UC Berkeley Graduate Assembly

🚨🚨Historic Turnout at ASUC Elections: Graduate Students Vote for Financial Independence from the ASUC, to Extend Class Pass🚨🚨

🚨 Care about our bus pass? We need 402 more votes in the fee referendum! 🚨 Go to https://tinyurl.com/yty224b2 to cast your vote!

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Class Pass, which pays for our AC Transit bus pass, is up for renewal. The GA Fee would replace ASUC Fee to streamline funds transfer to the GA. Vote Now: asuc.org/elections

Please see this message from the GA exec board for resources to support your wellbeing in light of the threats made against campus today. If there is any way for the GA to provide you with additional support, please reach out to the exec board via email:

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Want to win prizes like iPads or Hydroflasks and get 15% off at the Student Store this week? Then take a few minutes to exercise your right to vote on graduate student fees in the ASUC elections: https://asuc.org/elections/ VOTING ENDS TONIGHT AT 11:59PM!

Voting on Grad Student Fees is happening NOW! Make graduate student voices heard on campus! Plus, you'll be automatically entered to win prizes and get 15% off at the Student Store this week! VOTE NOW: http://asuc.org/elections

is going on now! Please consider supporting graduate and professional students by donating or participating in a social media challenge for the Graduate Assembly Mutual Aid Fund using the hashtag . Donation link: https://givingday.berkeley.edu/giving-day/41247/donate?dept=52793

UC Berkeley is hiring a new chief of police and the search committee is currently soliciting input on the job description and candidate qualifications. We need more responses from graduate students! Please fill out the hiring committee survey by 2/24:

Chief of Police, UCPD - Search Survey UC Berkeley is launching a search for the Chief of Police at UC Berkeley Police Department (UCPD). To learn more about the department, please visit: https://ucpd.berkeley.edu/home Your feedback will be helpful as the search committee and advisors search for the Chief of Police. The following survey....

Join the Graduate Social Club for Coffee Hours! It is a free event for graduate students to mingle and make new friends. Come join us between your classes and get to know our fellow graduate student community!

Coffee, tea, pastries, and snacks will be provided. Come and go as you wish. RSVP link: https://forms.gle/QnPJj9A97q4xm5r2A

Ever wanted to day trade?

Now's your chance! Our VP of Equity & Inclusion and our VP of External Affairs is teaming up to present a day trading workshop. Now's your chance to chat with other day trading graduate students and professionals.

RSVP at: tinyurl.com/gradtrade

Flyer below:

The Graduate Assembly hires over 30 graduate student each year. This could be you! Check out our available positions on our website: http://ga.berkeley.edu/about/open-positions/

Did you know: the Graduate Assembly offers $250,000 of grant funding to RSOs per year? Some grants total up to $1,200.

Last year we also started a DEI grant, with awards up to $1,000, which can be awarded to non-RSOs.

Visit: http://ga.berkeley.edu/funding/ for more info.

Thanks to activism from the Graduate Assembly and the ASUC over the past couple of months, UC Berkeley has recently decided to use emergency funds to support MS Office, Adobe, Matlab licenses previously funded by the Student Tech Fee (STF). Thus, as it stands, licenses will not expire this academic year.

Thanks to the countless students and professors who sent us testimonials, letters of supports, and syllabi. Without your hard effort, we would not have been able to advocate on behalf of you!

Bowles Hall Residential College is hiring a Program Director - learn more: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17X2_Sn2i-O8Y47m_BrYbvAoxcygXgcAm/view?usp=sharing

Register for the Emergency Rental Assistance Workshop at tinyurl.com/3729t2cw

There are only 6 more hours to vote in the ASUC Elections! One student fee on the ballot is the Student Tech Fee which funds software to students such as licensed Zoom accounts, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Microsoft Office. Learn more: drive.google.com/file/d/1UYdaf8OGbcQ3Kkx8WTaU10r6QBnoEICh/view and VOTE: callink.berkeley.edu/submitter/election/start/477985

Today is the last day to vote in the ASUC Elections! Make sure to cast your vote on important graduate student fees that YOU pay!
Learn more: tinyurl.com/CSFvoterguide
Vote: https://callink.berkeley.edu/submitter/election/start/477985

ASUC Elections directly impact grad students! One student fee on the ballot is the Student Tech Fee which funds software to students such as licensed Zoom accounts, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Microsoft Office. Learn more: drive.google.com/file/d/1UYdaf8OGbcQ3Kkx8WTaU10r6QBnoEICh/view and VOTE: callink.berkeley.edu/submitter/election/start/477985

