears!
Berkeley Connect got a banner! Can you find it on campus? First person to comment with the correct location wins a special prize!
If you will be 18 years old BY November 3, you are eligible to vote in the 2020 election in California. Celebrate National Voter Registration Day by getting registered today! Find out how here: https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/
National Voter Registration Day is a holiday celebrated on the fourth Tuesday of every September. It's goal is to focus attention on the importance of registering to vote and voting in our
The motto of Berkeley Connect is "you belong here." What do we mean by that? Read our start-of-semester message to students: https://berkeleyconnect.berkeley.edu/what-we-mean-when-we-say-you-belong-here/
Read faculty director Bree Rosenblum's welcome message to new Berkeley Connect students: https://berkeleyconnect.berkeley.edu/welcome-to-berkeley-connect/
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Welcome, new and returning UC Berkeley students, to the first day of the Fall 2020 semester! Handshakes may be so last year, but we look forward to meeting you online, supporting your learning, and helping you be the change you want to see in the world. #youbelonghere
The Fall 2020 semester is almost here and we can wait to welcome a new crop of students to the Berkeley Connect mentoring experience! As students adjust their schedules, seats open up, so keep searching for sections that are open for enrollment: the course number is 98BC (freshmen and sophomores) or 198BC (juniors and seniors). You belong here!
We are thrilled that this fall we are launching Berkeley Connect Biology! Join Professor Rebecca Tarvin (pictured) for the inaugural semester--upper-division seats are available (IB 198BC) and new transfer students are particularly encouraged to join. https://www.berkeleyconnect.berkeley.edu/biology/
Bay Area-based students: seeking a peaceful green retreat? The UCB Botanical Garden has re-opened and is always FREE with your Cal ID. Make a timed-entry reservation on the Garden’s website.
Berkeley Connect stands with our international students. #youbelonghere
Today is the first day of Summer Session D! This week we are excited to kick off Bridge Connect--mentoring for incoming freshmen participating in Summer Bridge--and Transfer Connect--mentoring for incoming junior transfers participating in Transfer Edge. Image below is flashback to last summer; this year we'll be building community online. Can't wait!
We at Berkeley Connect want to share and amplify this powerful video created by our colleagues in UC Berkeley Admissions. #BlackLivesMatter
Our Black admissions staff speak out against racism and anti-blackness, and affirm that #BlackLivesMatter: “This cannot be a moment and must be the movement.” We are Berkeley, and we will do our part! #WeAreBlack #BLM
This message is shared on behalf of all our Black Admissions staff, including those who did not appear in the video, and in honor of the Black community at UC Berkeley.
We invite all members of the Berkeley Connect community to join in the UC-wide moment of silence and reflection today, Thursday, June 4, at 11:00am PST, to honor the memory of George Floyd and all other victims of police murder and brutality.
Congratulations to the Class of 2020! The motto of Berkeley Connect is "You Belong Here," and as Berkeley alums you will always belong here at Cal. A special congratulations to the Berkeley Connect graduate student mentors who are earning their PhDs! #CalGrad
Today is the last day of RRR Week at UC Berkeley. RRR usually stands for Review, Reading, and Recitation, and there's still plenty of that going on, but we hope that this week has also given students a little time to Regroup, Refocus, and Reboot, at the end of a semester that has been anything but normal. We salute all UC Berkeley students on their resilience and determination during an extremely challenging time, and wish you all the best on your final exams, papers, and projects! Go Bears!
Berkeley Connect is all about face-to-face interactions, and those are still happening as we shelter in place, albeit in virtual rooms rather than physical ones. Read how students and mentors are managing the new reality here: http://berkeleyconnect.berkeley.edu/zooming-into-a-new-reality-berkeley-connect-under-quarantine/
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Professor Scott Shenker gave a special talk on internet architecture to Berkeley Connect students last night. It got even more special when his wife, campus colleagues, and friends from across the country snuck in and surprised him with a birthday celebration! Prof. Shenker valiantly completed his talk, struggling to contain his emotions.
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