On April 1st, the Graduate Assembly Delegates unanimously voted to pass Resolution 2104A to establish the Sylvia Bracamonte Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship was created in collaboration with to honor the legacy of Sylvia Bracamonte, a woman who dedicated her life to social justice work and forever changed the lives of those around her. The purpose of this scholarship is to preserve Sylvia's legacy, honor resilience in public education, and support the University's commitment to access, equity, and inclusion. To learn more about Sylvia’s legacy or apply for the scholarship, visit sylvialives.com

Vote NOW through Wednesday in the ASUC Elections: https://callink.berkeley.edu/submitter/election/start/477985
There are three graduate student fees on the ballot which are paid by all grad students - learn more: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UYdaf8OGbcQ3Kkx8WTaU10r6QBnoEICh/view

Congratulations to the winners of the 2020-2021 Faculty Mentor Awards! The Graduate Assembly is excited to recognize these amazing faculty members who have shown an outstanding commitment to mentoring, advising, and generally supporting academic and professional graduate students. Join us for the awards ceremony on April 2nd at 1pm - register at https://tinyurl.com/FMA2021

Getting Through the Academy - Call for Participants! Getting Through the Academy is a Graduate Assembly project that aims to produce a video series on the professional and personal challenges of Berkeley graduate students and showcase best practices for maintaining a healthy work-and-life balance in academia. The broader goal of the series is to build an archive of academic life in Berkeley that will serve as an inspiration and resource for our community. Right now we are looking for students who want to tell their stories. We are open to any topic -- from building relationships with advisors and navigating economic challenges, to experiences as an international or first-generation student. Would you like to be part of the project? Fill out this survey: https://tinyurl.com/GettingThruAcademy

Run for office with the GA! The GA works towards improving grad student life and GA officers have a unique level of access to campus administrators in order to advocate on behalf of grad students. The nomination deadline has been extended to 3/29! http://ga.berkeley.edu/news/ga-elections/

GA Elections (2021) - UC Berkeley GA The 2021 Graduate Assembly Elections will be held in April to elect officers and representatives for the 2021-2022 Academic Year. To learn more about each elected position, visit the Elected Officers and Representatives page. All Graduate and Professional Students are eligible to run for office rega...

Friday is the last day to nominate your grad peer mentor! The Outstanding Graduate Student Peer Mentor Awards honor graduate and professional students who have shown an outstanding commitment to mentoring, advising, and generally supporting either undergraduate students or their fellow graduate students. Learn more: http://ga.berkeley.edu/news/gspma/

Graduate Student Peer Mentor Awards - UC Berkeley GA Announcing The 2021 Outstanding Graduate Student Peer Mentor Awards The UC Berkeley Outstanding Graduate Student Peer Mentor Award honors Berkeley graduate and professional students who have shown an outstanding commitment to mentoring, advising, and generally supporting either undergraduate student...

Help us tell the story of Grad Student Activism! The GA is creating an archive of student activism and wants to know about issues, campaigns, and groups grad students are involved in. Fill out this survey by April 15 to help document activism efforts: https://tinyurl.com/ActivismArchive

Run for an elected position with the Graduate Assembly! The GA works towards improving graduate student life on campus and GA officers have a unique level of access to campus administrators and committees in order to advocate on behalf of graduate students. Learn more: http://ga.berkeley.edu/news/ga-elections/ NOMINATIONS CLOSE ON 3/22!

GA Elections (2021) - UC Berkeley GA The 2021 Graduate Assembly Elections will be held in April to elect officers and representatives for the 2021-2022 Academic Year. To learn more about each elected position, visit the Elected Officers and Representatives page. All Graduate and Professional Students are eligible to run for office rega...

The Empowering Womxn of Color Conference (EWOCC) is TOMORROW! This year’s conference theme is Igniting leadership, confidence, and cultural strength amongst Black & Indigenous womxn and womxn of color. Register for the event: https://hopin.com/events/empowering-womxn-of-color-conference?code=KkWApsc6laEEB1IFArWOtubWJ

Empowering Womxn of Color Conference 2021 | Hopin Hopin is an online events platform where you can create engaging virtual events that connect people around the globe.

Donations to the GA support grad students across campus through the many GA initiatives such as the Student Opportunity and Success Fund! To learn more about how you can support Berkeley grads, visit ga.berkeley.edu/news/covid-response/ and donate through our donation portal givebutter.com/ZxX4Go

Need to relax and recharge? Join the Graduate Student Wellness Project TONIGHT for a Meditation Break!